Comparison

MySurgStory vs Steady

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MySurgStory

Features
Read full description

MySurgStory is your private place to document, organise and look back on your surgery and recovery journey. From preparing for your procedure to recovery and beyond, MySurgStory helps you keep your experiences, memories and important details together in one beautifully organised journal. YOUR SURGERY JOURNEY, YOUR WAY Create a dedicated journey for each surgery and build your story as you go. Add recovery entries, journal your thoughts, record important moments and keep track of the details that matter to you. Choose between structured entries for different stages of your journey or use free-flow journaling when you simply want to write. CAPTURE MORE THAN WORDS Your recovery story isn’t just text. Capture photos and add voice notes to your entries, or keep additional photos and recordings in your surgery’s media library. Quick camera and recording actions make it easy to capture a moment without interrupting your journaling. CHECK IN WITH YOURSELF Record personal check-ins throughout your journey, including the areas that are relevant to each stage of recovery. Add ratings and individual notes to create a more complete picture of how your journey progresses. KEEP EVERYTHING ORGANISED Keep important recovery information together with dedicated areas for: β€’ Recovery entries β€’ Photos β€’ Voice notes β€’ Costs β€’ Checklists β€’ Medication reminders β€’ Surgery details β€’ Travel and transfer information β€’ Before and after photos MY STORY Turn your entries into a chronological story of your journey. Read your recovery as a distraction-free text experience, or choose Text & Media to bring your photos and voice notes into the story. INSIGHTS Look back across your journey and see your recovery information brought together in one place. EXPORT YOUR JOURNAL Create a journal you can keep outside the app with the Export Journal feature. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your surgery journey can contain deeply personal information and memories. MySurgStory includes App Lock with Face ID or Touch ID, along with a privacy cover that helps keep your journal content hidden when switching between apps. You control whether iCloud Sync is enabled, while Backup gives you another way to preserve your MySurgStory data. MAKE IT YOURS Choose from six themes to create a journal that feels personal to you. MySurgStory is designed to be a calm, organised space for documenting your own experience. MySurgStory is a personal journaling and organisation tool. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment recommendations. Always follow the advice of your healthcare professional. Some features require MySurgStory Premium. Privacy Policy: https://tidy-daisy-7ba.notion.site/MySurgStory-Privacy-Policy-32d489f8698980eabadcdc51c7a4d1a5 Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Steady

Features
Read full description

Two weeks after surgery, your pain is a 5 out of 10. Is that normal? Your discharge papers don't say. Searches turn up best-case timelines next to worst-case horror stories. Published studies have the numbers, but they're hard to find. Steady is a post-surgery recovery tracker. It places your pain next to published recovery data for your procedure and week, and links every figure to the study it came from. THE RECOVERY CALCULATOR β€” FREE β€’ Pick your procedure, enter your surgery date, and tap your current pain level. β€’ Steady places your pain next to the published pain band for your week: inside it, above it or below it. β€’ It also lays out the usual recovery milestones for your procedure, and where you are against them. WANT TO TRACK IT OVER TIME? STEADY PLUS β€’ Check in by voice or text, day by day. Each week, Steady places your recent pain next to the published pain band for that week β€” instead of a one-off snapshot. β€’ The patterns you can't feel day to day: flares getting shorter, what sets you back, milestones as they arrive. Plus your full history and a one-tap summary for your physical therapist. β€’ Steady does not diagnose, prescribe, or give medical advice. It shows your pain next to published recovery data, which describes groups of patients in studies, not you. Free to start. Steady Plus: Recovery Pass ($99, 12 months, one payment) or Monthly ($14.99/month, auto-renews until canceled). Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://growsteady.me/terms Privacy Policy: https://growsteady.me/privacy

Screenshots

MySurgStory4 screens
Steady4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Steady at weekly against MySurgStory's every 5 weeks. Steady also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. MySurgStory sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Steady sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MySurgStory ships an update every 5 weeks, Steady weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
MySurgStory versus Steady: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMySurgStorySteady
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.1 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size9 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew WardSamy Naayma

In-app purchases

3 purchases

MySurgStory

Subscriptions2
  • MySurgStory Premium$2.991 Month
  • MySurgStory Premium Features Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium Access$59.99
2 purchases

Steady

Subscriptions1
  • Steady Plus Monthly$14.991 Month
One-time1
  • 12-Month Unlock$99.00

Questions

Is MySurgStory free?
MySurgStory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Steady free?
Steady is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MySurgStory or Steady have ads?
Neither MySurgStory nor Steady shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MySurgStory or Steady?
MySurgStory ships an update every 5 weeks, and Steady weekly. Most recently, MySurgStory was updated on November 9, 2026 and Steady on November 10, 2026.

Other comparisons