Bellynote vs Ember

Bellynote is a food diary and symptom tracker that helps you connect what's on your plate to how your gut responds, without the spreadsheet. MOST FOOD JOURNALS FAIL BECAUSE THEY'RE TOO MUCH WORK. BELLYNOTE ISN'T. Snap a photo of your meal and AI picks out every ingredient in seconds. No typing it all in, no guessing. Would rather log a different way? Scan a barcode, snap a nutrition label, or just search for it instead. Then note how you're feeling on a simple 0–10 scale, right alongside your meals and activities. FIND YOUR TRIGGERS, NOT JUST YOUR CALORIES Bellynote looks past "chicken" or "toast." Every ingredient gets tucked into one of 12 food groups: dairy, gluten, nightshades, legumes, FODMAPs, and more, so patterns show up even when the meals look nothing alike. Heatmaps and timelines show you which foods and food groups tend to line up with how you've been feeling, with a lookback window you can stretch from 4 to 24 hours and views for the past week, month, or three months. ASK SAGE Sage is your built-in food & symptom assistant. Ask it something in plain language, like "why do I feel bloated after lunch lately?" and get an answer pulled straight from your own logs, not a generic database. YOUR CYCLE IS PART OF THE PICTURE Hormonal shifts change what you crave and how your body reacts to food. Log your cycle right alongside your meals and symptoms, or let it sync automatically from Apple Health, so you can see cravings and flare-ups in context instead of chasing them down in a separate app. EVERYTHING IN ONE TIMELINE Every meal, symptom, activity, and cycle day lives on one daily timeline and calendar, so your whole day is a glance away. Look back at any date, edit any entry, and watch how things shift over time. BUILT FOR REAL SENSITIVITIES Whether you're managing IBS, SIBO, Crohn's, food allergies, or you're just food-curious, Bellynote adapts to what you're tracking and why. Tell it your goals and dietary needs once during setup, and everything after feels made for you. FEATURES AT A GLANCE AI meal scanner (photo, barcode, nutrition label, or search) Symptom logging with a simple 0–10 scale Trigger heatmaps across foods, food groups, spices, and additives Lookback window you control (4–24 hours) and date ranges (7/30/90 days) 12 built-in food groups, tagged automatically as you log Cycle tracking alongside cravings and symptoms Sage, your food & symptom assistant Full calendar and daily timeline view Apple Health and Health Connect sync Dark mode Bellynote talks like a friend who's paying attention, not a doctor's office. No food is "bad" here, we notice patterns, we don't hand out guilt. Your data is yours. Bellynote is here to help you and your care team see the full picture, not to replace medical advice. Always talk to a doctor about symptoms that concern you.

Ember is a perimenopause symptom tracker built for this transition, not adapted from a period tracker. A minute a day, and a report your doctor can actually use. A DAILY CHECK-IN, BUILT FOR PERIMENOPAUSE Tap the symptoms that showed up today, from hot flashes and night sweats to brain fog, low mood and joint aches, and rate how strong they were. Add sleep, habits, bleeding and HRT. It takes about a minute. There are no fertility prompts and no cycle predictions, and a missed day breaks nothing. A REPORT FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT Ember turns what you log into a clear summary for your doctor or specialist: which symptoms came up most, how intense they were, and your monthly check-in score. Share it as a PDF, print it, or show it on your phone. SEE HOW THINGS CHANGE Trends shows each symptom over the past week, month or three months. Once a month, a short check-in asks how much each symptom has bothered you, and your score shows which way things are moving. HRT REMINDERS ON YOUR SCHEDULE If you take HRT, set a quiet reminder on the days and at the time that suit you. WORKS WITH APPLE HEALTH If you choose, Ember fills in last night's sleep and the day's workouts from Apple Health. It reads them on your phone and never writes to Health. WHAT YOU LOG STAYS ON YOUR PHONE There is no account to create and no Ember server holding your logs. They leave your phone only when you share a report or a backup yourself. Ember sends anonymous usage counts and crash reports, which never include anything you log. ORGANIZED, NEVER DIAGNOSED Ember doesn't diagnose, explain causes or give medical advice. It organizes what you log, so you and your doctor can decide what it means. SUBSCRIPTION Ember is $6.99 a month, or $49.99 a year with a 7-day free trial. Payment is taken through your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://contactemberapp.com/privacy