Comparison

PainFlow vs Ebb

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

Head to head
About

PainFlow

Features
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Living with chronic pain can make every day unpredictable. PainFlow helps you track pain, mood, and energy, notice patterns over time, and plan your day around how you actually feel. PainFlow is a gentle daily companion for people living with chronic pain. It offers practical self-regulation tools for difficult moments without replacing medical care, therapy, diagnosis, or treatment. What you can do with PainFlow • Track pain, mood, energy, gratitude, and daily notes • Review your history and simple statistics • Notice changes and patterns over time • Create a personal support plan • Practice energy pacing and explore spoon theory • Use breathing, grounding, and body awareness practices • Move through an anxiety wave step by step • Explore exercises such as circle of control and body connection Support during pain flare-ups When pain feels overwhelming, use the always-free self-help section with gentle audio support and grounding tools. Privacy PainFlow does not connect to Apple Health or other external health services. PainFlow does not sell your data. Access PainFlow includes a 14-day free trial of all features. After the trial, full access is available through a monthly or yearly subscription. The self-help section for pain flare-ups remains free. Important information PainFlow provides general wellbeing and self-regulation support. It is not medical advice and does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or condition. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional about your symptoms, medication, treatment decisions, or urgent health concerns. If you need urgent help, contact your local emergency services. Privacy Policy: https://www.painflow.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.painflow.app/terms

About

Ebb

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Hormones don't run on a schedule — so why do period apps pretend they do? Ebb is a symptom and cycle tracker for the hormonal stages other apps skip: PCOS, postpartum recovery, perimenopause and menopause. Log how today felt, mark the days that matter, track HRT or other doses, and see an honest RANGE for your cycle instead of a fake-precise date that falls apart the moment your body doesn't cooperate. Irregularity is normal here. It's not a bug in your body, and it's not a bug in the app. WHO EBB IS FOR • PCOS — irregular cycles, fatigue, mood and sleep, logged alongside your own triggers so you can see which ones come up most. • Postpartum — night sweats, sleep, mood and the return of your cycle, in the months when nobody is measuring anything. • Perimenopause & menopause — hot flashes, night sweats, brain fog, joint pain, plus HRT reminders with application-site rotation. • Not sure yet — that is a valid answer. Start logging; the pattern names itself. WHY EBB • Honest ranges, not false predictions. Other apps silently push your "due date" forward when you don't log a period, or just give up and hide the prediction entirely. Ebb shows a range based on the cycles you log and explains why it's a range. • HRT reminders that fit how you take it. Set a schedule for a patch, gel, oral tablet, cream, injection, pessary or hormonal coil, get a reminder when the next dose is due, and follow a suggested application-site rotation. Tap Taken and the dose is added to your history. • See your own pattern. After three days of logging, Trends shows your most frequent symptom and how the last 7 days have been trending — free. Ebb Pro adds your full history, your HRT doses listed next to your symptom trend, and a count of the triggers you log most often (caffeine, alcohol, stress, poor sleep). • A doctor visit report (Pro). Generate a PDF summary of your average symptom scores, logged HRT doses and notes — built for the appointment that's never long enough. • Home & Lock Screen widgets and an Apple Watch complication for your next dose — free. • No account, no ads. Your log is stored on your device — Ebb keeps no copy on a server. Nearly 40% of women say they were misdiagnosed while seeking care for perimenopause — often treated for anxiety or depression instead of investigated for the hormonal cause. For a third of women with PCOS, a diagnosis takes more than two years and three or more doctors. Bring real data to your next appointment. Free: daily logging, your cycle range, one HRT schedule with reminders, widgets and your first pattern in Trends. Ebb Pro is an auto-renewing subscription (weekly or annual) that adds your full history, your HRT dose list alongside your symptom trend, the trigger breakdown, the doctor visit PDF and unlimited HRT schedules. Where a free trial is offered, the length and the price that follows are shown on the purchase screen before you confirm. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Account Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://necatidogrul.github.io/ebb-legal/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://necatidogrul.github.io/ebb-legal/privacy.html Ebb is not a medical device and does not diagnose or treat any condition. Always talk to a healthcare professional about symptoms and treatment decisions. Questions or feedback: support@necatidogrul.dev

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

PainFlow and Ebb are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

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

Both are free to download. PainFlow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Ebb sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PainFlow ships an update fortnightly, Ebb every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PainFlow versus Ebb: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPainFlowEbb
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB10 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperKyrylo YarovyiNecati Dogrul

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PainFlow

Subscriptions2
  • Subscription14 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Subscription14 Days trial$34.991 Year
2 purchases

Ebb

Subscriptions2
  • Ebb Pro Weekly7 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Ebb Pro Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is PainFlow free?
PainFlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ebb free?
Ebb is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PainFlow or Ebb have ads?
Neither PainFlow nor Ebb shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PainFlow or Ebb?
PainFlow ships an update fortnightly, and Ebb every 9 days. Most recently, PainFlow was updated on November 5, 2026 and Ebb on November 6, 2026.

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