PatternMD vs Chronic Friends

PatternMD is a free, anonymous symptom tracker and chronic illness journal. Log migraines, flares, pain, fatigue, anxiety, long COVID, fibromyalgia, endometriosis, lupus, IBS, PTSD or any symptom in seconds, discover what triggers it, and connect with people who feel exactly what you feel — without ever revealing who you are. You are not alone in this. WHAT PATTERNMD DOES Log your symptoms. Track headaches, fatigue, anxiety, joint pain, brain fog, nausea, insomnia — anything. Add an optional trigger note like "ate dairy" or "barely slept." It takes 10 seconds. Say ME TOO. Tap ME TOO on any community post that matches your experience. The more people who say it, the clearer the pattern becomes — and you instantly see you are not the only one. Talk to Alyssa. Alyssa is our in-app AI companion. Type a message and she will help you put words to what you're feeling, reflect on a pattern in your logs, or route you to a crisis resource if you need one. Alyssa is a support tool, not a doctor — she does not diagnose, treat, or prescribe. Discover your patterns. The Pattern Engine analyzes your logs against the entire community to surface real insights: Top community-reported triggers Time-of-day and day-of-week patterns Environmental correlations — weather, air quality, and pollen Severity escalation alerts Personalized recommendations Automatic cross-language search across all four languages Public or private. Every symptom you log can be Public, so the community can say ME TOO, or Private, so it stays in your journal, your patterns, and your connected doctor's view only. Private journal. Keep a private health diary alongside your community posts. Your journal is yours alone and never visible to anyone else. Medication tracking. An optional private medication list with dosage, frequency, and notes. Only you — and your connected provider, if you choose — can see it. Connect to your doctor. Optionally share your tracked data with a verified healthcare provider through the secure Provider Portal. You stay in control and can connect or disconnect anytime. Pediatric posts. Parents and legal guardians can log symptoms on behalf of a child in their care. Posts are clearly marked, and the child never has an account. TAPMD wellness games. Two science-backed mini-games — MedMatch and BrainRx — help reduce stress and anxiety, with a bonus of medical-terminology learning. WHY PATTERNMD IS DIFFERENT 100 percent anonymous. You get a PMD-XXXXXXXX ID. No name, no photo, no real-world identity ever shown. Multilingual. Full support for English, Spanish, German, and Vietnamese, with automatic cross-language translation and search across all four. No targeted ads. Sponsored posts are clearly labeled and never use your personal data. HIPAA-aligned security. Encrypted storage, row-level access controls, and data minimization. Never sold. Your email and data are never sold to anyone, ever. WHO PATTERNMD IS FOR People living with chronic conditions. Migraine sufferers. People with fatigue, fibromyalgia, long COVID, anxiety, autoimmune conditions, or unexplained symptoms. Parents tracking pediatric symptoms. Service members and veterans. Anyone who has ever felt "I just want to know if anyone else feels this too." You are not crazy. You are not making it up. Your symptoms have patterns. Let us find them together. IMPORTANT PatternMD does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider for medical decisions. If you are in crisis, call 988 (US, 24/7, free and confidential) or your local emergency services immediately. PatternMD is for adults 18 and older only. Questions? Email contact@patternmd.app

Living with a chronic condition can feel lonely and hard to explain. Chronic Friends gives you one warm, private place to record how you really feel, see your own patterns, and connect with people who truly understand — because they live it too. Chronic Friends is dedicated exclusively to chronic illness. It supports Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, IBS, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, psoriasis, endometriosis, asthma, COPD, diabetes, chronic fatigue (ME/CFS), migraine, anxiety, depression and many more — around 50 conditions in total, organized by body system, so you only see the trackers that matter to you. Living with more than one condition? Follow several at once. YOUR DAILY CHECK-IN • One quick journal a day: pain, energy, sleep, food, movement, mood and more • Extra questions adapted to your conditions: joints, skin, eyes, digestion, breathing, pelvic health, mind • A calendar that shows good days and hard days at a glance SEE YOUR OWN PATTERNS • Clear charts of everything you log, over weeks, months or years • My Flare Radar brings your recent entries together in one visual — a conversation starter for your next appointment, never a diagnosis • Download a PDF health report to share with your doctor — free for everyone MEDICATION, UNDER CONTROL • Reminders with their own long alarm sound, repeated up to three times until you answer • Mark each dose as taken or skipped, see your adherence, and get a heads-up when supplies run low FLARE MODE — FOR THE HARD DAYS • One tap turns the app into a calmer, quieter space • Gentle quick-logs, an emergency info card and a flare report you can download — all free • Breathing and grounding tools (Meditation) and offline games (Entertainment) are part of Premium • When it passes, your notes are saved for your next hard day A COMMUNITY THAT GETS IT • Share experiences and encouragement with people who understand • Kind by design: peer experiences, not medical advice FOOD JOURNAL • Log meals in seconds and scan product barcodes to look them up (Premium) • Build your own private list of foods that sit well with you PREMIUM Chronic Friends is free to use — including the community, the full journal, medication reminders, connecting Health Sync and every PDF report. Premium unlocks four things: Food Scan, Tools, Meditation and Entertainment. • Monthly $7.99 · 6 months $29.99 · Yearly $49.99 · Lifetime $149.99 (one-time) • 30-day free trial on recurring plans Prices may vary by region; the final price is always shown in the store before you buy. YOUR DATA IS YOURS We never sell your data and never use it for advertising. You can export or delete everything at any time. Privacy: https://www.chronicfriends.org/privacy/ Terms: https://www.chronicfriends.org/terms/ IMPORTANT — PLEASE READ Chronic Friends is a wellness, self-tracking and community tool for adults (18+). It is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Charts, the radar and any AI-generated summaries only visualize and describe the data you enter yourself — they do not predict, diagnose or detect any disease. Always consult your doctor or a qualified health professional with any questions about your health, and never disregard professional medical advice because of something you saw in the app. In an emergency, call your local emergency services. We don't wait for good days — we build them.