Comparison

Ember vs Migraine Note

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

Head to head
About

Ember

Track migraine and headache days, symptoms, and treatments. Visualize patterns over time and prepare reports for your doctor. Offers a calm, accessible interface with optional advanced features.

Highlights
  • Daily migraine and headache tracking
  • Symptom and medication logging
  • Calendar view of headache days
  • Treatment response tracking
  • Report generation for clinicians
  • Optional weather and pressure forecasts
  • Calm and accessible interface
Features
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Ember helps you keep a clear record of migraine and headache days, treatments, and everyday impact. Designed by a practicing headache specialist, it brings the details you track into one calm place. DAILY TRACKING THAT STAYS FREE Record head pain, symptoms, medications, and how your day was affected. Review your history, track preventive treatments, and prepare reports for your clinician. Your diary, treatments, calendar, core insights, reports, and manual backup and restore remain free. A CLEARER PICTURE OVER TIME See your recorded migraine, headache, symptom, and clear days in a calendar. Review changes in frequency, severity, function, medication use, and treatment response. Ember's observations describe your records; they do not establish causes or make a diagnosis. OPTIONAL EMBER PLUS Plus adds personal patterns from supported connected data, pressure forecasts and optional weather alerts, encrypted automatic backups, and additional tracking tools. Ember Brief brings together selected observations when enough information is available. You choose which connections and features to enable. Findings depend on your records, permissions, and available source data. YOUR RECORDS, YOUR CHOICES Your diary is stored on your device. If you enable automatic backups, Ember uploads an encrypted copy for recovery. Connected services require their own setup and permissions. You decide when to export or share a report with your clinician. CALM AND ACCESSIBLE Ember uses a dark interface, larger-text support, screen-reader labels, and colorblind-aware displays. Optional tracking can be adjusted to suit your routine. SUBSCRIPTIONS Ember Plus is an optional auto-renewing monthly or annual subscription. Prices and billing periods are shown before purchase. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple account settings. Optional Support Ember purchases are separate from Plus and do not unlock paid features. Ember is a personal tracking tool. It does not diagnose, treat, or replace professional medical care. Use your records as a starting point for conversations with your clinician. Privacy Policy: https://embertracker.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Migraine Note

Features
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"Another headache... what's causing them?" Weather? Sleep? Stress? You have hunches, but no clear answers. Migraine Note is a headache diary built for people with migraines and chronic headaches — designed so you can log an attack with just a few taps, even mid-headache. Perfect if you: - Suffer from migraines or chronic headaches - Want to identify your headache triggers - Need to know which medications actually work for you - Struggle to describe your symptoms in short appointments Features - Log in one tap, even when it hurts Record intensity (1-10), pain location, symptoms like nausea and aura, and medication — all with taps, no typing required. - Your trigger patterns emerge Choose from 12 trigger candidates including lack of sleep, weather/pressure changes, menstrual cycle, alcohol, and stress. As entries accumulate, you'll see which triggers appear most and when headaches tend to strike. - AI summarizes your patterns On Apple Intelligence devices, on-device AI turns your data into a gentle, readable summary. Your records never leave your device. - Doctor-ready PDF reports Export a summary and full log as a PDF to communicate accurately during short appointments. - Track medication effectiveness Log which medication you took and whether it worked — useful for finding what helps you. - Everything stays on your device All records are stored locally. No servers, no account required. Pricing Free to use (history view limited to the last 30 days). Premium (monthly/yearly) unlocks full history, AI pattern analysis, doctor-ready PDF reports, 90-day insights, and removes all ads. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage anytime in App Store settings. Note: Migraine Note is a headache-logging aid, not a medical device intended to diagnose or treat migraines or any condition. Please consult a doctor if symptoms persist. Privacy Policy: https://nodence.jp/migrainenote-privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Ember4 screens
Migraine Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Ember at none against Migraine Note's shown. Ember also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Ember sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Migraine Note sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ember versus Migraine Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmberMigraine Note
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB7 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperCascade Headache, PLLCshota hosono

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Ember

Subscriptions3
  • Support Ember Monthly2 Months trial$4.991 Month
  • Ember Plus14 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Ember Plus14 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Buy the Developer a Coffee$3.99
2 purchases

Migraine Note

Subscriptions2
  • Premium (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Premium (Yearly)$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Ember free?
Ember is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Migraine Note free?
Migraine Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ember or Migraine Note have ads?
Migraine Note shows ads; Ember does not.

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