Vaely vs Cranio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Vaely
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Chronic pain is hard to describe in an eleven-minute appointment. Vaely is a pain and symptom tracker that keeps the record for you and turns it into a report your doctor can read. LOG IN SECONDS, EVEN ON A FLARE DAY Say it or tap it. "Everything hurts, took two ibuprofen, barely slept." One sentence becomes a journal entry. On days when a sentence is too much, quick-log tiles and "same as yesterday" take one tap. On iPhones with Apple Intelligence, Vaely picks out the symptom, severity, medication and mood from what you said and shows them to you before anything is saved. On every other iPhone your words are saved as you said them, and you set the severity yourself. A REPORT YOUR DOCTOR CAN USE Choose a date range and Vaely builds a Doctor Report PDF: a summary first, then charts, medication changes and your own words. Bring it to the appointment, or share it with a caregiver. SEE WHAT CHANGED Severity over time, how often you logged, and a summary of each week: which symptoms and medications kept coming up. With Apple Intelligence, Vaely also points out patterns in your own entries. Observations only. Never predictions, never diagnoses. ON YOUR WRIST The Apple Watch app logs a symptom with the Digital Crown, or takes a dictated entry. With your iPhone in reach, you review it on your wrist before it is saved. TRACK WHAT YOU ACTUALLY HAVE Chronic pain, fibromyalgia, migraine, endometriosis, PCOS, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, Crohn's disease, diabetes and ADHD are built in. Add any other condition by name: POTS, EDS, long COVID, IBS, ME/CFS, MS. Pro lets you define your own measures too. MEDICATION REMINDERS AND WIDGETS Reminders for the medications you take, and Home Screen widgets that show today at a glance. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account and no Vaely server. Your journal is stored on your iPhone, and the App Store privacy label reads "Data Not Collected." Speech is turned into text on your device when on-device recognition is available, and by Apple's speech recognition otherwise; Vaely never stores the audio. Backups are encrypted with a key that stays on your device. PRICING THAT RESPECTS YOU Logging by voice and text is free, with no limit, and three Doctor Reports a year are free. Vaely Pro adds unlimited Doctor Reports, custom tracking and detailed Siri logging for $4.99/month or $39.99/year. On disability or a fixed income? $29.99/year, no verification, no questions. Vaely is a personal wellness journal, not a medical device. It does not diagnose, predict or treat, and it is not a substitute for your clinician. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your device Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://vaelyai.web.app/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://vaelyai.web.app/legal/privacy-policy
Cranio
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Cranio is a headache diary built by a cluster headache sufferer who couldn't find a tracker fast enough to use mid-attack โ and smart enough to be worth it afterwards. Log attacks in seconds A fast, guided flow captures type, intensity, location, symptoms and treatment โ with your usual details pre-filled. Start a live attack from the home-screen widget or lock screen and a Live Activity times it from your Dynamic Island. Local weather (temperature, pressure, humidity) is captured automatically at onset. See where you stand at a glance Your Overview shows today, this week and this month, medication check-ins ("Did you take your 8:00 Verapamil?"), your MIDAS disability grade โ calculated with the real clinical instrument โ and streaks and achievements that make consistent tracking feel worthwhile. Medication tracking that actually helps Add your medications once and Cranio pre-selects them when you log, reminds you at your usual dose times by name, tracks adherence day by day, and flags rapid re-dosing and medication-overuse risk. Understand your headaches with Premium โข Trigger correlations โ real statistics from your own diary: air pressure, sleep (via Apple Health), triggers and weekday patterns โข Bout intelligence โ built for the cluster cycle: which day you're on, whether it's easing, and how it compares to your past bouts โข Pressure warnings โ a heads-up when a sharp barometric drop is forecast near you โข Advanced reports โ severity, duration, time-of-day and sleep trends, plus your MIDAS score month by month โข Doctor PDF report โ your whole diary as a clean, printable summary for appointments โข Medication insights โ how often each treatment actually helped, and how fast Your data stays yours Everything lives on your device, with optional private iCloud sync and Face ID lock. Export and backup are always free โ no account, no ads, ever. Logging is free forever. Premium is a simple monthly or yearly subscription, cancel anytime. Cranio is a tracking tool, not a medical device โ always discuss your headaches and treatment with your doctor. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Vaely and Cranio are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Vaely sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Cranio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Vaely | Cranio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | โ |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ZEYNEP NUR ASKER | KYE THOMAS BEDFORD |
In-app purchases
Vaely
- Pro Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Reduced Rate3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Pro Annual3 Days trial$39.991 Year
Cranio
- Monthly$3.991 Month
- Yearly$24.991 Month









