Comparison

Vaely vs DoseCalendar

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

Head to head
About

Vaely

Features
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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

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DoseCalendar

Features
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DoseCalendar turns your medications into a clear daily schedule โ€” so you always know what's due, taken, or missed at a glance. WHAT IT DOES โ€ข Add your medications: enter each medicine, the times you take it, and whether it's every day or every other day. โ€ข A schedule built for today: every dose lined up by time, with one-tap Take or Skip. โ€ข Reminders that fire on time: get a notification at each dose time you set. โ€ข Adherence at a glance: a 7-day adherence percentage and a running streak of days you took every dose. โ€ข Interaction flags: DoseCalendar checks your list against a small reference set of well-known drug-pair combinations and flags the ones worth discussing with your pharmacist or doctor. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your medication list lives on your device. No account to create, nothing to hand over. HONEST BY DESIGN Core tracking is free โ€” schedule, reminders, adherence, and interaction flags for up to 3 medications. DoseCalendar Plus is an optional auto-renewing subscription that unlocks unlimited medications. Clearly priced, cancel anytime. The interaction flags are a limited reference list of common drug-pair combinations โ€” not a complete, clinical, or licensed drug-interaction database. Always confirm with your pharmacist or doctor. Subscription: auto-renews unless canceled โ‰ฅ24h before the period ends; payment charged to your Apple ID at confirmation; manage/cancel in App Store settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://dosecalendar.com/privacy

Screenshots

Vaely4 screens
DoseCalendar3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Vaely at none against DoseCalendar's shown. DoseCalendar's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Vaely sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and DoseCalendar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vaely ships an update every 6 weeks, DoseCalendar weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Vaely versus DoseCalendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVaelyDoseCalendar
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly โ€” better
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size20 MB44 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperZEYNEP NUR ASKERTony AI

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Vaely

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Reduced Rate3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Pro Annual3 Days trial$39.991 Year
2 purchases

DoseCalendar

Subscriptions2
  • DoseCalendar Plus Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • DoseCalendar Plus Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Vaely free?
Vaely is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DoseCalendar free?
DoseCalendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Vaely or DoseCalendar have ads?
DoseCalendar shows ads; Vaely does not.
Which is updated more often, Vaely or DoseCalendar?
Vaely ships an update every 6 weeks, and DoseCalendar weekly. Most recently, Vaely was updated on October 12, 2026 and DoseCalendar on October 6, 2026.

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