Migraine Pal vs Pain Canvas
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Migraine Pal
This app provides a user-friendly headache and migraine diary to log attacks, track triggers, and monitor medications. It offers visual insights into patterns and helps manage chronic pain with a focus on simplicity and design.
- One-tap attack logging
- Headache calendar and diary
- Trigger tracking
- Medication logging
- Insightful pattern analysis
- Native iOS design
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If you live with migraines, you already know the frustration: every migraine tracker on the App Store looks like a clinical questionnaire designed by an insurance company. They want you to fill out twenty fields while your head is splitting. You don't need another medical form — you need a migraine diary that respects what you're going through. MigrainePal is a beautifully designed headache tracker and migraine diary, built for people who'd rather log an attack in one tap than fight with a sterile questionnaire. ONE-TAP ATTACK LOGGING When a migraine attack starts, the last thing you want to do is fill forms. Tap once. The app opens an active migraine episode with the start time, and you can put your phone face-down. Come back later — add pain level, aura, and notes when you're ready. This is what a real migraine log should feel like. HEADACHE CALENDAR AND MIGRAINE DIARY See your entire month at a glance. The migraine calendar shows every attack, every aura, every medication taken — visually, not as a wall of text. Swipe across weeks and months to watch your migraine patterns emerge: cluster days, weather-linked spikes, menstrual migraine cycles, the post-stress crash. TRIGGER TRACKING Identify what sets off your migraine attacks. Log migraine triggers as you notice them — sleep, stress, foods, weather, screens, hormones, scents, alcohol. Over weeks, the trigger tracker surfaces what actually correlates with your headache attacks, not what the internet guessed for you. For chronic migraine and chronic pain, knowing your triggers means managing, not guessing. MEDICATION AND MEDS LOG Track every triptan, NSAID, anti-CGRP, preventive, and rescue med. The medication tracker helps you notice when you're approaching MOH (medication overuse headache) territory. See which meds work for which attack types, and bring real data to your next neurologist visit. INSIGHTS THAT MAKE SENSE Insights you can show your doctor — no PDF export needed. Frequency, average migraine pain level, aura percentage, most common triggers, medication response. Your migraine monitor shows patterns in plain language. For chronic, vestibular, hemiplegic, or menstrual migraine, this is the difference between feeling lost and feeling in control. BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED, NATIVE iOS Built as a true native iOS app — not a web wrapper. 120Hz scrolling, haptic feedback, Dark Mode (essential during a migraine), and Dynamic Type support. Every screen was designed for someone who needs to look at their phone with a pounding headache. WHO MIGRAINE IS FOR People living with episodic or chronic migraine who want a real headache log. Migraine sufferers tracking aura, vestibular, hemiplegic, or menstrual patterns. Anyone managing chronic pain or recurring headache disorders. People whose neurologist asked them to keep a migraine diary or headache diary. Anyone tired of clinical apps that don't respect what a migraine attack feels like. WHY NOT MIGRAINE BUDDY OR N1-HEADACHE Apps like Migraine Buddy and N1-Headache are powerful research-grade tools — but they're built around long questionnaires, accounts, and pharma data sharing. If you'd rather log a headache in one tap than complete a 20-field form — Migraine was made for you. PRIVACY All your migraine logs, attack records, trigger data, and medication history stay on your device. Optional iCloud sync between your own devices, encrypted by Apple. No account required. No data collection. No ads. Your migraine diary is private — period. Free to download. Supports English, Japanese, and Traditional Chinese. The most beautifully designed migraine tracker and headache diary on iOS. Privacy Policy: https://elevenapril.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://elevenapril.com/terms.html
Pain Canvas
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Most trackers make you turn pain into a number. Pain Canvas lets you paint it. Draw exactly where it hurts — the shape, the spread, the intensity — on a body map or your own photo. Pick what it feels like: aching, throbbing, sharp, burning, tingling, pressure. Each type gets its own color, so your history becomes something you can actually see. YOUR DAY, AT A GLANCE • Log attacks in seconds, tagged morning / noon / afternoon / evening • Track the things around your pain: sleep, stress, caffeine, meals, meds, weather • Streaks and a weekly review keep the habit alive PATTERNS IN PLAIN LANGUAGE • Pain Canvas correlates your logs and tells you what it found — "Poor sleep: your pain ran ~80% higher on days you had it" • Honest statistics: it only speaks up when the signal is real, and it's clear that it's an early signal, not medical advice • Ask questions about your own history — answered instantly on your phone, no AI, no waiting • Start a two-week experiment on any suspected trigger and let the data decide BUILT FOR YOUR DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT • Generate a clean, printable summary of your history — where, how often, how bad, and what correlates • Walk in with a picture instead of a memory PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your data belongs to you, synced securely to your account so a lost phone never means lost history • Photos are stored privately, visible only to you • Delete your account and every trace of your data any time, right from Settings Pain Canvas is a self-tracking journal, not a medical device. It doesn't diagnose or treat anything — it helps you see your own story clearly and share it with the people who can.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pain Canvas at none against Migraine Pal's 5. Pain Canvas also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Migraine Pal's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Migraine Pal sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Pain Canvas asks for nothing beyond the download.
Migraine Pal ships an update every 2 weeks, Pain Canvas monthly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Migraine Pal | Pain Canvas |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 帅 陈 | JUSTIN Johnson |
In-app purchases
Migraine Pal
- Migraine Premium Weekly$1.997 Days
- Migraine Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
- Migraine Premium Yearly3 Days trial$17.991 Year
- Migraine Premium Lifetime$24.99
- Migraine Premium Lifetime$29.99
Pain Canvas
No in-app purchases









