Comparison

Plotsy vs Patternwise

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

Head to head
About

Plotsy

Features
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Track pain, symptoms, triggers and meds โ€” a calm, private journal for your own records. Logging is free forever, offline, with no account and no ads. Plotsy is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat, or give medical advice. Hate subscription tricks? So do we. Everything you log stays free forever โ€” unlimited entries, the full symptom & condition library, charts, reminders, and JSON backup. Plotsy Pro adds doctor-ready exports and deeper charts โ€” and if you prefer to pay once, the Lifetime unlock is yours forever. No subscription required. WHAT YOU CAN LOG โ€ข Symptoms & pain on a simple 0โ€“10 scale, with pain-quality tags and an interactive body map โ€ข Triggers โ€” food, weather, sleep, stress, hormones and more โ€ข Medications you take, with optional "did it help?" notes โ€ข Daily mood, sleep, energy and wellbeing โ€ข Flare-ups as named periods, to see the rough stretches at a glance BUILT FOR A ROUGH DAY โ€ข Big, one-handed quick-log โ€” record "headache, 7/10" in seconds โ€ข "Repeat last day" for when you have no energy โ€ข Calm, warm design โ€” no harsh white, no alarm-red, no clutter โ€ข Full Dynamic Type, VoiceOver and Reduce Motion support SEE YOUR OWN PATTERNS โ€ข Trends for severity, mood, sleep and energy โ€ข A body heat-map of where things show up โ€ข Plain-language observations from your own records (never a diagnosis) โ€ข 7 / 30 / 90-day summaries PLOTSY PRO โ€ข Doctor report (PDF) โ€” a formatted summary of your notes to print or share at appointments โ€ข CSV export of every record for your own analysis โ€ข Deeper charts: the day-by-day heatmap and side-by-side patterns of what you logged โ€ข Your full history in charts, not just the last 30 days โ€ข Accent color themes to make Plotsy yours โ€ข Monthly or yearly (with a 3-day free trial) โ€” or a one-time Lifetime purchase, yours forever PRIVATE BY DESIGN โ€ข Everything stays on your device. No account, no cloud by default, no ads, no trackers. โ€ข Optional Face ID lock. โ€ข Available in 40 languages. Plotsy keeps your records organized and ready to share โ€” calmly, privately, and in your language. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Payment is charged to your Apple Account; manage or cancel anytime in Settings. Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/plotsy/terms Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/plotsy/privacy Plotsy is a personal journal for your own records. It is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional. In an emergency, call your local emergency number.

About

Patternwise

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Patternwise is a calm, private journal for noticing your own health patterns. Track migraine, reflux, sleep, food, stress and the weather around you โ€” all in one place โ€” and see how they line up over time. Most trackers follow a single condition. Patternwise is built to hold several at once, so you can spot connections a one-condition app would miss โ€” like how a short night's sleep or a skipped meal tends to show up around a flare. WHAT YOU CAN DO โ€ข Log a symptom in seconds โ€” what, how intense, done. Add detail only if you want to. โ€ข Track food, drinks and lifestyle factors (sleep, stress, exercise, and your own custom ones). โ€ข Track for yourself or someone you care for, with separate private profiles. โ€ข See gentle, honest insights โ€” a calendar and frequency view, plus a look-back at what you logged in the hours around an entry (for context, never as a cause). โ€ข Auto-capture weather and pressure, and โ€” with your permission โ€” last night's sleep, so there's less to type. โ€ข Export a clean summary or CSV to keep, or to share with your doctor. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything you log stays on your device, encrypted. There's no account, no sign-up, and nothing is sent to a server. Optional AI summaries run entirely on your device. A NOTE ON WHAT THIS IS Patternwise is a wellness journal, not a medical device. It does not diagnose, treat, or predict any condition. For anything health-related, talk with your doctor.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

Plotsy and Patternwise are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Plotsy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Patternwise sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plotsy ships an update every 2 weeks, Patternwise every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Plotsy versus Patternwise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlotsyPatternwise
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks โ€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size9 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSerhii TykhonenkoThilina Abeyrathna

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Plotsy

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$59.99
1 purchases

Patternwise

One-time1
  • Patternwise Premium โ€” Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is Plotsy free?
Plotsy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Patternwise free?
Patternwise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Plotsy or Patternwise have ads?
Neither Plotsy nor Patternwise shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Plotsy or Patternwise?
Plotsy ships an update every 2 weeks, and Patternwise every 3 weeks. Most recently, Plotsy was updated on October 10, 2026 and Patternwise on October 21, 2026.

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