Comparison

Plotsy vs Cefalia

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

Head to head
About

Plotsy

Features
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Track pain, symptoms, triggers and meds — 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 — unlimited entries, the full symptom & condition library, charts, reminders, and JSON backup. Plotsy Pro adds doctor-ready exports and deeper charts — and if you prefer to pay once, the Lifetime unlock is yours forever. No subscription required. WHAT YOU CAN LOG • Symptoms & pain on a simple 0–10 scale, with pain-quality tags and an interactive body map • Triggers — food, weather, sleep, stress, hormones and more • Medications you take, with optional "did it help?" notes • Daily mood, sleep, energy and wellbeing • Flare-ups as named periods, to see the rough stretches at a glance BUILT FOR A ROUGH DAY • Big, one-handed quick-log — record "headache, 7/10" in seconds • "Repeat last day" for when you have no energy • Calm, warm design — no harsh white, no alarm-red, no clutter • Full Dynamic Type, VoiceOver and Reduce Motion support SEE YOUR OWN PATTERNS • Trends for severity, mood, sleep and energy • A body heat-map of where things show up • Plain-language observations from your own records (never a diagnosis) • 7 / 30 / 90-day summaries PLOTSY PRO • Doctor report (PDF) — a formatted summary of your notes to print or share at appointments • CSV export of every record for your own analysis • Deeper charts: the day-by-day heatmap and side-by-side patterns of what you logged • Your full history in charts, not just the last 30 days • Accent color themes to make Plotsy yours • Monthly or yearly (with a 3-day free trial) — or a one-time Lifetime purchase, yours forever PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Everything stays on your device. No account, no cloud by default, no ads, no trackers. • Optional Face ID lock. • Available in 40 languages. Plotsy keeps your records organized and ready to share — 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.

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Cefalia

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Cefalia es un diario de cefaleas y migrañas hecho por profesionales de las cefaleas. Simple, hermoso y pensado para usarse incluso con dolor: pantalla oscura, botones grandes y registro en menos de 30 segundos. REGISTRÁ TUS CRISIS Cuando duela, un toque. Intensidad, duración, aura, medicación y posibles detonantes. Cuando pase, cerrala y listo: tu historial se arma solo. DESCUBRÍ TUS PATRONES Calendario del mes, frecuencia, duración promedio, medicación por mes y análisis descriptivos de tu propio registro: relación con tu ciclo menstrual (opcional) y con el clima de tu zona (opcional), siempre en términos comparativos y nunca predictivos. LLEVÁ DATOS REALES A TU CONSULTA Exportá un informe en PDF pensado para que tu profesional de la salud lo lea en 30 segundos: frecuencia, duración, medicación aguda y preventiva, ciclo y clima. Tu historia real, no tu memoria bajo presión. TU CHECK-IN DIARIO Diez segundos por día: hidratación, sueño, estrés y, si lo activás, tu ciclo. Un recordatorio amable, jamás insistente. TUS MEDICACIONES, ORDENADAS Cargá una vez lo que tu médico te indicó, y registrar cada toma es un toque. Incluye medicación preventiva con períodos y recordatorio trimestral para mantener tu registro al día. TUS DATOS SON TUYOS, EN SERIO Sin cuenta, sin registro, sin nube. Todo lo que anotás queda únicamente en tu teléfono: no podemos verlo ni aunque quisiéramos. Si cambiás de teléfono, exportá tu respaldo y llevalo con vos. La única información que viaja es la descarga de artículos y, si activás el clima, una ubicación aproximada a nivel ciudad. Y TE ACOMPAÑA CEREBRITO Nuestra mascota te recibe cada día según el momento: te acompaña en silencio durante una crisis, festeja tus rachas con serenidad y hasta saca el paraguas cuando llueve. GRATIS DE VERDAD Sin publicidad, sin suscripción, sin versión premium. Completa para todos, para siempre. Cefalia es una aplicación de bienestar y no constituye consejo médico. No diagnostica, no predice crisis y no sugiere medicación. Está pensada para usarse junto a tu profesional de la salud, como complemento de la consulta. No tomes ni cambies medicación sin indicación médica.

Screenshots

Plotsy4 screens
Cefalia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cefalia at none against Plotsy's 3. Cefalia also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Plotsy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Cefalia asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plotsy ships an update every 2 weeks, Cefalia every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Plotsy versus Cefalia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlotsyCefalia
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB36 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSerhii TykhonenkoJuan Agustin Biani

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
None

Cefalia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Plotsy free?
Plotsy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cefalia free?
Cefalia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Plotsy or Cefalia have ads?
Neither Plotsy nor Cefalia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Plotsy or Cefalia?
Plotsy ships an update every 2 weeks, and Cefalia every 2 days. Most recently, Plotsy was updated on October 10, 2026 and Cefalia on October 5, 2026.

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