Throb vs Headache Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Throb
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Log a migraine in one tap, even mid-attack, on a dark screen that won't hurt your eyes. Throb is a private migraine and headache diary you pay for once: no subscription, no account, no ads. ABOUT THROB Throb is a migraine and headache tracker for iPhone (iOS 18 or later) with an Apple Watch app. It is made for people with frequent or chronic migraine who need a reliable headache diary for themselves and for their doctor or neurologist. Everything is stored on the device; nothing is sent to the developer. LOGGING • Start an attack with one tap from the app, the Lock Screen widget, Control Center, the Action Button, Siri ("Log a migraine in Throb") or Apple Watch. • Attack mode is a dark, low-light screen. Tap the pain level as it changes to draw a pain-over-time curve, and log every dose. • Record where it hurts on a head map, plus symptoms, triggers, aura and prodrome, relief methods and notes. • Whole-day entries for daily or continuous headache, with no start or end time. • "Feeling one coming" notes early warning signs before the pain starts. • Log medication doses taken outside an attack, including preventives. FOR YOUR DOCTOR • Doctor report PDF: headache days, attacks, duration, peak pain, acute-medication days, how often each medication helped and its median time to relief, MIDAS disability score and the HIT-6 questionnaire. • A monthly count of acute-medication days, shown as information, never as an alarm. INSIGHTS • Calendar heat map, trends and a searchable list of every attack. • Co-occurrence: which triggers and symptoms show up with your attacks. Patterns only, never claimed causes. • Preventive treatment check: headache days per 30 days before versus since you started a preventive, with optional reminders from daily tablets to injections every few weeks. • Barometric pressure trend from the iPhone's own barometer, optional alerts on sharp drops, and an optional pressure forecast from Apple Weather. DATA AND PRIVACY • Works fully offline. No account, no analytics, no third-party SDKs, no ads. • Optional iCloud sync through your own private iCloud database. • Optional Apple Health: reads sleep and menstrual cycle, writes headache events. • Automatic local backups with restore, plus CSV and JSON export. • Import from a Migraine Buddy CSV export or a headache spreadsheet. • Face ID lock. PRICE Free: logging, attack mode, full history, calendar, search, backups, iCloud sync, export, Face ID lock and a doctor report for the last 30 days. One-time purchase, no subscription: doctor reports for any date range and all insights. LANGUAGES 20 languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Arabic, Dutch, Turkish, Polish, Swedish, Hindi, Indonesian, Thai and Vietnamese. WHAT THROB IS NOT Throb does not diagnose, predict or treat migraine and is not a medical device. It records what you log so that you and your clinician can see the pattern. No streaks, no gamification, no community feed, no notification spam.
Headache Tracker
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Track headaches and migraines in seconds. Log pain location on a simple head map, rate severity, spot your triggers, and build a clear picture of your pattern over time. FEATURES Head Map Mark forehead, temples, crown, nape, or back of head in one tap. Severity Scale Rate every episode from 1 to 10. Duration & Triggers Log how long it lasted and what set it off — stress, sleep, weather, food, screen time, dehydration, hormones, or alcohol. Medication Notes Record what you took and whether it helped. Calendar Diary See every entry and note on one simple agenda view. Progress Insights (Premium) Severity trend chart, breakdown by intensity, and your most affected head region. PDF Export Generate a clean summary to bring to your doctor. Private & Secure Sign in with Apple or Google. Your data stays yours. Whether you're managing tension headaches, cluster headaches, or chronic migraines, Headache Tracker helps you notice the patterns your doctor needs to see. Privacy Policy: https://originhub.app/privacy-policy Terms & Conditions: https://originhub.app/terms-and-conditions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Headache Tracker at 16.4 against Throb's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Throb sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Headache Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Throb | Headache Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Evatech Innovations,TOO | Fatih Erdogan |
In-app purchases
Throb
- Throb Lifetime Unlock$12.99
Headache Tracker
- Weekly subscription$4.997 Days
- Monthly Subscription$12.991 Month
- Annual Subscription$34.991 Year








