Comparison

Throb vs Pattern

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

Head to head
About

Throb

Features
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Throb is the migraine diary that doesn't rent you your own health data. One-time purchase. 100% offline. No subscription, no account, no tracking β€” ever. Every attack stays on your iPhone. β€’ One-tap logging β€” start an attack in a single tap, even in a dark room with a pounding head β€’ Pain-over-time curve β€” see how each attack rises and breaks β€’ Doctor report PDF β€” hand your neurologist a clean, credible summary (MIDAS included) β€’ Barometric-pressure context, attached automatically at onset β€” no location needed β€’ Multi-dose medication log with an honest monthly overuse count β€’ Calendar heat-map, trends, and honest co-occurrence (never fake "causes") β€’ Backup, restore, CSV/JSON export β€” your data, portable and yours No streaks. No gamification. No notification spam. Just a calm, private place to understand your migraines. The diary and current-month report are free. A one-time purchase unlocks full history, any-range reports, and export.

About

Pattern

Features
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Bring your clinician a clear report of the last 30, 90, or 180 daysβ€”not a rushed attempt to remember months of symptoms. Pattern turns quick daily check-ins into a clean, shareable PDF, and your intimate health data stays on your iPhone. Log hot flashes, night sweats, sleep, mood, cognition, body changes, irregular bleeding, and possible influences in under 30 seconds. There are no cycle predictions and no fertility assumptionsβ€”just a record of what happened. SEE PATTERNS, HONESTLY Follow symptom trends across 30, 90, or 365 days. Pattern only surfaces associations after enough paired observations and always labels them as patterns worth discussing, not causes or diagnoses. ARRIVE PREPARED Create a monochrome-friendly doctor report with symptom averages and trends, hot-flash and sleep summaries, cycle gaps, notable patterns, and your questions. AirDrop, print, save, or email it using the iPhone share sheet. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no server, no advertising, and no analytics SDK. Your entries stay on-device unless you choose to export or share them. Export everything as JSON or delete everything at any time. Optional Face ID/passcode protection is available. Pattern includes optional read-only access to sleep duration and heart rate from Apple Health. It works completely without Health access and never writes Health data. A subscription is required after your first check-in. Annual and monthly plans include a 14-day free trial for eligible subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account after confirmation and renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Apple ID subscription settings. Pattern is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice. Share this information with your clinician. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Throb4 screens
Pattern4 screens

Verdict

The call

Throb and Pattern are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Throb sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pattern sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Throb versus Pattern: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThrobPattern
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB3 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperEvatech Innovations,TOOGreyscale holding LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Throb

One-time1
  • Throb Lifetime Unlock$12.99
2 purchases

Pattern

Subscriptions2
  • Pattern Pro Monthly14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Pattern Pro Annual14 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Throb free?
Throb is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pattern free?
Pattern is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Throb or Pattern have ads?
Neither Throb nor Pattern shows ads.

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