Comparison

PainTrail vs Poop It

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

Head to head
About

PainTrail

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Living with chronic pain means remembering details your doctor needs — right when you're least able to. PainTrail is a private, calm way to log pain, symptoms, and medications as life happens, so you walk into every appointment with the full picture instead of scattered notes and guesswork. PainTrail is a calm, structured place to record pain as life happens. Log where you feel pain, rate the intensity, add context, and include a note only when it helps. Review a dated history by day, week, month, or all time so the details do not have to live in scattered notes—or in memory alone. WHAT YOU CAN RECORD • Pain location and 0–10 intensity • Context such as sleep, stress, activity, weather, and medication taken • Optional notes • Medication name, dose as entered, time, and notes • Questions for an upcoming visit REVIEW YOUR OWN HISTORY See daily entries, simple trends, common locations, and descriptive observations based only on what you entered. PainTrail may flag a logged day whose average pain is at least two points above the selected period's average. This is a descriptive comparison, not a medical assessment. PainTrail does not diagnose causes or recommend care. PREPARE A USER-ENTERED SUMMARY Create a PDF with pain averages and peaks, locations, context, and medication records for the selected date range. Questions saved for an upcoming visit remain in the app and are not included in the PDF. PRIVATE, WITHOUT AN ACCOUNT Your records are stored in local app storage. PainTrail has no product account, backend server, advertising, or analytics integration. Files leave local app storage only when you choose to share a PDF or manually export a JSON backup. FREE • Unlimited pain and medication logging • Day, week, month, and all-time history and summary views • PDF exports up to 30 days • Manual JSON backup and restore for pain check-ins and medication records PAINTRAIL PRO — ONE-TIME PURCHASE • PDF ranges longer than 30 days • Optional free-text notes in PDF exports • Descriptive tag comparisons PainTrail is intended for personal tracking and informational purposes. It is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, treatment recommendations, medication guidance, or emergency support. Consult a qualified healthcare professional about medical decisions.

About

Poop It

Easily log your bathroom habits to monitor gut health. Track consistency, mood, and duration, with reminders to help you stay consistent. Unlock advanced analytics and health insights with a subscription.

Highlights
  • Unlimited free logging
  • Track consistency, mood, intensity, duration, notes
  • Daily streak and stats
  • Customizable reminders
  • Full analytics and insights
  • Doctor-ready PDF reports
Features
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Poop It is a private bowel and gut health diary. Log each visit in a few seconds, see your patterns over time, and export a clear report to take to your doctor. LOG IN SECONDS • Stool consistency (with Bristol scale types if you want them), colour, duration, intensity and mood • Symptoms such as bloating, cramping, gas, urgency and nausea • Food and lifestyle tags such as coffee, dairy, spicy food, alcohol and stress • Notes for anything else • A toilet timer that shows on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • A daily water tracker FREE • Unlimited logging and full history, with search, filters and editing • Days tracked, today's and this week's totals, and a 30-day chart • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, plus Siri shortcuts • A daily check-in reminder at a time you choose • A doctor visit reminder, two days before your appointment • Import a CSV backup to restore your diary The free version shows ads. FULL ACCESS • Analytics over the last 7, 30 or 90 days, or all time • Frequency and duration trends, and time-of-day patterns • Breakdowns of consistency, intensity, mood and colour • Which tags and symptoms appear most often with your entries • A plain-English summary with non-diagnostic "watch-outs" • A PDF report for any period, in A4 or Letter • CSV export • No ads PRIVATE • Your entries are stored on your device. No account needed. • Optional Face ID or Touch ID lock • Reminders never say what the app tracks • Optional Apple Health sync. Poop It writes the entries you choose to sync and reads nothing. PLANS Full Access is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. The yearly plan starts with a 1-week free trial for new subscribers. Remove Ads is a separate one-time purchase that turns off ads only. Prices are shown in the app. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Poop It is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice or diagnosis. Summaries are informational reflections of your own entries. Always consult a healthcare professional with questions about your health. Privacy Policy: https://lime-margret-3.tiiny.site/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PainTrail2 screens
Poop It4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Poop It at weekly against PainTrail's every 3 weeks. PainTrail's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PainTrail sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Poop It sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PainTrail ships an update every 3 weeks, Poop It weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
PainTrail versus Poop It: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPainTrailPoop It
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan BritoZeyad Elzoghby

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PainTrail

One-time1
  • Pro Unlock$9.99
2 purchases

Poop It

Subscriptions1
  • Full Access Yearly$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$9.99

Questions

Is PainTrail free?
PainTrail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Poop It free?
Poop It is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PainTrail or Poop It have ads?
Neither PainTrail nor Poop It shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PainTrail or Poop It?
PainTrail ships an update every 3 weeks, and Poop It weekly. Most recently, PainTrail was updated on November 5, 2026 and Poop It on October 31, 2026.

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