What to look for
- Does it support your conditions? General symptom trackers are flexible; condition-specific ones capture details like peak flow or seizure type without setup.
- Can you get a clear report out? A dated PDF you can hand your GP or specialist is often the most useful feature.
- Medications and reminders in the same place as symptoms, so you can see links between doses and flare-ups.
- Emergency information your carers can open quickly.
- Privacy: where your data is stored, whether it's sold, and whether you can export or delete it.
- Australian details: pricing in AUD, 000 in emergency info, and expense tracking for medical costs and claims.
- Price and whether there's a free trial.
How some popular apps compare
| App | Best suited to | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| WellNest | Chronic pain, CRPS, asthma and epilepsy | Built in Australia by someone with lived experience. Condition-specific logs (pain, peak flow, seizures), medications, appointments, emergency plans, expenses and PDF reports. AU$4.99/month or AU$44.99/year with a 7-day free trial. iPhone and web; no Android app yet. |
| Bearable | Broad, customisable tracking across many symptoms and factors | Built with people living with PoTS, EDS, fibromyalgia, ME/CFS and long covid. Tracks flare-ups, energy, mood, gut symptoms, menstrual cycle and medications with reminders. |
| Guava | Complex, hard-to-diagnose conditions | Aimed at conditions such as POTS, EDS, MCAS, ME/CFS and long COVID. Brings symptoms, pain, mental health, medications and vitals together to share with your care team. |
| Rox | Several overlapping conditions | Offers free tracking, insights and a doctor report. |
| Manage My Pain | Dedicated pain tracking | Pain records, daily reflections, charts and clinician-style reports. Free to download with paid options for extended insights. iOS, Android and web. |
| CareClinic | Broad, all-round health tracking | Many optional trackers including symptoms with a body map, medications with reminders, vitals, mood, sleep and nutrition. Free version plus premium. iOS, Android and web. |
Built in Australia by someone with lived experience. Condition-specific logs (pain, peak flow, seizures), medications, appointments, emergency plans, expenses and PDF reports. AU$4.99/month or AU$44.99/year with a 7-day free trial. iPhone and web; no Android app yet.
Built with people living with PoTS, EDS, fibromyalgia, ME/CFS and long covid. Tracks flare-ups, energy, mood, gut symptoms, menstrual cycle and medications with reminders.
Aimed at conditions such as POTS, EDS, MCAS, ME/CFS and long COVID. Brings symptoms, pain, mental health, medications and vitals together to share with your care team.
Offers free tracking, insights and a doctor report.
Pain records, daily reflections, charts and clinician-style reports. Free to download with paid options for extended insights. iOS, Android and web.
Many optional trackers including symptoms with a body map, medications with reminders, vitals, mood, sleep and nutrition. Free version plus premium. iOS, Android and web.
Descriptions of other apps are based on their own published information as of September 2026. Features and pricing change, so check each app before choosing.
How to try a tracker before you pay
Start with a task you actually need, such as recording today's pain rating or assembling notes for an appointment. Check whether the app lets you export a dated record you understand. WellNest offers a no-signup interactive report preview, so you can test one entry and download a PDF without adding a payment card. If you need an ongoing diary, review the seven-day trial and ongoing prices before choosing a plan. Other apps have different trials and limits, so check their official terms.
When another app might suit you better
If your main focus is menstrual cycle or food and gut triggers, a broad tracker like Bearable may fit better. If you need to pull in vitals from devices, look at Guava. If you use Android, WellNest isn't available there yet. If you live with chronic pain, CRPS, asthma or epilepsy and want those tracked in detail alongside your medications, appointments and emergency plan, WellNest is built for exactly that.
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Chris built WellNest after years of managing his own chronic health conditions and juggling scattered notes between appointments.