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Best Headache Tracking Apps for iPhone (2026)
Quick answer
Migraine Buddy: Track Headache is the top-ranked of the 14 tiered headache tracking apps on iPhone, at S tier with 4.8/5 from 80,624 ratings.
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Key takeaways
- Migraine Buddy ranks #1 of the 14 tiered headache tracking apps, S tier with a score of 96 out of 100.
- The highest-ranked free app with no in-app purchases is Cranium (#2).
- Migraine Buddy has the most App Store ratings here: 80,624, averaging 4.8/5.
- 5 of the 14 tiered apps reach S or A tier.
What belongs in this list
Record headaches to learn how often they happen and what triggers them.
Not here: A general pain tracker alone; A migraine-only tracker alone; A general symptom tracker alone; A stress tracker alone; A weather app alone
How we pick
For this list we ask the App Store the same searches a person would, in several countries, and keep every app it returns. A model reads each app's listing and rejects the ones that only mention the use case. Every app that stays is scored out of 100 from four parts, each 0 to 100 and averaged: its App Store rating, how many people rated it, where the App Store itself ranks it for this list's searches, and how recently its current version shipped. An app showing Apple's Editors' Choice badge gets a fifth part of 100, which can only lift its score. Apps whose maker has verified ownership get a small score component, because an active maker is a sign the app is kept up to date. It never decides a tier on its own. Updated daily. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. Read the full method →
Compare every app
| # | App | Tier | Score | Rating | Ratings | Price | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S | 96.1 | 4.8 | 80,624 | Free + IAP | ||
| 2 | S | 91.4 | 4.8 | 1,450 | Free download | ||
| 3 | A | 86.4 | 4.8 | 30 | Free + IAP | ||
| 4 | A | 85.4 | 4.5 | 580 | Free + IAP | ||
| 5 | A | 80.3 | 4.6 | 55 | Free + IAP | ||
| 6 | B | 71.6 | 4.4 | 303 | Free download | ||
| 7 | C | 63.5 | 4.6 | 187 | Free + IAP | ||
| 8 | C | 62.7 | 4.5 | 552 | Free + IAP | ||
| 9 | C | 62.4 | 4.8 | 19 | Free + IAP | ||
| 10 | D | 59.5 | 4.7 | 3 | Free + IAP | ||
| 11 | D | 58.1 | 5.0 | 1 | $0.99 | ||
| 12 | F | 48.3 | 4.7 | 550 | Free | ||
| 13 | F | 18.9 | 2.0 | 34 | Free + IAP | ||
| 14 | F | 13.3 | n/a | 0 | Free + IAP |
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Questions people ask
What is the best headache tracking app for iPhone?
Migraine Buddy: Track Headache, S tier, ranked #1 of 14, rated 4.8 by 80,624 people.
Which headache tracking apps are free?
13 of 14 are free to download: Migraine Buddy: Track Headache (S), Cranium: Headache Diary (S), Headache Hero: Track Migraines (A), Migraine Insight: Tracker (A) and more. 10 of them sell in-app purchases. 2 report no in-app purchases.
Which headache tracking app has the best App Store rating?
Cranium: Headache Diary at 4.8 from 1,450 ratings.
How many headache tracking apps reach S or A tier?
5 of 14.