Migraine Buddy alternatives
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Short answer
Migraine Buddy is free to download, but MBplus costs £9.99 to £12.99 a month or £67.99 to £89.99 a year on the UK store. For a cheaper diary that stays on your phone, try Cephalo: free without the PDF, £2.99 a month with it. For one-tap logging and an Apple Watch app, Migra. For migraine alongside mood and other symptoms, Bearable. Easing, ours, is coming soon.
In this post
We make Easing, one of the options below, and it isn't out yet. Facts about the other apps come from their UK App Store listings, checked 29 October 2026.
How much does Migraine Buddy cost?
The download is free. Premium is MBplus, and the UK App Store lists these plans:
- Monthly: £9.99 or £12.99
- Two months: £24.99
- Yearly: £67.99 or £89.99, with some listed as 30% or 50% off and one without a free trial
The listing marks pattern views, the Good Days Guide, coaching and an estimate of how long your current attack may last as premium. Attack recording, the diary export and MIR export, and the community aren't marked premium.
Why people look for an alternative
Usually one of three reasons. The price, above. The data: Migraine Buddy's privacy label lists email, user and device IDs, usage data, coarse location and health data, with "Developer's Advertising or Marketing" among the purposes, all marked as not linked to you. Or the size: a community, news, questionnaires and coaching, when you only wanted a diary.
It's fair to say what it does well, too. It has been on the App Store since March 2015, it was updated on 27 October 2026, it runs on iPhone and iPad in 9 languages, and it has a 7-day weather forecast, automatic sleep recording and two kinds of export for doctors.
Migraine Buddy alternatives compared
| App | Paid (UK) | Where your diary lives | Doctor report | Apple Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Migraine Buddy | £9.99 to £12.99 a month | Privacy label lists health data collected, not linked to you | Diary export, MIR export | Not listed |
 Cephalo | £2.99 a month, £24.99 a year | On your iPhone, optional iCloud | PDF, paid | Not listed |
 Migra | £5.99 a month, £6.99 a week | On your device, per its listing | Yes | |
 Bearable | £4.49 to £49.99 | Encrypted on Bearable's servers | Data export | Not listed |
| Easing | Not out yet. Basics free | On your iPhone and your own iCloud | PDF, basic one free | No |
Cheaper and on your phone: Cephalo
Cephalo is newer, first released in August 2025, and iPhone only. Its free diary keeps your full history with no cap and backs up to a JSON file. Plus, at £2.99 a month or £24.99 a year, adds a doctor-ready PDF, pattern views and weather views. If you only need a report for one appointment, a single purchase gives you the PDF for 14 days.
Fastest to log: Migra
Its listing says full access needs Migra Pro, from £5.99 a month or £6.99 a week, so it isn't the cheap option. What it has: one tap to log, an ultra-dim "Migraine Mode", an Apple Watch app, pressure change alerts and PDF reports. The listing says your health data never leaves your device; its privacy label lists device ID, usage data and diagnostics for analytics, not linked to you.
More than migraine: Bearable
Bearable tracks mood, symptoms, sleep, energy, medication and your cycle, for many conditions. It's not migraine-specific, and its privacy label lists contact info and identifiers under "Data Used to Track You". Data is encrypted on its servers.
A plain, private diary: Easing
Ours, and not out yet: Easing is coming soon to the App Store. It's iPhone only and English only, with no Apple Watch app and no community. It's a diary: log an attack in a few taps, end it when it's over, see your month, and make a PDF. Logging, the calendar, insights and the basic PDF are free, with no account, no ads and no analytics.
Stay with Migraine Buddy if
You use the community, you want iPad, a 9-language app or a weather forecast, or your neurologist asked for an MIR export. None of the alternatives here does all of that.
Questions people ask
Is Migraine Buddy free?
Free to download. Attack recording, exports for doctors and the community aren't marked premium in its listing. Patterns, coaching and some smart tools need MBplus.
How much does Migraine Buddy cost?
On the UK App Store, MBplus is listed at £9.99 or £12.99 a month, £24.99 for two months, and £67.99 or £89.99 a year. Check the store for the current price.
What is the best Migraine Buddy alternative?
It depends on why you're leaving. Cephalo if it's the price, Migra for fast logging and Apple Watch, Bearable to track more than migraine. Easing, a private diary for iPhone, is coming soon.
Is there a Migraine Buddy alternative that keeps data on my phone?
Cephalo says your diary lives on your device, with optional iCloud sync. Migra's listing says health data never leaves your device. Easing keeps entries on your iPhone and your own iCloud.
Sources: UK App Store listings for Migraine Buddy, Cephalo, Migra and Bearable, including their in-app purchase lists and privacy labels. All checked 29 October 2026.
