The best migraine tracker apps for iPhone

We make Easing. It isn't out yet, so it isn't ranked here, and it gets its own section at the end. Everything about the other five comes from their UK App Store listings and websites, checked 29 October 2026. Prices move, so check the store before you pay.

Pick by what matters to you

• CephaloThe most for free, and a report without a subscription.
• MigraApple Watch logging and a very dim screen for bad moments.
• Migraine BuddyThe longest history, a community and two kinds of doctor export.
• BearableMigraine alongside mood, sleep, energy and other symptoms.
• N1-HeadacheA five-minute diary every day. Not updated since 2023.

UK prices and free tiers, side by side

Prices are the in-app purchases listed on the UK App Store. "Last update" is the date of the newest version, which tells you whether anyone still works on the app.

Trackers that keep your diary on your phone

Cephalo

Start with the gaps. Cephalo is new, first released in August 2025, and it runs on iPhone only. The doctor-ready PDF isn't in the free version.

What you get free is unusual: the listing says the free tier never caps your history, and you can back the whole diary up to a JSON file whenever you like. You log start and end, intensity, symptoms such as aura, nausea and sensitivity to light or sound, medication and possible triggers. Cephalo Plus, £2.99 a month or £24.99 a year, adds the PDF, pattern views, weather and pressure views, MIDAS trends and CSV export. If you only need a report for one appointment, a single purchase gives you the PDF for 14 days. The diary lives on your phone, with optional iCloud sync, in 13 languages.

Migra

Several App Store apps are called Migra. This one is by Alejandro Portilo Guerrero, from getmigra.com, first released in April 2026. The catch: the listing says full access needs Migra Pro, and the plans run from £6.99 a week to £44.99 a year. Its listing says your health data never leaves your device, while its privacy label lists device ID, usage data and diagnostics collected for analytics, not linked to you.

It's built for the worst moment. "Migraine Mode" is an ultra-dim screen with large buttons, one tap logs an attack, and you add details later. The Apple Watch app is one button on your wrist. It also has a head diagram, pressure change alerts, a caffeine tracker, MIDAS and HIT-6 questionnaires, widgets and PDF reports, in 29 languages.

The established names

Migraine Buddy

Two things put people off. Premium, called MBplus, is the dearest here: the UK store lists monthly plans at £9.99 and £12.99 and yearly plans at £67.99 and £89.99. And its 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.

It's also the most complete. It has been on the App Store since March 2015 and was updated on 27 October 2026. You record attacks with triggers, symptoms, medication and relief methods, and share a diary export with your doctor or an MIR export with a neurologist. There's a 7-day weather forecast, automatic sleep recording, optional Apple Health and an in-app community. It runs on iPhone and iPad in 9 languages. MBplus adds an estimate of how long your current attack may last and guided coaching.

N1-Headache

The newest version, 3.0.2, came out on 18 January 2023, almost four years before we checked. It's in English and German only.

The idea is different from the rest: about five minutes of diary every day, with or without a headache, on factors you choose. You can share a Personal Analytical Report in PDF. The premium "Individual Maps" need 90 days of tracking, according to the listing.

Bearable

Bearable isn't a migraine app. It's a general health and mood tracker, and migraine is one of many conditions in its listing. Your data is kept encrypted on Bearable's servers rather than only on your phone, and its privacy label lists contact info and identifiers under "Data Used to Track You". It's English only.

If you track more than headaches, that breadth helps: mood, symptoms, sleep, energy, medication, habits, diet and your cycle in one app, with Apple Health sync, reminders and data export.

Is there a free migraine tracker app?

All five are free to download. What "free" covers differs:

• Cephalo: an unlimited diary and backups. The PDF report is paid.
• Migraine Buddy: attack recording, exports and the community. Patterns and coaching are MBplus.
• N1-Headache: the daily diary and report. The maps are premium.
• Bearable: tracking and export, with premium plans on top.
• Migra: the least. Its listing says full access needs Migra Pro.

Paper costs nothing at all. Our printable headache diary template has the columns UK headache charities ask for.

Migraine trackers with Apple Watch and Apple Health

Of the five, only Migra lists an Apple Watch app. For Apple Health, Migraine Buddy lists an optional integration and Bearable lists Health sync. The other listings don't mention Health. Easing reads sleep and cycle data from Health if you allow it, and never writes to it.

Where Easing fits

Easing is ours, and you can't download it yet: it's coming soon to the App Store. It's iPhone only and English only, with no Apple Watch app and no community.

What it does: you log an attack in a few taps, with a pain level, where it hurts on a head map, symptoms, aura, medication and possible triggers. Leave it running and end it when it's over. While an attack runs, the screen goes dark with big buttons. Logging, the calendar, insights after five episodes and a basic PDF for your doctor are free, with no account. Entries stay on your iPhone and your own iCloud.

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How to choose a migraine tracker app

1. Try it mid-attack. Log a test entry with the screen dimmed and your eyes half shut. If it's fiddly, you'll stop using it.
2. Check what the report costs. Free in some apps, paid in others. Ask your GP or clinic what they want to see.
3. Read the privacy label. It's on every App Store listing and says what's collected and whether it's used to track you.
4. Look at the last update. An app last updated years ago may not keep up with new iPhones.
5. Count the cost over a year. A weekly plan is the dearest way to pay.

Whatever you pick, a tracker records what happened. It doesn't tell you what caused it. More in how to track migraine triggers.

Questions people ask

Sources: UK App Store listings for Migraine Buddy, Migra, Cephalo, N1-Headache and Bearable, including their in-app purchase lists and privacy labels; NHS: migraine. All checked 29 October 2026.