Table 3.
Available headache diary apps (n=38) and their characteristics, ordered by number of app criteria met.
| Name | Platform/ Version tested |
Price, Can$ | App criteria | Number of app criteria met (out of 7) |
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| Created with headache expertise | Published in scientific literature |
Headache variables measured / Clinically relevant variables measured (out of 7) |
Usability score (%) | Custom answer optionsa / Custom reports |
Reportsb / Reports linking multiple variables | Export data from app | ||||
| iHeadache | iOS/1.45 | 4.99 | Yes | No | 8/7 | 90 | Few/Yes | Yes/No | Yes | 5 |
| Headache Diary (ecoHeadache) | iOS/2.3 | 1.99 | No | No | 13/7 | 94 | Many/Yes | Yes/Yes | Yes | 5 |
| Headache Diary Proc | Android/3.7 | 2.99 | No | No | 10/7 | 82 | Few/Yes | Yes/Yes | Yes | 5 |
| Headache Diary Prod | iOS/1.5 | 3.99 | No | No | 12/7 | 94 | Many/No | Yes/Yes | Yes | 4 |
| Migraine Diary | iOS/2.4.1 | 1.99 | No | No | 10/7 | 90 | Many/No | Yes/Yes | Yes | 4 |
| PainCal | iOS/2.0 | 1.99 | No | No | 9/6 | 80 | Many/Yes | Yes/Yes | Yes | 4 |
| A Migraine Diary for You | iOS&Android /1.1.3 & 1.1 | 4.99 / 4.95 |
No | No | 13/7 | 62 | Many/Yes | Yes/Yes | Yes | 4 |
| Migraine | iOS/1.1 | Free | Yes | No | 7/6 | 72 | Few/No | Yes/Yes | Yes | 3 |
| Migralex | iOS/1.1 | Free | Yes | No | 10/5 | 84 | Few/No | Yes/No | Yes | 3 |
| Oh, My head | iOS/1.0 | 1.99 | No | No | 5/2 | 76 | Few/Yes | Yes/Yes | No | 3 |
| Migraine Free | iOS/1.1 | Free | Yes | No | 5/5 | 74 | None/No | Yes/Yes | Yes | 3 |
| Cluster Headaches | Android /2.0.04 |
Free | No | No | 4/3 | 80 | Few/No | Yes/Yes | Yes | 3 |
| Headache Relief Log | Android/1.07 | 1.00 | No | No | 7/4 | 80 | Few/No | Yes/Yes | Yes | 3 |
| Headache App | iOS&Android /1.4.5 & 1.5 | Free | No | No | 9/6 | 76 | Many/No | Yes/Yes | Yes | 3 |
| Headache Notee | iOS&Android /1.2.1 & 1.0.3 | Free | No | No | 6/5 | 84 | Few/No | Yes/Yes | Yes | 3 |
| Migraine Meter | iOS/2.6 | Free | Yes | No | 9/7 | 82 | Few/No | Yes/No | Yes | 3 |
| PainTrek | iOS/1.1 | Free | Yes | No | 8/5 | 66 | None/Yes | Yes/Yes | No | 2 |
| American Migraine Foundation |
iOS/1.0.1 | Free | Yes | No | 7/5 | 74 | No/No | No/No | Yes | 2 |
| PainCalendar | iOS/1.0 | 5.99 | No | No | 9/6 | 86 | Few/No | Yes/Yes | No | 2 |
| Headache & Migraine Diary |
iOS/2.5.0 | 1.99 | No | No | 5/3 | 74 | No/Yes | Yes/Yes | Yes | 2 |
| Migraine Journal |
iOS/0.9.1 | Free | No | No | 4/4 | 86 | Few/No | No/No | Yes | 2 |
| MigraineMate | iOS/2.198 | Free | No | No | 3/2 | 94 | No/No | Yes/Yes | No | 2 |
| Migraine Diary | iOS/1.0 | Free | No | No | 8/6 | 86 | No/No | No/No | Yes | 2 |
| Headachef | iOS/1.1.0 | 4.99 | No | No | 6/4 | 82 | Few/No | Yes/Yes | No | 2 |
| Migraine Stop | iOS/1.0 | Free | No | No | 9/6 | 92 | No/No | Yes/No | Yes | 2 |
| Migraine tracker! | iOS/4.0 | Free | No | No | 2/1 | 82 | No/No | No/No | No | 2 |
| Headache diaryg | Android/1.3.0 | 1.34 | No | No | 7/6 | 72 | Few/No | Yes/Yes | Yes | 2 |
| Migraine Calendar |
Android/4.0 | 1.96 | No | No | 10/6 | 86 | Few/No | Yes/No | Yes | 2 |
| HeadacheDiary | Android/1.0 | 2.04 | No | No | 6/6 | 76 | No/Yes | Yes/Yes | No | 2 |
| Headache Diaryh | Android/1.25 | Free | No | No | 7/4 | 74 | Few/No | Yes/Yes | Yes | 2 |
| MyGraine | iOS/1.1 | Free | No | No | 9/5 | 70 | Few/No | Yes/Yes | Yes | 2 |
| Migraine Institute | iOS/1.4 | 0.99 | Yes | No | 8/6 | 74 | No/No | No/No | Yes | 2 |
| Ubiqi Health Migraine Tracker |
Android/2.1 | Free | No | No | 7/5 | 82 | Many/No | No/No | Noi | 1 |
| Migraine Tracker | Android/0.9b | Free | No | No | 4/3 | 86 | No/No | No/No | No | 1 |
| My Headache Diary | iOS/1.1 | Free | No | No | 7/5 | 72 | No/No | No/No | No | 0 |
| migraineDiary | Android/0.1 | Free | No | No | 5/4 | 72 | No/No | No/No | No | 0 |
| Headache Diaryj | Android/1.1 | 0.99 | No | No | 6/5 | 64 | No/No | No/No | No | 0 |
| Headache & Migraine Tracker Pro |
iOS/1.2 | 0.99 | No | No | 5/3 | 0k | Few/No | No/No | No | 0 |
aFew: 3 or less headache variables allow for custom answer options; Many: more than 3 headache variables allow for custom answer options.
bRefers to the app’s ability to create reports in general, not necessarily custom reports or reports linking multiple variables.
cDeveloped by Froggyware.
dDeveloped by appcellent GmbH.
eFull name: Headache Note – You can manage headache by recording the pain and the taken medicine (iOS name); Headache Note-be healthier- (Android name).
fFull name: Headache – migraine and headache journal/log/calendar.
gDeveloped by Marcel Shroder.
hDeveloped by Benjamin Gerfelder.
iAble to export data from website component associated with app.
jDeveloped by Tmoney.
kNot usable; unable to load headache entries.