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Chronic Insights app

An app for people with long-term pain conditions such as fibromyalgia, arthritis, neurological pain, and headaches, to log pain episodes, management techniques, and results.

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Chronic Insights app	By Chronic Insights Ltd
	Features This app has key features which are available in the free plan: Diary – the diary feature is detailed and includes logging of factors, stimuli and other treatment/management strategies that you've used, and how these influence your pain. Tracking – the tracking of this data is displayed on several graphs within the app, making it very easy to see and interpret your pain inputs over time. Available only on the paid version of the app: Graphs and reporting – the ability to download and export detailed reports is a key feature that will provide trends and insights into your pain management and may be important in developing further management strategies with your healthcare providers.
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Clinical review	Read a clinical review below.
Security and privacy	Does the app: Collect medical information? Yes Require a login? Yes Have password protection? Yes Have a privacy policy? Yes Require internet access to use? No Read more about safety and security when using apps. Brochures: Tips to improve your privacy and security [PDF, 65 KB] Healthify He Puna Waiora, NZ Staying safe online(external link) Netsafe, NZ
Cost	Basic is free; paid upgrade version.
Advertisements	This app contains no ads.
How to get the app	(external link) (external link) (external link)

The Chronic Insights App is a tool designed to help you track symptoms and manage chronic pain, chronic conditions, and other illnesses, such as rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, and other long-term conditions.

You can log symptoms, pain levels, factors that may have influenced your condition, and medication, creating a visual record of your health over time.

The app allows for customisable tracking, which helps you and your medical/healthcare team identify trends, triggers, and the effectiveness of treatments.

The diary feature is detailed and includes logging of factors, stimuli and other treatment/management strategies that have been used, and how these influence your pain.
The tracking of this data is displayed on several graphs within the app, making it very easy to see and interpret your pain inputs over time.

The app is intended to give you greater control and insight into your condition, helping with better-informed discussions with healthcare providers and more personalised care planning and management strategies. The paid version of the app has graphs and reports features which let you download and export detailed reports. This is a key feature that will provide trends and insights into your pain management and may be important in developing further management strategies with your healthcare providers.

For the complete app description, go to the app website(external link), Google Play(external link), App Store(external link) or, for a more detailed review, see reviews below.

PROS	CONS
✔ User friendly interface, with easy to interpret graphs which show trends. ✔ Logging options within the daily diary feature. ✔ Prepopulated fields available in the entry section allow for quick updates and logging of data.	✘ The report feature is possibly the best feature, but this is only available in the paid version of the app which starts at $9.49 a month, or an annual subscription of $55.99.

PROS

CONS

✔ User friendly interface, with easy to interpret graphs which show trends.

✔ Logging options within the daily diary feature.

✔ Prepopulated fields available in the entry section allow for quick updates and logging of data.

✘ The report feature is possibly the best feature, but this is only available in the paid version of the app which starts at $9.49 a month, or an annual subscription of $55.99.

Clinical review

Reviewer: Simon Keepa, Physiotherapist
Date of review: November 2024
Platform: Apple
Version: 5.13.0
Comments: The Chronic Insights app is designed to help people track symptoms and manage chronic pain, chronic conditions, and other illnesses, such as rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, and other long-term conditions. You have the ability to log symptoms, pain levels, factors that may have influenced your condition, and medication, creating a visual record of your health over time. The app allows for customisable tracking, which helps you and your medical/healthcare team identify trends, triggers, and the effectiveness of treatments. The app is intended to give you greater control and insight into your condition, helping with better-informed discussions with healthcare providers and more personalised care planning and management strategies.

This app is rather expensive when signing up to the premium version, whether it's via the monthly subscription or the annual subscription, however, most users will likely find the free version is very comprehensive and provides enough data inputting options, while showing good visual trends within the app.
Safety concerns: None.
New Zealand relevance: Yes, relevant to a New Zealand audience.

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