# Migraine Buddy alternatives for iPhone: what to look for

> Looking for something other than Migraine Buddy? Start with why: privacy, weather, simplicity or price. Then match the app to the reason.

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Last updated: 2026-10-28

Type: Alternative. Publisher: Lucernel.

## Short answer

Migraine Buddy is the migraine app with the most App Store ratings in our search, with detailed attack records, a weather forecast, doctor exports and a community. Look elsewhere for a specific reason: Miggry for a diary that stays on your iPhone and explains its weather score, MiG for a migraine-only tracker with pressure forecasts, Bearable if you track many conditions.

- **Choose this if:** Stay with Migraine Buddy if its community and long history matter to you.
- **Choose the other option if:** Choose Miggry if you want your diary to stay on your iPhone and see exactly why a day scores as risky.

## Side by side

| | Migraine Buddy | Miggry |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Detailed attack records | Yes | Yes |
| Weather and pressure forecast | Yes, 7-day forecast | Yes, with alerts you choose |
| Shows every signal behind a risk score | Not stated | Yes |
| Community and chat | Yes | No |
| Diary kept on the iPhone, never in iCloud | Not stated | Yes |
| Reports for your doctor | Yes | Yes, PDF or CSV |

## Why people look for an alternative

The usual reasons: wanting a diary that does not leave the phone, wanting to understand how a weather warning is calculated, preferring a simpler app without a community, or the price of the Premium features, which Migraine Buddy lists from $9.99 a month or $69.99 a year among its plans.


## Match the app to the reason

- Privacy: Miggry keeps the diary on your iPhone and never stores it in iCloud; check each app’s App Store privacy label.
- Weather you can understand: Miggry shows every signal behind its weather score; MiG shows a pressure variation forecast and your sensitivity to pressure shifts.
- Many conditions at once: Bearable correlates symptoms with sleep, food, weather, stress and medication.
- A structured trigger study: N1-Headache asks for daily tracking on days with and without headache, though its last update was in January 2023.

## What Miggry does differently

Miggry logs an attack in seconds, keeps sleep, water and meals on good days too, and lays pressure and weather next to each attack. Comparisons only appear with enough data and never as proof of cause. It has no community.



Disclosure: Miggry is made by Lucernel, the publisher of this article.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is a good alternative to Migraine Buddy?

Miggry for an on-device diary with explainable weather, MiG for pressure forecasts in a migraine-only app, Bearable for tracking many conditions.

### Is there a migraine app that keeps data on my phone?

Miggry keeps its diary on your iPhone and never stores it in iCloud. For other apps, read the App Store privacy label.

### Which migraine apps track barometric pressure?

Miggry, Migraine Buddy and MiG all show pressure forecasts.

### Is Miggry available?

See the official app page for current availability and pricing.

## Our pick: Miggry, a migraine diary with the weather beside it

If you want a diary that stays yours and weather warnings you can check, Miggry logs attacks in seconds, shows every signal behind its score and keeps everything on your iPhone.

- Diary kept on the iPhone, never in iCloud
- Every signal behind the weather score shown
- Reports your doctor can read

[See how Miggry works](https://lucernel.com/apps/miggry)

## Sources (checked 2026-09-26)

- [App Store: Migraine Buddy: Track Headache](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id975074413)
- [App Store: Migraine Tracker & Diary: MiG](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6446125528)
- [App Store: Bearable - Symptom Tracker](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1482581097)
- [App Store: N1-Headache](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id925671723)