About
Flaredown is a powerful, patient-built symptom tracking application available on iOS, Android, and web. It enables individuals with chronic conditions to consistently monitor their health across multiple dimensions — including food sensitivities (from a database of over 200,000 foods), medication dosage and side effects, natural supplements, mental health indicators like stress, anxiety, and depression, auto-tracked weather data, and physical activity. Users can also create fully custom tracking fields for conditions or symptoms not already in the system. The platform sends daily check-in reminders to encourage consistent logging, which in turn reveals meaningful patterns over time. Users can generate a visual health history report to share with healthcare providers, family, or friends. Flaredown supports thousands of conditions — from Fibromyalgia and Lupus to Lyme Disease and Bipolar Disorder — making it one of the most inclusive chronic illness trackers available. A community chat feature lets users share advice with others facing similar challenges. Privacy is prioritized: personal health data is never shared with other users. Anonymized aggregate data is made available to researchers to help uncover triggers and improve treatments. The app is completely free, sustained by its creator, and was originally crowdfunded by the patient community it serves.
Key Features
- Comprehensive Symptom Logging: Track an enormous range of health dimensions including food sensitivities (200,000+ foods), medications, supplements, mood, stress, anxiety, sleep, exercise, and fully custom fields.
- Automatic Weather Tracking: Flaredown automatically logs local temperature, humidity, and precipitation so you can uncover how environmental conditions affect your symptoms.
- Daily Check-In Reminders: Consistent daily prompts make it easy to build a reliable tracking habit, ensuring your data is complete enough to surface meaningful health insights.
- Visual Health History Reports: Generate a clear, visual summary of your health history to share with doctors, family, or friends, streamlining conversations about your condition.
- Patient Community: Connect and share advice with others managing similar chronic conditions through Flaredown's built-in community chat feature.
Use Cases
- A person with Fibromyalgia logs daily symptoms, sleep, food, and stress levels to identify which lifestyle factors trigger flare-ups.
- A patient with an autoimmune condition tracks medication dosage and side effects over time to share a clear history with their rheumatologist.
- Someone managing depression and anxiety uses Flaredown's mental health logging tools to monitor mood trends alongside physical symptoms.
- A chronic migraine sufferer uses automatic weather tracking combined with food logs to detect environmental and dietary migraine triggers.
- A caregiver helps a family member with a rare condition create custom tracking fields and build a multi-month health timeline before a specialist appointment.
Pros
- Completely Free Forever: Flaredown is sustained by its creator and a crowdfunding community — no subscriptions, no paywalls, and no hidden costs.
- Extremely Broad Condition Support: Supports thousands of chronic conditions out of the box, from autoimmune diseases to mental health disorders, with the ability to add custom ones.
- Strong Privacy Controls: Personal health data is visible only to the user; community participation is fully opt-in, and shared research data is always anonymized.
- Cross-Platform Access: Available on iOS, Android, and web, so users can log symptoms from any device at any time.
Cons
- No AI-Powered Insights: Flaredown displays tracked data but does not offer automated AI analysis or personalized recommendations based on your patterns.
- Limited Integrations: There is no apparent integration with wearables, EHR systems, or third-party health platforms like Apple Health or Google Fit.
- Community & Support Dependent on Creator: As a solo-creator-supported free project, future development and long-term maintenance are less guaranteed than commercially backed apps.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Flaredown really free?
Yes. Flaredown is free forever. It was initially funded through crowdfunding and is now personally supported by its creator, Logan Merriam. There are no subscription tiers or premium features.
Can other users see my health data?
No. Your personal health history is private and only visible to you. Other users only know you exist if you choose to post in the community chat section.
What conditions does Flaredown support?
Flaredown supports thousands of conditions including Fibromyalgia, Lupus, Crohn's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Lyme Disease, Endometriosis, Bipolar Disorder, and many more. You can also add custom conditions not yet in the system.
How does Flaredown use my data?
Flaredown anonymizes your data and shares it with data scientists and researchers to help identify triggers for chronic illness and improve treatment targeting. You can view the exact anonymized dataset that researchers access.
Is there a way to share my health data with my doctor?
Yes. Flaredown lets you generate and send a visual health history report that you can share with your doctor, family members, or friends to facilitate more informed healthcare conversations.
