VerbaFit vs Flaredown
Flaredown is the chronic-illness tracker built by and for patients. VerbaFit's AS program is built on the same ethos with disease-specific instruments on top. The overlap is real; the difference is depth on one condition.
Flaredown’s features and prices change; check flaredown.com for what is current. Statements about VerbaFit describe the shipped app.
What Flaredown does well
Flaredown was built by a patient with chronic illness, and it shows: the tracker logs symptoms, conditions, treatments, food, and weather, and the chart engine surfaces correlations across all of them. The community is small and high-signal.
Flaredown is free with no paid tier, the data export is open, and the app is open source. For a patient who values autonomy over polish, that matters.
What VerbaFit adds
Disease-specific instruments for AS. A daily BASDAI check-in with a seven-day rolling average. Guided BASMI measurements. A flare log that is separate from the daily check-in, with a 30-day clinician PDF covering flares, BASDAI trend, medications, and adherence. A biologics directory with manufacturer patient-assistance links and phone numbers.
VerbaFit also reads the body: a camera scan, HRV and sleep via Apple Health or Health Connect, and an 84-nutrient food log, with a coach that reads your meals, workouts, recovery, BASDAI, and last injection. The AS program is free for anyone with the diagnosis.
When to use which
Use Flaredown if you want a free, open, patient-run tracker across any condition. Use VerbaFit's AS program if you want the AS instruments, the clinician report, and a coach. Both are free for an AS patient.
Pricing compared
Flaredown
Flaredown: free, no paid tier.
VerbaFit
VerbaFit Free: $0. VerbaFit Pro: see current plans in the app. Free for AS: $0.