I’ve been suffering from migraines for the past year and the health system hasn’t been too helpful in diagnosing why. I’ve got some meds, but they’re expensive and not without side effects. So I’m building an app to try and figure out how to avoid the triggers in the first place.

https://dotsjournal.app

Sort of like a digital bullet journal. You setup some rows of events you want to track, then just tap for when/if that events happens. It’s already helped me spot certain triggers for my migraines, which I can now minimize. My wife has been finding it helpful to diagnose sleep problems. I think it might be super helpful to others with trying to understand lifestyle choices and how it impacts their wellbeing.

About to roll out the beta. Hoping to have a full release by the end of the year.

It’s my first iOS app in 8 years! Learning SwiftUI after UIKit has been quite the shift.

> some rows of events you want to track

Neat.

I also created a grid for habit tracking (for chronic pain mgmt). Day of month across the top, all the things I'm supposed to do along the side. Something to share and discuss with my care providers.

Mine's just a spreadsheet that I tweak and print every month. (Then added to my discbound clipboard organizer, that I bring everywhere.)

I haven't had the gumption to digitize my effort. I really like the physical check lists. Though I've wondered how a hybrid solution might work. eg vital signs added automatically to digital version via Health.app. eg scan printed copy and magically fill in the digital version.

I look forward to seeing your app.

Best of luck and wish I had something like this a while back. Took me 4 years to figure out my triggers and one of them was pure luck.