Your Health Journal
Keep track of how you're really doing between appointments. Jot down your symptoms, medications and how you feel — by typing a line or having a quick chat. Advoca spots how things change over time and turns it into a clear summary for your doctor.
4.8 across 35 ratingsOne place to keep track of your health, day to day
A health journal is a simple, private record of how your health changes over time — your symptoms, medications, mood, energy, sleep and anything else that matters to you. Instead of trying to remember it all at your next appointment, you capture it as you go, in your own words, and build a clear picture to look back on and share with your doctor.
“If you are having symptoms, write down details before the visit … and keep a record of any symptoms and all of your medicines.”
Journal just by chatting — no forms to fill in
Some days you don't have the energy to fill in a form, so you don't have to. Tell Advoca how your day has gone in a quick chat, the way you'd text a friend, and it keeps everything you mention in your journal for you.
- Note symptoms, medications, food, sleep or mood in plain words — nothing to tick or measure
- Advoca gently prompts you for anything useful you've missed, so your entry is worth looking back on
Or write it down, your own way
Prefer to type? Keep a note however works for you — a single line on a hard day, or a fuller account of a flare-up, a new symptom or a reaction to a medication. There's no fixed format, so you can capture exactly what happened, in as much or as little detail as you like.
- Write freely in your own words — no rigid fields that don't fit your condition
- Every entry is dated and saved, building a record you can actually rely on
Build a habit that sticks, with gentle reminders
The hardest part of any journal is remembering to keep it up. Advoca reminds you when it's time for your next entry and shows your streak growing as you go, so checking in becomes a small, satisfying habit rather than a chore.
- Set your own pace — daily, every few days or weekly — and get a nudge when it's time
- Watch your streak build up — a bit of quiet encouragement to keep going
Look back, spot patterns, and share it with your doctor
Weeks of small notes add up to something powerful: a real picture of your health over time. Advoca brings it together so you can look back over how you've been, notice what's changed, and turn it into a clear summary to bring to your next appointment — so the visit starts from a real record, not a vague memory.
- See how symptoms, energy or mood have shifted over the weeks, not just today
- Turn weeks of entries into a clear summary for your doctor or care team
Keeping your journal takes a minute
- 1Open your journalTap to start today's entry. Advoca is ready whenever you are — no set-up, and no forms waiting for you.
- 2Type it or talk itWrite a quick note, or just tell Advoca how you're doing in a chat. Mention symptoms, medications, mood — whatever matters that day.
- 3Watch the picture buildEvery entry is saved to your timeline. Over time, Advoca helps you see what's changing and turns it into a summary for your doctor.
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A journal that fits real life
How Advoca compares to a typical symptom tracker
Most tracking apps make you log your health their way. Advoca fits around you.
| Advoca | Typical symptom-tracker apps | |
|---|---|---|
| How you log | Type a note or just chat, in your own words | Fixed forms, sliders and checkboxes |
| What you can record | Anything — symptoms, medications, mood, food, sleep, results | Only the metrics the app was built for |
| Making sense of it | Brings it together and turns it into a summary for your doctor | Raw numbers you have to interpret yourself |
| Cost & who's behind it | Free, and built by NHS doctors | Often paid, with no clinical input |
Your questions, answered
Is the health journal free?
Yes. Everything you need to keep your journal — writing entries, reminders, your streak and summaries for your doctor — is free when you join our research community. That means letting Advoca share your fully anonymised data to help research into conditions like yours; you use the app exactly as normal, and you can opt out at any time. If you'd rather not take part, an optional premium tier gives you full access without joining.
How does the health journal work?
You add an entry whenever you like — by typing a note or having a quick chat with Advoca about your day. It saves everything to a private, dated timeline, helps you see how your health changes over time, and can pull your entries into a clear summary for your next appointment. You choose how often you'd like to journal, and Advoca reminds you when it's time.
Can I track my symptoms just by chatting, without filling in forms?
Yes — that's the whole idea. You can simply tell Advoca how you're feeling in your own words, and it keeps track of the symptoms, medications and anything else you mention. There are no forms, sliders or checkboxes unless you'd rather type your own note. Keeping a written record of your symptoms this way is exactly what health bodies like NICE in the UK and MedlinePlus (US National Library of Medicine) recommend to help you and your doctor understand what's going on.
Does it show charts and graphs of my symptoms?
Not yet. Today, Advoca keeps your journal as notes you can read back and summarise, and helps you see how things are changing in plain language. Automatic charts built from your entries are on the way. Its real strength right now is understanding what you write in your own words — something rigid tracking apps can't do.
Is my health journal private?
Yes. Your journal is private to you. Your data is encrypted and stored on servers in the UK and EU, and you don't need to share your name or any identifying details to use Advoca. You own your data — export or delete it at any time — and we never sell it to advertisers. Advoca is GDPR compliant and HIPAA aligned.
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