Symptom Tracker

Keeping a detailed symptom history can feel like another job. Talk or type in your journal, and Advoca structures what you share into clear daily, weekly and monthly views you can review before an appointment.

Monthly symptom severity stacked chart for May 2025 showing 31 days and 161 recorded events
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YOUR HISTORY, MADE CLEAR

A symptom tracker that starts with your own words

Advoca turns ordinary journal conversations and typed notes into a structured symptom history. It keeps details such as severity, activity impact, onset, pattern, site, associated symptoms and your comments together, making changes easier to review and discuss with a healthcare professional.

“If you are having symptoms, write down details before the visit.”
MedlinePlus, US National Library of Medicine. NICE in the UK also recommends symptom diaries as a basis for discussion about symptoms and their impact.
Journal chat recording numbness, tingling and fatigue symptoms before a neurology review
TALK OR TYPE

Describe your day, without filling in every field

Tell Advoca what happened in a journal conversation, or type it in your own words. It automatically structures the symptom details you share, so building a useful record takes less effort.

  • Talk naturally about symptoms and how they affected your day, keeping logging manageable
  • Capture severity, activity impact, onset, pattern, site, associated symptoms and comments in one history
Daily symptom severity view for Wednesday 14 May showing 11 events across six symptoms
DAY BY DAY

See one day’s symptom severity clearly

A daily chart brings recorded symptom events into one view. You can check which symptoms were logged and their reported severity without piecing the day back together from separate notes.

  • View recorded severity across the day to review a busy symptom day at a glance
  • Keep free-text context in the underlying history for details that a chart cannot show
Weekly symptom severity heatmap for 12–18 May showing 41 events across six symptoms
WEEK BY WEEK

Step back and review the week

Weekly stacked charts and heatmaps help you review how recorded severity or activity impact changed across several symptoms. The two measures stay in separate views, so the metric is always clear.

  • Switch between stacked charts and heatmaps to use the weekly view that is easiest to scan
  • Review severity separately from activity impact, without mixing two different measures
Monthly symptom activity-impact trend for May 2025 showing 161 events across five symptoms
THE LONGER VIEW

Bring a clearer history to your next appointment

Monthly views and rule-based Quick Insights can make a longer record easier to review before a healthcare appointment. Premium unlocks history beyond two weeks, symptom-filter changes, full Insights and chat access to structured symptom data.

  • Review monthly severity or activity-impact views with premium, using more than recent memory
  • With premium, ask chat to search your structured history alongside its other tools and trusted medical evidence
HOW IT WORKS

From a quick check-in to a useful history

  1. 1Talk or typeDescribe symptoms in your journal as naturally as you would explain your day.
  2. 2Let the history buildAdvoca structures the details you share and places recorded severity and activity impact into daily, weekly and monthly views.
  3. 3Prepare for the conversationReview recent patterns and bring clear notes to your appointment. Premium can search the structured history in chat to help prepare them.
WHO IT'S FOR

Useful when symptoms change from day to day

See how Advoca can support the healthcare journey most like yours.

BUILT FOR REAL LIFE

Less effort between appointments

I have chronic pain and am neurodivergent… I struggle to explain what and where I am feeling things, so this is so helpful. You can journal your symptoms.
— Lynnedav71, App Store reviewer
Daily written summaries make it much easier to organise your thoughts… symptoms, concerns and questions stay in one place.
— jakeewatts, App Store reviewer living with ongoing health conditions
It was clear and to the point, and easy to follow with helpful information and what I could possibly ask or say to the doctor.
— Richie, living with multiple sclerosis

How Advoca compares with a typical symptom tracker

The difference is how little work it takes to create a detailed history.

AdvocaTypical symptom-tracker apps
How you logTalk or type naturally in your journalComplete fixed forms and fields
Details capturedSeverity, activity impact, onset, pattern, site, associated symptoms and commentsOften limited to the app’s preset fields
ViewsDaily, weekly and monthly severity or activity views, with premium limits shownVaries by app and plan
Appointment preparationReview the record; premium chat can search structured symptom historyExport or interpret the record yourself

Your questions, answered

Is the symptom tracker free?

You can use the symptom tracker for free, with clear limits: free users can view the last two weeks, see the top six symptoms without changing the filter, and preview the first Quick Insight. Premium unlocks longer chart history, symptom-filter changes, full Insights and chat access to structured symptom data.

What symptom details can I record?

Advoca can structure severity, activity impact, onset, pattern, site, associated symptoms and free-text comments from what you share in your journal. Only details you record can become part of your history.

What charts can I see?

The tracker has daily, weekly and monthly views of recorded severity or activity impact. Depending on the view, these appear as stacked charts or heatmaps. Severity and activity impact are shown separately.

What are Quick Insights?

Quick Insights are short sentences produced by fixed rules from patterns in your recorded data. Free users can preview the first one; full Insights require premium. They are not a diagnosis or clinical interpretation.

Can Advoca help me prepare for an appointment?

Yes. You can review the history and charts to refresh your memory and prepare details to discuss. With premium, chat can search your structured symptom history alongside its other tools and trusted medical evidence to help prepare notes or questions. Advoca does not diagnose or replace professional advice.

Medical disclaimer

Advoca helps you record, understand and organise your care. It is not a substitute for professional medical advice, and it does not diagnose conditions or make treatment decisions — always speak to a qualified healthcare professional.

How the AI works

Advoca's assistant transcribes, summarises and explains your health information, grounded in trusted medical sources and overseen by our clinical team. It does not diagnose or replace your doctor — and, like any AI, it can occasionally get things wrong, so we always show you the sources and full transcript behind its answers.

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