Why Gout Journal exists

Less guesswork.
More to go on.

Living with gout can leave you with a lot of advice and very little of your own history. Gout Journal began with that experience.

Our focus is a useful record of uric acid, medication and daily life, alongside articles grounded in published research that help dispel myths about gout — especially around diet and what you can and cannot eat. The app helps you understand your history, see how changes in your routine relate to your uric acid levels and flares, and have more informed conversations with your clinician.

Explore the app

The thinking behind
the journal

Health Picture artwork inside an iPhone: a full uric-acid history screen and a sunny Health Picture widget over the launch campaign’s paper landscape.

Built on published medical research

Your data, in your private iCloud

Medication adherence heat map with current streak, best streak and the last 30 days.

Patterns view comparing personal tags with recorded gout flares.

Uric-acid trend chart in light appearance, with lab and self-test results.

Full August calendar in light appearance, with the month and year selector above recorded flare, medication, water, test and tag markers.

Water tracking heat map with current streak, best streak and the last 30 days.

Daily record tiles for pain, uric acid and personal tags, shown separately from the calendar.

Timeline view in light appearance, showing monthly water, medication, notes, uric-acid and gout-attack entries.

The whole journal

The details connect.
Your record makes sense.

Gout rarely fits into one number or one day. Keep the pieces together so you can follow what is changing over time.

Uric acidKeep results, targets and trends in one history.
MedicationLog doses, use reminders and see consistency over time.
FlaresRecord pain, affected joints and the days around an attack.
Daily contextAdd water, your own tags and notes when they are useful.
PatternsReview your calendar, timeline and tag history together.
Doctor reportsTurn the record into a clear PDF for an appointment.

01 / Your uric-acid history

Know your number.
Keep its history.

One result is a moment. A history gives you something to look back on.

Keep lab and home-test results together, see them on a chart, and return to the dated reading behind each point.

Lab and home-test results, clearly labelled
Your preferred units, with your target in view
A record that carries through to your doctor report

Two iPhone views of the same example uric-acid history: the trend chart above and dated lab and home-test results below.

02 / Medication

A routine worth
keeping track of.

A quick check-in today. A clear record to look back on.

Log taken and skipped doses, set a reminder, and see your consistency over time. Import medications and dose events from Apple Health.

Daily and as-needed medications
Reminders that fit your routine
Taken and missed days, shown together

Example medication screen inside an iPhone bezel, showing the adherence heatmap and a dated history of taken and missed doses.

03 / Your everyday record

Small entries.
A clearer picture.

Keep the day together, while the details are still fresh.

Pain and affected joints, uric acid, medication, water, tags and notes. Record what matters to you and come back to it through your calendar or timeline.