Best Eczema Tracker Apps: Free University and Charity Options Compared

The best eczema tracker apps are My Eczema Tracker, Eczema CARE+ and Bearable. My Eczema Tracker, from the University of Nottingham, is the best overall because it's free and scores your eczema each week with POEM and RECAP, two validated questionnaires used in eczema research, so the numbers mean something to your doctor. Eczema CARE+, from the Pierre Fabre Eczema Foundation, adds photo-based severity scoring, and Bearable is best for hunting triggers across sleep, food, stress and weather.

If you suspect a cream, soap or sunscreen, you can scan its barcode or label with the ingredient scanner in Pori to check it against your skin type. We make Pori; it does not diagnose or score eczema, and we say below where it fits.

One change matters if you already track: EczemaWise, the National Eczema Association's app, has ended new account creation, and existing users can keep using it only through December 18, 2026. Download your health report before then. We checked every app's US App Store listing, and Google Play where noted, in November 2026, and did not test the apps hands-on.

Quick picks

• Best overall: My Eczema Tracker (free, App Store and Google Play) - weekly POEM and RECAP scores for you or your child, downloadable for your doctor.
• Best for photo severity scoring: Eczema CARE+ (free, App Store and Google Play) - a PO-SCORAD score or photo-based AI scoring, plus appointment prep.
• Best for finding triggers: Bearable (free, premium $4.49 to $49.99, App Store and Google Play) - correlations between symptoms and sleep, food, stress, weather and medication.
• Best eczema-specific trigger app: Skintrics (7-day trial, then $7.99 a month or $34.99 a year, App Store) - confidence-rated trigger patterns and a report; needs iOS 26.
• Best for food suspects: mySymptoms Food Diary (7-day trial, then $9.99 a month or $59.99 a year, App Store) - ingredient-level food analysis after about 28 days.
• Best free clinician-built log: EczemaXcel (free, App Store) - daily itch, pain and sleep logs with goals and education from Montefiore.
• Best face photo diary: Pori (free download and first scan, Pro $9.99 a week or $49.99 a year, App Store) - selfie comparisons and routine reminders if your eczema is on your face.

Which eczema tracker apps compare best?

What should an eczema tracker measure?

Two things: how bad the eczema is, measured the same way each time, and what you were exposed to. For severity, the most useful apps use a standard questionnaire. POEM, the Patient-Oriented Eczema Measure, asks seven questions scored 0 to 4 by how many days a symptom bothered you, for a total of 0 to 28. Scores of 0 to 2 count as clear or almost clear, 3 to 7 mild, 8 to 16 moderate, 17 to 24 severe and 25 to 28 very severe. The University of Nottingham notes that NICE and the HOME initiative recommend it. A number like that is easier to compare across months than "a bit worse."

For exposures, the NHS lists common eczema triggers including soaps and detergents, some fabrics, pets, pollen, house-dust mites, certain foods, heat, stress and hormonal changes. Which ones matter differs from person to person. Log a handful of suspects daily, keep the list short and note new products. Our skin diary guide explains why consistency beats detail. For facial redness and flushing, our rosacea tracker apps guide covers apps built for that.

The eczema tracker apps, one by one

1. Pori: a face photo diary, if your eczema is on your face

Who it suits: people with facial eczema who also want a skincare routine and regular photos. Pori gives a selfie skin score with before-and-after comparison and progress charts, a diary for sleep, water, stress and diet, and a morning and evening routine checklist with a reminder. Its Pro scanner flags each ingredient for your skin type, which helps when you're choosing a gentle moisturizer.

Who should skip it: anyone tracking eczema on the body, or anyone who needs an eczema severity score. Pori doesn't measure eczema, calculate POEM or produce a doctor's report. The catch: iPhone only, and Pro is a subscription. For facial eczema basics, see eczema on the face.

2. My Eczema Tracker: best overall

Who it suits: anyone who wants a simple, credible record, including parents. My Eczema Tracker from the University of Nottingham, the home of POEM, asks the POEM and RECAP questions once a week; RECAP tracks how well controlled your eczema is. You can add notes, view results for the last month, 3 months, 6 months or year, and download everything to share with a doctor or nurse. It's free on iPhone and Android, and a September 2026 update fixed weekly reminders.

Who should skip it: people who want daily trigger correlations or photos. The catch: few public ratings yet, and the design is plain.

3. Eczema CARE+: best for photo severity scoring

Who it suits: people who want a severity score from photos. Eczema CARE+, made by the Pierre Fabre Eczema Foundation, calculates a PO-SCORAD index or uses photos and AI to assess severity, shows a dashboard over time, and helps you prepare for and follow up on appointments. It's free, with 10,000+ installs on Google Play.

Who should skip it: anyone mainly hunting food or lifestyle triggers. The catch: the listing says its information can't be used as a medical opinion, and an AI score is an estimate, so use it to see trends.

4. Bearable: best for finding triggers

Who it suits: people who want to test many possible triggers. Bearable lets you add "itch," "flare" or "sleep lost to itching" as symptoms and shows how they correlate with sleep, food, weather, stress, medication and your cycle. It has about 6,600 App Store ratings and 500,000+ Google Play installs.

Who should skip it: anyone who wants a validated eczema score or photos. The catch: correlations are only as good as your logging, and premium unlocks the deeper reports.

5. Skintrics: best eczema-specific trigger app

Who it suits: people who want trigger analysis built for skin. Skintrics logs a 0 to 10 skin score with photos and exposures such as food, stress, sleep, pets, medication and skin care, then rates which ones correlate with flares as low, moderate or high confidence. It also scores foods and skincare barcodes against your condition and exports a report.

Who should skip it: anyone on an older iPhone, since it needs iOS 26. The catch: continued use needs Premium after the trial, and it launched in 2026 with seven ratings.

6. mySymptoms Food Diary: best for food suspects

Who it suits: people who think food plays a part. mySymptoms searches more than a million foods or scans barcodes, logs symptoms, sleep, stress and environment, and after about 28 days analyzes ingredients within meals, with a confidence level for each pattern.

Who should skip it: anyone not focused on diet. The catch: a subscription after the trial. Talk to a doctor or dietitian before cutting foods, especially for a child.

7. EczemaXcel: best free clinician-built log

Who it suits: people who want a free daily log with education. EczemaXcel, from Montefiore's app company and developed by clinicians, logs itch, pain and sleep disturbance, sets goals, and adds animated videos and mental health tips.

Who should skip it: anyone who wants regular updates. The catch: its last update was in June 2025, and it has five ratings.

What happens to EczemaWise?

EczemaWise was built with the eczema community and clinicians to track daily factors linked to flares and compile a report for your provider. Its listing now says new account creation has ended and existing users can continue through December 18, 2026. If you use it, download your health report now. My Eczema Tracker is the closest free replacement for a doctor-ready score, and Bearable for daily trigger tracking.

Can an app tell how severe your eczema is?

Apps can estimate it, and questionnaires are the steadiest way. POEM and PO-SCORAD turn your answers into a number you can track, while AI photo scoring, as in Eczema CARE+ or Atopic App, which bases its estimate on EASI, can shift with lighting and camera angle. Use any score to see direction over weeks, and take photos in the same light (see our skin photo lighting guide).

No app replaces care. The NHS advises seeing a GP if treatments aren't helping, and getting urgent help if eczema becomes blistered, crusty, leaking, painful or swollen, gets suddenly worse, or comes with a high temperature. Bring your tracker export to the appointment. For daily care, look for fragrance-free moisturizers with ingredients such as ceramides, colloidal oatmeal or glycerin; our sensitive skin moisturizer picks are a starting point.

How we chose

We searched the US App Store and Google Play for eczema and symptom trackers in November 2026. We favored apps from universities, charities and clinicians, apps that use validated measures, and general trackers with a long record. We excluded apps we couldn't confirm are still maintained, and we flag the ones with few ratings or old updates. Features and prices come from each listing as linked; we did not test the apps hands-on. In-app prices vary by region.