The best epilepsy apps in 2026: an honest comparison

Search for the best epilepsy app and you will find plenty of lists written by people who have never logged a seizure in their lives. This guide tries to do better: it explains what actually matters in an epilepsy app, then profiles every serious option we know of, one by one.

First, a disclosure, stated plainly: this guide is published by the makers of Epilepsy Mate, and our own app appears in the list below. We are not neutral, and we will not pretend to be. What we can do is keep every profile factual, skip the scores and rankings, and link every competitor directly so you can visit each one and judge for yourself.

What to look for in an epilepsy app

Health organizations such as the CDC count tracking seizures, spotting possible triggers, and taking medication as prescribed among the core skills of managing epilepsy. A good app should make those skills easier, not add homework. Before comparing names, check for six things:

• Fast logging. Right after a seizure is the worst possible moment for a long form. A log entry should take seconds.
• Medication reminders that actually wake the phone. A silent notification is easy to miss, and missed doses are one of the most common reasons seizures come back. Look for alarm-style reminders.
• Data export. Your seizure history is yours. If the app ever disappears — and epilepsy apps do disappear, as you will see below — you should be able to take your records with you.
• Doctor reports. A clean summary you can hand to your neurologist turns months of logging into a better appointment.
• A privacy policy you can read. Seizure records are sensitive health data. If you cannot understand what happens to yours, be cautious.
• Active maintenance. An app that has not been updated in years may simply stop working after your next phone update.

Epilepsy Mate

Epilepsy Mate is our app, so read this profile with that in mind. It is a seizure diary built around speed: logging takes a few taps, including straight from an Apple Watch or Wear OS watch, and medication reminders ring as real alarms rather than silent notifications. It also generates doctor-ready reports, offers AI insights that work on your own data, and runs in six languages, including Arabic. If those are the features you need, we would love you to try it — and if not, one of the apps below may fit you better.

Epsy

Epsy is a polished, free seizure and medication diary made by a company that also builds neuromodulation therapy devices. Its standout strength is a large library of epilepsy education content that sits alongside the diary itself. It is currently English-only, so it suits English-speaking users best.

Seizure Tracker

Seizure Tracker is one of the longest-running seizure diaries, free on both the web and mobile. It has a strong record of collaborating with researchers and clinics, and it lets you contribute data to research projects if you choose. Data export is well supported, which makes it a safe long-term home for your records.

MyTherapy

MyTherapy is not an epilepsy app at all — it is a general medication reminder and adherence app. That narrow focus is its strength: if your main goal is never missing a dose, it does that job well. You will not get seizure-specific logging or epilepsy reports, so many people pair it with a separate diary.

EpiCentr

EpiCentr is an independent app whose focus is using an Apple Watch to alert contacts to possible seizure-like events, alongside an epilepsy journal. It stands out for offering many language localizations, though some features require a subscription. As with any detection tool, no app catches every seizure — our guide to wearable seizure detection devices explains the limits.

Epilepsy Journal

Epilepsy Journal is a simple, free logging app built by an independent developer with personal experience of epilepsy in the family. It keeps the essentials — seizures, triggers, medications, reports — without much else around them. If bigger apps feel like too much, that simplicity is exactly the appeal.

Two well-known apps that no longer exist

Two names still show up in older lists. My Seizure Diary, the Epilepsy Foundation’s app and once the default recommendation in the United States, was retired in 2022. Nile AI, a well-funded epilepsy management platform, has also been withdrawn. Both are reminders that even well-backed apps can shut down. If you are migrating from a retired app, or choosing a new one, insist on data export so your history can always move with you.

Which app should you choose?

It depends on what you need most:

• Simplest possible logging: Epilepsy Journal, or Epilepsy Mate if you also want quick-logging from a watch.
• Caregiver use: an app with shareable reports, so a parent or partner can stay in the loop — Seizure Tracker and Epilepsy Mate both fit here.
• Medication focus: MyTherapy for pure adherence, or Epilepsy Mate if you want alarm-grade reminders inside a seizure diary.
• Research participation: Seizure Tracker, with its long history of working with researchers.

Diaries are free or cheap to try, so install two and log with each for a week — the one you keep opening is the right one. And remember our bias: we make Epilepsy Mate, so weigh our recommendation accordingly.

The app matters less than the habit

Whichever app you land on, what improves appointments is the habit of keeping a seizure diary and sharing the results with your medical team — no app replaces your doctor’s advice. If you would like to see whether ours fits, you can read more about Epilepsy Mate as a seizure diary app or download it free for iPhone and Android.