Uric acid, trending to target
Log every lab result and watch the line move toward the 6.0 mg/dL goal — in mg/dL or µmol/L. Seeing it drop is what keeps people on treatment.
Gout Tracker · Food Scanner · Purine & Uric Acid Log
The gout tracker & food scanner that actually works
Check whether any food is safe in seconds, log flares and uric acid in about 10 seconds a day, and uncover what really triggers your gout — backed by published purine data, not AI guesses.
Download on theApp Store
Coming soon toGoogle Play
- Verified purine sources
- Free core, fairly
- On-device & private
- Works offline
It's 3 a.m., your toe is on fire, and the internet is no help
Gout hits about 9.2 million U.S. adults — roughly 41 million people worldwide — and most of the advice out there is folklore. The food lists contradict each other. The apps hide the one number you came for behind a paywall, or guess it with AI. So you avoid "bad foods," still flare, and give up.
Gout Coach is the app that stops guessing — and starts proving what's actually going on with you.
Prevalence: U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) & the National Kidney Foundation.
Three jobs, done properly
Everything a gout sufferer actually searches for
Check it. Log it. Learn from it. No clutter, big tap targets, made for real life with gout.
Pillar 1 · Food Scanner
"Can I eat this?" — answered in seconds
Search any food, or point your camera at a plate, a package, or its ingredient list. Coach gives one clear verdict:
🟢 Safe 🟡 Moderate 🔴 High risk
- Shows the purine load, plus fructose and alcohol flags — because purines are only part of the story
- Real serving sizes: cups, pieces, fl oz — not just grams
- Built on published purine tables, with the source on every food
- Protective foods highlighted too — cherries, coffee, vitamin C, low-fat dairy
- Free and unlimited. We never paywall the safety lookup
Pillar 2 · Daily Log
Log your whole day in 10 seconds
One screen, tap-only, and it saves itself. The lower the friction, the more you'll actually do it — and the data is what finds your triggers.
- Flare, pain level, joints, water, alcohol, red meat — a tap each
- Flare Mode for an active attack: duration, meds, and what came before it
- Felt "the tingle"? Log early-warning signs before a full flare hits
- Track uric acid lab results against the 6.0 mg/dL target line
Pillar 3 · Your Triggers
Find what triggers your flares — not a generic list
After about two weeks of logging, Coach compares what you logged right before each flare with your normal days, and surfaces the patterns worth watching.
"7 of your 9 flares came within 48 hours of alcohol."
- Personal correlations from your data — proof, not folklore
- A conversation starter for your doctor, drawn from your own logs
Watch your uric acid fall — and walk into your appointment prepared
A doctor-ready PDF in one tap
Uric acid trend, flare history, medications, and your top trigger candidates — one clean summary you can hand to your rheumatologist. Stop trying to remember how bad last month was.
How it works
Three steps to fewer flares
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Check before you eat
Search or scan a food and get a Safe / Moderate / High-risk verdict with the real purine number behind it.
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Log your day in 10 seconds
Tap how the joints feel, your water, and what you ate. Flare? Switch to Flare Mode and capture it.
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See your triggers & share them
Coach reveals your personal patterns and turns them into a one-tap PDF for your doctor.
Why it's different
Most gout apps fail the same way. We fixed each one.
Built directly from the complaints sufferers leave about every other gout app.
| What matters | Typical gout app | Gout Coach |
|---|---|---|
| Food data | AI guesses or a shaky database | Published purine tables, source on every food |
| Seeing the purine number | Locked behind a paywall | Free & unlimited — always |
| Beyond purines | Purine-only (misses ~70%) | + fructose & alcohol flags |
| Serving sizes | Grams only | Cups, pieces, fl oz |
| Your triggers | Generic "avoid purines" list | Your personal correlations |
| Doctor report | None | One-tap PDF |
| Privacy | Accounts, ads, tracking | On-device, no account, no tracking |
| Offline | Needs a connection | Fully offline |
Verified against published purine data, including Kaneko et al., "Total purine and purine base content of common foodstuffs," Biol Pharm Bull 2014;37(5):709–721.
Pricing
Free where it counts. Premium where it pays off.
The safety lookup is free forever. Premium unlocks the analysis and convenience — never the basics.
Free
$0forever
- Food checker — unlimited search
- Daily log + flare log
- Manual uric acid entry + chart
- Last 30 days of history
- Fully offline · no account
Best value
Premium
$29.99/ year
about $2.50/month · or $4.99 billed monthly
- Camera food scan — plate, package or label
- Personal trigger analysis
- Doctor PDF reports
- Full history & trends
- Cloud backup & cross-device sync
No free trial. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account.
Your data stays yours
Private by design — because health data should be
Your logs live on your device. We run no servers and we never see, sell, or share your data. No accounts. No ads. No tracking SDKs.
- Everything works offline and on-device
- A meal photo is only sent out when you tap "Scan a meal"
- Optional backup goes to your own iCloud or Google Drive
Meet your coach
Coach Cherry has seen it all — and he's on your side
The cherry is the gout community's favorite ally for a reason. Coach Cherry is a veteran trainer, not a cartoon: calm, dry-witted, zero judgment. He laughs with you on the hard days, never at the toe.
"No shame in a flare — only in not tracking it."
His whole job is to make checking, logging, and learning so easy you actually keep at it.
FAQ
Questions people ask before downloading
Is Gout Coach free?
Yes. The food checker, the daily flare log, and manual uric acid tracking are free forever. Premium ($4.99/month or $29.99/year) adds camera food scanning, personal trigger analysis, doctor-ready PDF reports, full history, and cloud sync. We will never charge you to see whether a food is safe.
What foods are high in purines and should I avoid with gout?
High-purine foods commonly linked to gout flares include organ meats, red meat, game, anchovies, sardines, mussels, scallops, and beer. Gout Coach rates any food Safe, Moderate, or High-risk using published purine tables, and also flags fructose and alcohol — because dietary purines are only about a third of the uric-acid story.
Can Gout Coach scan my food with the camera?
Yes. Point your camera at a plate, a packaged product, or its ingredient list, and Coach names the food and gives the same Safe / Moderate / High-risk verdict. Camera scanning is a Premium feature; unlimited food search is always free.
What is a healthy uric acid level for gout?
Treatment guidelines generally target a serum uric acid below 6.0 mg/dL (about 360 µmol/L) to dissolve crystals and prevent flares. Gout Coach charts your lab results against the 6.0 line so you can see whether you're at target. Always confirm your personal target with your doctor.
Is my health data private?
Yes. Your logs stay on your device. Gout Coach runs no servers and never sees, sells, or shares your data. There are no accounts and no ads. The only time data leaves your phone is when you choose to scan a meal photo, or if you turn on optional cloud backup to your own iCloud or Google Drive.
Does Gout Coach work offline?
Yes. Food search and all logging work with no signal — at the store, at the restaurant, or on the road. Only the camera meal-scanning feature needs an internet connection.
Is Gout Coach available on Android?
Gout Coach launches first on iPhone. An Android version is coming soon to Google Play.
Is Gout Coach medical advice?
No. Gout Coach is for education and self-tracking only. It does not diagnose, treat, or replace your doctor, and it is not affiliated with the American College of Rheumatology or the National Kidney Foundation. Always talk to your doctor about managing your gout.
Stop guessing. Start knowing.
Check any food, log in 10 seconds, and find your real triggers — free on iPhone.
Download on theApp Store
Coming soon toGoogle Play