Logging happens when memory is worst
Pain is exactly when reconstructing the workday feels hardest.
iPhone beta for desk workers
Trace the workday patterns behind your neck and head pain.
Log pain by voice or with a tap, check your desk posture with your iPhone camera or AirPods, and let the Mac companion count your unbroken work sessions. Achetrace lines it up so you can see what tends to come before the pain, and bring a clear summary to your next appointment.
Free during the beta. Not ready to test? Join the waitlist for one email at launch.
- No keystrokes or screen content
- Every data source is opt-in
- Delete your account in the app
45-day window
Timeline context is designed to cite the logs behind each pattern.
Who it is for
Built for pain where the desk is part of the story.
- Recurring neck, shoulder, upper-back, or tension-type head pain.
- Workdays with long computer sessions.
- Clearer notes for a PT, clinician, or ergonomics visit.
- Privacy and opt-in controls matter to you.
Why diaries miss it
Pain logs alone ask your memory to do too much.
You already know the drill: the ache shows up, someone asks what changed, and the honest answer is "I don't remember."
Work context disappears
Long sessions, skipped breaks, and late-night computer time are easy to forget.
Appointments compress months into minutes
A raw diary is hard to scan in a 15-minute visit; patterns get lost in the retelling.
What's in the beta
Capture what memory drops.
Four ways to record your workday as it happens. Every one is optional, and each shows what it keeps.
Work-session context
Mac companion · sample data6h 52mActive computer time
96mLongest unbroken session
4Breaks over 5 min
38mLate-night minutes
No keystrokes, screenshots, URLs, window titles, clipboard, or screen content.
Say it, then check it
Say what happened (“neck pain since lunch, about a 6, took a painkiller”) and review each item before it's saved. Or tap where it hurts on the body map.
Audio is never uploaded to Achetrace. You see the transcript first, and nothing saves until you accept it.
A 10-second posture check
Prop your iPhone at your desk and start a short guided check. It estimates head and shoulder position against your own baseline, and you save or discard the result.
Frames are processed on your phone. No photo is saved, synced, or uploaded. It's an estimate, not medical-grade.
Head tilt while you work
Start a session and supported AirPods estimate how far, and for how long, your head tilts forward.
Head tilt, not a neck measurement. Shown on its own, never blended into a single posture score. Off until you turn it on.
Your workday, in totals
A menu-bar companion counts active computer time, your longest unbroken session, breaks, and late-night use. Pair it or remove it from your phone.
Never captures keystrokes, screenshots, URLs, window titles, clipboard, or screen content.
Optional: bring in steps, sleep, and workouts from Apple Health.
Privacy as a feature
Privacy you can inspect, not just trust.
Every source is optional, nothing watches your screen, and you can delete your account and its data from inside the app.
Stays on your iPhone
- Camera frames from posture checks
Your private account
- Pain episodes and notes
- Posture measurements you save
- Mac work-session totals
- Apple Health data you allow
Never collected
- Keystrokes, screenshots, or screen content
- URLs, window titles, or document names
- Posture photos
- Voice recordings
- No ads, and we never sell your health data.
- Delete your account and its data in the app, without a support ticket.
- Billing is kept separate from your health data.
Honest insights
Insights that show their homework.
Each insight shows its time window, how much data it rests on, and how strong it is, from a hunch to a consistent pattern. It never turns a correlation into a cause.
Pattern worth testing6 sessions
Mobility days looked different
In the last 45 days, headache logs tended to be lower after yoga or mobility sessions. This is based on 6 sessions, so read it as a pattern to test, not proof of cause.
- Window
- 45 days
- Strength
- Pattern worth testing
- More certain with
- 4 more weeks of logs
Yoga caused the change.
This sounds causal, ignores sample size, and drifts into medical-claim territory.
Appointment summary
May 1 - June 14
Pain trend
Most common areas
Neck, right shoulder, tension-type head pain.
Questions
What should I ask about my afternoon headaches?
Built for the appointment
Bring a cleaner history, not a raw diary.
A summary your clinician can scan quickly: your pain trends, where it hurts, what you tried and how it went, your work and posture context, and the questions you want to ask. You preview all of it before you share a PDF.
Request clinician previewHow it works
From pain log to a better appointment, in four steps.
- 1
Log it in seconds
Speak or tap: where it hurts, how much, when it started, and what you tried.
- 2
Add context if you want it
Posture checks, AirPods sessions, the Mac companion, and Apple Health are each optional, and each can be turned off.
- 3
See patterns, with their caveats
Each insight shows its window, its sample size, and how strong it is.
- 4
Bring a clear summary
Preview it, then share a PDF with your clinician or PT.
FAQ
Honest answers to fair questions.
Is Achetrace available now?
Not in the App Store yet. Achetrace is in a private beta on iPhone, with a Mac companion. Join the beta list, and check the beta page: each build is linked there once it's posted.
Is this medical advice?
No. Achetrace is a general wellness tool for tracking patterns and preparing for appointments. It does not make clinical decisions or replace qualified care.
What does the Mac companion collect?
Totals only: active computer time, your longest unbroken session, breaks of five minutes or more, and late-night use.
Does it watch my screen?
No. The companion never captures keystrokes, screenshots, screen recordings, URLs, clipboard contents, document names, window titles, or message content.
Does the camera run continuously?
No. A posture check runs only when you start it, for 5 to 15 seconds. Frames are processed on your iPhone, and no photo is saved or uploaded.
What happens to my voice recordings?
Speech recognition turns what you say into text, Achetrace shows you the text, and the app discards the audio. Recordings are never uploaded to Achetrace, and nothing is saved until you review it.
Do AirPods measure my neck?
No. They estimate head tilt, not neck angle. Achetrace shows it on its own and never combines it with camera checks into a single score.
How much will Achetrace cost?
The beta is free. At launch, logging, voice, posture checks, and insights stay free, and the appointment-summary export becomes part of one paid plan on iPhone. Pricing isn't set yet.
Can I delete my data?
Yes. Delete your account in the app, and its data is removed from our servers and from the app.
Is there a clinician version?
Not at launch. Clinicians and PTs can request a preview of the sample summary. The first priority is a summary you control and share.
iPhone beta
Help shape the pain tracker for desk workers.
Join the beta list; each build is linked on the beta page once it's posted. Prefer to wait? Join the waitlist for one email at launch.
- Free during the beta
- Withdraw anytime
- No health details collected here