Living with arthritis

An arthritis symptom tracker for stiff mornings and stubborn joints

A chronic illness tracker and gentle companion that already knows what arthritis can involve — so you do not have to explain it from scratch.

What arthritis can involve

Arthritis covers several conditions, and osteoarthritis is the most common of them: joint pain and stiffness that build over years, worse after rest or after a day that asked too much. The joints people notice first are usually knees, hips and hands, and the effect is less about one bad moment than about the slow narrowing of what feels possible.

What makes it hard to describe is the variation. Some days are fine. A record kept across weeks shows the proportion that were not, and what tended to come before them, which is a more honest answer than whichever day happens to precede your appointment.

How a day can feel

If your days sound anything like this, taluvu was made with you in mind.

  • “The first half hour of the morning is the worst.”
  • “It is the stairs that tell me how today is going.”
  • “Weather talk is not small talk for me.”
  • “I have stopped doing things without deciding to.”
  • “Some days are fine, which makes it harder to explain.”

These are the kinds of things taluvu invites you to say in your own words — never a checklist of what anyone “should” have.

What taluvu helps you keep track of

Choose Arthritis and it starts you with a palette, not a blank form.

These are things people living with arthritis often want to keep an eye on. Remove any you do not need, add your own, and check in with a few taps on the days you have very little to give.

  • Joint pain
  • Stiffness
  • Joint swelling
  • Reduced movement
  • Fatigue
  • A journal in your own words, not a score
  • A plain-English week view of what stands out
  • A Doctor Summary you own and can print
  • Your care team’s details in one place

taluvu never claims one thing caused another. It shows what is worth noticing and leaves the medicine to your doctor. See how a check-in works.

A calm, colour-coded week view of someone's health story in taluvu, showing gentle patterns rather than a raw score.

Trusted information and support

Places we point people to for arthritis.

The same sources and communities taluvu links to inside the app. They are independent of us; please check anything important with your own care team.

Information sources

Communities

Questions people ask

Arthritis and taluvu, in plain answers.

Short, honest answers about what taluvu does and does not do for arthritis. Nothing here is medical advice.

Is taluvu an arthritis tracker?

Yes. Arthritis is built into taluvu with a starting palette of joint pain, stiffness, joint swelling, reduced movement and fatigue. You can add the joints and details that matter to you and write a line about the day.

Can I record which joints were affected?

Yes. Every check-in has room for a line in your own words, so you can note that it was hands today and knees yesterday. Which joints, and how often, is the detail that is hardest to recall accurately later.

Does taluvu suggest exercises or treatments?

No. taluvu does not give exercise, medication or treatment advice. It records what you noticed, and leaves what to do about it to you and your GP, physiotherapist or rheumatology team.

Is it worth recording when some days are fine?

Yes, and the good days are part of the point. A record shows the proportion of a month that was difficult, rather than leaving an appointment to be judged on whichever day happens to come first.

Getting taluvu

Carry arthritis with a little more company.

taluvu is an iPhone app. A membership comes with a free trial, and the price and terms are shown in full before you are ever asked to pay.

Download on the App Store See how taluvu helps See a real Doctor Summary

Other conditions

taluvu understands more than one thing at once.

Over a hundred conditions are built in, including living without a diagnosis yet. Choose as many as apply.

taluvu is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Nothing on this page is a substitute for advice from your own doctor or care team. taluvu helps you organise and describe your own experience — see the Medical & AI Disclaimer.

If you are in crisis or need urgent help, contact your local emergency services or a crisis line. In the UK, call 999 in an emergency, NHS 111 for urgent advice, or Samaritans free on 116 123.