Living with ME/CFS

An ME/CFS symptom tracker built around energy, not effort

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

What ME/CFS can involve

ME/CFS — myalgic encephalomyelitis, also called chronic fatigue syndrome — is a long-term condition whose defining feature for many people is post-exertional malaise: a worsening of symptoms after physical or mental activity, often arriving a day or two later. It is not ordinary tiredness, and rest does not simply fix it.

That delay between doing something and paying for it is exactly what makes ME/CFS so hard to describe in a ten-minute appointment. taluvu is designed to cost as little energy as possible: a check-in is a few taps, and it never asks you to fill in a form on a bad day.

How a day can feel

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

  • “If I do too much, I pay for it for days.”
  • “Resting does not fix it. It never has.”
  • “People keep telling me to try exercise.”
  • “I get a small window of good and I spend it on admin.”
  • “I have had to give up more than anyone realises.”

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 ME/CFS and it starts you with a palette, not a blank form.

These are things people living with ME/CFS 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.

  • Fatigue
  • Post-exertional crash (PEM)
  • Unrefreshing sleep
  • Brain fog
  • Muscle pain
  • Sore throat
  • Dizziness
  • Sensitivity to light or noise
  • 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 ME/CFS.

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

Getting taluvu

Carry ME/CFS 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.

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Coming to the App Store for iPhone — it is with Apple for review now.

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.