Living with rheumatoid arthritis

A rheumatoid arthritis symptom tracker for stiff mornings and unpredictable flares

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

What rheumatoid arthritis can involve

Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune condition in which the immune system attacks the lining of the joints, causing pain, swelling and stiffness — often worst first thing in the morning — along with a flu-like fatigue that is easy to underestimate. It can also affect other parts of the body, and it comes and goes in flares.

It is not the wear-and-tear arthritis people assume it is. Rheumatology teams ask how often you flare, which joints are involved and how long the morning stiffness lasts — exactly the detail that is hard to recall on the day, and easy to read back from a record you kept as it happened.

Across a review of over 5,500 patients, the average time from symptoms starting to treatment beginning was almost a year.
Source: Review published in Rheumatology International

How a day can feel

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

  • “Mornings are the price I pay for having slept.”
  • “My hands do not do what I ask them to.”
  • “Something new swells up and I have stopped being surprised.”
  • “People think this is the arthritis their nan had.”
  • “I plan around stiffness the way others plan around weather.”

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 Rheumatoid arthritis and it starts you with a palette, not a blank form.

These are things people living with rheumatoid 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
  • Morning stiffness
  • Joint swelling
  • Fatigue
  • Flu-like feeling
  • Reduced grip
  • Low-grade fever
  • 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 rheumatoid 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

Getting taluvu

Carry rheumatoid 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.

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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.