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's easy to underestimate. It can also affect other parts of the body, and it comes and goes in flares.
It isn't 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's 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.
Rheumatoid arthritis symptoms checklist to take to your GP
Tick what applies to you, note how often it happens, and take it to your appointment, so the conversation starts further along. It describes your experience. It does not say what is causing anything: ticking most of these does not mean you have Rheumatoid arthritis, and ticking a few does not mean you do not. Only a clinician can work that out with you.
The list comes from the NHS and charity sources linked further down this page, and from what people living with rheumatoid arthritis tell us they keep an eye on. It is a starting point, not a test.
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 don't 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's worth noticing and leaves the medicine to your doctor. See how the symptom tracker app works.
Trusted information and support
Places we point people to for rheumatoid arthritis.
The same sources and communities taluvu links to inside the app. They're independent of us; please check anything important with your own care team.
About this page: Published by taluvu and checked against the independent sources linked above on 27 September 2026. It has not been medically reviewed and is not medical advice. How we write and check these pages.
Questions people ask
Rheumatoid arthritis and taluvu, in plain answers.
Short, honest answers about what taluvu does and does not do for rheumatoid arthritis. Nothing here is medical advice.
Is taluvu a rheumatoid arthritis tracker?
Yes. Rheumatoid arthritis is built in, with a starting palette of joint pain, morning stiffness, joint swelling, fatigue, flu-like feeling, reduced grip and low-grade fever. You can add anything else that matters and describe it in your own words.
Can I record how long morning stiffness lasts?
Yes. Morning stiffness is in the palette and you can note how long it lasted in a check-in or the journal. How long the stiffness lasts, which joints are involved and how often you flare are the things rheumatology teams most often ask, and the hardest to recall on the day.
Is taluvu hard to use when my hands are bad?
It's built to ask very little. A check-in is a few taps, one tap is a complete entry on a bad day, and there's no typing required unless you want to add a line.
Does it replace the questionnaires my clinic gives me?
No. taluvu is not a medical device and does not produce clinical scores. It gives you a record in your own words that you can bring alongside whatever your clinic uses.
Getting taluvu
Carry rheumatoid arthritis with a little more company.
taluvu is a chronic illness tracker for iPhone and for your web browser. Each one is a separate membership with a free trial, and the price and terms are shown in full before you're ever asked to pay.
Taluvu Chronic Illness Tracker
TALUVU LTD · Health and Fitness · iPhone
Free to download, with a Taluvu Pro subscription inside
Taluvu Chronic Illness Tracker
TALUVU LTD · Health and Fitness · Computer
Start with a free week of Taluvu Pro, in your web browser
These pages cover experiences that can sit alongside rheumatoid arthritis. They are here to help you organise what you notice, not to suggest a diagnosis.
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.
