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Track your symptoms. See your patterns.
The app built for women living with lipedema — to feel understood, organized, and ready for every appointment.
Free on iOS · Android coming soon · No credit card required
If you've ever blanked in an appointment, re-explained the same symptoms for the tenth time, or left feeling unheard — you're not alone.
Lipedema fluctuates daily. Memory isn't enough. You need a record.
Ninety seconds a day. A record that builds itself.
Check in daily
Rate pain, swelling, heaviness, and energy in under 90 seconds.
Log what matters
Food, movement, compression, MLD, your cycle, measurements — all in one place.
See your patterns
Your dashboard shows what triggers flares, what helps, and how your cycle affects symptoms.
Walk in prepared
Generate a clinician-ready PDF and hand your doctor something they can actually use.
Pattern awareness
Stop guessing what's driving your flares
Your dashboard maps pain, swelling, and energy against your cycle, diet, and care — week over week. What felt random starts to look predictable.
- Symptom trends across days, weeks, and months
- Cycle phase correlation with flare frequency
- Week-over-week comparisons at a glance
Appointment ready
Your doctor does care — but they need data, not memory
Most clinicians respond differently when you hand them a structured, timestamped record instead of a verbal summary. Every check-in builds that record automatically. Generate a PDF and let the data speak for you.
- Complete day-by-day symptom history with severity scores
- Body region tracking with affected areas
- Shareable PDF your doctor can actually use
Conservative care
Find out what's actually working — and what isn't
Log compression, MLD, aqua therapy, diet, and movement alongside your symptoms. Over weeks, you'll see exactly what's helping — and what isn't.
- Track 10+ conservative care measures
- Log exercise type, duration, and symptom response
- See food, diet, and cycle correlations
This app exists because I got tired of being dismissed
I spent years leaving appointments feeling worse than when I walked in — not because the pain was worse, but because I couldn't explain it clearly enough to be taken seriously. So I started writing everything down. When I brought that record to appointments, the conversation changed.
I built Lipedema IQ so no one has to invent their own system from scratch. Every feature comes from lived experience. This is not a product built at lipedema. It was built from inside it.
Privacy first
Your data is encrypted and never sold or shared
Medically careful
No diagnosis claims. A tracking tool, not a diagnostic device
Community-informed
Built from real needs, at every stage of the condition
“Sixty seconds a day changed how I manage my condition. I can see that my symptoms spike in the week before my period, and that certain foods make it worse. It’s empowering to have a record that shows what’s really going on.”
— Nour H., Diagnosed with lipedema, Stage 2
“I needed something to show, not just something to say. The symptom timeline I brought to my last appointment was the first time a doctor sat forward instead of leaning back. She ordered a referral on the spot.”
— Nataliah M., Suspected lipedema, currently in diagnostic workup
“After eight weeks of logging, I could see that my MLD sessions were doing more than compression alone, and that my flares almost always followed a specific dietary pattern. That's not something I'd have spotted in a spreadsheet.”
— Hannah A., Living with lipedema for 11 years, Stage 3
Your next appointment could be different
The record you bring to it is the only thing standing between another frustrating conversation and one where your symptoms finally make sense to your care team.
Android coming soon
Built for lipedema. Not adapted from something else.
Every feature in Lipedema IQ was designed around how this condition actually behaves — the fluctuations, the care protocols, the clinical conversations, the diagnostic journey.
Daily symptom check-ins
Pain, swelling, heaviness, tenderness, bruising, energy, and mobility — with body region mapping.
Pattern insights
Correlations between triggers and symptoms that build clarity over weeks.
Clinician-ready reports
Generate a PDF summary to share with your doctor, therapist, or surgeon.
Measurement tracking
Monitor circumference changes across 16 body regions with asymmetry detection.
Cycle & flare correlation
See how your menstrual cycle phases connect to symptom severity.
Food, exercise & care logs
Track diet approach, activity response, and conservative care treatments.
Common questions
Is my health data private?+
Yes. Your symptom data is encrypted and stored securely. It is never sold, shared with third parties, or used for advertising. You own your data. If you delete your account, your data is deleted with it. Full stop.
Is the app free?+
Yes. The core tracking features — daily check-ins, symptom history, and your personal dashboard — are completely free. A premium tier unlocks advanced pattern analysis, extended history, and full PDF report generation for appointments. You can start tracking today without spending anything.
Is Lipedema IQ a medical device?+
No. Lipedema IQ is a personal symptom tracking tool. It does not diagnose, treat, or make clinical recommendations. It helps you observe and record your own experience — which is something your care team cannot do for you. Nothing in the app should replace the guidance of a qualified healthcare provider.
What can I track?+
Pain, swelling, heaviness, and energy levels. Body measurements and affected areas. Cycle phase. Food and diet patterns. Conservative care measures including compression, MLD, aqua therapy, dry brushing, and more. Exercise type, duration, and intensity. Notes and custom tags. Everything is timestamped and organized so your history is always ready when you need it.
Can't I just use a notes app or a spreadsheet?+
A notes app doesn't know what lipedema is. It won't prompt you for cycle phase, compression hours, or the symptom categories clinicians care about. And it won't generate a clinical report for your appointment.
A spreadsheet stores data. Lipedema IQ interprets it.
Is there an app specifically for tracking lipedema?+
Yes — Lipedema IQ is a symptom tracking app built specifically for people living with lipedema. Unlike general health apps or symptom diaries, it tracks the things that actually matter for this condition: pain, swelling, heaviness, and energy; conservative care measures like compression and MLD; your menstrual cycle and its effect on symptoms; food, exercise, and body region changes. It also generates a clinician-ready PDF report you can bring to appointments. Available free on iOS and Android.
What is lipedema?+
Lipedema (ICD-10: E88.2) is a chronic condition involving the abnormal, symmetrical accumulation of fat — primarily in the legs, hips, and sometimes arms. The tissue is painful, prone to bruising, and resistant to diet and exercise. It is estimated to affect up to 11% of women and is frequently misdiagnosed as obesity or lymphedema. Lipedema is recognised by the NHS and the WHO as a distinct medical condition.
How is lipedema different from obesity?+
Lipedema fat is structurally different from ordinary adipose tissue — it accumulates symmetrically in the lower body regardless of overall weight, is painful and tender to touch, bruises easily, and does not respond to caloric restriction or exercise. People with lipedema often have a noticeable size difference between their upper and lower body. Weight loss may reduce fat elsewhere but leaves lipedema-affected areas unchanged.
What are the stages of lipedema?+
Lipedema is described in four stages. Stage 1: skin surface is smooth but underlying tissue is already nodular and tender. Stage 2: skin becomes uneven with a mattress-like texture; symptoms more pronounced. Stage 3: large tissue folds develop on inner thighs and around knees; mobility is affected. Stage 4: secondary lymphatic involvement develops (lipo-lymphedema). Stage does not determine symptom severity — someone at Stage 1 can experience significant pain.
How do I know if I have lipedema?+
Key signs include: symmetrical fat in both legs or arms (not the hands or feet), tissue that is painful or tender when pressed, easy bruising, fat distribution that does not change with diet or exercise, and symptoms that first appeared or worsened at puberty, pregnancy, or menopause. A formal diagnosis requires a clinician experienced with lipedema. Our free symptom checker can help you understand whether your symptoms align with common lipedema patterns.
Important: Lipedema IQ is a personal health tracking tool. It is not a medical device and does not provide diagnoses, treatment recommendations, or clinical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional for medical decisions.
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