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Moya for chronic hives

Chronic hives tracker: the itch, the swelling, and what else was true that day

Wheals that come and go within hours but keep returning, most days, for weeks. Moya is somewhere to log each one alongside sleep, stress and anything you tried, so you and your clinician have more than memory to go on.

Quick answer

What is the best way to track chronic hives?

Log whether hives appeared, how itchy they were, and any swelling, alongside heat, tight clothing, alcohol, painkillers and stress that day. In most chronic cases no single trigger is ever found, and a clear record of that is itself useful.

About

What chronic urticaria is

Chronic urticaria is recurring hives, raised itchy wheals that usually fade within a day though new ones can keep appearing, on most days for six weeks or longer. In many chronic cases no single external cause is ever found, and that itself is a common and useful thing to be able to tell a clinician.

The method

What to record, and what it is for

What to log

  • Whether hives appeared, and how itchy they were
  • Any swelling of the lips, eyelids, hands or elsewhere
  • Heat, tight clothing, pressure or sweat that day
  • Alcohol, painkillers or other medications taken
  • Illness, infection or anything unusual that week
  • Sleep and stress
  • How long a wheal took to fade, if you noticed

What patterns are worth looking for

  • Whether flares cluster around heat, pressure or tight clothing
  • Whether a painkiller or alcohol shows up before a bad day
  • Whether flares track with stress or a recent illness
  • Whether, after weeks of logging, no consistent pattern appears at all, which is itself a common and useful finding

What to take to an appointment

  • How many weeks this has been happening, since six weeks is the usual line between short-lived and chronic hives
  • What you have already tried, and whether it helped
  • Photographs of a wheal, since they typically fade within a day and are rarely visible at an appointment
  • Anything you have noticed, including a lack of pattern
  • The one question you most need answered
In the app

What a chronic hives tracker can and cannot show you

Moya does not present charts for you to interpret. Every so often it gently reflects back what you have been logging, in plain sentences, for example:

“Your flare days have not lined up consistently with any single thing you logged.”

These are simply observations from your own entries, on your own terms. Moya is a wellness tool, not a medical device: it never diagnoses or gives medical advice, and a reflection is a conversation starter for you and your clinician, never a conclusion.

In the app

How Moya handles it

A photo diary that shows change

Skin changes slowly, and memory is unreliable. Progress photos stay organised and private, so you can compare honestly across weeks and months.

One short check-in a day

Under a minute, which is what makes logging a calm day realistic. The calm days are what the flare days get compared against.

Your entries do not leave your phone

Health notes are personal. Moya is built so the record stays yours, and there is no account for it to be attached to.

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Questions

Questions people ask

What can I track with Moya for chronic hives?

Quick daily check-ins cover whether hives appeared, itch, any swelling, and context like heat, medications, alcohol, stress and illness. Everything is built for seconds-a-day logging, which matters for a condition this unpredictable.

Will Moya tell me what is causing my hives?

No. Moya is a wellness tool, not a medical device. In most chronic cases no single external trigger is ever identified, and Moya does not diagnose, treat or identify a cause. It reflects back what you logged, in plain language.

What counts as chronic urticaria rather than a one-off?

Hives on most days for six weeks or longer is generally where "chronic" starts, distinct from a short-lived reaction to something specific. If you are unsure which you are dealing with, that is worth raising with a clinician.

How long before tracking shows me anything?

A useful record usually needs several weeks, partly because six weeks is the diagnostic threshold itself, and partly because many chronic cases show no pattern, which takes sustained logging to establish confidently.

Is my health data private?

Yes. Your entries stay on your device. They are not uploaded to our servers or tied to an account, and you can export or delete everything at any time.

Can I use Moya as a hives diary?

Yes, that is what it is. Daily entries kept in one place, laid back out over time, which matters for a condition where each wheal has usually faded by the time you can show anyone.

Is there a free chronic hives app?

Moya is free to download, and keeping a daily record is free. Premium features are a subscription with a free trial, managed through your App Store account.

How much does Moya cost?

Downloading Moya is free. Premium features are offered as a subscription with a free trial, managed through your App Store account.

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Moya is a wellness tool, not a medical device. It does not diagnose or treat any condition, and choosing a condition in the app is you telling Moya what to record for you, not Moya telling you what you have. Speak to a doctor about diagnosis or treatment, and in an emergency, contact your local emergency services. See our Terms of Service for the full terms, including limitation of liability.

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