Parents of a child with epilepsy founded Seizure Tracker, and it shows. The iPhone app times and video-records a seizure in one step, and stopping the timer saves the event to your seizure library.

From there you add triggers, a description and what happened afterward, plus any VNS use or rescue medication given.

• Times the event and records video in one step on the iPhone
• Logs VNS use and rescue medication beside each seizure entry
• Syncs to SeizureTracker.com, where months of graphs build up for the neurologist
• Emails graphs and reports to the neurology office before a visit

Picture a weeknight: your son's seizure starts at the dinner table. One parent keeps him safe while the other times it from the app, then adds short sleep and a late lunch before bed.

Logging stays manual, so overnight events need a witness or an alert app. Create the free website account first, then sign in on the main logging phone.

Monthly, review the website graphs for patterns to raise with the neurologist.

Epsy, from LivaNova, puts the medication routine beside the seizure log. You enter the med plan, get a nudge when the next dose is due, and log seizures, side effects and auras.

After about a week of logging, Insights starts showing trends in seizures and side effects.

• Sends a dose reminder when the next medication is due
• Logs emergency medication and as-needed doses with seizures, side effects and auras
• Builds Insights charts once about a week of entries exist
• Shares an overview report with the doctor and care team

That helps with the conversation many families find hardest: a dose change. If a new medication starts in March, Insights shows the neurologist how seizures and side effects moved in the weeks after.

Enter the full medication plan first, then log moods and side effects daily; steady entries sharpen trends.

Epsy centers on one person's log, with optional Apple Watch logging and Apple Health on iPhone. Sharing points toward the doctor, so test a second caregiver first, and compare medication reminder apps for dose routines.

Helpilepsy is a free, ad-free diary from Neuroventis. It logs seizures, side effects, treatments, appointments and reminders, then turns them into personal reports for the consultation.

Several caregivers can use the same login on their own phones, so the parent at school pickup and the parent at work add to one diary.

• Sets reminders for everything from tablets to exercises
• Turns the diary into personal reports for each consultation
• Links a NightWatch so detected overnight activity logs automatically
• Shows a seizure dashboard next to the current treatment

Say grandma has your daughter on Wednesdays. With the shared login on her phone, she logs the afternoon event while it is fresh, and you see it on the dashboard that evening.

Over 200 healthcare professionals use the Neuroventis dashboard in consultations, so ask whether your neurology office does.

A shared login works like a shared house key: everyone holding it sees and edits everything, so choose who gets it. For NightWatch, set up the device with its supplier first, then check the diary next morning.

EpiWatch is an FDA-cleared Apple Watch app that looks for patterns associated with tonic-clonic seizures during rest. The clearance covers prescription use alongside existing monitoring for ages 5 and older.

Its developer reports 98% of tonic-clonic seizures detected in clinical trials, with 0.08 false alarms per 24 hours.

• Calls, texts and emails the caregiver list with GPS location after a detection
• Lets you add as many caregivers as the night needs
• Offers a HELP button for a manual alert
• Sends test alerts to confirm the chain works before bedtime
• Keeps a free seizure diary for anyone, with or without a prescription

Family Setup matters for younger users: a parent can set up a cellular Apple Watch for a child from their own iPhone. Automatic detections also appear on the in-app calendar.

The diary is free for anyone. Detection and alerts need a clinician's prescription, a compatible Apple Watch and a subscription.

Ask the prescriber whether the cleared indication fits the events you need covered, then keep the watch charged and connected during rest.

Epipal runs in the background on a phone or watch and watches for the strong rhythmic movement of tonic-clonic seizures, plus several kinds of falls, adding heart-rate data from Apple Health on iPhone.

When it suspects an emergency, an alarm sounds, and once the countdown ends, the family circle gets an alert.

• Lets anyone in the circle add events and triggers, plus details, to the shared journal
• Shows whether a dose was taken through shared medication reminders
• Reaches the whole circle with an emergency button in two taps
• Shows the family over time how each medicine is working

Its family circle is the standout for caregivers. A teen at a sleepover can press the emergency button, and the parent at home sees the alert and the logged event.

The developer limits its detection claim to seizures with significant full-body movement, so ask the neurologist how that matches the events you see.

Try it free for seven days, and check your exact watch model with the developer; its Wear OS answers differ.

SeizAlarm uses iPhone motion sensors and Apple Watch motion or heart-rate sensors to spot irregular movement, with sensitivity controls you tune to the person.

When it triggers, emergency contacts get a phone call, text and email with GPS coordinates when available, and an optional siren or recorded voice message can play.

• Starts a Time Delayed Help countdown the person can extend
• Lists several emergency contacts, including international numbers for travel
• Keeps a log dashboard of each event
• Exports a neurology report for each appointment

Its delayed help request suits someone who can feel a seizure coming. If they stay unresponsive when the countdown ends, the request goes out to every listed contact by call, text and email.

The developer states SeizAlarm has no FDA approval as a medical device, and background GPS can shorten battery life, so keep a charger by the bed.

New accounts get a two-week trial of the Help Request Service. Set sensitivity during a calm week and send a test request to every contact before relying on it.

EpiCentr's watch app combines Apple Watch arm motion with heart rate from HealthKit to flag seizure-like triggers, falls and abnormal heart rate.

A trigger starts a 30-second countdown, and an uncancelled alert then goes to your emergency contacts with GPS coordinates when available.

• Runs separate modes for the monitored person and the caregiver
• Sends Help Now at once from the iPhone, or Delayed Help after a countdown
• Tracks triggers, side effects, auras and notes in one journal
• Builds monthly statistics reports for the neurologist

Delayed Help is handy while the watch charges, since it runs from the iPhone. Seizure records are captured automatically, and you can edit or add details afterward.

Its developer describes EpiCentr as a wellness app, so treat triggers as prompts to check in. Automatic monitoring needs an Apple Watch paired with the iPhone.

Plan when the watch charges, ideally during awake hours with someone nearby, and budget for the subscription after the two-week trial. Review the monthly statistics with the neurologist to see which triggers match real events.