Tracking Chronic Prostatitis (CP/CPPS) Symptoms: What to Use in 2026
Chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is hard to explain in a short appointment. Symptoms come and go, there's often no single test, and treatment is usually a process of trying things and seeing what helps. A symptom record makes that process much clearer, for you and your urologist or physio.
A note before we start: we make Cypps, one of the options below. There are very few apps built for CP/CPPS, so this guide also covers what to do without one.
What to track
- Pain: where (perineum, testicles, penis, lower belly, lower back) and how bad.
- Urinary symptoms: frequency, urgency and the feeling of not emptying fully.
- Flares, with a start and end, and what you think set them off.
- Possible triggers: long sitting, stress, alcohol, bowel straining, recent sexual activity and UTI-like symptoms.
- Treatments, especially pelvic floor physiotherapy, which is a first-line treatment, and any medicines.
- The NIH-CPSI every few weeks. It's the questionnaire urologists use, scored 0 to 43 across pain, urinary symptoms and quality of life, and US urology guidelines recommend validated questionnaires like it for tracking change over time.
Your options
A paper diary and the NIH-CPSI
The simplest option: a notebook for daily symptoms and a printed NIH-CPSI every few weeks. It costs nothing and works, but it's easy to stop, and spotting patterns by hand is hard.
General symptom trackers
Apps like Bearable let you set up your own symptoms and look for links with your habits. They suit people who want to design their own tracking, but nothing is set up for CP/CPPS or the NIH-CPSI unless you build it yourself.
A CP/CPPS tracker
Cypps is built for CP/CPPS: a one-minute daily check-in for pelvic pain, urinary bother, urgency, stress and mood; sitting time, alcohol, pelvic floor physio and trigger point release; flares and the triggers research supports; the NIH-CPSI and a short self-report version of UPOINT, which shows which areas look most active; optional Apple Health or Health Connect sync; and a free PDF report for your urologist or physio. It's on Android now and coming to iPhone soon.
Common questions
Is there an app for chronic prostatitis or CPPS?
Yes. Cypps is built for CP/CPPS, with daily pelvic pain and urinary symptoms, flares, triggers, the NIH-CPSI and a report for your urologist. It's on Android now and coming to iPhone soon. A general tracker like Bearable or a paper diary with the NIH-CPSI also works.
What is the NIH-CPSI?
The NIH Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index is the standard questionnaire for CP/CPPS. It scores pain (0 to 21), urinary symptoms (0 to 10) and quality of life (0 to 12), for a total of 0 to 43. Tracking it every few weeks shows whether treatment is helping.
What should I track for CPPS?
Pain and where it is, urinary symptoms, flares, and likely triggers such as sitting, stress, alcohol and sexual activity, plus your treatments and an NIH-CPSI score every few weeks.
Can an app tell a CPPS flare from a urinary infection?
No. If you have fever, burning, cloudy or bloody urine, or feel unwell, see a doctor to rule out an infection. A tracker can help you notice when symptoms look different from your usual flares.
Try Cypps
A one-minute daily check-in built for CP/CPPS, with flares, triggers, the NIH-CPSI and a free report for your urologist or physio.
This article is for general information and isn't a substitute for medical advice. Valimia makes Cypps. Other apps are described from their own public descriptions as of October 2026 and may have changed.