Gut Hero Is Now Aidy: Same IBD App, New Name

Gut Hero is now Aidy. The app that people with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis have been using to track symptoms, meals, and food triggers has a new name, a new icon, and the same purpose. With version 1.0.8, released on August 25, 2025, the App Store listing and the app itself changed from Gut Hero to Aidy. If you used Gut Hero, you are already using Aidy, and nothing about your account or your logs has changed.

Gut Hero and Aidy Are the Same App

Aidy is the same product that was previously called Gut Hero, and before that, IBD Hero. The name changed twice in a short period. In July 2025, version 1.0.5 renamed IBD Hero to Gut Hero, and in August 2025, version 1.0.8 renamed Gut Hero to Aidy. All three names refer to one app, built by the same team, distributed through the same App Store listing.

That means any review, forum post, social media mention, or article that refers to Gut Hero or IBD Hero is describing the app now called Aidy. The features people wrote about under the older names, such as symptom and stool logging, meal photos, food trigger insights, and the educational chat, are the same features available in Aidy today. If you are searching for the Gut Hero app and cannot find it, search for Aidy: Manage Crohn's & Colitis instead.

What Changes for Gut Hero Users

For existing users, the change is mostly cosmetic. The app updates in place through the App Store, so you do not need to download anything new, create a new account, or move your data. Your symptom history, stool logs, meal entries, and insights carry over exactly as they were. The things you will notice are the new Aidy name under the app icon, a new logo and splash screen, and updated wording throughout the app that says Aidy where it used to say Gut Hero.

Notifications, reminders, and settings stay as you set them. Meal photo analysis still works the same way, and the insights screen still looks for connections between what you eat and how you feel. If anything looks different after updating that you did not expect, you can send feedback from inside the app, and the same team that built Gut Hero will read it.

Why We Renamed Gut Hero to Aidy

Gut Hero started as a small project to help people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) figure out which foods seemed to make their symptoms worse. As more people with Crohn's and ulcerative colitis started using it, the app grew into something broader: a daily companion for tracking symptoms, organizing what happens between doctor visits, and understanding a long-term condition. The company was growing up at the same time, and we wanted the app to carry a name that could grow with it.

Aidy is the name of the company that builds the app. Bringing the product and the company under one name makes it simpler for patients, clinicians, and partners to know who is behind the app and where to find it. It also gives us a name suited to a health tool people rely on for years, through flares and remission alike. The mission is the same as it was under Gut Hero: help people with IBD understand their condition, stay on track with their care, and walk into appointments with a clear picture of how they have been doing.

Where to Find Aidy

Aidy is available on iPhone as Aidy: Manage Crohn's & Colitis on the App Store, and more information is available at aidyhq.com. If you previously downloaded Gut Hero, updating the app is all you need to do. If you are new, downloading Aidy gives you the same app that Gut Hero users have been using, under its new name.

For anyone comparing IBD apps, researching Gut Hero, or reading older reviews, the short version is this: Gut Hero, IBD Hero, and Aidy are one product. Anything written about Gut Hero applies to Aidy, and Aidy is where all future updates will appear. Aidy provides educational support and tracking tools for people with IBD, and it does not replace advice, diagnosis, or treatment from your gastroenterologist or care team.