iOS App — Available Now

Your daily companion through ACL recovery

365 days of personalized recovery content, daily tracking, and milestone celebrations. Built by a patient, backed by science.

Download on the App Store
ACL Buddy app screenshot
Features

Everything you need to
track your recovery

One app that covers every dimension of ACL recovery — physical, emotional, and everything in between.

📅
365 Days of Content
Daily updates on what's healing biologically, athlete recovery stories, and emotional support — personalized to exactly where you are in recovery.
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Pain & Swelling Tracking
Log pain (0–10) with location and type, swelling levels, and confidence scores. See trends over time and share with your care team.
📐
Range of Motion
Track flexion and extension measurements daily. Watch your ROM improve week over week with clear visual charts.
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Recovery Milestones
44 pre-defined milestones covering every phase of ACL recovery. Create your own with custom emoji. Celebrate every win.
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Mood & Journal
Daily mood check-ins with context notes and free-form journaling. Recovery is as mental as it is physical — track both.
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Photo Progress
Capture and track visual recovery progress over time. See your knee heal, side by side, from day one to return to sport.
For Providers

Built for patients.
Designed for providers.

See how your patients are really doing between appointments. Real data, every day.

Currently used by patients of orthopedic clinics in the US, Europe, and India.
Interested in ACL Buddy for your clinic?
Get in touch at julius@aclbuddy.com
How it works

Up and running in minutes

Three simple steps. Then just check in daily and watch your progress compound.

1
Download & set up
Enter your surgery date, graft type, and recovery details. ACL Buddy calibrates everything to your exact timeline.
2
Check in daily
A quick 60-second daily check-in tracks everything your PT wants to know — pain, ROM, mood, swelling, and more.
3
Watch your progress
See trends, hit milestones, and share your data with your care team before every appointment. Progress feels good.
About

Built during recovery

🚵 January 7, 2026

In 2024, Julius Moorman crashed his BMX bike and tore his ACL. After surgery in January 2026, frustrated by not being able to see or feel daily progress, he built ACL Buddy from his couch.

What started as a personal project has grown into a tool used by patients across the world, with orthopedic surgeons and physical therapists now requesting access to patient dashboards.

The app is backed by 11 peer-reviewed medical sources and every piece of content has been reviewed for clinical accuracy.

365
Days of personalized recovery content
44
Recovery milestones to celebrate
11
Peer-reviewed medical sources
Jan '26
Built during recovery, day one
Reviews

Loved by patients
around the world

★★★★★
"Really thoughtful and encouraging app. Forces me to look at the data and the positives in the long road of recovery."
App Store Review
★★★★★
"It keeps getting better with every update, amazing"
App Store Review
★★★★★
"I showed this app to my physical therapist and she loved it."
ACL Buddy user
Cleveland, OH

Start your recovery
journey today

Free to download. Built by a patient who knows exactly what you're going through.

Download on the App Store
Are you a provider? Contact us at julius@aclbuddy.com