Prevalence
11 Mio.
people in DACH with IBS symptoms — DGVS S3 guideline 2021 ↗
Press · DarmKompass
Press kit for journalists.
Headquartered in Munich · solo founder · GDPR-compliant · not a DiGA, no diagnosis.
Fact sheet
Six numbers for the fact box.
All figures verifiable — sources linked where public. No projections.
Trackers
0
trackers, ad cookies or third-party scripts — verifiable in the browser inspector
Hosting
Deutschland
application and database hosted in Germany · GDPR · no third-country transfer
Founded
2017
clearTime GmbH · commercial register Munich · HRB 226190
Price
kostenlos
for patients during the current phase, no signup required ↗
Business model
B2C
no advertising, no data sales, no VC funding — bootstrapped
Boilerplate · 2 sentences
Elevator pitch — copy verbatim.
Elevator pitch —
copy verbatim
DarmKompass is a free diary app for people with irritable bowel syndrome. It stores symptoms, FODMAPs and stress levels privately in the EU — no trackers, no ads — and generates a PDF report for the gastroenterology consultation at the press of a button.
— darmkompass.eu/presse
DarmKompass · DACHHeadline draft
11 M· IBS DACH
01Trackers, ad cookies, data sales0
02Application hosted in GermanyDE
03clearTime GmbH · HRB 2261902017
04Solo founder, no VC, no exit planBootstrapped
Free for editorial use — sources linked below.
Story angles
Five hooks for coverage.
Each hook stands on its own — no bundling required. Quotes are free to use (Michael Prechtel, founder).
European alternative in the IBS market
The German IBS-app market is dominated by a few providers that rely on third-party tracking, ad cookies, or offshore data processing. DarmKompass is the lean European counter-position: same diary function, hosted in Germany, no trackers, no ads, no data sales.
«Wer ein Reizdarm-Tagebuch auf dem Handy hat, sollte nicht erst die Datenschutzerklärung lesen müssen, bevor er eine Bristol-Stuhl-Skala antippt.»
— Michael Prechtel
Open-source audit as credibility anchor
DarmKompass plans to open up its source code in a controlled way — as a credibility anchor so that doctors, data protection officers and patient associations can audit it. This is unusual in the DACH IBS market: no comparable German diary is publicly auditable today.
«Wenn wir Patient:innen bitten, uns ihre intimsten Gesundheitsdaten anzuvertrauen, müssen sie hineinschauen dürfen — und mit ihnen jede Datenschutzbeauftragte.»
— Michael Prechtel
11 million IBS sufferers — and barely a solution
The DGVS S3 guideline estimates IBS prevalence in DACH at around 11 million. For many, the only realistic alternative is a paper diary or an expensive DiGA selling therapy before the pattern is even visible. There is a gap in between.
«Die meisten Reizdarm-Patient:innen brauchen keine Therapie-App, sondern ein ehrliches Logbuch — drei Wochen sorgfältig geführt, dann sieht der Gastroenterologe in Sekunden, was sonst Monate dauert.»
— Michael Prechtel
Solo founder vs. the DiGA ecosystem
DiGA apps must fund studies and pass certifications — costs that ultimately fall on health insurers. DarmKompass deliberately positions itself against this: not a DiGA, no insurer billing, no therapy promises. Instead, a diary that costs nothing and claims nothing.
«Ich baue kein abrechnungsfähiges Therapieprodukt. Ich baue ein sauberes Tagebuch, das jedem hilft — auch dem, der nie eine DiGA-Verschreibung bekommen wird.»
— Michael Prechtel
IBS diary meets cloud architecture
The founder works full-time as a cloud architect at Oracle. He applies the same discipline directly to health data: encryption, EU data residency, no third-party tracking — cloud standard, not marketing copy.
«In Cloud-Engineering ist Datenschutz ein Architektur-Problem, kein Marketing-Versprechen. Genau diesen Reflex bringe ich in DarmKompass mit.»
— Michael Prechtel
About the company
Boilerplate · clearTime GmbH.
clearTime GmbH is a Munich-based software company founded in 2017, registered with the commercial register at Munich Local Court under HRB 226190. Its core product is DarmKompass — a private IBS diary that helps patients structure symptoms, food intake and stress levels and generate a PDF report for medical consultations. The app is deliberately not a medical device and not a DiGA: no diagnosis, no therapy, no physician role. Instead, it offers deterministic pattern recognition based on the patient's own diary data. Hosting and data processing are exclusively in the EU. clearTime does not use ad cookies, trackers, data sales or VC funding. Managing directors: Michael Prechtel (cloud architect) and Peter Prechtel.
- Operator
- clearTime GmbH
- Managing directors
- Michael Prechtel · Peter Prechtel
- Address
- Hechtstraße 16, 81825 Munich, Germany
- Commercial register
- Amtsgericht München · HRB 226190
- VAT ID
- DE306623694 (§ 27 a UStG)
- Founding year
- 2017
Brand assets
Logo, colours, press kit.
Editorial use, unmodified. No co-branding without consultation.
Logo · SVG · 3 KB
Vector · scalable · transparent. Use this file for print and high-resolution backgrounds.
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Logo · PNG · 1024 px · 433 KB
Screen graphic · transparent. Suitable for high-resolution web headers and decks.
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Logo · PNG · 512 px · 151 KB
Web · social · transparent. Default size for social avatars and inline images.
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Brand colours · Hex
Banner gallery
Four banner sets · free for editorial use.
Over 590 pre-rendered banners in two sizes (1200 × 628 and 1200 × 1200), illustration-based and photo-based. Editorial use, unmodified.
Taglines · Illustration
30 emotional taglines · illustrations
30 native-German taglines × 8 layouts on the 6 brand illustrations. Best for social, content, editorial accompanying art.
240 PNG →Taglines · Photo30 emotional taglines · photos
Same 30 taglines paired with real photos (7 subjects: balcony, cafe, commute, notebook, kitchen, tea & journal, door) × 8 layouts.
240 PNG →RSA · OriginalBanner set · original
The original 100 RSA banners with A/B copy × 6 illustrations × 8 layouts plus Bristol cards.
103 PNG →RSA · CleanBanner set · clean (Google Ads)
Full-bleed illustration plus a small brand pill — copy is served in the RSA headline field. Compliant with Google Ads overlay rule.
12 PNG →Important note
What DarmKompass is not.
DarmKompass is not a DiGA, not a medical device, and not a diagnostic tool. It is a private diary for structured symptom documentation. Acute or severe symptoms belong in the hands of a physician.
Press contact
Direct line to the newsroom.
Reply on working days within 24 hours. For images, additional data or interviews — short email, I'll get back to you.