▲ 16 r/ipad

only realized how much I ignored my own health data once I opened it on the iPad

this is gonna sound dumb but bear with me

for years I was the guy who glances at the number on the watch, goes "huh", and moves on with his day. never actually sat down and looked at any of it. sleep, heart rate, whatever. it was all just sitting there and I never opened it.

last week for some reason I pulled it up on the iPad instead of the phone and it kind of threw me. not the app, the screen itself. on the phone a year of sleep is that tiny squished thing where you can't read anything. on the iPad I could see the whole stretch at once and suddenly it actually meant something. could see the bad month (work was rough, obvious in hindsight), could see stuff I'd never catch on the phone.

I dunno, it went from "checking" to "reading", if that makes sense. phone and watch are for a quick look. the iPad was the first time it felt like something you sit down and actually go through.

might just be me overthinking it though. do you guys open anything health or fitness on your iPad or is that phone territory for you and that's it? and outside of health, is there stuff you only really look at properly once it's on the big screen? been chewing on this and couldn't land anywhere.

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u/AlarmingDoughnut152 — 4 days ago
▲ 16 r/apple

watchOS keeps resisting the "shrink the iPhone app" approach, and I think that's the right call

Something I keep coming back to as an Apple Watch user and tinkerer: every year people ask for the Watch to do more, more apps, more screen, more iPhone-like features, and every year Apple mostly resists. The glanceable, complication-first model has aged better than I expected.

Full third-party apps on the Watch still feel like a compromise, while complications and quick interactions feel native to the wrist.

Do you think Apple is being appropriately disciplined here, or holding the platform back?

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u/AlarmingDoughnut152 — 7 days ago
▲ 239 r/apple

After a year building on HealthKit, Apple's health data is far richer than the Health app lets on

Spent the last year working closely with HealthKit as a developer, and the thing that keeps striking me is the gap between what the API exposes and what Apple's own Health app surfaces.

There are dozens of data types being written every day, HRV, respiratory rate, wrist temperature, cardio recovery, that the Health app either buries or never contextualises. It made me wonder why Apple, sitting on the richest consumer health dataset in the world, presents it so passively. Is it deliberate caution on the medical liability side, or just that Health has never been a priority product?

Curious what others who dig into their own data think.

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u/AlarmingDoughnut152 — 8 days ago

WeightSync Health: Automatic Weight Sync from Apple Health to Strava

Hi everyone, I'm the solo developer of WeightSync Health, an iOS app that automatically syncs your body weight from Apple Health to Strava — no manual entry, ever.

If you're a Strava athlete, you know how annoying it is to keep your weight updated manually. Strava uses your weight to calculate power output (watts/kg), estimated calories, and relative effort — so an outdated number quietly skews all of that. WeightSync fixes it automatically.

What it does:

  • Automatic Background Sync: Every time you step on your scale and it logs to Apple Health, WeightSync picks it up and pushes it to Strava in the background. Zero interaction needed.
  • Apple Watch Support: Log your weight directly from your wrist. The Watch app talks to your iPhone and syncs to Strava seamlessly.
  • Extra Weight / Equipment Weight: You can add extra weight on top of your body weight (think: backpack, gear, vest) so Strava always reflects your true total weight during a workout.
  • Home Screen Widgets: See your latest weight and sync status right from your home screen — no need to open the app.
  • Weight Evolution Chart (Premium): Visualize your total weight over time with a 7-day moving average and trend line. Available in 7D, 30D, 90D, and 1Y views.
  • Streaks & Milestones: Build a consistent weigh-in habit with streak tracking and milestone notifications.
  • Siri & Shortcuts Integration: Use Siri or the Shortcuts app to trigger actions like logging your weight.
  • CSV Export (Premium): Export your full sync history — date, weight, extra weight, total weight sent to Strava, and sync status — for your own records or analysis.
  • Weekly Report Notification (Premium): Every Monday morning, get a summary of last week's weight evolution with a deep link straight into your 7-day chart.
  • iCloud Sync (Premium): Your sync history stays in sync across all your devices automatically.
  • Retry Queue: If a sync fails (no connection, token expired, etc.), WeightSync queues it and retries automatically — nothing gets lost.
  • Languages: English, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish, French, Italian, German, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, and Simplified Chinese.

Pricing:

  • Free tier includes: weight loading from Apple Health, manual entry, home screen widgets, streaks, and Siri/Shortcuts integration.
  • Premium unlocks: background auto-sync, Apple Watch app, weight evolution chart, CSV export, weekly report, named extra weight profiles, and iCloud sync.
  • Monthly – $0.99 (7-day free trial)
  • Annual – $5.99/year

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/weightsync-health/id6757109803

I'd really appreciate honest feedback from Strava users and iOS athletes. What would you want to see added or improved? Feel free to leave a review on the App Store — it helps a lot as an indie dev.

Thanks for reading, and keep training!

u/AlarmingDoughnut152 — 8 days ago
▲ 2 r/promoteMyApp+3 crossposts

Stop looking at health data. Start acting on it with HealthVitals.

Hey everyone,

I have been building HealthVitals Pro for the past year, and today I want to share it with this community.

The idea is simple. Between your Apple Watch and your iPhone, you are generating thousands of data points every single day. Heart rate samples, sleep stages, HRV readings, SpO2, steps, distance, calories, workouts, weight, nutrition logs, and more. Apple Health captures all of it, whether it comes from your watch, your phone, a connected scale, or another app you already use. The problem is that surfacing any of it in a meaningful way means jumping between a dozen apps that never talk to each other.

HealthVitals Pro is the layer that sits on top of all of that data and makes it readable, actionable, and beautiful. No accounts to create. Your data stays yours, on your device and your own private iCloud, and never passes through our servers.

What it does:

  • Readiness Score built every morning from your sleep, HRV, and resting heart rate, so you know whether to push hard or take it easy
  • Vital Intelligence alerts that quietly watch your data and flag anomalies and patterns before you would ever notice them yourself
  • A daily Alerts inbox that gathers every insight in one place, so nothing gets lost the moment a notification disappears
  • Six clear health pillars: Movement, Training, Sleep, Heart, Body, and Nutrition, each with its own dedicated view
  • Deep trend charts across 30, 90, and 365 days for sleep, heart, activity, nutrition, and body composition
  • Correlation insights that connect the dots for you, like how your sleep affects your next day performance or how caffeine shows up in your rest
  • Detailed workout breakdowns with cardio load, heart rate recovery, and distance splits for every session
  • An activity heatmap that shows your consistency at a glance
  • Micronutrient tracking that goes well beyond calories, down to protein, caffeine, sugar, fiber, and more
  • A monthly health report you can actually hand to your doctor
  • Full history access going back as far as your Apple Health data exists
  • A companion Apple Watch app with your Readiness Score right on your wrist and glanceable complications

It is designed to be lighter, faster, and more direct than anything else in the category. No bloat. No weekly upsells. Just your data, clearly presented.

If you try it, I would genuinely love your feedback. This is an indie project and every piece of input shapes the next update.

How to claim:

  • App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/healthvitals-pro/id6759471194
  • Open the app and tap through to the paywall, then tap "Redeem"
  • Enter HealthLife for the annual plan at $17.99 (65% off, reg. price $49.99)
  • Enter HealthLifeForever for lifetime access at $34.99 (61% off, reg. price $89.99, and rarely offered)

You can also use it for free without the intelligence layer. If you'd like to explore the full experience, there's a 7-day free trial of the paid version.

Thanks for building a community worth posting in. I'd love to hear your feedback or feature requests. Feel free to DM me.

u/AlarmingDoughnut152 — 10 days ago

Your Apple Health data is already there. HealthVitals turns it into insights you can actually act on

Hey everyone,

I have been building HealthVitals Pro for the past year, and today I want to share it with this community.

The idea is simple. Between your Apple Watch and your iPhone, you are generating thousands of data points every single day. Heart rate samples, sleep stages, HRV readings, SpO2, steps, distance, calories, workouts, weight, nutrition logs, and more. Apple Health captures all of it, whether it comes from your watch, your phone, a connected scale, or another app you already use. The problem is that surfacing any of it in a meaningful way means jumping between a dozen apps that never talk to each other.

HealthVitals Pro is the layer that sits on top of all of that data and makes it readable, actionable, and beautiful. No accounts to create. Your data stays yours, on your device and your own private iCloud, and never passes through our servers.

What it does:

  • Readiness Score built every morning from your sleep, HRV, and resting heart rate, so you know whether to push hard or take it easy
  • Vital Intelligence alerts that quietly watch your data and flag anomalies and patterns before you would ever notice them yourself
  • A daily Alerts inbox that gathers every insight in one place, so nothing gets lost the moment a notification disappears
  • Six clear health pillars: Movement, Training, Sleep, Heart, Body, and Nutrition, each with its own dedicated view
  • Deep trend charts across 30, 90, and 365 days for sleep, heart, activity, nutrition, and body composition
  • Correlation insights that connect the dots for you, like how your sleep affects your next day performance or how caffeine shows up in your rest
  • Detailed workout breakdowns with cardio load, heart rate recovery, and distance splits for every session
  • An activity heatmap that shows your consistency at a glance
  • Micronutrient tracking that goes well beyond calories, down to protein, caffeine, sugar, fiber, and more
  • A monthly health report you can actually hand to your doctor
  • Full history access going back as far as your Apple Health data exists
  • A companion Apple Watch app with your Readiness Score right on your wrist and glanceable complications

It is designed to be lighter, faster, and more direct than anything else in the category. No bloat. No weekly upsells. Just your data, clearly presented.

If you try it, I would genuinely love your feedback. This is an indie project and every piece of input shapes the next update.

How to claim:

  • App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/healthvitals-pro/id6759471194
  • Open the app and tap through to the paywall, then tap "Redeem"
  • Enter `HealthLife` for the annual plan at $17.99 (65% off, Reg price: $49.99)
  • Enter `HealthLifeForever` for lifetime access at $34.99 (61% off, Reg price: $89.99, and rarely offered!)

You can also use it for free without the intelligence layer. If you'd like to explore the full experience, there's a 7-day free trial of the paid version.

Thanks for building a community worth posting in. I'd love to hear your feedback or feature requests! Feel free to DM me.

u/AlarmingDoughnut152 — 28 days ago

[iOS] [Free -> Free] HydroLog: Smart Hydration Tracker for iPhone & Apple Watch

Hey everyone! I'm the solo developer behind HydroLog, an iOS and watchOS app that helps you stay properly hydrated every day, with goals that actually adapt to your life.

What it does:

- Dynamic Hydration Goals: your daily goal adjusts automatically based on real-time weather and your activity level using WeatherKit. Hot day? Hard workout? HydroLog recalculates so you're never under or over your target.

- 60+ Drink Types: log water, coffee, juice, sports drinks and much more across 14 categories. The app tracks effective hydration, not just raw volume, so a cup of coffee counts differently than a glass of water.

- Apple Watch Support: full companion app with a three-tab layout for checking your ring, viewing your 7-day history and logging intake right from your wrist. Works offline and syncs automatically. Complications included.

- HealthKit Integration: your hydration data stays connected to the Apple Health ecosystem.

- Smart Notifications: reminders that keep you on track throughout the day without being annoying.

- Progress Ring & Weekly Chart: visual feedback at a glance on both iPhone and Apple Watch.

- Still building this solo: more drink types, deeper insights and new features are on the way.

- Free to download. Premium unlocks the full experience, including dynamic goals, all drink categories and Watch features.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/hydrolog/id6757146528

I'd love feedback from anyone who gives it a try, especially ideas for features you'd want to see. Leaving a review on the App Store also helps a lot.

Thanks for reading, and stay hydrated!

u/AlarmingDoughnut152 — 1 month ago

[iOS][Free] MyVitaminsApp: Essential Vitamins & Minerals Tracker

Hey everyone, developer here.

I take a few supplements every day and never had a clear picture of whether I was actually hitting my targets, or doubling up on something without realizing it. So I built MyVitaminsApp.

What it does:

  • Tracks 27 essential nutrients, 13 vitamins and 14 minerals
  • Personalized daily targets based on NIH reference intakes
  • Build your supplement stack once, then log with one tap
  • Smart reminders so you actually take them
  • Syncs everything to Apple Health
  • Daily dashboard and weekly insights to spot gaps
  • Apple Watch companion
  • CSV export if you want your data elsewhere
  • No account needed, everything stays on your device

Free to try. If you have ever wondered whether your stack is actually covering what you need, this should give you a straight answer.

Download here: https://apps.apple.com/app/myvitaminsapp/id6760433358

Would love feedback, especially on which nutrients or features you would want next.

u/AlarmingDoughnut152 — 1 month ago

Apple Watch complications

Hi.

I've developed a new watch app with complications. These complications replicate some of the info I see in the Watch App (data from the watch's HealthKit). The Watch App seems to be always updated, but the complications only update when I access the app.

I've tried many things, including Vibe coding (which always finds "something" but never fixes it).

Any help?

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u/AlarmingDoughnut152 — 1 month ago

How do you tell a "just tired" day from a "actually need to rest" day using your Watch?

Some mornings I wake up feeling rough and I can't tell if it's a normal off day or if my body is actually telling me to back off.

I've started peeking at resting heart rate and sleep before deciding whether to train, but I'm not confident I'm reading it right.

For those of you who use your Watch to make that call: what do you actually look at, and has it ever been clearly right or clearly wrong?

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u/AlarmingDoughnut152 — 1 month ago

What's the one thing you wish the Health app did that it just doesn't?

The Watch collects a genuinely impressive amount of data, but I often feel like the app just shows it back to me as charts without helping me make sense of any of it. I'd love something that connected the dots, like "you slept badly the nights after you trained late" or whatever.

What's your personal wishlist item? The thing you keep expecting it to do and it never does.

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u/AlarmingDoughnut152 — 1 month ago

Which health metric on your Watch do you wish you understood better?

There's so much data packed into the Health app and the Watch, and honestly, I look at half of it without fully understanding what it means for me day-to-day.

HRV is the big one for me. I see the number move around, but I never know what I'm supposed to do with that information.

What's the metric that you check but never really "got"?

Curious whether it's the same ones for everyone or if it's all over the place.

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u/AlarmingDoughnut152 — 1 month ago
▲ 7 r/AppsWithoutSub+2 crossposts

Bike Computer for iPhone

Hello,

I hope you are all well.

I combined my passion for cycling with my new hobby of coding and decided to create a bike computer for iOS (I have an iPhone). I built it for myself, and friends told me to make it available.

My goal isn't to replace real bike computers, but to give people who don't have one a way to have their own bicycle dashboard.

I would love to hear what you think about it. (If you already have a bike computer and also own a mount, it would be great to hear your comparison!)

The download link is here https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bikecomputerapp/id6758956968

Not selling anything. It's free! :-)

u/AlarmingDoughnut152 — 12 days ago

For those who've had a Watch for years: did it actually change any of your habits long term?

Lots of people (me included) get a Watch partly for the health and fitness side, get really into the rings and the stats for a few months, and then...

I'm not sure what happens after that. So I want to hear from the long timers. Two, three, five years in: is there anything about how you sleep, move, or take care of yourself that genuinely changed and stuck?

Or did the novelty wear off and it just became a nice watch that also tells the time?

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u/AlarmingDoughnut152 — 1 month ago

How do you explore your Apple Health data?

Hi Apple Watch Users,

When you use your Apple Watch, the amount of health data it generates is enormous.

At the same time, I see Apple Health as a data hub, not a real analytics tool.

So, if you are a health data nerd, what are you using to support your health data navigation?

Thanks! :-)

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u/AlarmingDoughnut152 — 2 months ago

How do you explore your Apple Health data?

Hi Apple Watch Users,

When you use your Apple Watch, the amount of health data it generates is enormous.

At the same time, I see Apple Health as a data hub, not a real analytics tool.

So, if you are a health data nerd, what are you using to support your health data navigation?

Thanks! :-)

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u/AlarmingDoughnut152 — 2 months ago
▲ 33 r/WebSoftGiveaway+2 crossposts

[iOS][4.99 -> Free] Bike Computer : Every ride, perfectly tracked

Hey everyone, let me introduce an app I built for my own cycling adventures!

And this week only.... Free forever, no subscription, no ads!

Available worldwide, including the EU!

BikeComputerApp is a cycling tracker app that lets you record and review your rides with all the data you care about.

Track your rides with GPS, monitor your speed, distance, elevation and heart rate in real time. After each ride, review your stats, see your route on the map, and keep a full history of your cycling activity.

Key Features

  • Real-time GPS tracking
  • Speed, distance, and elevation monitoring
  • Heart rate tracking
  • Ride history with full stats
  • Route map replay
  • Weather data for each ride
  • Apple Health integration
  • Dark/Light mode
  • Support the developer with a tip (totally optional!)

It's completely free, forever. Feedback is always welcome!

Download it here -> https://apps.apple.com/app/bikecomputerapp/id6758956968

u/AlarmingDoughnut152 — 2 months ago

HealthVitals Pro: I built an app that connects your Apple Health data instead of just displaying it

HealthVitals Pro: Your health data, finally working for you 🫀

A: Answer: Most health apps dump your Apple Health data on screen and call it done. HealthVitals Pro actually reads it. It pulls data across six pillars: Movement, Training, Sleep, Heart, Body, and Nutrition, and surfaces only the insights that genuinely matter for your day. No noise, no bloat. Just a clear picture of how your body is doing and why. 100% on device, no account, no cloud uploads. Your data stays yours. iPad and Apple Watch apps included.

B: Better: Bevel and Sonar show you metrics. HealthVitals Pro connects them. The Vital Intelligence system runs in the background, detects anomalies in your data, spots correlations between habits and outcomes, and sends you a Morning Briefing before your day starts. It also tracks milestones and builds a Personal Formula: a composite score of what a good day actually looks like for you specifically, not a generic population average. Apple Watch support with complications and three display styles included.

C: Cost: Free to download. Activities history is limited to the last 7 days on the free tier. Premium unlocks the full Vital Intelligence system, Trends, complete Activities history, and Nutrition tracking.

  • Monthly: $4.99/month
  • Annual: $49.99/year
  • Lifetime: $159.99 $79.99 one time payment, no subscription ever

No ads. No accounts. No data leaving your device.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/healthvitals-pro/id6759471194

u/AlarmingDoughnut152 — 2 months ago