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The readings you want a record of, each on its own chart, kept on your iPhone.
Log body readings, symptoms, periods, medical events and medication in one place, with optional read-only Apple Health sync.
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A chart for every readingEach metric has its own page with its latest value, the change since your last log and every reading on a chart fitted to your numbers.
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Events beside the numbersSymptoms with a severity, periods with flow, a test or a flu shot, and the doses you took sit on the same page as the readings.
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Read, never writtenApple Health can fill in weight, heart rate, blood pressure and sleep, but HourLife never writes to it and never replaces a reading you typed.
Your first week with Health
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Choose a few metrics
Tap "Metric". The first time, the library opens. Check two or three readings you already take, such as weight or blood pressure, or add your own with "Add Custom Metric".
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Log once
Tap "Metric" again for "Log Metrics". Each field shows your last reading beside it. Enter today's values and tap "Save".
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Give each one a cadence
Open a metric, then "⋯" and "Metric Settings", and choose how often you mean to take it. Insights uses that to tell you which ones need a reading.
Every step, in detail
- 1 Open Health and tap "Metric". The first time, this opens the metric library. Tap the metrics you want to track, or add your own with "Add Custom Metric".
- 2 Tap "Metric" again to open "Log Metrics", enter today's values and tap "Save".
- 3 To choose which readings appear when you tap "Metric", open the "⋯" menu, choose "Settings" and use "Metrics to Log".
- 4 If you want readings filled in for you, turn on "Enable Apple Health sync" in Health Settings and allow access when iOS asks. This step is optional.
One reading, a year at a time
Tap a metric on the Health page and it opens on its own page: the latest value, the change since your last log, a chart of every reading and the history under it. Here is a year of weigh-ins.
Sample · 14 weigh-ins, Oct 2025 to Oct 2026
Oct 18, 2026
↓ 0.3 from last log
The axis fits the readings.It runs from 78 to 86 kg here, so a 5.5 kg year fills the chart. From zero, the same line would be nearly flat.
History
- Oct 18, 2026↓ 0.379.1
- Oct 4, 2026↓ 0.279.4
- Sep 13, 2026↓ 0.279.6
- Aug 16, 2026↓ 0.479.8
- Jul 12, 2026↓ 0.680.2
- Jun 7, 2026↓ 0.880.8
Each row shows its change from the reading before. Tap a row for “Edit Log”, where you can change the value, the date or the note, or delete it.
A paired reading such as blood pressure lists both numbers, and its chart follows the first one.
The Health page, top to bottom
Under the six buttons, a line of totals, today’s medication and your five latest events. Then every metric in its group, each with a line of its last seven readings. Last night’s sleep follows Body when Apple Health has it.
Sample · Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026
Metrics8· 1 stale Events6· Symptom Meds1/1· Today
MEDICATION ›
RECENT HEALTH EVENTS
- SHeadacheSymptom · Oct 14, 2026 at 1:20 PM · 4/10
- AFlu shotAppointment · Oct 9, 2026 at 10:30 AM
- SCrampsSymptom · Oct 2, 2026 at 9:10 AM · 3/10
- PPeriodPeriod · Oct 2, 2026 - Oct 6, 2026 · Medium
- SHeadacheSymptom · Sep 30, 2026 at 6:40 PM · 5/10
SLEEP
BODY
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WeightOct 1879.1kg
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Body fatOct 419.6%
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WaistOct 488.8cm
CARDIOVASCULAR
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Resting HROct 1956bpm
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HRVOct 1948ms
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Blood pressureJul 30118/76mmHg
METABOLIC
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HbA1cAug 15.3%
PERFORMANCE
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Max push-upsOct 1132reps
- The lineOnly the shape of the last seven readings. It has no axis, so a small wobble and a large change can look alike. Tap the row for the chart.
- StaleBlood pressure was last taken on Jul 30, more than twice its monthly cadence ago. The row looks like the others; the count in the totals and Insights say it needs a reading.
- SleepREM and deep are shares of the time asleep. EFF is time asleep over time in bed. 7D AVG is the last seven nights.
When a metric needs a reading
Each metric has a cadence in “Metric Settings”. It counts as stale once it goes unlogged for twice that long, and the totals and Insights say so. Drag to see how long each cadence lasts.
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Resting HRDailyneeds a reading
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WeightWeeklyneeds a reading
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WaistMonthlyup to date
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HbA1cQuarterlyup to date
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Blood glucoseManual (No schedule)up to date
30 days after each one’s last reading: 3 up to date · 2 need a reading.
The line marks twice the cadence: 2 days for daily, 14 for weekly, 60 for monthly, 180 for quarterly. A metric with no schedule, the usual choice for blood glucose, never needs one. Nothing here is saved.
Apple Health is read, never written
With “Enable Apple Health sync” on, each time you open Health it reads the newest sample for each connected metric and weighs it against what is already there. It never writes back.
Four ways a sample lands
You typed 79.1 kg on Oct 18. Apple Health has 79.3 kg that day.
Yours is keptYour last resting HR is from Oct 18. Apple Health has 56 bpm on Oct 19.
AddedThis morning’s sync brought HRV 46 ms for Oct 19. A later sample says 48 ms.
UpdatedYour last body fat is from Oct 4. The newest sample Apple Health has is from Sep 28.
SkippedApple Health can fill in
Weight, body fat, lean mass and BMI. Resting heart rate, HRV, blood pressure, blood oxygen and VO2 max. Respiratory rate and body and wrist temperature. Sleep, with its stages.
Always typed by you
Waist. Blood glucose, HbA1c, cholesterol, HDL, LDL and triglycerides. Max push-ups, 1 mile run, grip strength and flexibility. Every custom metric.
Sleep comes in as a year of nights the first time, and after that as each night arrives.
Where the records stay
Health records stay on your iPhone.
They are kept out of iCloud, so moving them is something you choose.
- Sync with Mac
Pair a Mac in Settings and your health records go straight to it over your Wi-Fi, never through iCloud. It runs while HourLife is open on both.
Settings › Sync with Mac - Back up health records
A file of everything you logged by hand: metrics, events, periods, medication, sobriety. “Import backup” on a new iPhone restores it without adding anything twice.
Settings › Data & Export - Not in iCloud Drive exports
Daily export files leave health, mood, energy and workout records out. Apple Health data is not in the backup either, because Apple Health restores it.
Events and medication beside the numbers
Not everything is a reading. A headache, a period, a flu shot and a dose taken each have their own sheet, and land in the same history.
Medical
“Log Medical Event” starts with what kind.
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- Test
- Vaccine
- Illness
- Injury
- ApptOpens a new visit in Care, which keeps your providers and visits.
- Teste.g. Blood work, with an optional result or next step.
- Vaccinee.g. Flu shot. Tests and vaccines are listed as appointments.
- Illness, Injurye.g. Cold, Sprained ankle, with a severity and a body area. Mark one ended when it is over.
Symptom and period
A symptom has a severity from 1 to 10.
Headache, Migraine, Cramps, Nausea, Fatigue, Fever, Pain, Cough, Anxiety or Other, with a body area and a note.
Flow
A period starts on its day and stays open until you mark it ended. Its sheet also takes pain and symptoms such as cramps or fatigue.
Scheduled medication
A scheduled medication is a habit.
“Set up scheduled medication” makes one with a course, reminders and dose confirmation. Taking it on Today logs the dose here.
- ✓Wed
- ✓Thu
- Fri
- ✓Sat
- ✓Sun
- ✓Mon
- ✓Tue
- Took as prescribed
- Partial dose
- Skipped
As needed
Two hours later, it asks how it worked.
- 1:50 PMIbuprofen, 400mg
Logged from “Medication”, for a headache, with “Remind me to log effectiveness” on.
- 3:50 PMHow did Ibuprofen work?
You took 400mg at 1:50 PM. Tap to say how it went.
- Yes, it helped
- Partially
- No improvement
Log it more than two hours late and you can rate it straight from the list.
Sobriety lives on the Health page too, as a “SOBRIETY” section with days clean for each goal and a button to log a slip. More on Sobriety.
What your numbers are telling you
“Insights” in the ⋯ menu. The cards below are drawn from the same sample.
Sample · Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026
You’re tracking 8 health metrics and 6 health events.
11 readings in the last 7 days.
Logging cadence
Weight is your most-recorded metric.
On the move
These metrics have shifted since their last reading.
- ↗HRV+4 ms since last48 ms
- ↗Max push-ups+3 reps since last32 reps
- ↘Blood pressure−2 mmHg since last118 mmHg
- ↘Resting HR−1 bpm since last56 bpm
- ↘Waist−0.6 cm since last88.8 cm
- ↘Weight−0.3 kg since last79.1 kg
Ordered by the size of the number alone, so 4 ms of HRV ranks above 0.3 kg of weight. Body fat and HbA1c moved too, past the six shown.
Freshness
7 up to date · 1 need a reading.
These haven’t been updated in a while:
- ↻Blood pressureLast taken Jul 30, 82 days agostale
Health events
5 health events in the last 30 days.
Most common: symptom (3).
The three counts take in every event you have logged, not only the last 30 days.
Medication
6 scheduled doses and 1 as-needed meds logged this week.
Most logged as-needed: Ibuprofen (3).
Patterns
You have period and symptom history ready for pattern review.
Most common symptom: Headache (2).
Each January, Today can also show a “Your Body in 2026” card: how your tracked metrics changed over the year just ended.
Tips
- Apple Health sync is off until you turn it on, and Health works fully without it. Readings you type in yourself are never replaced by Apple Health values for the same day.
- Sync runs when you open Health and brings in the latest reading for each connected metric. Metabolic, Performance, Waist and custom metrics are always logged by hand.
- Give each metric a cadence in "Metric Settings". Insights flags a metric as needing a reading once it goes unlogged for twice that period.
- Changing a metric's unit only changes its label. Readings you already logged are not converted.
- Before you move to a new iPhone, export "Back up health records" from Settings, under Data & Export, and choose "Import backup" on the new one. Records you logged by hand are not in iCloud, so a new phone starts without them.
Questions
About Health day to day.
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Does HourLife write to Apple Health?
No. Health only reads from Apple Health, and only after you turn on "Enable Apple Health sync" in Health Settings and allow access. Nothing you log in Health is written back.
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Will Apple Health overwrite a reading I typed?
No. When Health opens, it brings in the latest reading for each connected metric. If you already logged that metric by hand on the same day, your reading is kept. A sample older than your latest reading is skipped.
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Which metrics can Apple Health fill in?
Weight, body fat, lean mass, BMI, resting heart rate, HRV, blood pressure, blood oxygen, VO2 max, respiratory rate, body and wrist temperature, and sleep. Waist, the Metabolic and Performance metrics, and any custom metric are logged by hand.
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Are my health records in iCloud?
No. Health records are never saved to iCloud. "Sync with Mac" in Settings carries them to a paired Mac over your Wi-Fi. Before you change phones, export "Back up health records" from Settings, under Data & Export, then choose "Import backup" on the new iPhone. Apple Health data is not in the file, because Apple Health restores it.
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When does a metric "need a reading"?
When it has gone unlogged for twice its cadence, so more than 2 days for a daily metric, 14 for weekly, 60 for monthly and 180 for quarterly. A metric with a manual cadence never needs one.
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Can it remind me to rate an as-needed dose?
Yes. Turn on "Remind me to log effectiveness" when you log it, and two hours later HourLife asks how it worked, with "Yes, it helped", "Partially" or "No improvement".
Works with
Where Health hands off to the rest of HourLife.
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Habits
A scheduled medication is a habit, so "Set up scheduled medication" creates one and "Connect existing habit" marks an existing habit as medication.
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Sobriety
Sobriety goals live on the Health page, as a "SOBRIETY" section with days clean and a button to log a slip.
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Today
Scheduled medication doses you check off on Today appear under "Recent Scheduled Records", and in January Today can show a "Your Body in" summary of the past year.
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Calendar
Metric readings and Apple Health sleep appear in Day by day, opened from Calendar.
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Intake
Adding a medicine-like item in Intake offers "Health Medication", which opens the Health medication hub for prescriptions and courses.
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Care
The “Appt” chip under “Medical” opens a new visit in Care. A visit’s medicines can be set up here with “Remind me”, and Care’s “Worth Mentioning” reads your readings.
Read and try
Books from the library that Health puts into practice, and something to try on paper or in the browser.
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Outlive Peter Attia Attia on tracking your own body over years, not just at checkups. Health keeps the readings in one place.
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Why We Sleep Matthew Walker Walker on what sleep does, worth reading beside a few weeks of your own sleep data.
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Eat Move Sleep Tom Rath Rath on the small daily choices that add up to health, the things Health logs.
Already have HourLife?
Health is under Health in the module list. The "⋯" menu on the Health page holds "History", "Insights" and "Settings".
Health is in the Library, under Health & Body. If it isn’t there, turn it on in Settings → Look & Feel → Modules.
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