# How to export blood pressure readings from iPhone to Excel, Numbers or a CSV file

> Three ways to get home blood pressure readings into a spreadsheet: type them into a template, export Apple Health data, or use an app that makes a CSV report.

Published 2026-11-02 by ODEL.

To get blood pressure readings from your iPhone into Excel or Numbers, you need them as a CSV file: one row per reading with date, time, systolic, diastolic and pulse. Apple Health can export all of your Health data, but as one large archive meant for other software rather than a ready table, so most people either keep the readings in a spreadsheet from the start or use a blood pressure app that exports CSV directly.

> This guide is about moving numbers around. It is not medical advice, and your doctor interprets the readings.

## What a useful spreadsheet looks like

Before choosing a method, decide on the columns. A clinic or a spreadsheet chart needs the same few fields every time:

| Date | Time | Systolic | Diastolic | Pulse | Arm | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-02 | 07:10 | ... | ... | ... | Left | Before coffee |

Use the date format `YYYY-MM-DD` so rows sort correctly, keep systolic and diastolic in separate columns (not "120/80" in one cell), and keep notes short. That layout is easy to filter, chart and send.

## Method 1: Type readings straight into a spreadsheet

This needs nothing extra. Create the table above in Numbers, Excel or Google Sheets on your iPhone and add a row after each measurement.

1. Make the header row once and freeze it.
2. After measuring, add a new row with the values from the monitor's screen.
3. When you need a file, use the app's export or share option and choose **CSV**.

It works with any monitor and costs nothing. The downside is typing on a small screen, no reminders, and no charts unless you build them.

## Method 2: Export from Apple Health

If your readings are already in the Health app, from a connected cuff or another app, you can export them. Apple's guide describes the steps: open Health, tap your picture or initials, then tap **Export All Health Data** and choose how to share it ([Apple Support](https://support.apple.com/en-us/guide/iphone/iph5ede58c3d/ios)).

What you get is a compressed archive of everything in Health, not just blood pressure. Turning it into a simple table usually means a converter tool or some spreadsheet work, and the file can be large if you have years of steps and workouts. It is a good backup; it is a slow way to send a doctor last month's readings.

Apple Health can also produce a blood pressure PDF, which is fine for printing but not for a spreadsheet.

## Method 3: Use a blood pressure app that exports CSV

Several logging apps create a CSV file for a period you choose, ready to open in Excel or Numbers. In [our blood pressure log roundup](/best/blood-pressure-log-apps-iphone), SmartBP and HealthLog both export PDF and CSV.

With [HealthLog](/app/healthlog) the steps are:

1. Choose the measurements you want to track: blood pressure, and if you need them, blood sugar, weight and pulse.
2. Type in each reading from any monitor, or allow Apple Health access so HealthLog can read readings that are already there. Apple Health access is optional.
3. Add a note or tag when something was unusual, for example coffee, stress or a missed night's sleep. The context travels with the reading.
4. When you need the file, create a CSV report. It is generated on the device, and you choose where to send it: Files, email, AirDrop or a clinic portal upload.
5. Open the CSV in Numbers or Excel. If your doctor prefers paper, create a PDF report from the same readings instead.

HealthLog needs no account, saves diary entries in an encrypted file on the device and can optionally sync to your private iCloud database. It is iPhone only and free to download, with Premium as a weekly, monthly or one-time lifetime purchase.

## Tips before you send the file

- **Check the period.** Send the dates your doctor asked about, not everything since you started.
- **Remove what you would not share.** Notes are useful context, but read them before the file leaves your phone.
- **Send it safely.** A CSV of health readings is sensitive. Use the clinic's portal or a channel they recommend rather than a public file link.
- **Keep the original.** Exporting does not delete anything, but keep your own copy if you edit the spreadsheet.

## Which method fits you

- A few readings a week and you like spreadsheets: type them in (Method 1).
- Your cuff already writes to Apple Health and you want a full backup: export all Health data (Method 2).
- Daily readings, notes and a quick CSV or PDF for each appointment: a logging app (Method 3).

For a routine that ends with a report for your appointment, see [how to keep a blood pressure log on iPhone](/blog/keep-a-blood-pressure-log-on-iphone).