HealthLog vs Apple Health: which app should you use?

Which is better, HealthLog or Apple Health?

Choose Apple Health if you want a free, built-in place for readings that can also receive data from connected devices, produce a blood pressure PDF and share with family through Health Sharing; choose HealthLog if you want a diary for blood pressure, blood sugar, weight and pulse with notes and tags on each reading, measurement reminders and both PDF and CSV reports. HealthLog can read from Apple Health and write readings back, but only with the permissions you grant, so the two can work together. HealthLog needs no account and saves entries in an encrypted file on the device, with optional iCloud sync. It is free to download with Premium options. Both are logs: your doctor interprets the numbers, and this is not medical advice.

HealthLog and Apple Health side by side

	HealthLog	Apple Health
Platforms	iOS	iOS
Price to download	Free to download	Built into iOS
Store rating	4.3 (6 ratings, 2026-11-01)	n/a
Cost	Free download; Premium Weekly $2.99, Monthly $3.89 or Lifetime $59.99 (US App Store, Nov 2026)	Free and built into iPhone [source]
What you track	Blood pressure, blood sugar, weight and pulse; you choose which	Blood pressure among many health data types
Context on readings	Notes and tags on each reading	Not covered in our sources
Reminders to measure	Measurement reminders at times you choose	Not covered in our sources
Reports	PDF and CSV reports generated on the device	Blood Pressure Log exports a PDF; Export All Health Data shares a full archive [source]
Sharing with others	You send a report wherever you choose	Health Sharing with family; sharing with providers depends on the health system [source]
Working together	Optional Apple Health read and write access; manual entry if you decline	Stores readings from apps and devices you connect

Choose HealthLog if

You track blood sugar or weight as well as blood pressure and want one diary
You want notes and tags such as 'after coffee' on each reading
You want a CSV file for a spreadsheet or clinic portal, or reminders to measure

Choose Apple Health if

You want a free option with nothing extra to install
Your cuff or other apps already write readings into Health
You want to share readings with family through Health Sharing

Questions

Can I use HealthLog and Apple Health together?

Yes. HealthLog can read blood pressure, blood glucose, weight and heart rate from Apple Health and write readings back, with the permissions you choose. You can also decline and type readings in.

Can Apple Health export blood pressure to a spreadsheet?

Apple Health's Export All Health Data shares an archive of all your Health data rather than a simple table of readings. HealthLog creates a CSV report on the device for the period you choose.