Apple Health
What does Apple Health integration offer? You can import symptoms from the Health app directly as parameters – and your recorded data flows back into Apple Health.
Why Use Apple Health?
Apple Health is the central health data store on your iPhone and iPad. The app can read from it and write to it:
| Direction | What happens |
|---|---|
| Apple Health → App | Symptom categories are imported as ready-made parameters |
| App → Apple Health | Your recorded values are saved in Apple Health |
The advantage: if you already track sleep or heart rate via an Apple Watch or another app, that data is automatically available here too.
Activation
During Onboarding
In the “Enable features” step, Apple Health appears as an optional feature – it is automatically pre-selected if you chose “Symptoms & Health” as your focus in the first step.
After the Fact
Settings → Apple Health → grant permissions
The app asks for access rights for each data category individually. You can allow or deny read and write access independently.
Importing Symptoms from Apple Health
Apple Health contains predefined symptom categories (e.g. Neurological, Digestive, Respiratory). You can choose which of these should appear as parameters in the app.
How to import symptoms
- Settings → Apple Health → Manage symptoms
- Select the categories relevant to you
- Within each category, select individual symptoms
- Tap “Apply”
The selected symptoms are created as new parameters – with a predefined rating scale (not present / mild / moderate / severe) that is directly compatible with Apple Health categories.
💡 You can configure these parameters further just like any other parameter – change the icon, assign to a group, etc.
What symptoms are available?
Apple Health distinguishes the following areas among others:
- Neurological (headache, dizziness, concentration)
- Gastrointestinal (nausea, bloating, abdominal pain)
- Respiratory (shortness of breath, cough)
- Musculoskeletal (back pain, joint pain)
- Skin (rash, itching)
- Sleep & energy (sleep quality, exhaustion)
- Mood & mental health (anxiety, depressive episodes)
Data Synchronization
When Apple Health is enabled, your recorded values for compatible parameters are automatically written back to Apple Health. This has benefits:
- Other apps (e.g. medical apps, analysis tools) can read the data
- Apple Health shows the history of your symptoms in its own timeline
- iCloud Health backup works automatically
Privacy
Apple Health data never leaves the device unless you explicitly allow it. The app only accesses the categories for which you’ve granted permission – and only reading or writing, depending on what you’ve enabled.
You can revoke permissions at any time: iPhone Settings → Health → Data access & devices → [App name]