About Health App Insider
Our mission
Health App Insider exists to give consumers clear, honest, independent guidance on the apps and wearables they use to manage their health. The market for health technology is crowded, marketing claims are often overstated, and the cost of picking the wrong tool is real — wasted money, wasted time, and sometimes misleading health data.
We cut through the noise by testing products hands-on and rating them against criteria that actually matter: accuracy, value, privacy, ease of use, and how well they fit into your existing devices and workflows.
What we cover
Our editorial focus is consumer health technology — specifically:
- Sleep tracking apps & wearables — from dedicated sleep rings to smartwatch sleep scores
- Recovery & readiness tools — HRV monitors, recovery scores, strain trackers
- Fitness & activity trackers — step counters, GPS running apps, cycling computers, gym logging tools
- Heart health monitoring — ECG apps, resting heart rate trends, blood oxygen tracking
- General health dashboards — apps that aggregate data from multiple sources (Apple Health, Google Health, Garmin Connect, etc.)
We cover both iOS and Android where relevant, and include both software-only apps and hardware-plus-app wearable systems.
Our editorial independence
Our reviews are editorially independent: no company can pay for a higher score, a better ranking, or a spot on a "best" list. We may earn a commission from some links (see our Disclosure), but that never changes how we assess a product.
Like many independent editorial sites, we are reader-supported and may earn affiliate commissions through links on this site. Commissions never influence our editorial assessments. See our Disclosure page and our How We Review page for full details of how we operate.
Who writes for us
Content is produced and reviewed by the Health App Insider Editorial Team. We do not publish bylines attributing reviews to named clinicians or invent individual staff credentials. Our team combines writing experience with genuine hands-on use of the products we cover.
Get in touch
Questions, corrections, or press enquiries? Visit our Contact page.