# Empirical Health — Heart, cholesterol, & bp

> Heart health analysis using Apple Watch data and blood tests. (iPhone/iPad app by Empirical Health, Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/empirical-health/id6449271489 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Empirical Health, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1623615997)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Medical
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.40/5 from 587 App Store ratings · 33 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 130 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2023-07-17
- Data updated: 2026-09-08
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/empirical-health/id6449271489/reviews.md

## What is Empirical Health?

80% of heart disease is in your control. Empirical combines dozens of biomarkers from your Apple Watch and an advanced blood test to help you optimize your heart health.

We summarize all Apple Watch vitals--the heart rate monitor, sleep, VO2 max (cardio fitness), ECGs (electro cardiogram), mental health, HRV, oxygen, blood pressure alerts, and more--into a daily health reports. Our advanced heart health blood test measures ApoB, Lp(a), hs-CRP (inflammation), eGFR, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and more.

Then, use your data to create a detailed plan to reduce your risk of heart disease:
  * Cut cholesterol and blood pressure
  * Boost VO2 max (Apple Watch cardio fitness)
  * Track nutrition, including calories.

Here are the major features of Empirical Health.

METRICS: APPLE WATCH HEALTH REPORTS
Summarize your Apple Watch vitals into an instant health report. Metrics summarizes 40+ biomarkers into one health score, including resting heart rate, heart rate recovery (cardio recovery), ECGs (electro cardiograms), irregular rhythm notifications, heart attack risk (based on the American College of Cardiology's heart attack risk calculator), HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, ApoB, LP(a), sleep duration, sleep onset, deep sleep, REM sleep, sleep apnea risk, breathing disturbances, oxygen saturation (SpO2), respiratory rate, and VO2 Max (cardio fitness), HRV, temperature, depression, and anxiety. Keep a pulse on your health!

REAL MEDICAL CARE FROM REAL DOCTORS
Get real medical care from real doctors. Medical care is available in 30+ US states. Our doctors can order labs (e.g., blood tests), imaging, and prescriptions if medically necessary.

HEART RATE MONITOR & PULSE TRACKER
Track your heart rate (pulse), sleep stages, workouts, and journal your symptoms. Use Empirical as a POTS tracker, overall health monitor, and heart analyzer. The today screen gives you a high resolution heart rate (cardiogram), daily deep/REM sleep, and a customized symptom tracker with tags.

AI NUTRITION TRACKER
Just upload a photo of your meal, and we'll analyze it for fiber, saturated fat, potassium, sodium, calories, macros, and more. Use us as a cal AI alternative.

CARE PLANS for HEART HEALTH, SLEEP APNEA, BLOOD PRESSURE, CHOLESTEROL,, MENTAL HEALTH, and MORE
Manage hypertension (high blood pressure), lower cholesterol, and take ECGs (electro cardiograms). CHOP protocol.


ABOUT EMPIRICAL HEALTH
Empirical Health's mission is to prevent one million heart attacks. We're founded by a doctor and an engineer who previously worked at UC San Francisco, Google, Kaiser, Cardiogram, the HealthCare.gov rescue team, and more.

COMPATIBLE APPS & APPLE WATCH SENSORS
We're compatible with Apple Watch, Apple Watch SE, and Apple Watch Ultra, and can also import and analyze data from third party sleep, health, and fitness apps such as Autosleep, Athlytic, Bright, Cardiogram (HeartIQ / MigraineHQ), SleepWatch, Tachymon, Welltory, Sleep++, Cal AI, Function, Visible, and other heart rate & HRV monitors. Empirical works with all Apple Watch / iwatch health sensors: heart rate monitor (pulse), ECG (electro cardiogram), HRV, blood oxygen saturation, activity, deep sleep, REM sleep, sleep stages, afib history, vo2 max (cardio fitness), heart rate recovery (cardio recovery), temperature, depression and anxiety risk, sleep apnea alerts, breathing disturbances, and more. We also work with blood pressure cuffs that connect with the Apple Health app.

Please always check with a doctor in addition to using the app and before making medical decisions. You can talk with a doctor directly in the app in most US states.

## Key features

- Apple Watch health reports
- Advanced heart health blood tests
- POTS tracking
- VO2 max boosting
- Blood pressure management
- AI nutrition tracker
- Personalized care plans

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Empirical Subscription | $9.00 | per month |
| Empirical Subscription | $84.00 | per year |
| Empirical Pro | $84.00 | per year |
| Empirical Pro | $25.00 | per 3 months |
| Empirical Pro | $5.99 | per month |
| Text Based Care | $20.00 | per month |
| Empirical Pro - Annual | $56.00 | per year |
| Empirical Pro - $24.99 / year | $24.99 | per year |
| Empirical Pro (monthly) | $9.00 | per month |
| Empirical Pro - Six Months | $54.00 | per 6 months |
| Empirical Pro w/ doctor visits | $124.99 | per 6 months |
| Empirical Pro Doctor (1 year) | $194.99 | per year |
| Empirical Pro | $49.00 | per 6 months |


## What do users think of Empirical Health?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 👍 Helpful information on watch
- 👍 Good source of key data
- 👍 Excellent and intuitive
- 👍 Great app for heart health
- 👍 Actionable health app
- 👍 Peace of mind with doctor access
- 👍 Easily readable analysis
- 👍 Good Apple Watch companion
- 👍 Simple food and nutrition tracking

**Cons**

- 👎 Terrible app and support
- 👎 Inscrutable interface
- 👎 No support
- 👎 Not worth the spend
- 👎 Simplistic, no more data than Apple Health
- 👎 No customization for heart rate zones
- 👎 Not a replacement for Cardiogram
- 👎 Lab tests not useful, duplicates
- 👎 Long wait for doctor consultation
- 👎 Horribly laggy and bad UI
- 👎 Terrible communication and support
- 👎 Scam, unexpected bills
- 👎 Intrusive setup
- 👎 Confusing, hard to download report
- 👎 Hard to follow, no explanations
- 👎 Buggy, payment instead of onboarding
- 👎 Too laggy to be usable
- 👎 Battery hog
- 👎 Inaccurate HRV data
- 👎 Incomplete exercise data
- 👎 Doesn't provide additional info from Health app
- 👎 Presents low resting heart rate as concern
- 👎 Medical conditions not listed
- 👎 No show, missed appointments
- 👎 Not for diagnosing POTS
- 👎 App cannot diagnose conditions

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Apple Watch not fully functional
- Sleep data inaccurate compared to other apps
- Scrolling issues
- App freezes when scrolling
- Page freezes when trying to scroll
- App is laggy and unresponsive
- Claimed HRV is incorrect
- Does not sync with Apple Health for some data
- Downloading leads to payment, not onboarding

**Most requested features**

- Family share option
- Low and high heart rate alarms
- Better Shortcuts app capabilities for logging
- Symptom tracker
- Ability to customize base pace and heart rate zones
- Option to download reports easily
- More explanations for notices
- Focus on fewer features and make them good

## Recent user reviews (10 of 33)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/empirical-health/id6449271489/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Good information,buggy app

*2026-07-04*

It gathers a lot of good data if you go full on and get all the bio markers filled in. The app itself though is buggy and sometimes doesn’t register when touched, or takes forever to load the pages. You update the to do’s and the numbers don’t change. If the to do’s are for specific tasks you can’t complete, then why add it to the top. I feel they have halfway finished the app and walked away. Get better devs to make the app fully functional.

**Developer response:** Thanks for trying us out! We'll fix that "to do" functionality. For the touches or slow page loads, can you email us at hello@empirical.health with any specific pages you're seeing?

### 1/5 — Seems inaccurate

*2026-07-02*

While the info from the bloodwork on different bio markers is cool, all the other info seems really inaccurate. It doesn’t connect to an oura ring but only an Apple Watch and it getting my data all wrong and making my numbers off as well. It’s just a robot, so there’s no nuance. It’s a no from me.

**Developer response:** Would you be able to email us at hello@empirical.health with details on where you're seeing inaccurate Apple Watch data? I'd love to fix the problem. (It's true we integrate with Apple Watch and not Oura.)

### 1/5 — Junk - Terrible app and support is even worse

*2026-05-22*

I have been using the free version for more than 3 months. Could never get my Apple Watch fully functional, despite the (half-hearted [no pun intended]) terrible support interactions, even when the team knew I was interested in upgrading to the paid service(s) if I could fully set up the app.

Example: the app says “you were in bed for 3 hours and 55 minutes and slept 7 hours and 19 minutes,” even though Apple Health, AutoSleep, Oura, and Whoop report credible values.

FYI - I transitioned to this app to replace the Cardiogram app (which actually worked quite well) when the developer discontinued it.

### 2/5 — Go back to the old style

*2026-04-22, version 2026.04.17*

Liked it better last week

### 1/5 — There are better

*2026-04-04, version 2.9.9*

Run down lab at bio reference, inscrutable interface in app to download results and no support.  Basically sucks.

### 1/5 — Not Worth the Spend.

*2026-04-04, version 2.9.9*

Stick with the Apple Health app. I have found this app extremely simplistic and providing no more data points than Apple Health. Save your money.

### 1/5 — No Go for POTS

*2026-03-10, version 2.9.8*

Downloaded for POTS and CHOP protocol but without the ability to customize my base pace and other heart rate zones, my bradycardia prevents my ability to reach those zones. I unsubscribed and deleted

### 5/5 — Screenings

*2026-03-03*

Very helpful information on my watch and what they are able to detect

### 4/5 — Almost There

*2026-01-25*

I miss Cardiogram. Empirical is ok, but lacks the feature of having a family share option. With Cardiogram, my wife was able to check on my heart rate from her phone to see if I was in Afib. We really wish Empirical had that option. Please consider adding it! Thank you so much!

### 1/5 — Cardiogram

*2026-01-07, version 2.9.2*

I used Cardiogram for years. Loved it. Tried this as a replacement and it is not what I will be using going forward.

## Frequently asked questions about Empirical Health

### What does Empirical Health do?

Empirical Health analyzes your Apple Watch data and blood test results to provide comprehensive insights into your heart health. It helps you measure, predict, and prevent risks associated with heart disease by summarizing vital metrics and offering personalized care plans.

### What key features does Empirical Health offer?

The app provides detailed Apple Watch health reports summarizing over 40 biomarkers, including heart rate, sleep, VO2 max, and ECGs. It also offers advanced heart health blood tests, POTS tracking, AI nutrition analysis by uploading meal photos, and personalized care plans for various conditions.

### How much does Empirical Health cost?

The app is free to download and use with in-app purchases. Medical care from doctors is available in 30+ US states and may be covered by insurance, with additional costs for labs, imaging, and prescriptions if medically necessary.

### What devices is Empirical Health compatible with?

Empirical Health is compatible with Apple Watch, Apple Watch SE, and Apple Watch Ultra. It can also import and analyze data from third-party sleep, health, and fitness apps like Autosleep, Athlytic, Bright, and Cardiogram.

### Who is Empirical Health for?

This app is designed for individuals who want to take a proactive approach to their heart health. It's particularly useful for those who use an Apple Watch and are interested in understanding their cholesterol, blood pressure, and other vital metrics to prevent heart disease.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2026.08.24 — 2026-08-26

2026.08.25 fixes two bugs with in-app chat and downloading PDFs of results.

### 2026.08.17 — 2026-08-18

New features:
* In the advanced program, when requesting your next re-test, you can now select add-ons if desired.
* Every metric, grouped by body system. Metrics used to show a short list. It now shows everything we know about you — labs, wearables, and the numbers we calculate from them — grouped  by the system of the body they belong to, with your heart attack risk at the top. Search from anywhere in the tab, and switch between compact rows and larger tiles depending on how much detail you want.
* Ask anything. The Ask screen keeps your past questions. Your recent reports are right above the box, so you can reopen an answer instead of asking again.
* Find healthy meals on a map. The meal finder now shows restaurants near you as pins on a map, with the ranked list in a sheet you can drag up from the bottom. Filter by what you  care about — fiber, protein, saturated fat, sodium — and share a link to what you found. The list view is still there if you'd rather skim.


Bug fixes:
    - The Heart card could show a live heart rate above a chart that said no
    measurements were found. The chart now follows your live reading, so it
    keeps up during a workout.
   - The Metrics tab paints as soon as your wearable data is ready instead of
    waiting on your lab history, and loads faster on every visit after the
    first.
   - We fixed a small number of accounts where two people had ended up
    sharing one login, so each person's results, name, and history are
    now on their own account. If yours was affected, let us know.

### 2026.07.27 — 2026-07-30

2026.07.27 redesigns the metrics page and fixes bugs.

New metrics page:
  - Metrics are shown in a new tabular view by default, with searching/sorting/filtering. This makes it faster to see your data at a glance and drill down into specific metrics.
  - Percentiles are available for each metric on the detail screen
  - Custom reports are available by tapping the question icon in the top-right corner.

Major bug fixes:
  - Blank screens would sometimes appear on the iOS 27 beta, this is fixed.
  - Logging blood pressure would sometimes fail; this is fixed.

### 2026.06.29 — 2026-06-30

2029.06.29 has lots of new changes!
- Metrics screen
  - Dedicated report to guide nutrition given your biomarkers
  - New comparisons / percentiles view
  - Dedicated screen for wearable metrics
  - Redesigned metrics screen
- Fixes to labs draw scheduling and UX
- In-app upgrades from comprehensive to advanced membership
- Revamp onboarding
- Improve performance & load time

### 2026.06.10 — 2026-06-12

- Loading the app is now much faster and has less lag
- Redesigned the metric detail screen to show correlations and articles on metrics like ApoB, Lp(a), hs-CRP, and more.
- Show absolute daily nutrient amounts on Nutrition Stats
- Some small nicities: loading stencils.

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