LowSalt4Life vs MyDataHelps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LowSalt4Life
This research application is designed for participants in a specific clinical hypertension study conducted by the University of Michigan. Access is restricted to individuals enrolled in this study.
- Clinical study participation
- Hypertension research data collection
- University of Michigan developed
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The LowSalt4Life app is a research app made by the University of Michigan. User participation is limited to those enrolled in a clinical hypertension study.
MyDataHelps
Harness your health data to advocate for your well-being. Connect information from wearables and medical records, and contribute to health research projects. Track symptoms and share trends with healthcare providers.
- Connect Apple Health and Fitbit data
- Retrieve medical records
- Participate in health projects
- Track symptoms for chronic conditions
- Generate symptom trend reports
- Share data with healthcare providers
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Understand your health. Power the next breakthrough. Bring together data from your wearables, medical records, and daily habits in one secure place, and put that information to work for you and for science. • See the full picture of your health. Connect wearables and health apps (Apple Health, Google Health, and more), access medical records from 90%+ of U.S. hospitals and plans, and track trends over time. • Take control with powerful tracking tools. Track symptoms, triggers, and treatments. Stay ahead of asthma flare-ups. Spot trends, generate reports, and share what matters with your care team. • Contribute to research that matters. Join studies exploring heart health, respiratory disease, mental health, and more—while staying in control of what you share. Trusted by 2.5M+ participants and leading research programs. Some projects may ask for your location data. You can always decide not to share this information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MyDataHelps at 45% against LowSalt4Life's 0%. MyDataHelps also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (309 vs 8). LowSalt4Life's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MyDataHelps holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyDataHelps has 309 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of LowSalt4Life's written reviews are positive against 45% of MyDataHelps's.
LowSalt4Life ships an update every 3 months, MyDataHelps monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LowSalt4Life | MyDataHelps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (8 ratings) | 4.4 (309 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 44.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 309 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | The University of Michigan | CareEvolution |
Customer experience
LowSalt4Life
MyDataHelps
Bugs and requests
LowSalt4Life
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
MyDataHelps
Reported bugs
25 issues- App won't open after latest updates
- App is worse than useless, impossible to cancel or remove
- App is hard to delete
- App claims to work with Apple Watch but doesn't
- App has no Help feature or way to get tech support
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- App has loading errors and is unreliable
- App connects to '.dev' api when logging in
- App is broken for COVID test documentation, site loads indefinitely
- Print is too small to read, cannot magnify
- Poor performing app since the last update, takes 5 minutes to open
- App continues to show 'Tasks' as being overdue
- FitBit login won't complete, returns to login screen
- Can't log in due to server issues
- Data error when submitting info, cannot proceed
- App keeps crashing, won't let me finish registration
- Study Hotline hyperlink doesn't work
- The 'done' button is greyed out when trying to add booster dates
- App shows spinning daisy and never refreshes, unable to connect to server
- No way to add a booster shot
- No place to record a third COVID vaccine (booster)
- Cannot log in due to server issues
- Tried to sign up 4 times, got an error each time
- Not listing resting heart rate for the last month
- App support/website lead nowhere useful
- Cannot edit symptoms on the 'Track illness' feature
Requested features
8 requests- Add ability to record additional COVID vaccine boosters
- Allow symptom changes during prolonged illness
- Way to earn points for rewards (PayPal, gift cards)
- Edit symptoms on 'Track illness' feature
- Export lab and clinical data to Apple Health
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- Synchronize with Garmin devices
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
In-app purchases
LowSalt4Life
No in-app purchases
MyDataHelps
No in-app purchases
