MyDataHelps vs MyPHD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
MyPHD
Consolidate your health metrics from various wearables into a single, secure dashboard. Track heart rate, steps, sleep, and glucose with encrypted data analysis. Integrates seamlessly with Apple Health for comprehensive personal health insights.
- Health data aggregation
- Wearable device integration
- Sleep analysis
- Glucose tracking
- Secure data transfer
- Apple Health integration
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This app collects your health data (heart rate, number of steps, sleep analysis, glucose values, ...) from various wearable devices and securely transfer the de-identified and encrypted data for further analysis. You can see your personal health info on your health dashboard. It uses HealthKit to save and store your heart rate, number of steps, and sleep analysis data securely. Apple Health® Integration
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MyDataHelps at 4.4 against MyPHD's 4.1. MyDataHelps also leads on review sentiment (45% vs 26%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 309 and 204 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of MyDataHelps's written reviews are positive against 26% of MyPHD's.
MyDataHelps ships an update monthly, MyPHD every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyDataHelps | MyPHD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (309 ratings) — better | 4.1 (204 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.7% of reviews — better | 25.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 309 — better | 204 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 136 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CareEvolution | Stanford University |
Customer experience
MyDataHelps
MyPHD
User reviews
MyDataHelps
From 309 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use symptom tracker
- 💡 Generates free PDF reports with graphs
- 👍 Customizable symptoms and treatments
- 💡 Contributes to research studies
- 👍 Great for chronic illnesses
Room to improve
- 🐛 App won't open after updates
- 🐛 Impossible to cancel membership
- 🐛 Difficult to delete account
- 🐛 Doesn't work well with Apple Watch
- 🐛 No help feature or tech support
MyPHD
From 204 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Important research contribution for COVID-19 and long COVID studies
- ⌚ Apple Watch and Fitbit integration capabilities
- 👍 User-friendly interface design
- 📊 Centralized health data visualization
- ✅ Improved performance in newer versions
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes on launch and during use
- ⏱️ Extremely slow data syncing (30+ minutes to hours)
- 📱 Phone must remain open during sync process
- 🔐 Requires repeated login on every app opening
- ❌ Poor developer communication and support response
Bugs and 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
MyPHD
Reported bugs
14 issues- App crashes immediately on launch
- App crashes during HealthKit permission requests
- App crashes during data syncing process
- Sync completion status displays incorrectly (shows weeks-old dates)
- Keyboard blocks login button on token entry screen
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- Forced logout on every app opening
- Data sync takes much longer than estimated time
- App hangs for 10+ hours during health data download
- Apple Watch integration not working despite advertised support
- Canadian postal code validation rejects valid formats
- Enrollment form locks out duplicate email entries
- State field appears instead of Province for Canadian users
- Welcome email not received, preventing login
- iOS 14 compatibility issues causing crashes
Requested features
9 requests- Allow multiple study enrollment without logout/login
- Samsung Watch support
- Background data syncing without keeping app open
- Faster data transfer speeds
- Session persistence to prevent forced re-login
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- Canadian postal code and province field support
- Improved developer communication and issue reporting
- Better UI for login token entry
- Larger font size for accessibility
In-app purchases
MyDataHelps
No in-app purchases
MyPHD
No in-app purchases
