Comparison

MyDataHelps vs Maya

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Maya

This app provides tools and techniques based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help manage feelings of anxiety and low mood. It offers a structured approach to understanding and improving mental well-being.

Highlights
  • CBT principles
  • Anxiety management
  • Low mood support
  • Skills development
  • Mental well-being tools
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Maya is a skills app based in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) principles to help with feelings of anxiety and low mood. If you are interested in learning more, please feel free to contact maya@med.cornell.edu.

Screenshots

MyDataHelps4 screens
Maya4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Maya at 100% against MyDataHelps's 45%. Maya also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4). MyDataHelps's advantage is ratings volume (309 vs 10). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Maya holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyDataHelps has 309 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of MyDataHelps's written reviews are positive against 100% of Maya's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyDataHelps ships an update monthly, Maya every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 9, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MyDataHelps versus Maya: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyDataHelpsMaya
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (309 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings309 — better10
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB35 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperCareEvolutionWeill Cornell Medicine

Customer experience

MyDataHelps

All ratings309 ratings
Positive84.8%
Neutral6.8%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive44.7%
Neutral7.9%
Negative47.4%

Maya

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Maya

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MyDataHelps

No in-app purchases

None

Maya

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MyDataHelps free?
MyDataHelps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Maya free?
Maya is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MyDataHelps or Maya?
Maya is rated higher. MyDataHelps averages 4.4 out of 5 from 309 ratings, while Maya averages 5.0 from 10 ratings.
Do MyDataHelps or Maya have ads?
Neither MyDataHelps nor Maya shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyDataHelps or Maya?
MyDataHelps ships an update monthly, and Maya every 5 weeks. Most recently, MyDataHelps was updated on October 9, 2026 and Maya on October 9, 2026.

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