Masimo Personal Health vs PRIDE Study
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Masimo Personal Health
Track and trend your biometric data to inform lifestyle changes for improved health and athletic performance. View real-time measurements, historical trends, and share your progress. Requires a compatible device.
- Real-time measurement viewing
- Measurement history tracking and trending
- Data sharing via email and social media
- Automatic Apple Health storage
- Multiple user profile creation
- Customizable low/high parameter thresholds
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Track and trend your biometric information with the Masimo Personal Health App to guide changes in diet, exercise, stress reduction, and sleep to improve your health and wellness, as well as strength and conditioning regimens to improve your athletic performance. Key Features: - View your measurements in real time - Track and trend your measurement history - Share your data through email and social media - Automatically store your data in Apple Health - Create multiple user profiles - Set your low and high thresholds for each parameter The Masimo Personal Health App is only for use with the MightySat fingertip pulse oximeter. This App (together with the MightySat fingertip pulse oximeter) allows you to non-invasively measure blood oxygen saturation, pulse rate, and perfusion index. MightySat provides additional parameters which include respiration rate and pleth variability index. The compatible Masimo devices are available for sale in select countries only. Visit us at www.MasimoPersonalHealth.com (in the United States) or at www.MasimoPersonalHealth.co.uk (outside the United States) to find out how you may purchase the MightySat device. MightySat uses Signal Extraction Technology (SET®) to provide accurate oxygen saturation and pulse rate measurements when other pulse oximeters fail, such as during movement and low blood flow. Measurements: Oxygen Saturation (SpO2) - the oxygen level in the arterial blood to indicate changes due to heart or lung function, oxygen use by your body, or altitude Pulse Rate (PR) - the number of pulses per minute to indicate overall fitness as well as exertion levels at a particular moment in time Perfusion Index (Pi) - the strength of blood flow to your finger to indicate changes in blood circulation Respiration Rate (RRp) - the number of breaths you are taking each minute to indicate how well your heart and lungs are functioning as well as how quickly you can recover after exercise. Pleth Variability Index (PVi) - the variation in perfusion index over your breathing cycle. Changes in PVi may indicate changes in hydration, breathing effort, perfusion, or other factors. ¹ ² ³ * * It is suggested to measure PVi in the same body position, remaining still and without talking, at the same breathing rate and depth of breathing, until you see a high confidence PVi value (displayed value is bright, not dim). An increase in PVi may indicate a decreased level of hydration, increased breathing effort, or other factors. A decrease in PVi may indicate an increased level of hydration, decreased breathing effort, or other factors. Multiple factors other than hydration and breathing effort can affect PVi, including breathing rate, depth of breathing, body position, body movement, vascular tone, blood flow to the finger (perfusion index), normal variation within a short-term monitoring session, waveform shape changes, and/or cardiovascular abnormalities. ¹ Schooljans A et al. Acta Anaesth Belg. 2010 (61), 147-150. ² Mathews D et al. ASA 2014. A1124. ³ Perel A. Anesth Analg. 2014 Dec;119(6):1288-92.
PRIDE Study
Participate in a landmark, long-term health study for the LGBTQ community. Your input helps shape research priorities and improve health outcomes for sexual and gender minorities. The app ensures your data is secure and private.
- Inform health study priorities
- Long-term health data collection
- Secure and private data handling
- Contribute to LGBTQ health research
- Share findings with community
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Help shape the first large-scale, long-term health study of LGBTQ people! The PRIDE Study app allows members of the LGBTQ community to inform and influence what aspects of our health will be studied in the upcoming PRIDE Study. The PRIDE Study is a long-term collaboration that will help health professionals make informed decisions about our health. Learn more below. WHO'S ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PRIDE STUDY? You are eligible to join the PRIDE Study if you are: • 18 years of age or older • A resident of the United States • Comfortable reading and writing on your iPhone in English • LGBTQ or another sexual or gender minority This app is designed for research and education purposes only. This app is not meant to provide medical advice, attention, or treatment. If you are having a medical emergency, call or contact your healthcare provider. WHAT IS THE PRIDE STUDY? The PRIDE Study is the first large-scale, long-term health study of people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ), or another sexual or gender minority. By participating in The PRIDE Study over time, your unique story teaches us about the health and wellbeing of LGBTQ people like you. WHO IS CONDUCTING THE PRIDE STUDY? The PRIDE Study is being conducted by doctors and research scientists at The University of California, San Francisco. WHAT IS THE GOAL OF THE PRIDE STUDY? The mission of The PRIDE Study is to improve the health of LGBTQ people. To meet this goal, we need to understand how being LGBTQ affects your health. The PRIDE Study deeply explores how the experience of being LGBTQ is related to all aspects of health and life. We study the unique health care disparities, strengths, and resiliencies of our communities. We share our findings through a variety of methods to impact LGBTQ communities and health professionals. HOW IS MY INFORMATION KEPT SAFE? As doctors and research scientists, we understand that information about your life and health is personal. Like our patients’ health information, it is our priority to keep the information you share private and secure. All communications between you and our app are secure electronic transmission, and our data are physically secure. All our systems meet the requirements defined by federal law (United States Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act or HIPAA). HOW IS MY INFORMATION SHARED? Your participation in The PRIDE Study is wasted if we don’t share the results with the people and organizations that can make real change for LGBTQ health. Results from The PRIDE Study will be shared directly with you, healthcare professionals, policy makers, and community organization. We will never share individual information; only aggregated (grouped) data will be shared.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Masimo Personal Health at 3.2 against PRIDE Study's 2.0. Masimo Personal Health also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (65 vs 7). PRIDE Study's advantage is iOS requirement (10.3 vs 13.0). 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.
Masimo Personal Health holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Masimo Personal Health has 65 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Masimo Personal Health's written reviews are positive against 33% of PRIDE Study's.
Masimo Personal Health ships an update every 3 months, PRIDE Study every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Masimo Personal Health | PRIDE Study |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (65 ratings) — better | 2.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 43.0% of reviews — better | 32.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 65 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 150 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Masimo Corporation | University of California at San Francisco |
Customer experience
Masimo Personal Health
PRIDE Study
Bugs and requests
Masimo Personal Health
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
PRIDE Study
Reported bugs
15 issues- Nothing loads
- Community section locks up
- Scrolling is wonky
- Comprehension quiz issues
- App freezes and crashes
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- Cannot get past screen name creation
- App hangs in Community/Dashboard
- Keyboard lag
- App crashes and won't load
- Cannot pass comprehension test
- Discussion spaces require re-login
- Cannot get past 'Get Started' button
- App drains battery
- App lags significantly
- App freezes in discussion groups
Requested features
10 requests- Fix bugs and improve app performance
- Make the app more inclusive
- Add a version for LGBT youth
- Improve loading times
- Clarify comprehension quiz questions
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- Allow straight people to participate
- Make the app more user-friendly
- Improve community section organization
- Add more demographic options
- Use less power-hungry location tracking
In-app purchases
Masimo Personal Health
No in-app purchases
PRIDE Study
No in-app purchases


