DNAVault vs Bloodbuddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DNAVault
Explore your genetic data privately on your iPhone. Analyze kinship, trace ancestry, screen for health predispositions, and ask questions about your genome, all without sending your raw data to servers. Features include on-device analysis and encrypted sharing.
- On-device genome analysis
- Kinship analysis with proximity sharing
- Paternal and maternal lineage tracing
- Health screening for actionable genes
- AI-powered genome questioning
- Supports AncestryDNA and 23andMe raw data
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DNAVault lets you explore your genetic data — kinship, ancestry, health, and more — entirely on your iPhone. Your raw genome never leaves your phone. Other companies sell you reports, which means they read your data. DNAVault reports are generated on your phone. When any server processing is required, it happens inside a cryptographically attested enclave, encrypted with a key only your phone holds. Nobody can read the result but you. Not by policy. By math. FEATURES • Kinship Analysis — compare genetic data with someone nearby using end-to-end encrypted proximity sharing, phone-to-phone. Nothing is retained after analysis. • Origins — trace your paternal (Y-DNA) and maternal (mtDNA) lineage back thousands of years using Yleaf and mitoLEAF haplogroup classification. • Health — screen 81 ACMG medically actionable genes, pharmacogenomics, and clinically significant variants against a local ClinVar database. • Ask — ask plain-language questions about your genome. Only the text of your question is sent; your genome stays on your phone. SUPPORTED FORMATS • AncestryDNA raw data • 23andMe raw data (v3, v4, v5) • Whole Genome Sequencing — coming soon PRICING • App: $2.95 one-time • All on-device features: free forever • Ask AI: free for 30 days, then $2.95/month or $19.95/year Privacy Policy: https://dnavault.starfleetbio.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://dnavault.starfleetbio.com/terms/
Bloodbuddy
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Finally, blood work that makes sense. BloodBuddy turns your lab report into a story you can actually follow. Snap a photo, Bobby reads it for you — and you instantly see what's in range, what's worth a second look, and what "TSH" or "ferritin" even mean. No diagnoses. No panic. No medical jargon. Just your numbers, clearly explained — by a buddy who walks you through it. WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH BLOODBUDDY • Scan your report — photo or PDF from your GP, lab, or routine check-up. Bobby detects your values automatically and slots them into the right markers. • Understand every marker — 115+ blood values in the wiki, written in plain English. What does it measure? What does too high or too low actually mean? What can you do about it? • See your history — every test in one timeline. Spot trends without building spreadsheets. • Real reference ranges — sex- and age-specific. Plus optimal ranges, not just "still borderline okay". • Bobby explains — flagged values come with context. Possible causes, nutrition, lifestyle, supplements — no finger-wagging. WHY BLOODBUDDY → Privacy first. Your values belong to you. Encrypted sync, never sold, never shared. → Offline-first. Once it's in, it's always with you. No signal at the doctor's office? Doesn't matter. → Built from real life. If you do multiple blood tests a year, you know the PDF mess. BloodBuddy is the fix we wanted ourselves. → Bobby talks like a friend who happens to know this stuff. Not like a chatbot. Not like a drug insert. FREE TO USE Manual entry, the full wiki, and your test history — all free, forever. With BloodBuddy Pro you also get: • Lab report scan (OCR) — snap a photo, get the values • Unlimited tests in your history • Multi-year trend analysis • PDF export of your data Subscriptions: • BloodBuddy Pro Monthly • BloodBuddy Pro Yearly (~30% off) Subscriptions auto-renew until cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage anytime in your iPhone Settings. IMPORTANT BloodBuddy is not a medical device. The app does not replace medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If a value worries you, or you have health concerns, please speak with a doctor. PRIVACY & TERMS → https://bloodbuddy.app/privacy → https://bloodbuddy.app/terms QUESTIONS, IDEAS, BUGS? Email us: support@pepstack.net Bobby's listening. (Okay — Max is reading. Bobby is busy being Bobby.)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Bloodbuddy at Free against DNAVault's $2.99. Bloodbuddy also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.1). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Bloodbuddy is free to download; DNAVault costs $2.99 up front. DNAVault sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Bloodbuddy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | DNAVault | Bloodbuddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | STARFLEETBIO LLC | Max Berktold |
In-app purchases
DNAVault
- Ask Monthly$2.991 Month
- Ask Annual$19.991 Year
Bloodbuddy
- BloodBuddy Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- BloodBuddy Pro Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year









