Comparison

Health Data Export vs FORGE

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

Head to head
About

Health Data Export

Export your Apple Health data in various formats like JSON, CSV, or GPX. Schedule automatic exports to cloud storage or a webhook for personal analysis and backup. Designed with privacy in mind, it requires no account and processes data on your device.

Highlights
  • Export HealthKit metrics
  • JSON, CSV, GPX formats
  • Scheduled automatic exports
  • Cloud storage integration
  • Optional HTTPS webhook
  • Privacy-focused design
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Health Data Export gives you control over your Apple Health data. Export selected HealthKit metrics as JSON, CSV or GPX for personal analysis, backup and use with your own tools. Create manual exports or schedule automatic exports to Files, iCloud Drive or an optional HTTPS webhook. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account is required. Health data is processed on your device, and the app has no analytics, advertising or tracking SDKs. Data leaves your device only when you choose a Files or sharing destination or configure a webhook automation. EXPORT FORMATS • JSON for structured data and integrations • CSV for spreadsheets and analysis • GPX for supported workout routes • Single-file or multiple-file CSV exports • Dedicated workout summary and route data HEALTH METRICS Export supported Apple Health data including: • Steps, distance, energy and exercise time • Heart rate, resting heart rate and HRV • VO₂ max and cardio recovery • Blood oxygen, respiratory rate and blood pressure • Body measurements and nutrition • Sleep analysis and sleep stages • Sleeping Wrist Temperature where available • Breathing Disturbances on supported iOS versions • Workouts, workout events and workout routes RICH WORKOUT EXPORTS Supported workouts can include heart-rate samples, average and maximum heart rate, moving and paused duration, pause/resume/lap events, running dynamics, cycling cadence and route locations. Export routes as GPX without synthetic location points. SLEEP DATA Export HealthKit sleep stages and transparent summaries for awake, core, deep, REM and unspecified sleep intervals. Heart-rate samples recorded within each HealthKit sleep session can also be included. Health Data Export does not create proprietary sleep scores, waking-HRV classifications or synthetic sleep-restlessness measurements. AUTOMATED EXPORTS Create hourly, daily, weekly or monthly automations for selected metrics. Save exports to Files or iCloud, or send JSON directly to an optional HTTPS webhook. Webhook features include: • Optional bearer-token authentication • Sample-free test payloads • Retry handling for temporary failures • Delivery status and attempt history Webhook credentials are stored in the iOS Keychain. The developer does not receive or control webhook payloads or endpoints. Background execution is controlled by iOS. Hourly scheduling is best-effort and does not guarantee execution at an exact time. FILES AND EXPORT HISTORY Choose local or iCloud destinations, reuse supported destination bookmarks, open completed exports in Files and review export or webhook delivery status. HEALTHKIT ACCESS You choose which health metrics the app can access. Apple does not reveal per-type read permission status to apps, so an empty result can mean either no samples exist for the selected dates or access is unavailable. PRIVACY • No account required • No developer-operated health-data server • No analytics, advertising or tracking • Health data processed on-device • You choose every metric and destination • Webhooks remain disabled unless you configure one All export and automation features are available without a subscription. An optional tip jar is included for users who want to support development. Health Data Export is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Health Data Export is an independent app and is not affiliated with Apple Inc.

About

FORGE

This app focuses on identity transformation rather than habit tracking. It guides users through foundational exercises and tracks development across four life quadrants: Mind, Body, Spirit, and Vocation. Personalized prompts and AI-driven insights help users identify and pursue their growth path.

Highlights
  • Identity transformation system
  • Foundational vision exercises
  • Four life quadrants tracking (Mind, Body, Spirit, Vocation)
  • Personalized journal prompts
  • AI Journey Architect for guidance
  • Local data storage, no account required
Features
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FORGE is not a habit tracker. It is an identity transformation system. The idea is simple but demanding: you don't change your life by building new habits. You change it by becoming a different person. Behavior follows identity. FORGE is where you do the identity work. Before the dashboard ever opens, you complete two foundational exercises. Your Anti-Vision — the vivid, specific life you refuse to accept if nothing changes. Your Vision — the person you are becoming and the life they live. These are not goals. They are anchors. One drives you away. The other pulls you forward. From there, FORGE tracks your development across four quadrants of life: MIND — How you think, learn, and update your beliefs. Are you expanding your model of reality, or defending the one you already have? BODY — Your physical state as infrastructure. Sleep, nutrition, training. The body is not separate from the mind. It is the hardware. SPIRIT — Relationships, meaning, and connection. The most neglected quadrant. The one that quietly limits everything else. VOCATION — The work you are building. Not just a job. The thing that, when you do it, makes you feel like you are using yourself correctly. Each quadrant has a starting level (1.0 to 5.0), a daily lever — one action you know matters — and a library of prescribed level-up tasks that move you forward. Not generic advice. Moves calibrated to exactly where you are. The journal is not a diary. Every prompt is selected based on your current level, your lowest quadrant, and the time of day. The wisdom system surfaces the right thought at the right moment — Marcus Aurelius, Naval Ravikant, Viktor Frankl, and others — not as a quote of the day, but as a curator who knows where you are. The AI Journey Architect reads your data — your levers, your patterns, your journal entries, your weekly reviews — and tells you the one thing you already know but haven't named. Then it gives you the path. FORGE stores your personal development data locally on your device. No account required to start. No data shared with third parties. The art is Gustave Dore-style engraving — lone figures against vast forces, anatomical precision, cosmic scale. It is not decoration. It is the emotional layer of the app. The first screen you see is a figure climbing a narrow staircase toward a single point of light. That is the thesis. Subscription: FORGE Monthly — 7-day free trial, then $6.99/month. Payment charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in App Store Settings. Privacy Policy: https://forgeapp.me/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Health Data Export4 screens
FORGE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Health Data Export at free against FORGE's subscription. FORGE's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Health Data Export sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and FORGE sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Health Data Export against 5.0 for FORGE. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Health Data Export versus FORGE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHealth Data ExportFORGE
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimon HanchinamaniSentient Solutions Group LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Health Data Export

One-time3
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Large Tip$9.99
1 purchases

FORGE

Subscriptions1
  • FORGE: Human 3.07 Days trial$6.991 Month

Questions

Is Health Data Export free?
Health Data Export is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FORGE free?
FORGE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Health Data Export or FORGE?
Health Data Export and FORGE are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Health Data Export or FORGE have ads?
Neither Health Data Export nor FORGE shows ads.

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