Comparison

Metered vs Longevity Protocol

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

Head to head
About

Metered

This app helps individuals with chronic illnesses manage their energy levels by planning activities, energy taxes, and rest. It provides insights into daily budgets, potential overspending, and recovery needs, with optional advanced features for deeper analysis and reporting.

Highlights
  • Spoon-style energy budgeting
  • Activity and energy tax tracking
  • Personalized activity library
  • Daily budget and risk guidance
  • Morning Signal with Apple Health integration
  • Apple Watch and widget support
  • Reports for appointments and events
Features
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Plan your spoons before the crash. Metered is a private energy planner for chronic illness, fatigue, pain, PEM, and limited capacity. Build today and tomorrow around a spoon budget, spot when a plan is too heavy, and learn what activities, energy taxes, and rest cost over time. Everyday planning is free. Metered+ is lifetime, one-time, and no subscription. No account, analytics, tracking, or servers. PLAN BEFORE YOU SPEND Other apps tell you what happened yesterday. Metered helps you decide what you can do today and tomorrow. Add activities, energy taxes, and rest or recovery entries. Describe your day in plain language, reuse yesterday, or save a good plan as a template for similar days. CALMER TODAY GUIDANCE Today keeps the important signals easy to scan: - remaining spoons and over-budget state - why your budget changed - PEM recovery and carry-over context - gentle risk guidance when a plan may be too much Optional check-ins let you record how you feel now without changing your activities. Structured saved check-ins contribute automatically to on-device patterns, while free-text notes are never analysed. MORNING SIGNAL Metered+ reads overnight heart rate variability (HRV), resting heart rate, and sleep from Apple Health. HRV and resting heart rate are compared with recent personal baseline data; sleep is compared with your sleep target. The result is shown as Strong, Steady, Caution, or Low. APPLE WATCH, WIDGETS AND QUICK NEEDS Check your budget, complete activities, send Quick Needs, and run short orthostatic checks from Apple Watch. Widgets keep remaining spoons visible without opening the app. Metered+ adds Live Activities for a persistent Lock Screen budget. BUILT FOR COMPLEX ENERGY Metered supports ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, Long COVID, POTS, EDS, MS, lupus, chronic pain, PMDD, endometriosis, IBD, caregiver burnout, and more. Track physical, cognitive, social, sensory, masking, and recovery load so your plan reflects how energy really gets used. FREE ENERGY PLANNING Metered includes: - Unlimited activities and daily planning - Fixed daily budget and manual tracking - Day review, flare mode, and recovery days - Weekly overview and Daily Balance insight - Apple Watch, widgets, Siri Shortcuts, and Quick Needs - Apple Health integration - iCloud sync - Tended import - Searchable Help & Guide METERED+ Metered+ is a one-time lifetime purchase. No subscription. Unlock: - Personalised budget reasoning - Morning Signal and signal history - Learned and sensitivity-adjusted activity costs - Possible crash and PEM risk patterns - Energy debt and deeper trends - Premium budget insight displays - Weather, cycle, sleep, and recovery budget factors - Day templates and event planning - Activity sequencing suggestions - Live Activities - Doctor, OT, appointment, PEM, and event reports - CSV export PREPARE FOR APPOINTMENTS Metered+ reports can help explain your energy limits, pacing patterns, activity costs, recovery days, symptoms, crashes, PEM patterns, and event recovery for doctors, occupational therapists, carers, or support conversations. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No servers. No analytics. No tracking. Your data stays on your device and in your personal iCloud account. Metered reads Apple Health with your permission and does not write health data back. Analyses run on device using your plans, outcomes, and optional health data. Rest is allowed to count. MEDICAL DISCLAIMER Spoon theory credit: Christine Miserandino (2003). Informed by ME Association, Bateman Horne Center, and Workwell Foundation. Metered is a personal energy planning journal, not a medical device. It does not diagnose, treat, prevent, or clinically predict any condition. It shows self-reported plans, Apple Health context, and possible patterns based on your own data. Always speak to a qualified healthcare professional about medical decisions. Terms: https://www.cocoacorn.com/metered/terms Privacy: https://www.cocoacorn.com/metered/privacy

About

Longevity Protocol

Features
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Your personal longevity coach powered by Apple Intelligence. Longevity Protocol transforms your Apple Health data into a clear, actionable longevity score — then gives you the evidence-based daily actions to improve it. Built on peer-reviewed research from the world's leading longevity scientists. YOUR LONGEVITY SCORE A single number (0-100) that reflects how your daily habits align with the science of living longer and healthier. Calculated from your real HealthKit data: sleep, HRV, resting heart rate, VO2 Max, steps, and exercise minutes. AI HEALTH COACH * Chat with an on-device AI coach that knows your actual health data. Ask about your sleep trends, recovery status, or get personalized longevity advice — all processed privately on your device using Apple Intelligence. EVIDENCE-BASED DAILY ACTIONS Each day you get personalized priorities based on your weakest longevity factor. Every recommendation cites the research behind it, from the 13% mortality reduction per hour of sleep to the optimal Zone 2 training thresholds. SMART TRACKING TOOLS - Fasting Timer with autophagy milestone tracking - Food logging with AI-powered nutritional analysis * - Water & hydration tracking with smart reminders - Supplement stack management with adherence tracking - Blood work logging with color-coded optimal ranges - Body composition trends (weight, body fat, BMI) - Morning & evening routine builder with guided timers DEEP HEALTH INTELLIGENCE - Sleep quality forecasting based on your daily patterns - Recovery window prediction for optimal training timing - Workout classification (Zone 2, HIIT, strength) - Biological age estimation from your biomarkers - Weekly challenges calibrated to your fitness level - Monthly trend reports with actionable insights INTERACTIVE WIDGETS & WATCH APP - Home Screen widgets for score, actions, and hydration tracking - Log water and complete actions directly from widgets - Control Center button for quick water logging - Apple Watch companion app with score and daily priorities - Siri Shortcuts for quick access - iCloud sync across all your devices PREMIUM FEATURES Unlock the full experience with Longevity Premium: - Unlimited AI health coaching * - Smart journal with mood & energy tracking - Custom protocol builder * - Blood work integration & biological age tracking - Supplement & medication logging - Morning & evening routine builder - Monthly & yearly trend reports - Shareable progress cards Free users get daily longevity scores, evidence-based actions, food logging, fasting timer, and hydration tracking — plus 3 AI coach messages per day. * APPLE INTELLIGENCE NOTE AI-powered features (Health Coach, Food Analysis, Protocol Builder) require Apple Intelligence, available on iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 16, and iPad or Mac with M1 chip or later. The app guides you through setup if Apple Intelligence isn't enabled yet. All other features — including your longevity score, daily actions, tracking tools, widgets, and Apple Watch app — work on any supported device. Your health data never leaves your device. All AI processing happens on-device using Apple Intelligence. No accounts, no servers, no data collection. Terms of Use: https://pragmatec.fi/apps/privacy#terms Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pragmatec.fi/apps/privacy

Screenshots

Metered4 screens
Longevity Protocol4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Metered at 18.0 against Longevity Protocol's 26.0. 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. Metered sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Longevity Protocol sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Metered versus Longevity Protocol: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeteredLongevity Protocol
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB15 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGeoff DavisPragmaTec

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Metered

One-time1
  • Metered+$29.99
3 purchases

Longevity Protocol

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$79.99

Questions

Is Metered free?
Metered is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Longevity Protocol free?
Longevity Protocol is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Metered or Longevity Protocol have ads?
Neither Metered nor Longevity Protocol shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Metered or Longevity Protocol?
Metered ships an update every 5 days, and Longevity Protocol every 5 days. Most recently, Metered was updated on October 14, 2026 and Longevity Protocol on October 5, 2026.

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