Health diary · Symptom tracker · Daily plan

Turn your health story into a clear plan for today.

Write how your body feels in your own words. Health Diary organizes the details, connects the patterns, and combines your diary with Apple Health to suggest a few useful actions for movement, meals, sleep, and recovery.

  • Natural-language health notes
  • A personal Today plan
  • Apple Health, Widget, and Watch support
Health Diary Today plan with movement, sleep, and health logging suggestions
Today Three useful actions
Built from Your goals + health signals
Apple Intelligence Foundation Models HealthKit WidgetKit Apple Watch Swift Charts

A health app that leads somewhere

Most health apps show more data. Health Diary helps you decide what to do next.

Your health story is spread across sleep, movement, symptoms, mood, meals, and memory. A dashboard can display those signals without explaining what they mean together.

Health Diary gives them a simple structure: capture what happened, understand the pattern, and choose a realistic action for today.

How it works

From a quick note to a useful daily loop.

No complicated forms. No intimidating medical dashboard. Start with what you already know.

  1. 01

    Write naturally

    Describe discomfort, energy, sleep, mood, food, or recovery in the words you would normally use.

  2. 02

    Build a clear record

    Health Diary organizes timing, severity, body regions, triggers, relievers, and other useful context.

  3. 03

    See what changes

    Review timelines, frequency, severity, common triggers, and trends across the date range you choose.

  4. 04

    Act on today

    Use your goals, diary, and Apple Health signals to create a short, achievable Today plan.

Personalized daily health plan in Health Diary

Personalized Today Plan

A few specific steps, matched to the day you are actually having.

Today Plan brings together your goals, questionnaire, recent diary entries, and optional Apple Health data. Instead of a generic score, it gives you a small set of concrete ideas for movement, nutrition, sleep, recovery, and reflection.

  • Designed to be achievable in the time you have
  • Adapts as your records and health signals change
  • Visible in the app, on the Home Screen, and on Apple Watch
  • Built for everyday wellness—not diagnosis or treatment
Explore Today Plan

Made for the Apple ecosystem

Native technology, used for real health-journaling tasks.

Health Diary uses Apple frameworks to reduce friction between noticing a signal and doing something useful with it.

iOS 26

Apple Intelligence + Foundation Models

On compatible devices, Apple’s on-device language model helps turn free-form health notes into structured entries and creates short, editable diary drafts from approved daily context.

How on-device intelligence is used
WidgetKit

Advice at a glance

See a rotating Today suggestion or start a mood check-in directly from the Home Screen.

watchOS

A useful moment on your wrist

Read the next suggestion, respond to a gentle nudge, or log your mood from Apple Watch.

See the Watch experience
SwiftUI + Charts

Calm, native visual design

Clear timelines and trend charts designed to stay readable when you do not feel your best.

iCloud

Optional backup

Keep a recoverable copy of your diary in your own iCloud container when you choose.

Apple Watch + complications

Your next small action, without opening your phone.

Health Diary syncs Today suggestions and gentle context-aware nudges to Apple Watch. Quick mood check-ins travel back to the iPhone app, helping the diary reflect the day as it happens.

Mood check-in in the Health Diary Apple Watch app
Quick check-in
Today suggestion in the Health Diary Apple Watch app
Today suggestion
Gentle recovery nudge in the Health Diary Apple Watch app
Gentle nudge

Health diary and symptom tracker

Remember what happened without turning your life into a spreadsheet.

When symptoms repeat, memory compresses the details. Health Diary keeps the timeline clear without demanding a long checklist every day.

Capture symptoms in seconds

Write naturally, then review a consistent record of severity, timing, duration, and body region.

Spot patterns over time

See frequency, common triggers, body areas, severity distribution, and weather context.

Prepare for an appointment

Filter a clean health timeline and review the details you do not want to forget.

Inside Health Diary

One continuous story—from a note to a trend.

Natural-language health diary entry on iPhone
Write naturallyCapture how your body feels without medical jargon.
Symptom statistics and severity charts in Health Diary
Understand patternsReview body regions, triggers, and severity.
Filterable symptom and health timeline
Keep the timelineFilter health records by the details that matter.
Personal health trend report in Health Diary
See what changedGenerate a focused trend summary for any range.

Who Health Diary is for

Useful when health feels personal, messy, or easy to forget.

01

Recurring discomfort

Keep a consistent record when headaches, fatigue, digestive discomfort, pain, or sleep issues return.

02

Apple Health users

Turn steps, sleep, activity, and workout data into context for a plan—not another score.

03

Doctor-visit preparation

Walk in with a timeline of what happened, when it happened, and what changed.

04

Everyday wellbeing

Use a small Today plan to make movement, food, rest, and reflection feel manageable.

Privacy and control

Your health diary deserves careful boundaries.

Health Diary asks before reading Apple Health or photo-library context. Foundation Models features run on device when Apple Intelligence is available. Some advanced analysis features use a server service; only the context needed for the requested feature is sent.

The app is for journaling and personal awareness. It does not diagnose conditions or replace a qualified healthcare professional.

Permission-basedConnect Apple Health only when you choose.
On-device intelligenceFoundation Models stay on device when available.
Optional iCloud backupEnable or disable backup in Settings.
Not medical adviceDesigned for organization and awareness.

Frequently asked questions

What to know before you start.

What is Health Diary?

Health Diary is an iPhone and iPad health journal that combines natural-language notes, symptom tracking, Apple Health context, trends, and a personal Today plan.

Is Health Diary a symptom tracker?

Yes. You can record symptoms in plain language and review structured details such as severity, timing, duration, body region, triggers, and relievers.

Does Health Diary connect to Apple Health?

Yes, with your permission. It can read steps, sleep, workouts, active energy, and weight trends to add context to Today plans and diary drafts.

Does Health Diary use Apple Intelligence?

On compatible devices running iOS 26 or later, Health Diary uses Apple’s Foundation Models framework for on-device note understanding and editable diary drafts. A fallback is available when the model is not supported or ready.

Can I use Health Diary on Apple Watch?

Yes. The Apple Watch app shows Today suggestions and gentle nudges, supports quick mood check-ins, and includes complications for glanceable access.

What does the Home Screen widget do?

It rotates through suggestions from your Today plan. If no plan is ready, it provides a quick route to record how you feel.

Can Health Diary help me prepare for a doctor appointment?

It can help you organize and review your own symptom timeline before an appointment. It does not create a diagnosis or replace medical advice.

Is Health Diary free?

Health Diary is free to download and includes core functionality. Optional subscriptions unlock expanded plans, reports, and premium limits. Current pricing is shown in the App Store and before purchase.

Start with one honest note

Your health story is already happening. Make it easier to understand.

Download Health Diary for iPhone and iPad. Apple Watch support is included.

Download Health Diary on the App Store