Frequently asked questions
Is my data sent to a server?
No. Your lab results, medications, and settings are stored locally on your iPhone. If you turn on optional iCloud sync, that data syncs only through your own private iCloud (Apple CloudKit) — strictly between your own devices signed into the same Apple ID. It never passes through HealthLab's servers — Apple's iCloud provides the transport and storage under your own Apple ID, and HealthLab has no access to it. Family cabinet sharing is a separate feature: it shares only the cabinet contents and the restock list, not lab results. The exceptions are AI features you invoke yourself: AI recognition of lab results (PDF or photo), photo add to the cabinet, and prescription import send the image through our proxy to an AI service (no logging, deleted right after processing), and AI Summary sends de-identified biomarker values.
How does PDF AI recognition work?
Your PDF is converted to an image on-device, then sent via our proxy server to our AI recognition service. The proxy does not log requests, does not store images, and deletes them after processing. All calls are authenticated via Apple App Attest — hardware-backed device attestation.
How much does the app cost?
Core features are free forever — saving results, medications, reminders, basic trends. Pro subscription unlocks AI PDF recognition, prescription import, and future AI capabilities.
What's included in Pro subscription?
Pro unlocks all AI features: - **Unlimited AI lab import** (photo + PDF) — free tier gives you one import to try it. - **Prescription import from photo** — take a photo of any paper prescription and AI extracts every medication (name, dose, frequency, duration) into your schedule. - **AI Summary with clinical patterns** — clinical-pattern interpretation for a single analysis or your full radar overview. - **Multi-biomarker trend correlation** — AI highlights relationships between markers over time. - **Custom radar dashboards** — build your own marker set for the radar view. - **Age/gender/pregnancy-adjusted reference ranges** — personalized norms. - **Cabinet tags, expiry push alerts and the weekly cabinet digest** — never miss an expiring medicine. - **Family cabinet sharing** — share your home medicine cabinet with family as the owner. - **Additional profiles** — track results and medications for family members too. - **Apple Health metrics on trend charts** — heart rate, HRV, sleep, and more alongside your lab trends.
What can I do for free?
Full app without subscription: - Manual biomarker entry (unlimited) - One AI lab import (PDF or photo) to try - Medication scheduling, smart reminders, adherence calendar - PIN protection for dose confirmation - Photo per medication, inventory, refill math - Your primary profile - PDF export for your doctor - Full Ukrainian + English localization
How do I export my data?
HealthLab has built-in PDF export. Any analysis or trend chart can be exported as a clean PDF straight from the app — generated locally on your device, nothing uploaded to any cloud. Useful for doctor visits or personal archive.
Is the app only for Ukrainian labs?
No. All labs are supported via automatic recognition — Ukrainian (Synevo, Dila, CSD, Alex-2) and any international lab. Just upload PDF, HEIC, JPG, or PNG — HealthLab extracts all parameters regardless of document language.
Do I need internet?
Internet is required only for AI PDF recognition. Viewing saved results, trends, and medications works offline.
Does HealthLab track medications?
Yes. Create full medication courses with a schedule and reminders, log your intake, and track your tablet supply: the days-left count sits on the course card and updates with every confirmed dose, so you check it yourself. Available for free on your primary profile.
What is the medicine cabinet feature?
The cabinet is a dedicated section for everything in your home medicine cabinet — from prescription drugs to vitamins and first-aid supplies. Every item shows its expiration date in the list for free. Push alerts 3 days before expiry, plus 30- and 14-day advance notices delivered in the weekly digest, are part of Pro. Add items manually for free, or by photographing the package (Gemini Vision, Pro). Stored locally on device.
How does family cabinet sharing work?
Turning sharing on is a Pro feature for the cabinet owner. Once it's on, you invite a family member, and your home medicine cabinet and restock list sync between your iPhones directly through private iCloud (Apple CloudKit Share) — the data is transported and stored by Apple's iCloud under your Apple ID, not on HealthLab's servers. The invited family member can accept the invite and view everything for free; editing shared items needs Pro on their side too. It's opt-in and you can turn it off anytime.
Do I need an account to use HealthLab?
No. HealthLab requires no registration, email, or login. All data — lab results, medications, your medicine cabinet — is stored locally on your iPhone via SwiftData. iCloud sync is opt-in and stays within your own private iCloud. No analytics on your medical records. Your data belongs to you.
What does Pro unlock that the free tier doesn't?
Free: save lab results (one AI import to try), medication courses and reminders on your primary profile, medicine cabinet with expiry dates in the list, basic trends, PDF export. Pro unlocks unlimited AI lab import (Gemini Vision), photo-add and tags in the cabinet, expiry push alerts and the weekly cabinet digest, family cabinet sharing, additional profiles, prescription import from photo, AI analysis summaries, and Apple Health metrics on trend charts. No ads, no data sharing — just a subscription.