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24 alternatives to Apple ResearchKit

iOS medical research framework

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Apple ResearchKit launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   CareKit by Apple▲229

   Open source software framework for creating health apps

   2016 · researchandcare.org · its alternatives →

2. 2
   HealthKit▲96

   Allows health apps to share their data (Apple)

   2014 · developer.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Apple Research▲181

   Make your contribution to health research

   2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   WatchKit▲152

   Design and development resources for the Apple Watch

   2014 · developer.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Asthma Health▲73

   Asthma Mobile Health study via ResearchKit

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Exist for iOS▲104

   Personal analytics to help understand your life

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   ResearchKit

   Framework to simply create apps for medical research

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Apple Machine Learning Journal▲627

   Build with Apple's on-device AI, now open to developers

   2017 · machinelearning.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Journaly for iOS▲108

   The most customisable and automatic journal

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    MyHeart Counts▲60

    Improve our understanding of heart health via ResearchKit

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Swift AI▲243

    A.I. and machine learning library written in Swift

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Fitplan for iOS▲92

    The exact training methods of the world's top athletes

    2016 · fitplanapp.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Medical Research Summarizer▲165

    Translate complex research into easy to read summaries

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Forward▲171

    Apple Store meets Doctor's office

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Today▲133

    Beautiful habit and health tracker

    2016 · neybox.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Health Shortcuts▲167

    Shortcuts for recording in Apple Health

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    HealthUnlocked for iPhone▲75

    The social network for health

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Uikit▲134

    Front-end framework for developing powerful web interfaces

    2014 · getuikit.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Human Pulse for iOS▲124

    Compare you daily activity with people around you

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Insightfull▲111

    AI-powered health insights

    2024 · insightfull.app · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Wellness (Beta)▲87

    Make sense of your mental health

    2017 · getwellness.co · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Visualize your Apple Health data in Grafana▲42

    Hi HN, I made a tool for displaying your Apple Health data (activities, workouts, body metrics) and display them in Grafana to be manipulated, aggregated etc. It's useful for finding trends, get daily/monthly/yearly stats and visualize outdoor routes on a bigger screen !

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Answers for OS X▲130

    The #1 analytics solution for iOS, now on OS X

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Fitonomy▲86

    3D Personal health and fitness trainer

    2016 · its alternatives →

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