From Engadget · Ian Carlos Campbell · · 1m 30s
Apple's Health app gets a major overhaul
Apple is redesigning its Health app to compete with Whoop and Oura by actually analyzing your wearable data.
In brief
Apple is redesigning its Health app to compete with Whoop and Oura by actually analyzing your wearable data. Apple's Health app is evolving from a data storage tool into an intelligent health platform that interprets your Apple Watch metrics and provides personalized insights. Originally reported by Engadget.
Apple redesigns Health app
Apple is rolling out a redesigned Health app in iOS 27.2 developer beta, moving beyond just storing fitness data to actually analyzing it like competitors Whoop and Oura do.
New Insights tab shows daily metrics
The Insights tab displays your daily metrics and trends across sleep, fitness, and readiness, giving you an overview of your health data in one place.
Health Age estimates your body's age
The new Longevity tab includes Health Age, which uses Apple Watch data to estimate how your body functions relative to your actual age, plus movement assessments for flexibility, strength, and balance.
Expert commentary appears in app
Written and video commentary from health experts now appears dynamically in the app in response to your personal data, offering guidance tailored to your metrics.
More features coming in future betas
Apple plans to add personalized recommendations, customizable Insights summaries, and the ability to order lab tests from Quest in upcoming beta releases.
Direct competition with Whoop and Oura
By analyzing wearable data instead of just storing it, Apple's Health app now directly competes with Oura, Whoop, and Google, which use AI to create custom scores and recommendations.
What it means
Apple's Health app is evolving from a data storage tool into an intelligent health platform that interprets your Apple Watch metrics and provides personalized insights.
