Most health apps store what you tell them in their own cloud. That is not automatically bad, but it means your symptoms, labs and chats sit on someone else's servers under their privacy policy, and some policies allow sharing with advertising partners.
We read each app's privacy policy or press coverage and compared where your health records actually live. "On your phone" here means the records and chats are stored on the device, not just encrypted on the way to a server.
We make Emerge Care, so it is listed first. Every other app is ranked on the criteria below, and each fact links to a comparison page with its sources.
Health records and chats are stored on your iPhone. Each question passes through its server to the AI and back; that server keeps nothing and logs nothing, and your data is never sold.
Where your health data lives: Apple Health data stays off its servers with Intelligence off; with it on, data is stored on its servers, encrypted in transit and at rest.
Pick it if: You care most about fitness: recovery, strain, sleep and nutrition analytics, a watch app, support for Oura, Garmin and more, and glucose monitor sync.
Emerge Care vs Bevel →Emerge Care stores health records and chats on your iPhone. Bevel keeps Apple Health data off its servers unless you turn on its AI features. The other apps we compared store data in their cloud, according to their own policies.
Often not. HIPAA covers healthcare providers, insurers and their business associates. Many consumer apps say in their policies that they are not HIPAA covered entities, so read the privacy policy before you share health data.
Some policies allow sharing identifiers or health information with advertising partners, or selling de-identified data. Check the "sell" and "share" sections of the privacy policy. Emerge Care never sells your data.
When you ask a question, the message passes through Emerge Care's server to the AI model and back. The server keeps nothing and logs nothing. Your records and chats are stored on your iPhone.
Emerge Care makes this page. We are not affiliated with any app listed; names are trademarks of their owners and are used only to compare. Facts were checked on October 4, 2026 or earlier, as dated on each comparison page. Spotted something out of date? Email hello@getemergeapp.com.
Works with Apple Health and Apple Watch. Your health records stay on your phone.
