Trackables 1.5
Trackables: There are plenty of health tracking apps. Surprisingly, nearly all of them are bloated, subscription-gated, or blatantly harvesting our data; often all three. We wanted something simpler, less annoying and more fun, that’s where it started. Trackables turns the data your Apple Watch already collects — activity, sleep, steps, heart rate — into a clear, friendly, transparent interface.…
There are numerous health tracking apps available, but most of them are cumbersome, require subscriptions, or collect personal data without user consent. The creators of Trackables aimed to create a simpler, less intrusive, and more enjoyable alternative. The app utilizes the data already collected by the Apple Watch, including activity levels, sleep patterns, steps taken, and heart rate.
This information is presented in a clear, user-friendly, and transparent manner. The best part is that Trackables is completely free and respects user privacy, developed by a small team of former Apple employees. The company may introduce a paid tier in the future, but the core functionality will remain free of charge. After using Trackables for several months, the reviewer finds it to be a superior dashboard for the data they find most relevant compared to the default Health app.
One noteworthy point is that while HealthKit provides raw data to third-party apps, Apple Health's "sleep score" is not included in this data. Consequently, Trackables calculates its own sleep score based on the raw input, such as the total hours slept and the time spent in each sleep stage. Although Trackables' sleep score is generally similar to Apple's, it often differs slightly, which the reviewer finds to be a more accurate reflection of their actual sleep experience.
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