<p>Struggling with allergies, symptoms, or invisible illnesses? Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard explore a range of iOS apps and features designed to help you track your health, monitor symptoms, and manage illness right from your iPhone and Apple Watch.</p><ul> <li><strong>Built-in Health app features</strong> - Apple has added an extensive list of symptoms you can track directly in the Health app, from abdominal cramps to sore throat, allowing users to log severity and duration.</li> <li><strong>Peak app</strong> - A widget-focused app that displays your health metrics on your home screen, with options to track heart rate, blood oxygen, time in daylight, and other metrics related to health conditions.</li> <li><strong>My Pollen Forecast Pro</strong> - A $4.99 app that shows local pollen counts with color-coded indicators and forecasts, plus a diary feature to help correlate symptoms with specific pollens.</li> <li><strong>Plume Labs</strong> - Free air quality tracking app that provides localized air quality index measurements, pollution maps, and recommendations for outdoor activities based on current conditions.</li> <li><strong>Pedometer++ and Sleep++</strong> - This pair of David Smith apps track your steps and sleep patterns, with badges for achievements and integration with Apple Health data to monitor trends and potential health indicators.</li> <li><strong>Visible</strong> - A subscription service using a Polar armband to track heart rate and daily exertion, designed for people with long COVID or invisible illnesses, providing "pace points" to help manage energy throughout the day.</li></ul> <p>Feedback</p><ul> <li><strong>Separate volume controls</strong> - Robert shared a tip about iOS having separate volume channels for Siri/navigation and media, explaining how to adjust the Siri volume by asking Siri to read a message and then changing the volume while it's speaking.</li></ul> <p>Shortcuts Corner</p><ul> <li><strong>Symptom logging shortcut</strong> - Rosemary created a simple one-action shortcut to log health symptoms directly from your home screen, using the "Log Health Sample" action with customizable options for tracking different symptoms.</li></ul> <p><strong>Hosts:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/mikah-sargent">Mikah Sargent</a> and <a href="https://twit.tv/people/rosemary-orchard">Rosemary Orchard</a></p> <p>Contact <em>iOS Today</em> at <a href="mailto:iOSToday@twit.tv">iOSToday@twit.tv</a>.</p> <p>Download or subscribe to <em>iOS Today</em> at <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today">https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today</a></p> <p>Want access to the ad-free video and exclusive features? <strong>Become a member of Club TWiT today!</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/clubtwit">https://twit.tv/clubtwit</a></p> <p><a href="https://twit.tv/clubtwit">Club TWiT</a> members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the <a href="https://twit.memberful.com/account/discord/authorize">Club TWiT Discord</a>.</p>
Source: https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today/episodes/746
Published: 2025-04-03 13:00:00