Frequently asked questions

CardiLog is an iPhone app for logging blood pressure. You type or photo-scan the systolic, diastolic and pulse from any monitor, and it stages each reading, spots trends, and exports a PDF for your doctor. No Bluetooth monitor needed.

No. CardiLog is not a medical device and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or health condition. It's a log and trend tool. Talk to a qualified physician before making medical decisions, and call emergency services in an emergency.

No. There's no sign-up, email or password. Your readings are stored on your phone.

Logging, history, trend checks and Calm Mode work on the phone itself. Purchases and usage analytics need the network, so you'll need a connection to start or restore a subscription.

Not yet. CardiLog is iPhone only for now.

Yes. It works with any monitor (Omron, Withings, iHealth, A&D or a manual cuff) because you type the numbers or scan the display with your camera. It doesn't pair over Bluetooth.

The app is available in 32 languages.

Tap Log Reading, then type your systolic, diastolic and pulse, or use photo scan to read them off the monitor's display. CardiLog stages the reading and adds it to your history.

MAP is the average pressure in your arteries over one heartbeat, estimated as diastolic plus a third of the gap between systolic and diastolic. Pulse Pressure is that gap itself. CardiLog shows both automatically.

Yes. There are 8 tags: After Exercise, After Meal, Stressed, Relaxed, Medication Taken, Poor Sleep, Caffeine and Alcohol.

Yes. Mark it Home, Clinic, Pharmacy or Travel. It's useful for comparing home and clinic readings.

Readings are staged with the AHA/ACC 2017 categories: Low, Normal, Elevated, Stage 1 (130/80+), Stage 2 (140/90+) and Crisis (180/120+). Other guidelines such as ESC and NICE use different cut-offs, so your doctor's thresholds may differ.

At 180/120 or above, CardiLog shows an emergency screen with what to do right now and a button to call emergency services. It's information, not a substitute for emergency care. If you think it's an emergency, call your local emergency number.

Yes. It can save your blood pressure and heart rate to Apple Health, and import blood pressure readings that are already in Health.

Yes. You can set one daily reminder at the time that suits you.

Not in the chatbot sense. "AI Insights" is our name for automatic trend detection: fixed rules that run on your phone and write a short weekly summary. Your readings aren't sent to any AI provider.

Morning Surge flags a morning systolic more than 20 mmHg above the previous night's. White Coat Effect flags a clinic systolic average 10+ mmHg above your home average, once you have at least 5 home and 3 clinic readings.

Six short self-assessment quizzes scored 0 to 100: Heart Health, Heart Risk, Stress Check, Sleep Quality, Salt & Diet, and Medication Check. They aren't diagnostic tests.

Yes. Rest a fingertip on the camera for 15 or 30 seconds. Premium adds heart rate variability (SDNN, RMSSD, pNN50) and a stress index.

It's a guided way to do the few minutes of quiet rest that's recommended before measuring. We don't promise it lowers your reading. It just helps you actually rest first.

Four: Calm 4-4-6, 4-7-8, Box 4-4-4 and Coherent 5-0-5. Each runs for 4 rounds with an animation pacing your breathing.

You can create up to 5 profiles on one phone. For now, readings are kept in one shared history, so add a note saying whose reading it is.

Yes. Export a PDF (readings, averages, MAP, Pulse Pressure and stage) or a CSV, and send it by email, AirDrop or Messages.

Your readings are stored on your phone and there's no CardiLog account. Your history isn't synced to a server. The app does send usage analytics, which include the values of readings you save, tied to a random ID rather than your identity. The privacy policy lists exactly what's sent.

Make an encrypted backup in CardiLog and restore it on the new phone. Your regular iPhone backup also includes app data. There's no account to recover from, so keep a recent backup.

It's a free download, but full use of the app needs a subscription. You'll see the options after onboarding.

Weekly (with a 3-day free trial), yearly, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Current prices are on the App Store listing, and you can manage or cancel a subscription in your Apple ID settings.