Carrot Care alternatives for Mac, Windows, and Android
Carrot Care is an iPhone bloodwork tracker that keeps data on the phone. Options for Mac, Windows, and Android, and how HealthViewer compares.
| HealthViewer | Carrot Care | KeepMD | BloodTrends | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runs on | Mac and Windows | iPhone only | iPhone, iPad, Android; Mac only as the iPad app on Apple Silicon | iPhone, iPad; Mac only as the iPad app on Apple Silicon |
| Price | $24.99 once, after a 7-day free trial | Free with limits; Premium from $6.99/month, $39.99/quarter, or $59.99 to $79.99/year | Free with 15 scanned pages a month; Plus $6.99/month, $59.99/year, or $149 lifetime | Free; Pro $0.79/month or $4.99/year |
| Lab PDF import | Yes, plus CSV, FHIR JSON, and MyChart (C-CDA) files | Yes, PDFs and photos | Yes, by scanning, with unlimited pages on Plus | Yes, PDFs |
| Patient portal connections | Epic, Oracle Health (Cerner), athenahealth, eClinicalWorks (US) | No | Epic and Cerner, on Plus, where supported | No |
| Where your data lives | Encrypted file on your computer | On your iPhone, optional iCloud backup | Encrypted on your device; encrypted cloud backup on Plus | On your device |
| Account | None | None | Set up in the app; KeepMD says there is no cloud database | Not stated |
Carrot Care is one of the better-known bloodwork trackers, and one of the few that keeps your results on your phone instead of a company’s servers. It is also iPhone only: there is no Android, Mac, iPad, or web version. People looking for an alternative usually want one of those, or want to stop paying a subscription. This page covers both. We make HealthViewer, one of the options, so weigh our view of it accordingly.
What Carrot Care does well
Carrot Care reads photos and PDFs of lab reports from any lab, recognizes a large library of biomarkers, and charts each one over time. It keeps data on the iPhone, with an optional iCloud backup, needs no account, and exports a PDF for your doctor or a CSV. If you have an iPhone and are happy with a subscription, it is a reasonable choice.
Its paid tier is a subscription. The App Store lists $6.99 a month, $39.99 a quarter, and yearly plans from $59.99 to $79.99. It does not connect to patient portals.
If you are on a Mac or Windows PC
HealthViewer is a desktop app for Mac and Windows that keeps your lab history in one encrypted file on your computer, with no account. Compared with Carrot Care:
- It connects to patient portals. HealthViewer fetches results from Epic, Oracle Health (Cerner), athenahealth, and eClinicalWorks portals, so hospital and clinic labs arrive without scanning anything.
- It reads lab files as well as PDFs. It has readers for Quest, Labcorp, Mayo, MyChart, and other reports, imports CSV, FHIR, and C-CDA files, and adds device data from Apple Health, Dexcom, and Withings.
- It is a one-time purchase. $24.99 once after a 7-day trial, with every feature and every family profile on your computer.
- Medications sit on the charts. Start and change markers on each test’s chart show what changed around a result, and the Appointment Prep report prints a one-page summary for your next visit.
What you give up: HealthViewer does not read photos of paper reports, and scanned PDFs need an AI provider you set up yourself. Its phone app is a free viewer, on Android now with iPhone to follow, not a place to add results.
If you would rather stay inside Apple’s apps, BloodTrends runs on Apple Silicon Macs as its iPad app, reads PDFs, keeps data on the device, and costs $4.99 a year for Pro. See lab result trackers for Mac and for Windows for the full lists.
If you are on Android
KeepMD is the closest match: it runs on Android as well as iPhone, keeps records encrypted on the phone, scans lab reports, and connects to some patient portals on its paid plan. See KeepMD alternatives for how it compares with HealthViewer. Health3 and MyBloodTest also have Android apps, but both keep your results on their own servers.
If you want to stop paying monthly
Carrot Care’s CSV export is the way out. Export your results, then import the file into whatever comes next; HealthViewer imports CSV, and a spreadsheet works too. See lab result trackers without a subscription.
Download HealthViewer’s free trial, or read Getting Started.