Lab result trackers for Mac: which ones actually run on a Mac
Most lab trackers that list Mac support are iPhone apps. Which ones are real Mac apps, which run only on Apple Silicon, and what each costs.
| HealthViewer | Blood Health Tracker | Hemo | Guava Health | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Status | Active | Active | Private beta | Active |
| Runs on | Mac and Windows | Mac; Windows on a waitlist | Mac (macOS 15.2 or later); no Windows | Web, iPhone, Android |
| Price | $24.99 once, after a 7-day free trial | $12 once | Free during beta; final price not announced | Free; Premium $8/month or $78/year |
| Lab PDF import | Yes, plus CSV, FHIR JSON, and MyChart (C-CDA) files | Yes, with your own Google Gemini API key; or type results in | Yes, PDFs and photos read by an online AI service, then reviewed by you | Upload free; automatic result import on Premium |
| Patient portal connections | Epic, Oracle Health (Cerner), athenahealth, eClinicalWorks (US) | No | No; imports Function, Superpower, and WHOOP exports | Epic, Cerner, MEDITECH, athenahealth, and others, plus Quest and Labcorp, on the free plan |
| Where your data lives | Encrypted file on your computer | On your computer | On your Mac | Guava's cloud (Amazon Web Services), encrypted at rest |
| Account | None | None | Sign in with Apple | Required |
Search the App Store for a lab results tracker on a Mac and you will find plenty that list Mac support. Most of them are iPhone or iPad apps that Apple lets run on Macs with Apple Silicon. They work, but they are phone layouts in a window, they do not run on Intel Macs, and their listings say “Not verified for macOS”. This page sorts out which trackers are built for the Mac. We make HealthViewer, one of them, so weigh our view of it accordingly.
Built for the Mac
HealthViewer is a desktop app for Mac (Apple Silicon and Intel, macOS 12 or later) and Windows. It reads lab PDFs from Quest, Labcorp, Mayo, MyChart, and others on your computer, connects to Epic, Oracle Health (Cerner), athenahealth, and eClinicalWorks patient portals, and keeps everything in one encrypted file with no account. It is $24.99 once, after a 7-day free trial. It has no phone app.
Blood Health Tracker is a native Mac app for $12, with no subscription and no account. Results stay in a database on your computer. To read lab PDFs it uses AI extraction through your own Google Gemini API key, sending redacted page images, or you type results in. It has no portal connections. Windows, Linux, and phone versions are on a waitlist. It is the cheapest real Mac option, and a good fit if you already have a Gemini key and get your results as PDFs.
Hemo is a native Mac app for macOS 15.2 or later, in private beta and free while the beta lasts. It reads PDFs and photos with an online AI service, has you review every value, and keeps your lab history on your Mac. It imports exports from Function, Superpower, and WHOOP, which suits people on longevity testing plans. It requires Sign in with Apple, has no portal connections, and has not announced a price.
iPhone and iPad apps that run on Apple Silicon Macs
These show a Mac line on the App Store, but the listing reads “Designed for iPhone” or “Designed for iPad”, so they run only on Macs with an M1 chip or later.
- BloodTrends stores data on the device and parses PDFs. It is free, with Pro at $4.99 a year.
- Health3 imports PDFs, photos, and Apple Health clinical records, and is the only app here that reads those records. It needs an account and costs $99.99 a year or $149 for a lifetime license.
- Ornament imports photos, PDFs, and lab emails into a cloud account, with Ornament Plus as a subscription.
- SnapLabs reads photos and PDFs with AI. A $17.99 Unlimited Scan Pass removes the limits.
- LabResults: Blood Test Tracker is manual entry only, stored on the device, from $29.99 a year or $59.99 for life.
Carrot Care, a popular local-first tracker, is iPhone only and has no Mac version.
In a browser
Guava Health has no Mac app. Its iPad app runs on Apple Silicon Macs, and its own help pages point Mac and Windows users to the web app. It is the only tracker here, besides HealthViewer, that connects to patient portals, and that is free. Your data lives in Guava’s cloud, and reading uploaded lab PDFs is a $78-a-year Premium feature. See HealthViewer vs Guava Health.
Which one fits
- You want the lowest price and already have a Gemini API key: Blood Health Tracker.
- You are on Function or Superpower and want those results on your Mac: Hemo, once it opens up.
- You want portal connections and PDF import with no account, or you also use Windows: HealthViewer.
- You mainly use an iPhone and just want to see results on the Mac too: one of the iPhone apps above, or Guava on the web.
Download HealthViewer’s free trial, or read how to track lab results over time.