How we stack up

Honest comparisons.

There are good health apps on the market. We don't pretend otherwise. This page is our attempt to lay out — fairly — what Vitalis does that Apple Health, Bevel, Oura, Athlytic, Livity, Whoop, and Vora don't, and where those products are stronger than us.

Methodology. Pricing and feature data verified May 2026 against each vendor's public website. We've tried to be fair — including a "What they're great at" line for every competitor. If we've gotten something wrong, email feedback@vitalisapp.com and we'll fix it.
At a glance

Feature-by-feature.

Twelve rows across eight products. The Vitalis column is highlighted — we're not trying to hide what we are.

Vitalis Apple Health Bevel Oura Athlytic Livity Whoop Vora
Hardware required None iPhone only None iPhone None Phone + coach Ring $300+ Apple Watch Apple Watch / Garmin Wristband required None iPhone
Cost model Free during beta Free w/ iOS Subscription coach-based Sub $5.99/mo Free + Pro ~$24.99/yr Free + Pro Sub ~$30/mo Free + Pro $89.99/yr
Where your data lives On-device only On-device Cloud coach access Cloud iCloud sync On-device Cloud Cloud
Ads / data selling None ever None N/A sub model None None None None Ads on free tier
Sleep depth CBT-I SRT + IRT + CSD Stages via Watch Score + sleep coach Stages + score From HK Stages + debt Coaching None
Workout / fitness depth Real HR zones + Compendium calories Logs only Strain score Activity score Strain + recovery Training load Strain coaching None
Nutrition depth USDA library + goal-aware plan None Macro guidance None None None None Fasting only
Vitals (BP, glucose, cholesterol) Full panel If logged manually No No No No No No
Mental-health screeners PHQ-9 · GAD-7 · DASS-21 State of Mind log No No No Journal + mood No No
Cycle tracking Phase + BBT + LH Built-in No Gen 3+ No No No No
Crisis-resource safety net 988 + intl helplines No No No No No No No
Published clinical bibliography 30+ citations public No No Research blog No No Research blog No
A fair word about each

What they're great at.

We've used most of these products and have a lot of respect for what they do. Here's an honest take on where each one is best — and where Vitalis covers a different need.

Apple Health
The aggregator everyone starts with.
What it's great at
Free, built-in, on-device, and the universal HealthKit aggregator. Best at pulling data together from every other device on your wrist or finger.
Where Vitalis adds something
Apple Health stops at "here's your data." Vitalis adds clinical screeners, CBT-I, a workout-type-aware calorie engine, and a goal-aware meal planner — all on top of the same HealthKit signals.
Bevel
Connected human coach + app.
What it's great at
A real human coach reviewing your data and giving direction. If you want accountability and a person-in-the-loop, Bevel is the right move.
Where Vitalis differs
We don't offer a coach. We offer instrumentation: clinical-grade screeners, a CBT-I titration engine, and citations you can read. If you want to self-direct, Vitalis fits. If you want a coach, Bevel is excellent.
Oura
The ring you wear to bed.
What it's great at
Best-in-class continuous biometric capture during sleep — HRV, skin temperature, blood-oxygen — without anything on your wrist. The hardware is exceptional and the cycle-tracking on Gen 3+ rings is sharp.
Where Vitalis differs
Vitalis doesn't capture biometrics — we read whatever your wearable writes to HealthKit, including Oura. If you already have an Oura ring, Vitalis layers clinical screeners, nutrition, and CBT-I on top of the data it generates.
Athlytic
Recovery score from your Apple Watch.
What it's great at
The cleanest "Whoop without the wristband" — uses your existing Apple Watch to compute a recovery + strain score. Free tier is usable; Pro adds advanced HRV analytics and trend charts at $24.99/yr.
Where Vitalis differs
Athlytic is laser-focused on recovery scoring. Vitalis Motion covers workout logging + HR zones + calorie estimation, and the ecosystem extends to sleep, mental health, nutrition, and vitals — not just one metric.
Livity
Holistic Apple Health translator.
What it's great at
Beautifully turns HealthKit signals into readable recovery / training-load / sleep analyses, with an on-device privacy stance. Recently added a journaling layer for mood and lifestyle context.
Where Vitalis differs
Livity is a single elegant app. Vitalis is four specialised apps that talk to each other — so a hard strength workout in Motion can bump your protein target in Nourish, and a poor PHQ-9 in Core can soften your training recommendation.
Whoop
Wristband + coaching subscription.
What it's great at
Most polished strain / recovery / sleep coaching on the market. Heavy investment in research, journal feature, monthly performance reports. Great if you treat training like a job.
Where Vitalis differs
Whoop is ~$30/mo and requires their wristband + cloud account. Vitalis is iPhone-only, free during beta, on-device, and explicit about its formulas (every calorie estimate cites Ainsworth 2011 or Keytel 2005 by name).
Vora
Intermittent-fasting tracker.
What it's great at
Single-purpose fasting timer. If your only goal is intermittent fasting, Vora gets out of your way.
Where Vitalis differs
Vitalis Nourish is a full nutrition + hydration tracker with USDA-backed food data, macro targets, and a meal planner. Different category — but if "track your fast" is your only need, Vora is fine.
The Vitalis ecosystem
Four specialised apps. One ecosystem.
What we're great at
Clinical-grade depth in four domains (vitals, fitness, sleep, nutrition) with on-device storage, peer-reviewed citations, and cross-app context. Free during the closed beta. No coach, no subscription, no wearable required.
Where we're not the best fit
If you want a human coach (Bevel), a continuous-wear ring (Oura), or a daily recovery readout from your wrist (Athlytic / Whoop), those are excellent products. Vitalis layers on top of them via HealthKit — we don't replace them.

Still comparing?

The fastest way to decide is to install the closed beta and see the data yourself. Vitalis works alongside whatever you're using today — your Oura ring or Apple Watch will just feed into it via HealthKit.

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