Both HealthSave and Health Auto Export get your Apple Health data out. Choose HealthSave for a dashboard and doctor-ready PDF workflow; choose Health Auto Export when you need its Mac app, MQTT, or GPX exports. HealthSave Pro is a one-time purchase. Health Auto Export offers Free, Basic (one-time manual export purchase), and Premium (subscription or lifetime purchase) options. Compare the workflows and purchase options below.
At a glance
| HealthSave | Health Auto Export | |
|---|---|---|
| Metric breadth | Core dashboard and export metrics, 80+ workouts | 150+ metrics |
| Built-in dashboard + trend charts | Yes (7/30/90-day; 30/90 are Pro) | Free dashboard and widgets |
| Doctor-ready PDF report | Yes (Pro) | Not its focus |
| Export formats | Free CSV/JSON exports cover any range of up to seven inclusive calendar days (counting both endpoints). Longer CSV/JSON ranges and all PDFs require Pro. | CSV, JSON, and more (e.g. GPX) |
| Mac app | No | Yes |
| MQTT / GPX | No | Yes |
| Self-host sync target | Your own server (Pro) | REST/automations |
| Health-data processing | HealthSave never receives health data on its servers; data leaves the device only for exports or sync to destinations you configure. | Per Health Auto Export developer policy: on-device, no developer storage |
| Pricing | HealthSave Pro costs US$24.99 one-time, no subscription, and includes Family Sharing. | Free; Basic one-time; Premium subscription or lifetime |
Health Auto Export's developer privacy policy (updated February 8, 2026) states health data is processed on-device with no developer collection or server storage; exports and automations go directly to user-chosen destinations, with iCloud and third-party services optional.
Pricing and privacy sources. Checked October 20, 2026: official listing and developer privacy policy.
Where Health Auto Export is the better choice
I'll say it plainly: for maximum automation breadth, Health Auto Export wins. It adds a Mac app, and supports MQTT and GPX outputs that HealthSave doesn't. If you're building elaborate automation plumbing or you specifically need workout GPS tracks as GPX, it's the more specialized toolbox. Don't buy HealthSave expecting a Mac companion app or MQTT/GPX outputs, that's not the axis I optimized for.
Where HealthSave is the better choice
HealthSave is built around getting your data out cleanly and privately, with the things I personally wanted:
- A genuine on-device, no-server posture. The HealthSave app collects zero data, requires no account, and the developer (me) operates no servers to receive your health data. It leaves your phone only when you export a file or sync to a destination you configure. There's no cloud round-trip by default.
- A real dashboard with trends. Heart rate, resting HR, HRV, steps, sleep, calories, walking distance, SpO2, and weight in one view, with 7/30/90-day trend charts, it's a place to look at your data, not only a pipe.
- A doctor-ready PDF. A formatted, date-ranged PDF report to bring to your doctor (Pro).
- One-time pricing. HealthSave Pro costs US$24.99 one-time, no subscription, and includes Family Sharing.
- Self-hoster friendly. Background sync to your own server, a REST API, and Home Assistant, plus an optional open-core companion project with open source protocol and SDK layers.
How to choose
- Pick Health Auto Export if you need a Mac app, MQTT, GPX, or an automation-first workflow.
- Pick HealthSave if you want a clean dashboard, a doctor PDF, on-device processing, a one-time Pro purchase, and self-host-friendly export.
Honest limits (HealthSave)
- No Mac app, MQTT, or GPX.
- iOS only, iOS 17+, reads Apple Health (no Android yet).
- PDF, full 30/90-day trends, unlimited history, sync, REST API, and HA are Pro.
- Self-host features have no hosted option, you run the server.
- Accuracy depends on your wearable, as with any app reading HealthKit.
Competitor details (metric counts, Mac app, MQTT, GPX, purchase options) reflect Health Auto Export's publicly stated feature set; verify current specifics on its own listing, as third-party products change.
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Get HealthSave
Free to download. Free CSV/JSON exports cover any range of up to seven inclusive calendar days (counting both endpoints). Longer CSV/JSON ranges and all PDFs require Pro. Unlock full trends, sync, and the API once with Pro.
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