Apple Redesigns Health App With AI Guidance and a Health Age Estimate

Apple has introduced a redesigned Health app that uses Apple Intelligence to interpret personal health data, adding a readiness score, a Health Age estimate, and an Insights tab for summaries, guidance, and assessments. The update is scheduled to arrive later this year, beginning with U.S. English.

The redesigned app is meant to draw connections across a person’s health information. Apple says the new Insights tab will surface timely information and personalized guidance alongside assessments. One example: it may suggest adding more intervals to a morning run to improve cardio health.

A score versus a wider health picture

Health Age is designed to compare a user’s health metrics with their actual age. Apple says that estimate uses information such as VO2 max, sleep, and blood biomarkers. Readiness is a separate score, while the app’s longevity tab takes a broader view across sleep, movement, heart health, and other factors.

The distinction matters because phone and watch measurements cannot supply every health input. Apple says users can add lab results to its guidance, creating a second route into the app’s recommendations beyond the data its devices collect.

Quest offers an optional lab route

Alongside the redesign, Apple announced a partnership with Quest for a 50-biomarker panel priced at $119. The panel gives users access to information that comes from lab tests, which they can then incorporate into the app’s guidance.

Apple is also adding in-depth body-movement assessments. Trainer demonstrations can guide users through particular moves during the assessment process; Apple says the feature can help people who are aging or recovering from an injury.

The first rollout is limited by language

The updated app will roll out later this year, with U.S. English first. Its key promise is interpretive: Health Age turns selected metrics into an age comparison, while the longevity tab and lab integration offer a less singular view of a person’s health.