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Is Althea Health Safe?

Althea Health privacy label · by Althea Care, LLC · checked November 2026

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App Privacy label Developer-reported · checked November 1, 2026
Used to track you
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None declared

Linked to you
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None declared

Not linked to you
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Short answer

On the label it is low-risk: Althea Health collects some data but says none of it is linked to you or used for tracking. None of it falls in Apple's most sensitive categories (health, financial, location, contacts or your own content). In total the label lists 1 data type; 8% of medical records apps we checked declare tracking.

At a glance

Althea Health privacy in one look

Data exposure on the label
Not linked to you
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Built only from the developer's App Store label. It describes disclosure, not tested behaviour.

Verdict from the label
Not linked to you

Althea Health collects some data but says none of it is linked to your identity, and none is used for tracking.

Try it

Did Althea Health ask for something?

Pick the permission prompt you saw. We compare it with what Althea Health's developer declared.

It asked me for access to…
Tap a prompt to compare it with the label.
Not on the label

Location is not on Althea Health's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.

Not on the label

User Content is not on Althea Health's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.

Not on the label

Contacts is not on Althea Health's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.

Not declared on the label

Althea Health declares no tracking, so a tracking prompt would contradict its label. Decline it, and consider reporting the mismatch to Apple.

Not on the label

Health & Fitness is not on Althea Health's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.

A permission is what the app can reach on your iPhone; the label is what the developer says leaves it. They answer different questions.

Line by line

What Althea Health collects, explained

Data typeWhat it coversWhere to limit it
DiagnosticsNot linked to you Crash logs, launch times, hang rates and energy use. Settings › Privacy & Security › Analytics & Improvements › Share With App Developers controls what Apple passes on; the app's own crash reporting is separate.
Reading the label

What Althea Health's label means for you

Althea Health's label has 1 type under “Data Not Linked to You”. A data type can appear in more than one section when it is used for different purposes — for example, identifiers used for both analytics and advertising.

Every type on Althea Health's label is in the “not linked” section, so the developer says the data is stripped of anything that identifies you before it is used. That is typical of anonymous analytics and crash reporting. Not linked is still collected: the data leaves your phone.

None of the data types fall into the categories most people consider sensitive: health, financial information, precise location, contacts, browsing history or the content you create.

Medical-record apps hold diagnoses, prescriptions and insurance details. Patient portals from your provider are bound by health-privacy rules in a way most standalone apps are not. Confirm the app is published by your hospital, insurer or a well-known records service, and turn on its login lock.

Among the 191 medical records apps in our snapshot with a label, 8% declare tracking, 71% collect data linked to you and 20% say they collect nothing. Althea Health lists 1 data type, fewer than the average of 4.8 for this group.

Medical apps may hold the most sensitive data on your phone. Whether US health-privacy law applies depends on who runs the app, not on the App Store category.

On your iPhone

Settings to check for Althea Health

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    Health

    Health app › your profile picture › Apps › Althea Health. Turn categories on one at a time; the app cannot tell which ones you declined.

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    Lock the app

    On iOS 18 and later, touch and hold the icon and choose Require Face ID. Anyone who picks up your unlocked phone then needs your face, fingerprint or passcode to open it.

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    Notifications

    Settings › Notifications › Althea Health › Show Previews: When Unlocked keeps message and account details off the Lock Screen.

Cross-app tracking

Does Althea Health track you?

No tracking declared

There is no “Data Used to Track You” section on Althea Health's label.

Does Althea Health track you? Full answer and how to stop it →

iOS 18 and later

Lock Althea Health behind Face ID

  1. Find Althea Health on your Home Screen or in App Library.
  2. Touch and hold the icon until the quick-actions menu opens.
  3. Tap Require Face ID (or Require Touch ID / Require Passcode, depending on your iPhone).
  4. Tap Require Face ID again to confirm. Althea Health now asks for authentication every time it opens.

The lock is an iPhone feature, so it works whether or not Althea Health has a passcode of its own. It does not change what the app sends to its developer.

Lock or hide Althea Health: step-by-step guide →

From the App Store record

About Althea Health

DeveloperAlthea Care, LLC
App Store categoryMedical
Latest version1.33, released October 2026
First releasedMay 2021
RequiresiOS 17.0 or later
Size196 MB
Age rating17+
Languages2 (EN, ES)
Bundle IDcom.AltheaCareLLC.AltheaHealth

The current version shipped in October 2026, so the app is actively maintained and its label is likely current. Labels are updated by developers when practices change.

Also by Althea Care, LLC: Althea Smart EHR.

Read with care

What the label cannot tell you

  • A label is self-reported. Apple publishes the developer's answers and can reject apps that misrepresent them, but it does not independently verify what Althea Health sends.
  • It does not say where data is stored, how long it is kept, whether it is encrypted, or which companies receive it. The privacy policy covers those points.
  • Optional data counts: if a feature lets you add something (a profile photo, a phone number), the type is listed even if you never use the feature.
  • Data handled only on your iPhone is not 'collected', so a no-collection label is compatible with an app that reads your files locally.
  • Third-party sign-in, payment processors and SDKs are supposed to be included, but a label can lag behind a new version.

The question to ask Althea Health's developer: Is this app run by my healthcare provider, or a third party?

How it compares

Althea Health vs similar medical records apps

Data types listed on each App Store privacy label
Tracks youLinked to youNot linkedCollects nothing

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Do it now

Your Althea Health privacy checklist

Tick what you have done
Tick each step as you do it on your iPhone.

Done. You have applied every control the label points to.

Quick quiz

True or false?

  1. Q1Althea Health's privacy label says it uses data to track you.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    False: there is no Data Used to Track You section on Althea Health's label.

  2. Q2Apple tests every app to confirm its privacy label is accurate.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    Labels are self-reported by developers. Apple can reject or remove apps that misrepresent practices, but it does not audit each label.

  3. Q3Althea Health collects Diagnostics.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    True: Diagnostics appears on its label, in the Not Linked to You section.

  4. Q4Data “Not Linked to You” is never sent off your iPhone.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    It is collected and sent; the developer says it is de-identified rather than tied to your account or device.

  5. Q5Tapping “Ask App Not to Track” can stop an app from working.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    Apple's rules require apps to work the same whether or not you allow tracking.

Questions people ask

Althea Health privacy FAQ

Is Althea Health safe to use?
Based on its App Store privacy label, althea Health collects some data but says none of it is linked to your identity, and none is used for tracking. Whether that is acceptable depends on what you will store in it. The label is developer-reported, not an independent security test.
Does Althea Health track you?
No. Althea Health's label has no Data Used to Track You section.
What data does Althea Health collect?
Diagnostics. None of it is linked to your identity.
Who makes Althea Health?
Althea Care, LLC, according to the App Store. It was first released in May 2021 and the current version is 1.33.
Can I lock Althea Health with Face ID?
On iOS 18 or later, touch and hold Althea Health's icon and choose Require Face ID (or Touch ID / Passcode). This is an iPhone feature and works for most downloaded apps, whether or not the app has its own lock.
How does Althea Health compare with other medical records apps?
Across 191 medical records apps with labels in our snapshot, 8% declare tracking and 20% say they collect no data. Althea Health lists 1 data type against an average of 4.8.
Is this app run by my healthcare provider, or a third party?
The privacy label cannot answer that. Look for it in Althea Health's privacy policy or support pages, linked from the App Store listing. Confirm the app is published by your hospital, insurer or a well-known records service, and turn on its login lock.
How do I delete my data from Althea Health?
Apps that let you create an account must also let you start account deletion from inside the app (an App Store rule since June 2022). Deleting the app from your iPhone alone does not delete data already sent to the developer.
Facts on this page come from Althea Health on the App Store, as reported by the developer. Checked 2026-11-01. How we collect data · Report a correction