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My First iOS App

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Andy Reid
Andy Reid
Andy the Muppit

My AI assistant tried to talk me out of building my first iOS app today.

I wanted to simplify how I get Apple Health data into a system I control. My current pipeline has six components and health data arrives 2-3 days late. I wanted to reduce that to two components and 30 minutes.

HealthSync app screenshots

My AI, bless it, suggested an existing app store app I'd never heard of. Said it would take hours instead of weeks to set up.

So I went ahead and built my own app anyway. Four hours from idea to waiting for Apple review. It's already running on my iPhone in dev mode and does exactly what I want.

HealthSync sync screen

The app is called HealthSync. It reads sleep, steps, heart rate, and workout data from the Health app and syncs it to my personal stats dashboard. All my health metrics in one place, on my own server, under my control.

HealthSync settings

Let's see if Apple approves it. I've documented the entire build and submission process for anyone curious.

I'm Andy, I may suck at many things but that doesn't stop me from trying.

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