Programs for a specific condition
- Sam
- Eight, each with its own tracked signals
- Bevel
- No
- Apple Health
- No
Comparison
Bevel or Sam: what is it for?
Bevel gives you a readiness score each morning so you can decide how hard to push, which suits someone improving their fitness. Sam documents a condition: your diary, a monthly questionnaire and a doctor report as a PDF.
Sam
Bevel
Which one should you pick?
Pick Bevel if ...
- you are healthy and want to improve your training, sleep or habits
- you want a daily readiness score from HRV, sleep, recovery and strain
- you want a coach, nutrition and a journal in one app
Pick Sam if ...
- you live with a diagnosis and want a diary built for your condition
- you want a monthly questionnaire, a medically validated one where it exists, with the score charted over time
- you want a doctor report as a PDF for your appointment, not a daily score
Sam, Apple Health and Bevel side by side
Bevel is built around today's score. Sam is built around the appointment.
| Sam | Bevel | Apple Health | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Programs for a specific condition | Eight, each with its own tracked signals | No | No |
| Monthly questionnaire, medically validated where one exists | Yes, scored and charted over time | No | No |
| Symptom, attack and sick-day log | Yes, with the day's signals attached | Journal and sick status, per its site | Manual entry only |
| Medication reminders and intake log | Scheduled and as-needed doses in one medication list, logged per dose | No | Yes, in its own Medications feature |
| Lab results and doctor's letters | Yes: lab results, doctor's letters, discharge summaries, vaccination records, by category and provider | Health records and labs, per its site | Health Records, US networks |
| Report to take to an appointment | Doctor report as a PDF per program, plus a monthly report you create | No | Raw data export |
| Signals read from Apple Health | Yes, the ones that fit each condition | Yes | Source of the data |
| Platform | iOS with Apple Watch | iOS | iOS, built in |
Monthly questionnaire, medically validated where one exists
- Sam
- Yes, scored and charted over time
- Bevel
- No
- Apple Health
- No
Symptom, attack and sick-day log
- Sam
- Yes, with the day's signals attached
- Bevel
- Journal and sick status, per its site
- Apple Health
- Manual entry only
Medication reminders and intake log
- Sam
- Scheduled and as-needed doses in one medication list, logged per dose
- Bevel
- No
- Apple Health
- Yes, in its own Medications feature
Lab results and doctor's letters
- Sam
- Yes: lab results, doctor's letters, discharge summaries, vaccination records, by category and provider
- Bevel
- Health records and labs, per its site
- Apple Health
- Health Records, US networks
Report to take to an appointment
- Sam
- Doctor report as a PDF per program, plus a monthly report you create
- Bevel
- No
- Apple Health
- Raw data export
Signals read from Apple Health
- Sam
- Yes, the ones that fit each condition
- Bevel
- Yes
- Apple Health
- Source of the data
Platform
- Sam
- iOS with Apple Watch
- Bevel
- iOS
- Apple Health
- iOS, built in
Bevel's own website (checked October 2026) describes a coach built around strain, sleep and recovery scores, plus nutrition, a journal and stored health records, and lists no condition programs. Sam is made by SanoLabs GmbH; Bevel by Bevel. Details on other providers come from their own public materials and app listings and were correct when this page was last updated. Sam is a wellness companion, not a medical device.
How to use both
- Keep Bevel for your training daysIf the daily readiness score helps you decide how much is possible today, keep using it.
- Add Sam for your conditionSam reads the values that fit your condition from Apple Health and adds your diary, questionnaire and medication.
- Take the record alongAt the appointment you bring a PDF: the doctor report for your program or the monthly report you created.
Questions Bevel users ask
Does Sam replace Bevel?+
They do different jobs. Bevel gives you a daily readiness score for training and habit decisions. Sam documents a condition across months for a clinical conversation. Some people use both; if you are only optimising, Bevel is the better fit.
Is Sam another readiness or recovery app?+
No. There is no readiness score in Sam. It is built around a condition, a monthly questionnaire, a symptom diary, your medication and the doctor report you take to an appointment.
Which conditions does Sam support?+
Medical programs for high blood pressure, migraine, epilepsy, panic disorder, asthma, hay fever, reflux and gout, each with its own diary, the Apple Health values that fit the condition and its own monthly questionnaire. Other conditions such as AFib, heart failure, type 2 diabetes, Long COVID, ME/CFS, POTS and fibromyalgia have guides rather than programs.
Do I need an Apple Watch to use Sam?+
No. Sam reads Apple Health on your iPhone. An Apple Watch works, and so do Oura, Garmin and Whoop when their app saves data to Apple Health. Sam compares it with your own baseline. No separate hardware or hardware subscription.
Is Sam free?+
Yes, over 85% of Sam is free: two lifestyle programs and one medical program at a time. Sam Pro unlocks all of them and removes the limit on documents in your Health Vault, from EUR 7.08 a month on the annual plan. More on the pricing page.
Is Sam a medical device?+
No. Sam is a wellness companion, not a medical device. It does not diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease and does not replace your doctor's care. It is not a DiGA, so it cannot be prescribed or reimbursed by statutory health insurance.
Try Sam for your condition
iOS, built in Europe, reads from Apple Health - no extra hardware and no subscription needed to start.