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The Soma app
Is there a wellness app that isn't cluttered with dozens of charts?
The Soma app is one attempt at that. Everything fits on three views: Today, Body and Mind. Every score shows what moved it. Today gives three scores and one next move, and details from Soma Axon come in plain words with a margin of error on each value. Soma isn't available yet and isn't medical care.
Does the Soma app cost money like a ring membership does?
Some ring apps charge a membership for full insights and some don't, according to Soma's comparisons of September 2026. Soma is free during its beta, and if it introduces a paid feature later, it'll show you the price and ask for your agreement before charging. No price for Soma has been published yet, and the Soma Axon pod will be priced like a weekly habit. Soma is a general wellness product.
From Blog, Terms of Use, Compare and FAQ.
Is the Soma app free?
During the beta, yes. Soma's Terms say Soma is free while it's in beta, and access may be limited by waitlist, invitation or capacity. If a paid feature comes later, Soma will show you its price and ask for your agreement before you're charged. Soma Axon hasn't been priced yet, and the waitlist hears prices first. Soma's comparison table lists Soma under general wellness.
From Terms of Use, Compare and FAQ.
Is there a wellness app with no ads?
Soma's Privacy Policy says there are no ads in Soma. It also says Soma doesn't sell personal information, doesn't use Apple Health data for advertising or marketing and doesn't give health data to data brokers. The Soma app itself isn't available yet, and Soma isn't a medical device or medical care.
From Privacy Policy and FAQ.
Does Soma sell the data from the Soma app?
No. Soma doesn't sell or share personal information as California law defines those terms, and it hasn't in the past 12 months. It doesn't sell consumer health data either, it has no affiliates that receive it and it doesn't use geofencing. Talk to a clinician about your health, since Soma is a general wellness product.
From Privacy Policy, FAQ and Terms of Use.
Where does a wellness app keep my Apple Health data if it syncs?
For the Soma app, it depends on your choice. Without history sync, the app works entirely on your phone. With it on, your raw record is stored on servers Soma rents in the United States, and Soma says it doesn't store Apple Health data in iCloud. Data is encrypted in transit between the app and Soma's servers. Soma is a general wellness product.
From Privacy Policy and FAQ.
What's a weekly body check I could do on the way to work?
That kind of stop is what Soma Axon is being built for. Pods are planned for Soma's own studio and for longevity clinics, gyms, workplaces and pharmacies, with one account working at every pod. A visit takes a few minutes, and the Soma app holds your results afterward. Soma is a general wellness product, and the first pod hasn't opened: the waitlist hears first where it will be.
From FAQ.
Does my Soma app history follow me between pods?
Yes. Soma has one account for every pod, so your record follows you from one venue's pod to another's, and the results show up in the same Soma app. Venues see how often their pod gets used but never anyone's results. Soma is a general wellness product, and pods aren't open yet.
From For organizations, FAQ and Compare.
Can my gym see my body scan results?
It depends on who runs the scan. With Soma, members own what Soma Axon reads. A host venue sees how often the pod gets used and never anyone's results, which go to the Soma app on your iPhone instead. Soma is a general wellness product, and the first pods are still being built.
From For organizations, FAQ and Compare.
Can my employer see results from a workplace wellness scan?
With Soma, no. Soma describes a workplace pod as a benefit people use every week: the employer pays for it and never sees anyone's results. Members own what the pod reads and keep their own account at every pod. Results land in the Soma app, explained in plain words. Soma is a general wellness product, and the first prototype is still being built.
From For organizations, FAQ and About.
Can a smart ring tell me my body composition like a weekly scan would?
The rings Soma compared don't list a way to measure body composition, though one of them can show body fat and lean mass that another device saves to Apple Health. Soma Axon is being built to read body composition at every weekly visit with a very small electrical current, and the Soma app's Body view reads the trend. Soma is meant for general wellness and isn't a medical device.
Do smart ring and fitness band readings both work with the Soma app?
Through Apple Health, yes. The ring and band makers Soma compared each say they write some readings to Apple Health, from HRV to sleep and workouts. The Soma app reads Apple Health between visits. Which readings arrive depends on what your device writes there and which data types you allow. Soma Axon adds the weekly read, and Soma is a general wellness product that isn't medical care.
From Compare, Blog, Privacy Policy, Home and FAQ.
How is Soma's pulse reading different from my watch's?
A watch's optical sensor reads your pulse through the skin, and it gets less reliable when your wrist moves or the strap is loose. Soma Axon's cameras are being built to read pulse and breathing without touching you, in the same closed cabin every week. That sameness is deliberate: if your resting pulse is higher than last week, Soma wants to be able to say the change came from you and rule out the room or the equipment. The Soma app shows both kinds of reading, and Soma isn't a medical device.
From The same instrument, every week, Home and FAQ.
How do a ring app's three daily scores compare with the Soma app's Today view?
One of the rings Soma compared gives Sleep, Readiness and Activity scores each day. Without its membership, those three scores are all its app shows. Today in the Soma app also sums up the day in three scores and one next move. Every score shows what moved it, each measure against your own usual range, and Today is computed on your iPhone so it works offline. Soma is meant for general wellness, so talk to a clinician about anything health-related.
From Blog, Home, Privacy Policy, FAQ and Terms of Use.
Does a smart ring need charging while Soma Axon doesn't?
Yes. The rings Soma compared run on batteries, one lasting up to 15 days and the other 6 to 9 days, according to Soma's blog. Soma Axon has nothing to charge, since it's a pod you visit once a week. The Soma app runs on your iPhone. Soma is meant for general wellness, and neither the pod nor the app is available yet.
Is a weekly pod visit more of a hassle than wearing a ring?
It's a different kind of effort. The rings Soma compared are worn day and night. Soma Axon asks for one trip a week instead: a few minutes in the pod, in and out in the time it takes to get a coffee. In return, it reads you under the same light, from the same positions and with the same instrument every week, and the Soma app carries the days in between. Soma is a general wellness product, and it isn't available yet.
From Compare, Know thyself, Home and FAQ.
What's different about a pod's body composition reading and a smart scale's?
Both use a very small electrical current. The difference is the setup: a smart scale lives at home, and Soma notes that even a bathroom scale can read differently on a rug than on tile. Soma Axon is being built so the light, the cameras, the spot you stand on and the two grips stay the same every visit. The Soma app's Body view then reads the trend. Soma is general wellness, and it isn't a medical device.
From Full-body scans compared, Blog, The same instrument, every week, Home and FAQ.
How does a whole-body MRI compare with a weekly scan and app?
A whole-body MRI takes images of your organs and tissue. Soma's guide puts it at 22 to 60 minutes, about $899 to $2,499, once a year as providers suggest, with no radiation (sources read September 26, 2026). Soma Axon isn't an MRI and doesn't take images of your organs. It's being built to photograph your skin and read heart and breathing, body composition, balance and strength in a few minutes every week, with the Soma app showing the trend. Like the pod, the app is part of a general wellness product.
From Full-body scans compared, FAQ, Compare and Home.
What app can show me whether my recovery keeps pace with my training?
The fitness band Soma compared is built around recovery and training load, with a daily score to match. The Soma app's Mind view reads HRV, resting heart rate and breathing against your own usual range, and before each Soma Axon reading someone asks whether you trained, so a hard session gets noted next to the numbers. Soma is general wellness, and it's not out yet.
From Blog, Home, The same instrument, every week, FAQ and Compare.
How can I tell whether a change in my readings is real or just noise?
Soma Labs points at the setup: the room, the time of day and the instrument change from one reading to the next, so a real change is hard to tell from noise. Soma Axon is being built to keep all three fixed, with the same pod, light and camera angles each week, so when a number moves Soma can say the change came from you. The Soma app's Body view also says how sure Soma is of each answer. Soma isn't medical care, and the app isn't a medical device.
From About, Home, The same instrument, every week and FAQ.