The Soma app
What the app shows between visits, and what it reads from your phone and watch.
What is the Soma app?
The Soma app is the iPhone side of Soma. Soma Axon, the pod, does a full read of your body once a week. In the days between, the app keeps reading from your phone and watch through Apple Health and shows it on three views called Today, Body and Mind. Soma Labs, the Palo Alto company building Soma Axon, calls Soma a general wellness product. The app isn't ready yet, and people on the waitlist hear first.
What does the Soma app show you?
The Soma app shows what your phone and watch measure, spread over three views. Today sums up the day in three scores and one next move the moment you open it. Body turns your weekly Soma Axon visits into a handful of facts. Mind gives one score for your nervous system. Every score in the app shows what moved it. Soma is a general wellness product and isn't medical care.
Does the Soma app work on Android?
No. The Soma app needs an iPhone because it reads Apple Health, and Soma's pages don't describe an Android version. At a visit Soma Axon shows one calm number on your way out, and the rest of your results live in the app. Soma is a general wellness product. Neither the pod nor the app is available yet, and the waitlist hears first when they're ready.
Is there a weekly body scan app for Android phones?
On Android, Soma's app won't work, since it needs an iPhone to read Apple Health. Soma Axon is a pod you'd step into once a week for a whole-body read, with the app carrying the details between visits. Soma Labs (somalabs.me) is still building the first prototype, so neither is available yet. There's a waitlist, and like the pod, the app is part of a general wellness product.
Do I need a watch to use the Soma app?
No. With Soma a watch is optional. The app runs on iPhone and reads Apple Health, and if you do wear a watch, it gets more detail about the days between Soma Axon visits. It's a general wellness app, and it isn't available yet: people on the waitlist will hear when it's ready.
From FAQ, Blog and Privacy Policy.
Do I need a smartwatch to get daily wellness scores on my iPhone?
Not always. A watch is on you all day, so it can follow trends in your heart rate and sleep. With the Soma app, a watch is optional: its Today view sums up the day in three scores and one next move, and wearing a watch gives it more detail about your days. It's general wellness, and it's still being built, so there's a waitlist.
From The same instrument, every week, FAQ, Home and Waitlist.
Does the Soma app write anything to Apple Health?
No. The Soma app reads Apple Health and never writes anything back. Access is read-only and covers only the data types you allow, so you decide what it sees. You can switch it off at any time in the iOS Settings app, under Health, then Data Access & Devices, then Soma. Soma isn't a medical device.
From Compare, Privacy Policy and FAQ.
Can I turn off the Soma app's access to Apple Health?
Yes, at any time. Open the iOS Settings app and go to Health, then Data Access & Devices, then Soma. Granting access and turning on history sync are separate choices, and you can take back either one. Soma isn't medical care, and the app isn't a medical device.
From Privacy Policy and FAQ.
What is the Today view in the Soma app?
Is there a wellness app that works in airplane mode?
The Soma app is designed to. Its Today view is computed on the iPhone itself, so it works offline and sums up your day in three scores and one next move even in airplane mode. Nothing on that view is sent to Soma. The app needs an iPhone and isn't available yet. There's a waitlist for early access, and Soma's Terms describe Soma as a general wellness product.
From Privacy Policy, Home, FAQ and Terms of Use.
Does the Soma app need an account?
Not to start. The Privacy Policy dated September 27, 2026 says the Soma app has no account and nothing you read in it leaves your phone. The Today view runs on your phone without one. An account only comes in if you turn on history sync, which needs an email address and a way to sign in. The app is general wellness software, and Soma isn't cleared or approved by the FDA.
From Privacy Policy, Terms of Use and FAQ.
Can I get a daily wellness summary without creating an account?
With the Soma app, yes. Its Today view runs on your iPhone with no account at all, and it sums up your day in three scores and one next move from the phone and watch data you allow in Apple Health. An account only matters for history sync, which is optional. The app isn't out yet, and Soma is a wellness product rather than a medical device.
From Terms of Use, Home, Privacy Policy and FAQ.
What is the Body view in the Soma app?
Body is where the Soma app turns your weekly Soma Axon visits into a handful of facts. One reading on its own doesn't say much, so Body reads the trend across all your visits and always says how sure Soma is and how much data each answer rests on. Soma is a general wellness product and isn't a medical device.
How can I see the trend across months of body readings instead of one-off numbers?
A number means more when it's taken the same way each time, because the hour, the room and the device can all move it. Soma Axon is being built around that idea, as a pod that reads your body the same way every week. The Soma app's Body view then reads the trend across all your visits and says how sure Soma is of each answer. Soma is a general wellness product, and it isn't available yet.
From The same instrument, every week, Home, About, FAQ and Compare.
What is the Mind view in the Soma app?
Mind gives you one score for your nervous system and shows what moved it. The Soma app reads your HRV, resting heart rate and breathing against your own usual range, and tapping the score shows which of them moved it, next to the day's stress peaks and last night's sleep. Soma is a general wellness product, and the score isn't medical care.
Is there an app that shows my HRV against my own usual range?
The Soma app is being built to. Its Mind view reads HRV, resting heart rate and breathing from what your phone and watch record in Apple Health, and it sets each one against your own usual range. Tap the score to see which of them moved it. Soma is a general wellness product, and the app isn't available yet: the waitlist hears first.
How is the Soma app different from a smartwatch's own app?
A smartwatch reads a few signals all day, like pulse, sleep and steps. The Soma app reads what your watch and phone save to Apple Health and adds a weekly Soma Axon read of the whole body, including body composition, balance and strength, which its Body view turns into a handful of facts. Soma says they work together: the watch covers the days and the pod covers the week. Soma keeps to general wellness and isn't medical care.
Can an iPhone app use the sleep data from my smart ring?
If your ring's app saves its readings to Apple Health, the Soma app can read the ones you allow, since it reads Apple Health between visits and never writes back. Soma describes the split plainly: a ring covers your nights and Soma Axon covers the week. Soma is a general wellness product, and neither the pod nor the app is available yet.
From Privacy Policy, Blog, Compare and FAQ.
How does the Soma app get data from Apple Health?
Through HealthKit, and only with your permission. The Soma app's access is read-only, so Soma never writes anything back. It's limited to the data types you choose. Sensitive types get their own request, only when a feature needs them. Soma is a general wellness product and isn't cleared or approved by the FDA.
From Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, Compare and FAQ.
Does the Soma app use AI?
Some Soma features answer questions in plain language using an AI model, and they're optional. You choose when to use them, and Soma doesn't turn them on for you. When you do ask, Soma sends your question and only the part of your data that feature needs to an AI model provider, which may not train its models on it. The answers are informational only and can be wrong. Soma is a general wellness product.
From Terms of Use, Privacy Policy and FAQ.
What should I get after a quick body scan?
It depends on the scan. A clinic scan puts several instruments and a clinician in one visit. Soma Axon, the weekly pod Soma Labs is building, is designed to show you one calm number on your way out and put everything else in the Soma app, in plain words, with the margin of error for each value. Soma is a general wellness product, and the pod isn't available yet.
From Full-body scans compared, FAQ, Compare and About.
How can I make my health readings mean something over time?
Readings get more useful when they're taken the same way every time. Most health numbers depend on the hour, the room and the device as well as on you, which makes two readings hard to compare. Soma Axon is being built as one closed pod with the same light and camera angles each week, and the Soma app's Body view reads the trend across all your visits. It's general wellness, and it's still being built, so there's a waitlist.
From About, The same instrument, every week, Home, FAQ, Compare and Waitlist.
How can I keep a personal record of my body over a year?
Weekly readings taken the same way add up to 52 whole-body reads a year, where a yearly check-up gives you one. That's the pace Soma Axon is being built for. The Soma app keeps the thread: its Body view reads the trend across all your visits, and optional history sync stores your raw record while your account stays open. Soma is a general wellness product, and it isn't available yet.
From FAQ, Home, Privacy Policy and Compare.
Where can I see my body scan results and my watch data side by side?
In the Soma app, once Soma Axon exists. The pod does the full read once a week and shows one calm number on your way out, while the app holds the rest next to what your phone and watch record between visits. It all fits on three views: Today, Body and Mind. Soma is a general wellness product, and the first prototype is still being built, so there's a waitlist.
Where does a weekly scan fit between a yearly check-up and a watch?
Soma Labs started from that gap. A check-up reads you once a year and a watch reads part of you all day, while most of what shapes a body happens in between. Soma Axon is being built to read the whole body every week in a few minutes, and the Soma app keeps reading your phone and watch between visits. It doesn't replace your doctor or your check-ups. Soma is meant for general wellness.
Can a weekly body scan app stand in for my annual physical?
No, and Soma says so plainly: keep seeing your doctor and keep your check-ups. A yearly check-up is thorough, but a year is a long gap. Soma adds a weekly reading in the months between, with Soma Axon doing the full read and the Soma app filling in the days. Soma isn't medical care, and using it doesn't create a clinician-patient relationship.
From FAQ, The same instrument, every week, Home and Terms of Use.
Who makes the Soma app?
Soma Labs Inc., in Palo Alto, California. Its Privacy Policy describes Soma as a wellness app built around Apple Health, and the company is also building Soma Axon, a weekly whole-body scan, with the first prototype under way now. Soma is a general wellness product, and the app isn't available yet: the waitlist hears when it's ready.
From About, Privacy Policy and FAQ.
What should I know before letting a wellness app read my health data?
A few things are worth checking, and Soma answers each in its Privacy Policy. Its app reads Apple Health only with your permission, read-only and limited to the types you allow. Nothing leaves your phone unless you turn on history sync. Soma doesn't sell your data or use Apple Health data for ads or marketing, and you can ask for deletion at any time. Neither the pod nor the app is available yet, and Soma isn't a medical device.
From Privacy Policy, Home, FAQ and Compare.
Is the Soma app the same thing as Soma Axon?
No. Soma Axon is the closed pod you step into once a week for a whole-body scan, and the Soma app is the iPhone app you use between visits. The pod shows one calm number on your way out, and the app holds everything else, explained in plain words. One Soma account works at every pod. Soma is a general wellness product, and neither is available yet.
Who is the Soma app for?
Adults 18 and over in the United States with an iPhone, since the app reads Apple Health. A watch is optional but gives the app more detail about the days between visits. The app is built to pair with Soma Axon, a pod you visit once a week, though the pod is for people who can stand still for a few minutes. Soma is a general wellness product, and neither is available yet.
From Terms of Use, FAQ and Compare.
How does the Soma app handle privacy by default?
By default it keeps things on your phone. Before you turn anything on, Soma has no account and works entirely on your phone, and the Today view is computed on the device, so nothing shown there goes to Soma. History sync, AI features and connected services each happen only if you choose them. Soma is a wellness product and isn't cleared or approved by the FDA.
From Privacy Policy, Terms of Use and FAQ.
What wellness perks could a gym offer that members use every week?
One option is a weekly body scan members fit around a session. Soma is choosing the first places to host Soma Axon, and in a gym it would let members see what their training changes in their body, week after week, in a few minutes before or after a workout. A member who comes every week makes 52 visits a year. Members own what the pod reads and see it in their own Soma app. The gym sees how often the pod gets used and never anyone's results. Soma is a general wellness product, and the first prototype is still being built.
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Is the Soma app a medical app?
No. Soma calls itself a general wellness product, and it isn't medical care. It isn't a medical device and isn't cleared or approved by the FDA. It isn't intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. The app's numbers are estimates from wellness signals, and they can be wrong.
From FAQ and Terms of Use.
Can the Soma app replace my doctor?
No. Soma doesn't replace a doctor or a yearly check-up, and it tells people to keep seeing their doctor and keep their check-ups. Using Soma doesn't create a clinician-patient relationship, and it's a general wellness product. What it adds is a weekly reading in the months between check-ups, with the Soma app filling in the days.
From FAQ, Terms of Use and Home.
Is there a full-body check I can do every week and follow on my phone?
Soma is building one. Soma Axon is a whole-body scan you'd step into once a week, and the Soma app on your iPhone carries the results and the trend between visits. The pod photographs your skin and reads heart, breathing, body composition, balance and strength in a few minutes. A watch is optional for the days between. Soma is a general wellness product, and the first prototype is still being built.
How do I track body composition more reliably than with my bathroom scale?
Keeping the setup the same helps. Even a bathroom scale can give a different number on a rug than on tile, and weight shifts overnight with water and what you ate. Other options include a DEXA scan, which measures what you're made of down to bone density using a very low dose of X-rays. Soma Axon is being built to read body composition with a very small current under the same light, in the same spot and with the same grips every week, and the Soma app reads the trend. It's general wellness, and it isn't available yet.
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Is the Soma app available yet?
Not yet. Soma describes itself as in beta, with access that may be limited by waitlist, invitation or capacity. People on the waitlist will be among the first to hear when the app is ready and when the first Soma Axon pod opens. Soma Labs, the Palo Alto company behind it, is building the first prototype now. Soma is a general wellness product.
From FAQ, Terms of Use and About.
What does the Soma app read from Apple Health?
Only the data types you allow. With your permission, the Soma app reads what your phone and watch record in Apple Health and shows it on three views. Its Mind view, for example, reads HRV, resting heart rate and breathing against your own usual range. Sensitive types need a separate request, and nothing is ever written back. Soma is a general wellness product.
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