Compare blood sugar & metabolic health apps
The right blood sugar app depends on whether you want to wear a continuous glucose monitor (CGM). CGM programs show your real glucose curve but cost more and need a new sensor about every two weeks, while apps like Helsa coach you from meals, sleep, activity and lab results with no sensor at all. Every comparison below links to the public sources we checked.
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Disclosure: Helsa is our product. We aim to be fair: every fact about another app links to the public source we checked, and we point out where other apps are the better fit.
Head-to-head comparisons & alternatives
Helsa vs January AI
Side-by-side comparison of Helsa and January AI, two AI apps that support blood sugar goals without requiring a CGM.
Read comparisonLevels alternative
How Helsa compares with Levels, now an app-first membership with optional CGM and lab add-ons.
Read comparisonSignos alternative
Compares Helsa with Signos, a CGM-based weight-loss program, for people who want coaching without a sensor.
Read comparisonNutrisense alternative
Compares Helsa with Nutrisense, a CGM and registered-dietitian program with insurance-billed dietitian calls.
Read comparisonLingo alternative
Compares Helsa with Lingo by Abbott, an over-the-counter glucose biosensor and app.
Read comparisonStelo alternative
Compares Helsa with Stelo by Dexcom, an over-the-counter glucose biosensor with an AI-coached app.
Read comparisonmySugr alternative
Compares Helsa with mySugr, Roche’s diabetes logbook app, for people logging blood sugar or preventing type 2 diabetes.
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Best app lists
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Sourced list of apps that help with blood sugar without a CGM, from AI coaches to fingerstick meter logbooks.
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Sourced list of apps and programs for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes prevention, with and without a CGM.
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Sourced list of apps with an AI health coach, including which ones need a wearable or glucose sensor.
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Sourced list of apps for PCOS/PMOS, covering insulin resistance coaching, specialist care, cycle tracking and hormone tests.
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Sourced list of companion apps for people taking GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound.
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