iPhone Haemoglobin app (hemoglobin) available?

[polyphenol]

Recently noticed several mentions of apps which claim to assess haemoglobin (hemoglobin) based on photographing our nail beds.

Has anyone seen an app available for IOS? Preferably available without a prescription because getting a suitable prescription would likely be impossible! And, if you know anything about them - such as accuracy, consistency, etc. - I'd be interested to hear.

Smartphone app for non-invasive detection of anemia using only patient-sourced photos

Smartphone app for non-invasive detection of anemia using only patient-sourced photos - PubMed

We introduce a paradigm of completely non-invasive, on-demand diagnostics that may replace common blood-based laboratory tests using only a smartphone app and photos. We initially targeted anemia, a blood condition characterized by low blood hemoglobin levels that afflicts >2 billion people. Our …

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

One app claims to be launching in 2025 - but will be prescription-only in the USA. (And probably not available anywhere else.)

AnemoCheck

AnemoCheck Home

Sanguina

sanguina.com

And HemoApp is mentioned if you search.

I know that there are various meters which work on fingerprick blood samples.

 

[NoBoMac]

If I'm reading it correctly, AnemoCheck is not an app, it's similar to home blood sugar tests: a drop or two of blood.

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/reviews/K221508.pdf

AnemoCheck Home is intended for home use for the determination of hemoglobin level in whole blood from a finger stick by people over the age of 18. This device is intended for people with anemia caused by iron deficiency anemia, vitamin B12 deficiency anemia, folate deficiency anemia, or who have chronic anemia due to sickle cell disease or thalassemia. AnemoCheck Home tests are for invitro diagnostic use only. Prescription use only.

And the mobile uses finger nail images in conjunction with actual lab results. Guessing if cuticles get smaller, for example, hint that something might be off.

So not something like AW O2 sensor, ECG imo.

 

[polyphenol]

If I'm reading it correctly, AnemoCheck is not an app, it's similar to home blood sugar tests: a drop or two of blood.

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/reviews/K221508.pdf

And the mobile uses finger nail images in conjunction with actual lab results. Guessing if cuticles get smaller, for example, hint that something might be off.

So not something like AW O2 sensor, ECG imo.

You are right. Apologies for posting rubbish!

The main reason I want app/photo based testing is that so many people are iron deficient. They start treatment but have no idea what is happening. Strict accuracy is not require, just relative assessment and consistency for the individual.

They start with an iron supplement and can check that they are going in the right direction. With occasional lab tests for confirmation. Largely to avoid the situation where the supplement they are taking is making little real difference but they don't find that out until their next lab test - quite possibly three or six months hence.