4.2.11
2026-04-30
This update improves the experience of turning on syncing for Apple Health, and provides more information when something goes wrong. We've also made lots of small improvements throughout the app.
4.2.10
2026-03-19
Minor improvements to error handling on some screens.
4.2.9
2026-02-13
This update improves support for accessibility text sizes.
4.2.7
2026-01-23
This update fixes an issue causing the app to sometimes crash when editing attributes on the settings screen and includes minor adjustments for bar graphs. It also fixes an issue when saving many tags at once.
4.2.6
2025-12-11
This update fixes formatting of some graph labels for duration-type attributes.
4.2.5
2025-11-19
- If you’re syncing sleep awakenings from Apple Health, there’s now a new toggle in settings to ignore short awakening periods
- Also lots of small fixes and improvements in this update
4.2.3
2025-10-21
Nightly reminders will now open the Review tab to the matching date, so if you open the notification the next day, it will open the Review tab to yesterday so you can enter data for the date you got the reminder.
4.2.2
2025-10-08
- New: Updated tag colours
- New: Apple Health settings screen now has a button to force-sync all Apple Health (max. once per day) to account for syncing issues
- Fixed: Tag list disabled for users with no tags
- Improved: Tags card on Review tab now shows more suggestions and sorts by most-used
- Improved: Styling of tags when they’re displayed with other text
- Changed: Button for sending debug logs has moved to Apple Health settings screen
4.2.1
2025-09-18
Fixes for some small issues on the Home tab
3.4.1
2024-09-27
The settings screen now includes an option to update your time zone in your Exist account to match your device, if they're not already the same.
3.2.10
2024-08-12
Fixed an issue with usernames when creating a new account.
3.2.7
2024-01-14
Fixed an issue with syncing sleep from Apple Health.
3.2.4
2023-10-26
Improvements to Apple Health syncing.
3.2.2
2023-08-28
Thanks for using Exist! This version improves syncing data from Apple Health, and adds a slight improvement to the layout of the flip side of cards on the Progress tab.
3.2.1
2023-08-02
This update adds support for syncing deep sleep, light (core) sleep, REM sleep, and awakenings from Apple Health to Exist.
3.1.12
2023-03-20
Fixed
- Bug when deleting account for small number of users
- All-day events from calendars should not be counted
Changed
- Improved bedtime/waketime calculations from Apple Health data
3.0.4
2022-05-17
Fixed:
- Crash for some users when receiving an error during sign up
2.1.11
2021-09-02
Fixed:
- Colour of buttons to flip cards on Today tab in dark mode
2.1.3
2021-01-01
Fixed
- Bug stopping updated of data for December 2020 dates after Jan 1, 2021
2.0.1606708438
2020-11-30
Hi Exist users! Belle here with some new stuff for you in this update:
- Sync HRV from Apple Health to Exist. Visit the Apple Health settings screen in Exist for iOS to turn on this attribute. (Make sure you have HRV data in Apple Health first!)
- Our first iOS 14 widget! This one shows your weekly insights. If you have more than the widget can show, they'll rotate throughout the day
- Mood and tag shortcuts compatible with Wind Down. You can choose to add these shortcuts to your Wind Down settings now, if you like
- Tap the icon in the top right of cards on the Progress tab to flip them over and see which services are syncing data for each attribute
- iOS 14 users will see a new menu icon for each tag in the tag list. Tap the icon to show rename and delete options for that tag. Users on older versions of iOS can still swipe each tag to access rename and delete options
This update also includes lots of bug fixes and improvements, including:
- Averages graphs on the Trends tab weren't staying up-to-date
- Inconsistent colouring for some quick tags on the Review tab
- Increased height of mood note text field on smaller phones
Thanks for your support! Remember you can contact us anytime from the settings screen if you need help or want to share your feedback.
2.0.1602748213
2020-10-15
Fixed
- Mood entry buttons layout was incorrect
2.0.1601523787
2020-10-01
Fixed
- iOS 14 sleep data not syncing correctly
2.0.1599599189
2020-09-09
Fixed
- Crash for users with time in bed data but no time asleep data
- Custom tags in Shortcuts app not up-to-date
2.0.1597644370
2020-08-18
Added
- Support for longer mood notes
2.0.1592778455
2020-06-22
Added:
- Links to help pages for Apple Health syncing and custom URL scheme
Fixed:
- Minor issues on force syncing screen
2.0.1590713556
2020-05-29
Fixed:
- Minor fix for caching tag names
2.0.1585714872
2020-04-02
Added
- Shortcuts support! You can now create shortcuts in the Shortcuts app that use an action from Exist which adds one of your custom tags to your Exist account for today.
2.0.1582510862
2020-02-24
Added
- Exist for iOS will now let you know if it needs location permission changes to keep your weather data updated
2.0.1579658382
2020-01-22
Improvements to dark mode support.
2.0.1578866121
2020-01-13
Fixed
- Onboarding and welcome screens not fully updated for dark mode
- Improved legibility of log in screen in dark mode
- Removing tags from today's quick tags section wasn't working
2.0.1577066553
2019-12-26
### Added
- Dark mode support! We now have a dark theme that will automatically turn on if you set your phone to dark mode
### Changed
- Minor improvements to Apple Health syncing
2.0.1571281568
2019-10-17
Added
- Correlation picker! Select any two attributes, or use the shuffle button to select two random attributes, and see if there's a correlation between them
- Rate correlations! Correlations now have a rate button that lets you choose a rating. If you select a thumbs-down rating, this correlation will stop showing up throughout Exist (on the web, too) except when you use the picker to select these two attributes again in future
- Share correlations! Correlations now have a share button that makes an image from the current correlation that you can save or share to other apps
Changed
- Updated for iOS 13
2.0.1569374522
2019-09-25
Hi again,
Belle here with an exciting update for you. This release includes support for a bunch of new attributes from Apple Health and events syncing from your phone's calendars. Read on for the specifics, and thanks for using Exist!
NEW
- New attributes from HealthKit! You can now sync active energy burned, lean mass, resting heartrate, max heartrate, sexual activity, and menstrual flow to your Exist account. To turn on these new attributes, head to the Apple Health settings screen inside the app. (Also note: menstrual flow data from Clue is not supported due to issues with how Clue syncs to Apple Health. See our user forum for more info on this.)
- Events syncing! You can now sync the number of events and time spent in events from calendars on your iPhone to your Exist account. This will also include recurring events. Tap on "Events syncing" from the settings screen to set this up
- The location card on the Progress tab now shows a map of your broad location (broad location is all we get, since we only use it for powering your Exist account's weather data)
- When logging in, there's now a summary at the end of the onboarding process to show which attributes were successfully turned on during the onboarding process
- If your Exist account timezone and your device timezone don't match, Exist for iOS will let you know on the settings menu screen
- Custom URL scheme for opening today's mood dialog (rather than just the Review tab): exist://mood
Changed
- When first turning on a new attribute from Apple Health, Exist for iOS will sync the past 60 days instead of 30
- Improved calculation of average heartrate (particularly useful for users of chest strap heart rate monitors that sync a lot of values into Apple Health and skew the day's average)
2.0.1567487238
2019-09-04
Changed
- Improvements to reduce loading time and timeouts when refreshing your data
2.0.1566275933
2019-08-22
- iPad support! You can now run Exist for iOS natively on an iPad. This includes support for portrait and landscape orientations and multitasking. Keep in mind that Apple Health settings won't be visible on iPad, because Apple Health is iPhone-only.
- New 3D Touch icon shortcut to quickly open the Progress tab
- Support for displaying upcoming new attributes
2.0.1562911355
2019-07-12
Fixed
- Wake time was displayed incorrectly on the Progress tab
2.0.1562204127
2019-07-04
NEW:
- The review redesign is finally here!
- Today's tags have a new "quick tag" design, allowing you to add your most-used tags without tapping through to any other screen
- Tap already-selected tags in today's "quick tag" area to un-tag them for today without opening the full tag list
- One tap from the Review tab opens your full tag list, which is now searchable!
- It gets better: swipe to rename and delete tags from the full tag list! (Exciting, right?)
- One tap to open mood entry inside a dialog from the Review tab
- Tags send in background so you can move on to tagging other days or reviewing your mood while your tags are updating
- If your tags fail to send you'll see a notification (outside the app) or an alert (inside the app) to let you know what went wrong. You can tap either of these to retry sending the same tags
Fixed:
- Users with no values for body fat can't turn on syncing for weight
- Imperial units incorrect for some attributes on Home screen
2.0.1560242277
2019-06-11
You can now dismiss the "Looking back" card and it won't show up again until the next day.
2.0.1559006682
2019-05-28
This update continues with behind-the-scenes updates to prepare for our upcoming redesign of mood and custom tag entry. You'll also notice the tag list now opens inside a dialog as part of our preparations for the redesign.
2.0.1558416044
2019-05-21
Added
- Icons on Progress screen cards
- Once per day Apple Health data will sync the past 7 days to help prevent gaps in synced data
Changed
- If no weight value can be found in Apple Health for the past 30 days, the most recent weight value will be used instead of not updating weight at all
- The app will now check which attributes it owns, to prevent issues with data not syncing when ownership of attributes is changed on the web
- Behind-the-scenes updates to improve stability
Fixed
- Improved handling of Apple Health errors
- Names of randomised attributes on Home tab will now truncate instead of wrapping
2.0.1557782201
2019-05-15
This update brings some minor layout bug fixes and a fix for some attributes on the Home screen not rendering correctly when using imperial units.
2.0.1557215883
2019-05-09
Hi Exist fans,
This update includes the first half of our redesign, which brings back tabs for better navigation, improves the layout of insights, and moves mood reflection to the Home tab so it doesn't interrupt your mood review process. It also includes a critical fix for location, which isn't updating correctly—I'm so sorry about that one! Please make sure you update to this version to ensure location updates for you regularly in Exist from now on.
Read on for a detailed list of what's changed in this update.
### Added
- Brought back tabs! We decided the summary screen was useful, but the navigation wasn't the best, so we've switched back to using tabs and made the summary screen the new "Home" tab
- Home screen now separates insights per period (today, yesterday, this week, this month)
- Home screen now includes a random selection of attributes in the progress card, instead of the "so far today" text
- Added a fun animation to the progress bar for steps and productive time. Hit your goal to see it!
- Added an animation to the notifications bell icon, as many users were overlooking new notifications
### Changed
- Looking back is now a card on the Home tab, instead of a pop-up after submitting mood data
- Review tab no longer shows previews of data per day
- Improved scrolling of averages graphs on Trends screen
- Save and Cancel buttons in the navigation bar are now blue, to distinguish them from white title text
- Text colour for some error messages changed for improved readability
### Fixed
- Location not updating correctly
- Layout bug on Home screen
- Minor glitch when updating profile picture on settings screen
- iOS Autofill should work properly now on log in and sign up screens
- Water and caffeine appeared twice in the list of attributes for the Food sync setting
- Bug causing weight from Apple Health to not sync correctly
- Creating a new tag on a previous day didn't update the list of tags to choose from for the following days
- Stopped the app from trying to update Apple Health data when the phone is locked and health data is not accessible
- More button not always visible on tag entry screen
- Dates for Review and Progress tabs sometimes out of sync after day changes
2.0.1553540776
2019-03-27
This version fixes a problem stopping the custom URL scheme and one of the 3D Touch icon shortcuts from working. Sorry!
Previous version release notes:
### Added
- Support for body fat from Apple Health
- 3D Touch icon shortcut to add tags for today
- Timezone on Settings screen
- Custom URL scheme exist:// to open the app
- Custom URL scheme exist://review to open the app to today's review screen
### Changed
- Rewrote Apple Health syncing entirely
- Made switches on Apple Health settings screen more clear
- Notifications will no longer be cleared when you open the app
- Removed link to add more services inside the app, because some services don't allow this
- Improved clarity of error message when trying to use a reserved name as a tag
- Improved Apple Health syncing behaviour when app is in background
### Fixed
- More button on tag entry screen wasn't showing up for some users
- Divider was missing between second and third insights on Summary screen
- The app will stop trying to update attributes that the user has disabled or set to come from a different service
- Card heights on Summary screen sometimes incorrect
- Page indicator dots could sometimes be swiped independently to swiping cards on Summary screen
- 3D Touch shortcut behaviour when user isn't logged in
- Correlations on Trends screen got stuck at last one instead of looping around to the first one again
- When editing custom tags for a day that already had lots of tags saved, the tag entry text field wasn't accessible
- Flash on main summary screen when pulling to refresh
- Notifications icon not updated after reading unread notifications
2.0.1552606284
2019-03-19
It's been a while! Thanks for your patience. This update includes a total rewrite of the code responsible for syncing your Apple Health data to make it more reliable, and easier to add new attributes in future. It also includes support for body fat from Apple Health, some fun stuff like a custom URL scheme, and a lot of bug fixes.
Added
- Support for body fat from Apple Health
- 3D Touch icon shortcut to add tags for today
- Timezone on Settings screen
- Custom URL scheme exist:// to open the app
- Custom URL scheme exist://review to open the app to today's review screen
Changed
- Rewrote Apple Health syncing entirely
- Made switches on Apple Health settings screen more clear
- Notifications will no longer be cleared when you open the app
- Removed link to add more services inside the app, because some services don't allow this
- Improved clarity of error message when trying to use a reserved name as a tag
- Improved Apple Health syncing behaviour when app is in background
Fixed
- More button on tag entry screen wasn't showing up for some users
- Divider was missing between second and third insights on Summary screen
- The app will stop trying to update attributes that the user has disabled or set to come from a different service
- Card heights on Summary screen sometimes incorrect
- Page indicator dots could sometimes be swiped independently to swiping cards on Summary screen
- 3D Touch shortcut behaviour when user isn't logged in
- Correlations on Trends screen got stuck at last one instead of looping around to the first one again
- When editing custom tags for a day that already had lots of tags saved, the tag entry text field wasn't accessible
- Flash on main summary screen when pulling to refresh
- Notifications icon not updated after reading unread notifications
2.0.1543362242
2018-11-30
Added
- Settings screen now shows attribute units
2.0.1541657422
2018-11-09
Added
- Preparations for handling units set per attribute, rather than across the whole user account
2.0.1999
2018-10-23
Fixed
- Error handling not working correctly
2.0.1885
2018-10-15
Fixed
- Weekly graphs displaying incorrectly for some users due to daylight saving time change
2.0.1878
2018-10-15
Fixed
- Pulling to refresh on the Trends screen caused duplicate data to show
2.0.1871
2018-09-26
### Added
- New Trends card!
- New Trends screen! Tap the header of the Trends card to see the Trends screen
2.0.1815
2018-09-01
Fixed
- Critical bug introduced previous version
- Crash on Goals screen when user has no weather data yet
2.0.1811
2018-09-01
Fixed
- Crash on Goals screen when user has no weather for today yet
2.0.1806
2018-08-30
Added
- New onboarding after you log in
- New welcome screens to explain the app before you sign up
2.0.1725
2018-08-22
Fixed
- Body fat averages were formatted incorrectly
2.0.1720
2018-07-28
Fixed
- Crash for some users when selecting review screen
- If you add tags via the web or API, these will now be removed from the suggested tags on the custom tag entry screen
2.0.1
2018-07-27
Added
- New summary screen! See all of today's insights, review today and recent days, and check your progress on today's goals from the app's main screen. Tap through on the summary cards to see the old Today and Timeline screens
- Setting to turn off "Looking back" pop-ups
Fixed
- Layout of sleep data on Today screen for SE phones
- Onboarding should show up when logging in
- Other minor bug fixes
Changed
- Renamed "Timeline" to "Reviews"
- Services and Attributes links in settings menu will now open inside the app instead of in Safari
2.0
2018-07-24
Added
- New summary screen! See all of today's insights, review today and recent days, and check your progress on today's goals from the app's main screen. Tap through on the summary cards to see the old Today and Timeline screens
- Setting to turn off "Looking back" pop-ups
Fixed
- Layout of sleep data on Today screen for SE phones
- Onboarding should show up when logging in
- Other minor bug fixes
Changed
- Renamed "Timeline" to "Reviews"
- Services and Attributes links in settings menu will now open inside the app instead of in Safari
1.10.1496
2018-06-03
Fixed
- New insight type crash
1.10.1492
2018-05-31
Fixed
- Lag on app launch
1.10.1488
2018-05-30
Fixed
- Suggested tags not shown for new users
1.10.1476
2018-05-28
Added
- Sync your weight from Apple Health! Turn on the "Health" attributes toggle from the settings screen to set this up (turn it off and back on if you're already syncing other health attributes to Exist)
- 3D Touch icon shortcut—force press the icon (on compatible devices only) to quickly jump to rating your mood and adding tags for today
- Sync cycling distance from Apple Health to Exist (part of the "Activity" attributes group in settings)
- The weather card on the Today tab now shows the approximate location we're using to update your weather data (this only shows up after your location has synced to Exist once for today)
Changed
- After rating your mood for today you'll see a mood note and rating for a previous day, if we have enough data for you. Previously this only included the same day a year ago, but we'll now show more recent mood data so you don't have to wait a whole year for this feature!
- The app will now store your most recently-updated data so you won't have to see an error if we can't reach the network to update your data
- This update includes the first part of a major behind-the-scenes refactor to make the app more stable and reliable
1.10.25
2018-05-23
Fixed
- Crash when trying to show previous mood notes and ratings after reviewing the current day
1.10.23
2018-05-17
Fixed
- Crash for some new users
1.10.22
2018-04-24
Changed
- Minor changes to help debug a mood rating bug affecting some users
1.10.21
2018-04-14
Fixed
- Some errors weren't being handled correctly
1.10.20
2018-04-04
Fixed
- Custom tags added via the API or another app weren't preserved when updating custom tags from the iOS app