Health Scan Privacy Report
Health Scan tracks you across other companies' apps and websites using your identifiers. It integrates 42 third-party SDKs including Facebook SDK. The app requests access to Camera, Microphone, Location, and 4 other permissions.
Privacy Facts
Health Scan: Heart & Sugar
This report was made on April 6, 2026 for v1.7.5 of Health Scan: Heart & Sugar. SDKs and permissions were found by downloading the app from the Apple App Store and inspecting publicly accessible metadata: the bundle's Frameworks directory, Info.plist, and entitlements. No code was decompiled, decrypted, or reverse engineered. Data use disclosures are self-reported by the developer to Apple. The presence of an SDK in the app bundle does not necessarily mean it is active or transmitting data at runtime. This report reflects what was found at the time of analysis and may not reflect subsequent updates.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Health Scan safe to use?
Health Scan integrates 42 third-party SDKs spanning infrastructure, analytics, and media. Its App Store privacy label declares cross-app tracking via Identifiers. However, it reports that no collected data is linked to your identity. It includes 2 advertising or attribution SDKs. Whether this is acceptable depends on your personal privacy preferences.
Does Health Scan track you?
Yes. Health Scan uses your Identifiers to track you across other companies' apps and websites. It includes 2 advertising or attribution SDKs.
What permissions does Health Scan need?
Health Scan requests 8 iOS permissions: App Tracking Transparency, Camera, Microphone, Photo Library, Location (When In Use), HealthKit (Read), HealthKit (Write), and Speech Recognition.
What data does Health Scan collect?
According to its App Store privacy label, Health Scan declares cross-app tracking via Identifiers. It collects Identifiers and Usage Data not linked to your identity.
How many SDKs does Health Scan have?
Health Scan integrates 42 third-party SDKs. 2 for advertising, 6 for analytics, 1 for crash reporting, 1 for payments, 12 for infrastructure, and 17 for other.
Does Health Scan use Facebook tracking?
Yes. Health Scan includes 2 Facebook SDKs: Facebook AEM and Facebook SDK. These are used for ad measurement, attribution, and integration with Facebook's advertising platform (developers.facebook.com).
Does Health Scan use Google SDKs?
Yes. Health Scan includes 12 Google or Firebase SDKs: Firebase A/B Testing, Firebase Core, Firebase Remote Config, Firebase Remote Config Interop, Firebase Sessions, Google Data Transport, Firebase Crashlytics, Firebase Core Extension, Firebase Core Internal, Firebase Installations, Firebase Shared Swift, and Google Utilities. These are used for cloud infrastructure and services, not advertising.
Does Health Scan use App Tracking Transparency?
Yes. Health Scan requests the App Tracking Transparency permission, which means it asks for your consent to track your activity across other companies' apps and websites.
Does Health Scan access your location?
Yes. Health Scan requests location access. The developer states: "We requests location permissions to analyze data and improve our service.".
Does Health Scan access your camera or microphone?
Health Scan requests access to both your camera and microphone. The developer says camera access is for "Health Scan requires access to your camera for health data recognition and analysis. Please grant access to use this feature properly". Microphone access is for "We requests microphone permissions to use recording function". These permissions are only active when you grant them in iOS Settings.
