Two different things with the same patient in them
aifitnessapi.com| Cliniko | Apple HealthKit | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | "a practice management system for healthcare practitioners", in its API docs' words | "a central repository for health and fitness data on iPhone and Apple Watch", in Apple's |
| Who uses it | The clinic: appointments, treatment notes, invoices, reports | The patient, and the apps they allow to read or write their data |
| Where the data lives | Cliniko's servers; accounts created in Europe, it says, are stored in Ireland | On the device: Apple says "The user's device stores all HealthKit data locally" |
| How software gets in | A REST API that returns JSON, authenticated with a Cliniko user's API key | An app on the patient's iPhone or Apple Watch, with the patient's permission for each data type |
| What it holds | Patients, appointments, treatment notes, attachments, invoices and more | Steps, heart rate, workouts, sleep and the other types Apple defines, from any app or device the patient connects |
Last verified November 4, 2026 · Source: Cliniko vs HealthKit: Getting a Patient's Apple Health Data into Cliniko
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