# Autonomic: Fact Sheet

*Quick-reference facts for press. Everything here is confirmed against the
shipping app. Items in [brackets] need Austin to confirm before external use.*

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| **Name** | Autonomic |
| **Tagline** | See your nervous system recover. |
| **What it is** | A private, offline-first app that scores your daily HRV, blood pressure, sleep and orthostatic readings against published medical thresholds, built for people recovering from POTS, dysautonomia, long COVID and post-viral illness. |
| **Platforms** | iOS + Apple Watch · Android (Health Connect). Both live as of July 2026. |
| **Price** | Free to use (no account). Autonomic Pro: **$7.99/month or $49.99/year**. Every install opens with 7 days of full Pro access, no card and no account. |
| **Category** | Health & Fitness |
| **Website** | https://autonomic.care |
| **App Store** | https://apps.apple.com/app/id6789786971 |
| **Google Play** | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.autonomic.journal |
| **Founder** | Austin Spaeth, solo patient-founder (long hauler of 4+ years, dad of six, South Carolina) |
| **Press contact** | austin@autonomic.care |
| **Launched** | July 2026 |

## What it does

- **Lab-grade HRV, on your phone.** Captures beat-to-beat RR intervals live from a
  Bluetooth chest strap, an Apple Watch, or your phone's camera (finger over the
  lens). Computes SDNN, RMSSD, pNN50, PNS/SNS index, Baevsky stress index,
  VLF/LF/HF power, LF/HF and coherence. Everything runs on-device, with artifact
  correction, and a noisy reading refuses to fake a score.
- **Every number graded, no black box.** Each metric is scored
  great / good / ok / warning / crash against published research thresholds,
  rolled into one daily Autonomic Score and a plain-language outlook for the day.
- **POTS testing on the wrist (iOS).** A guided lie-and-stand test on Apple Watch,
  haptic alert when heart rate climbs 30+ bpm over baseline, one-tap POTS episode
  capture from the watch face, and a live HR monitor for symptomatic moments.
- **A journal that measures.** Water, meals and food triggers, meds and
  supplements, symptoms, activities, sleep, blood pressure, orthostatic tests and
  digestion, plus your own custom types.
- **Built for the appointment.** Analysis across days, weeks and months, plus
  optional AI insights and a doctor-ready report.

## Privacy: the architecture, not a policy

- **100% offline-first: no account, no cloud, no tracking, no ads.**
- **The app has no backend.** Nothing is transmitted automatically. Everything is
  stored on the device; the user owns it and can export it anytime.
- Reads HRV, resting HR, sleep and blood pressure from Apple Health / Health
  Connect, and writes back only what the user explicitly logs.
- Because there is no server, **the developer cannot see, lose, or sell user data.
  There is none to touch.**

## What's free vs. Pro

- **Free forever:** journaling (sleep, meds, symptoms, triggers, hydration,
  meals), manual readings (blood pressure, resting heart rate, episodes), the
  daily Autonomic Score and outlook, the Apple Watch heart-rate monitor, one live
  HRV capture a day, 14 days of charts, and full export.
- **Autonomic Pro adds:** unlimited live HRV captures, week/month/year progress,
  full historical analysis, POTS stand testing and episode tracking, and AI
  insights and doctor reports.

## Important

Autonomic is a personal journal and education tool, **not a medical device.** It
does not diagnose, treat, or prevent any disease. Users are told to discuss any
protocol or medication changes with their doctor.
