VITALThe short version
If you want the most detailed food logging, strength training tools and an AI coach, and you like starting free, Bevel has a lot to offer. If you want one clear readiness score that still works without an Apple Watch, with sleep, nutrition, mood and more alongside it for one subscription, Vital is the simpler option.
At a glance
| Vital | Bevel | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware needed | None beyond your iPhone. Vital uses an Apple Watch if you have one | None to buy from Bevel. Its site lists Apple Watch, Oura, Garmin and Amazfit as compatible |
| Price | Vital Club: £9.99 a month or £69.99 a year (UK) | Free to download. Bevel Pro is £14.99 a month or £99.99 a year (UK App Store), with optional AI credit packs |
| Apple Watch required | No. Without overnight heart readings, Readiness is estimated and marked as an estimate | Not stated as required. Bevel lists Apple Watch among several compatible devices |
| Readiness or recovery score | One daily Readiness score, judged against your own usual | Recovery score, alongside Sleep, Strain, Stress and Nutrition scores |
| Sleep | Reads sleep from Apple Health, learns your sleep need and suggests a bedtime | Sleep score from stages, duration and interruptions, with a smart alarm |
| Training | Training page and workouts, with logging | Strain score and Strength Builder for strength workouts |
| Nutrition | Nutrition page, with logging | Food logging by barcode, image, recipe, description or a database of over 6 million foods, with calorie and macro goals |
| Privacy notes | Health data is processed on your iPhone and never sent to analytics | Bevel says it never sells your data. Its App Store label lists health data as collected but not linked to you, and identifiers that may be used for tracking |
Checked October 2026 against Bevel’s website and UK App Store listing. Prices and features change, so check the App Store before you subscribe.
Where Bevel is stronger
Bevel’s nutrition tools are more detailed than Vital’s. You can log by barcode, image, recipe or a plain description, search a database of more than 6 million foods, set calorie and macro goals and track glucose. Strength Builder adds a dedicated strength trainer, and Bevel Intelligence is an AI assistant that gives feedback on your data.
It also works with a wider range of devices, listing Apple Watch, Oura, Garmin and Amazfit, and you can start for free before deciding on Bevel Pro. The app is available in English and 12 other languages.
Where Vital is different
Vital is built around one daily Readiness score, read against your own usual, with pages for Sleep, Heart, Activity, Training, Nutrition, Mood, Stress, Body and Cycle around it. It learns how much sleep you seem to need and suggests a bedtime, and it has widgets and Live Activities.
Vital works with or without an Apple Watch. Without overnight heart readings, Readiness is estimated from last night’s sleep, a short morning check-in and your recent training, and it’s marked as an estimate. See readiness without an Apple Watch for how that works.
There’s one subscription, Vital Club, at £69.99 a year in the UK, compared with £99.99 a year for Bevel Pro, although Bevel also has a free tier. Vital processes your health data on your iPhone and never sends it to analytics.
Which might suit you
- Bevel may suit you if detailed food logging, strength training or an AI coach matter most, if you use a Garmin or Oura, or if you’d like to start free.
- Vital may suit you if you want one calm daily readiness score that works with or without a watch, with sleep, nutrition, mood and the rest alongside it.
In Vital
Vital gives you one daily Readiness score from Apple Health, with or without an Apple Watch, read against what’s usual for you.
Get Vital for iPhoneCommon questions
Is Bevel free?
Bevel is free to download, with an optional Bevel Pro subscription at £14.99 a month or £99.99 a year in the UK when we checked in October 2026. Its App Store listing doesn’t spell out which features need Pro, so check in the app.
Does Bevel need an Apple Watch?
Bevel doesn’t say an Apple Watch is required. Its website lists Apple Watch, Oura, Garmin and Amazfit as compatible devices.
Does Vital need an Apple Watch?
No. Vital works with or without one. Without overnight heart readings, Readiness is estimated and marked as an estimate.
Which has more detailed food logging?
Bevel. It offers barcode, image, recipe and description logging and a large food database. Vital has a Nutrition page with logging.
Bevel is a trademark of its owner. Vital is not affiliated with or endorsed by Bevel. Vital gives general information about fitness and wellbeing. It is not medical advice, and it does not diagnose or treat any condition.