A life score app should show what sits behind the number.
daygauge calls this the Life Index: a 1-1500 daily read backed by sleep, movement, recovery, place and habit evidence.
Start with the signal your own data can support.
People search for a life score app because they want one calm number that explains how their day is going.
The problem is that most scores become black boxes. A premium score has to answer: what moved it, what data was used, how confident is the read, and what should I try next?
daygauge keeps the score useful by pairing every Life Index for daily life: observed value, baseline value, source, confidence and score impact.
What this page covers.
From research context to product evidence.
What a user should expect to see in the app.
Movement spread: 11,400 steps across 5 active windows, +74 index impact, high confidence.
Weekly review previewdaygauge keeps the score useful by pairing every Life Index for daily life: observed value, baseline value, source, confidence and score impact.
Confidence rises when the same pattern repeats against your own baseline and drops when key signals are missing.
daygauge would suggest one small experiment, then watch whether the evidence repeats over the next week.
Research context only. daygauge does not diagnose, treat, prevent or predict disease risk. Personal medical concerns belong with a qualified clinician.
Evidence 1
Movement spread: 11,400 steps across 5 active windows, +74 index impact, high confidence.
Evidence 2
Sleep timing: midpoint 34 minutes earlier than your Tuesday baseline, +28 index impact.
Evidence 3
Recovery proxy: resting HR +3 bpm versus baseline, -22 index impact, medium confidence.
Safety line
Research context only. daygauge does not diagnose, treat, prevent or predict disease risk. Personal medical concerns belong with a qualified clinician.
Sources daygauge can cite without overclaiming.
These sources are used as context for product wording and evidence labels. They should not be turned into personal disease-risk estimates.
- Lancet Public Health 2025 step-count meta-analysis
- Nature Medicine 2024 wearable sleep study
- PLOS ONE 2024 physical activity and HRV meta-analysis
Research context only. daygauge does not diagnose, treat, prevent or predict disease risk. Personal medical concerns belong with a qualified clinician.
What daygauge should not claim.
Related daygauge guides.
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