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Why I built M.A.P.P.I.E.

The story behind this tool, and straight answers to the questions people ask before uploading their records.

Hey, I'm Alex. I've lived with multiple complex and rare genetic conditions for most of my life. Over the years I was bounced between dozens of specialists. And for decades, nobody could connect the dots for me. I was eventually diagnosed with EDS, a connective tissue disorder. By then I'd already learned the hard way that your own medical history is usually the most disorganized, hardest-to-access dataset you own. Every new provider starts from zero.

So I built the tool I wish existed to help me before: drop in your records, however messy, scans, blurry photos, screenshots, wearable exports, etc., and get one plain-language summary back, without another portal, login, or company holding your health history hostage (say that three times fast). That's M.A.P.P.I.E.

Your privacy, answered

Straight answers to the questions people ask before uploading their records.

What happens to my files?

Your files are read and turned into text right inside your browser, on your device. The original files never leave your browser and are never uploaded to us. To build your summary, only the extracted text is sent to our AI provider, and we do not store it.

Do you store my medical records?

No. We do not keep a database of your health information. There is nothing on our side that connects you to your records, because we do not keep the records. When you close the tab, your data is gone from your device too.

Is M.A.P.P.I.E. HIPAA compliant?

HIPAA is the law that governs doctors, hospitals, and insurers. It does not govern a personal tool that you use on your own records, so "HIPAA compliant" is not really the right question for M.A.P.P.I.E. Here is the better answer: we protect your data by design. Your files stay in your browser, we store no records, and your text is never used to train AI models.

Do you sell my data or show me ads?

Never. No ads, no advertising trackers, and we do not sell your information to anyone. So much of the internet runs on quietly harvesting your data to sell later. We built M.A.P.P.I.E. to be the opposite. You are the patient, not the product.

Who is the AI, and do they keep my text?

We use Anthropic's Claude, through their commercial API, to read the extracted text and build the summary. Two things matter here, and both are Anthropic's own published commitments rather than just our word:

On our side, the text passes through in memory only. We do not save it or log it. See our Privacy Policy for the full picture.

Is this medical advice?

No. M.A.P.P.I.E. helps you organize and understand your own history, but it is an informational tool, not a doctor. AI can make mistakes, so please review your summary and talk to a licensed provider about any medical decisions.

What does it cost?

Uploading records and viewing your full summary is free. Downloading a clean, watermark-free PDF is $4.99, our launch price while Mappie is new (regular price $14.99). If cost is a barrier, there is a $1.99 reduced price option right in the app, no proof required. We never want price to be the reason someone cannot organize their own care.

How does Mappie make money?

Two ways: the PDF export fee, and optional tips from people who want to chip in. That is the entire business. Each report costs real money in processing, and the export fee is what pays for it. No ads, no data sales, no investors pushing me to monetize your attention.

What happens if Mappie shuts down someday?

You lose almost nothing, by design. There are no accounts and no database of your health records, so there is no trove of medical data to migrate, sell, or leak if Mappie ever winds down. Every PDF you have exported lives on your device and keeps working forever.