Cicada
Ethos.
Connect your health devices, join the studies you believe in, and get paid every month for the data you choose to share.
Pair every device once.
The first time you open the app, you link your health data sources. After that it's automatic: your daily heart rate, sleep, breathing, and activity sync in the background.
- Apple Health, Google Fit, Samsung Health
- Fitbit, Garmin, Oura, Whoop, Withings
- Cicada Sense bedside device
- Background sync, no app to keep open
Find studies that fit your data.
Browse open studies that match what your devices already track. Filter by topic, sponsor, reward amount, or commitment length. Get an invite code from a researcher? Tap once to join a private cohort.
- Search, sort, and filter by what matters
- Private studies via invite code
- See sponsor, duration, and reward up front
Heart rate variability & recovery
Sleep patterns and longevity
Movement tracking trial
Check eligibility, then apply in one tap.
When you open a study, Cicada checks its requirements against your connected data. If you qualify, sign the disclosure agreement and you're in. If you don't, you'll see exactly which requirements you're missing.
- Live eligibility match against your data
- Plain-language disclosure agreement
- See the payout before you apply
Sleep patterns & longevity
- ✓Sleep tracking enabled
- ✓Heart rate monitoring
- ✓Movement / activity data
- ✕Age 65+ (you're 42)
Every active study in one view.
The Sharing page is your dashboard. See every study you've joined, what data is flowing, and where you stand on completion. Pending applications, active sessions, and finished studies all appear together.
- Live completion percentage per study
- Pending applications counter
- Sharing status flag per data type
Heart rate variability
78%Sleep patterns & longevity
42%Movement tracking trial
12%Get paid every month.
Every month your contributions are tallied and paid out. See how each study adds to your total, and withdraw any time with no minimums.
- Monthly payouts, transparent breakdown
- No minimum balance to withdraw
- Withdraw to bank or wallet of your choice
You decide what's shared.
You control consent at every level: toggle which data types are shared, approve each research project individually, and withdraw from any study in a single tap. Your identity is stripped before any researcher sees the data.
- Per-metric sharing toggles
- Approve each research project individually
- Withdraw in one tap, no questions asked
- Identity stripped before any access
Data sharing
Download the app and start sharing on your terms.
Free, no commitment. You only share what you choose, you keep what you earn, and you can walk away any time.