I never expected to have my hormone levels checked at CES 2026, much less with my iPhone, but this big tech show is full of surprises.
Eli’s Hormometer is an innovative kit and application system to monitor hormone levels at home. While not intended to be a clinical or laboratory health test, the hormometer and app (introduced last year, but finally available now) can give you enough information about your testosterone, progesterone, or cortisol levels to make some lifestyle decisions.
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Perhaps the most difficult part of the process comes next: you have to put one end of the stick in your mouth and hold it there for 60 seconds to make sure the hormometer gets enough saliva. My mouth suddenly felt dry and I was worried I wouldn’t be able to generate enough saliva for the test.
Nothing happens after removing the stick. Instead, I had to leave it for 20 minutes while I guess the stick did its best to absorb my saliva and pass it through the stem to complete the necessary chemical reaction. There are no components, chips or power in the device. It works, in a way, like a COVID test kit. You just have to wait for the test to finish.
Gain at some hormonal level
At the end of the 20 minutes, I took the wand and closed it until a dot appeared on the other side of the test housing, and a couple of lines representing my results appeared in the pill-shaped window on the wand.
To analyze my test, we used the iPhone app, which helpfully guides you through the setup, testing, and results procedure. I placed my phone over the device and aligned an on-screen guide with the device’s test results window.
A few moments later, I got my news. My cortisol levels were perfect (or within range for my age, which I interpret as “perfect”). That’s good news because cortisol is the hormone that controls things like stress, metabolism, blood sugar, blood pressure, and inflammation.
I asked company representatives what you could do if the results show your cortisol levels are high or low. They were careful not to imply that this could result in a trip to the doctor. Instead, they explained that high or low results could indicate that you want to, for example, change the time you exercise or even adjust your bedtime and sleep habits.
I wanted to know my testosterone levels, but that part of the test isn’t ready yet.
For women, they would get progesterone levels, the details of which could help them figure out what’s going on with their menstrual cycles.
Part of a trend
Although there is no cost for the application or results, each test will cost you almost $9. With that in mind, I was curious about how often you would want to perform such a test. You can test for cortisol and testertone once a week. Or even daily if you’re trying to control cortisol levels. For female hormones, you may have tests done just before, during, or after your menstrual cycles.
Test results can be accessed in the app and even downloaded as a PDF to share.
Eli’s hormometer is part of a broader trend of bringing traditional lab testing and health and medical devices home and putting tests and some treatments (see Apple’s over-the-counter AirPods Pro hearing aid mod) into the hands of consumers.
However, I’m not sure if people will be willing to spend almost $10 every time they want to take an iPhone-based hormone test. At least Eli offers packages that give you eight tests for $99.
As for me, I’ll take my good cortisol results and celebrate.
