Afu

Afu is an AI health assistant app developed and operated by Ant Group. Formerly known as AQ, it officially adopted its new name on December 15, 2024. Guided by the philosophy that good health is a blessing and that health matters belong with Afu, the app uses AI to deliver full-spectrum health management. It now serves more than 15 million monthly active users, ranks among the top five AI applications in China, and has become the country's largest AI health management app.

Key Features

• AI Health Consultations: Ask questions via text, voice, or images, with over 5 million health questions answered daily. The AI clinic mode simulates a real doctor by proactively asking follow-up questions to help users describe symptoms accurately
• Smart Report Interpretation: Photograph or upload PDFs of checkup reports, medical records, prescriptions, and medicine boxes, covering 99% of common report types, with comparative analysis across multiple reports
• Health Records Management: Build personal and family health records, sync data from smart devices across nine major brands including Apple Watch, Huawei, and vivo, and track health trends
• Medical Service Access: Connects with 300,000 real doctors nationwide for online consultations, appointment booking, and cloud-accompanied visits, with electronic medical insurance code payment support
• Health Goals: Creates personalized health plans with daily reminders based on user-set goals for exercise, diet, and lifestyle habits

Use Cases For older family members who struggle to describe symptoms in writing, photographing and uploading a report yields a fast AI interpretation; for everyday minor ailments, users can consult by voice or text anytime for preliminary advice; for health management, users can set goals and sync smart device data, letting Afu help build healthy habits.

Unique Advantages Ant Group has invested heavily in medical-grade large language models and accumulated roughly 1T of high-quality medical data, an industry-leading position. The app is notably inclusive, with 55% of users coming from third-tier cities and below. After the brand upgrade, it shifted from an AI tool to an "AI health friend" positioning, emphasizing companion-style health management.