Great heart rate monitor
Love the app. Been using it for a few months now and happy with it.
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As someone who’s health-conscious, I adore how easy this app makes tracking my heart rate. Bonus: Now I have data to prove I actually get butterflies

Monitor your heart rate and overall wellness using your iPhone's camera. Track BPM, HRV, exercise, stress, and food intake to gain insights into your heart health. Data is stored locally for privacy.
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October 9, 2025
What’s New in Version 3.0 We’ve dialled in precision — and stripped out the fluff. Use your camera to check BPM, track HRV (SDNN, RMSSD, pNN50), detect arrhythmias, and even estimate your vascular age. Whether you’re managing stress, recovering from training, or just staying connected to your heart health, Heart Rate Hero gives you accurate insights — with zero distractions. • More Accurate BPM Readings — Now powered by dual-method analysis (FFT & PPG) for sharper results. • New HRV Metrics Added — Access SDNN, RMSSD, and pNN50 for a deeper look into heart rate variability. • Arrhythmia Detection Engine — Built-in detection of rhythm irregularities via advanced signal analysis. • Vascular Age Estimation — Optional insight during Health Check, based on your pulse waveform. • Performance Boosts — Enhanced signal filtering, reduced lag, and smoother onboarding. Technical Highlights Signal preprocessing with outlier smoothing and moving average filtering. Hybrid BPM engine: combines real-time FFT and PPG beat detection with smart fallback logic. Health Check system: captures raw red-channel data and generates HRV + vascular reports. Real-time confidence score: each reading includes a quality indicator based on signal and sample size. Optimised for 30 FPS with smart camera format selection per device. Learn more: https://heartratehero.com/our-app
MoreCommit to health—1 year, one price
Heart Rate Hero is ad-free, allowing for an uninterrupted user experience focused on your health data.
Heart Rate Hero offers weekly (£1.99), monthly (£4.99), and annual (£19.99) premium plans. The annual plan provides the best value.
Yes, Heart Rate Hero does not require any wearables. It uses your iPhone's camera and flash to measure your pulse.
The app aims for accuracy in its BPM readings, making it suitable for workouts, recovery, and daily check-ins. It is a wellness tool, not a medical device.
Heart Rate Hero is designed with privacy in mind. Your data is stored locally on your device, is fully encrypted, and no account or cloud storage is used.
Heart Rate Hero is available for iPhone and iPad devices, indicated by its support for 'iphone' and 'ipad'.
The app was last updated on October 9, 2025, with version 3. This indicates a recent update and ongoing development.
The premium plans unlock full HRV metrics (SDNN, RMSSD, pNN50), food and lifestyle impact analysis, stress and exercise tracking, timeline view with data export, and irregular rhythm alerts.