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heartbeatz Connect

heartbeatz Connect

Unleash your watch heart rate

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68 reviews
💪 Health & Fitness
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Free
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Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • November 26, 2019
  • July 2, 2025

Features

Developer

NPE Inc
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About

This app enables your Apple Watch to broadcast heart rate data to various BLE/ANT+/Polar receivers like Peloton bikes and Garmin devices. It allows seamless integration of your watch's heart rate into your workouts on compatible fitness equipment.

✓Broadcasts Apple Watch heart rate
✓Connects to BLE/ANT+/Polar receivers
✓Works with Peloton, Garmin, and treadmills
✓Real-time heart rate display
✓Integrates with Apple Health for workouts
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of heartbeatz Connect. It highlights the 5 positives and 11 negatives reviewers mention most about this Health & Fitness app.

Positive things

  • 👍Works with Garmin/Zwift
  • 👍Connects Apple Watch HR
  • 👍Cost-effective alternative
  • 👍Responsive support (sometimes)
  • 👍Good for specific use cases

Negative things

  • 🐛Frequent crashes/freezing
  • 🐛Duplicate workouts logged
  • 🐛Connection issues
  • 🐛Battery drain on watch
  • 🐛Permissions issues
  • 🐛Unusable after updates
  • 🐛Inconsistent functionality
  • 🐛App doesn't close properly
  • 🐛Negative distance recorded
  • 🐛Outdated watch OS support
  • 🐛Subscription model disliked

What's New in heartbeatz Connect

2.2.5

July 2, 2025

Using new library for Equipment Connections

Subscription plans

Yearly

Pro Access

$9.991 Year
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In-App Purchases

$19.99

heartbeatz Pro Unlimited

Lifetime Access

User reviews

Most RecentHighest RatedLowest Rated

Rubbish

Rubbish. Doesn't actually do ANYTHING?
GowerGoldGowerGold

App crash in the middle of workout when the Sleep Schedule of Health kicked in.

App halted counting time and then crashed in the middle of workout when the Sleep Schedule of Health kicked in. Although the data was written back to the Fitness app, I had to start the app again to and start a new workout to continue recording my session.
whitewolfcanwhitewolfcan

Junk

Does not connect to iPhone so you can’t record workouts
HealthqueenstaceyHealthqueenstacey

Duplicate workouts

Creates duplicate workouts every time in apple fitness. App on watch also laggy sometimes and buttons don’t work.
Dyanks45Dyanks45

Asks for Apple Health permissions every time. Not usable any more.

Since a couple of weeks (maybe Watch OS11?), on starting the watch app it asks for Apple Health permissions, twice! Then when the app is stopped and started next time it always asks again (twice).
In Apple health on the iPhone no matter how many times you give permission to read and write heart rate data it toggles the permissions off again when using the watch app.
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

78 issues

App crashes in the middle of workout

Bug

App asks for Apple Health permissions repeatedly

Bug

Duplicate workouts created in Apple Fitness

Bug

App on watch is laggy and buttons don't work

Bug

Watch app asks for Apple Health permissions twice on start

Bug

Permissions to read/write heart rate data toggle off

Bug

App doesn't work after last update

Bug

Cannot find Runn sensor

Bug

Duration shown on Apple Watch does not reset

Bug

App writes data to Apple Health 10 times per second

Bug

Cannot disable writing to Apple Health

Bug

Kills watch battery even when not running

Bug

Records double the miles/distance

Bug

Initial connection can be flaky

Bug

Need to shutdown app on watch after each use to reconnect

Bug

Immediately jumped to three minutes from zero

Bug

Doubled running distance

Bug

Timer already at over 10 minutes on start

Bug

App transmits HR from Apple Watch to Zwift via Runn sensor

Bug

Recording workouts with npe Runn does not work

Bug

Cannot swipe for different metrics on watch

Bug

Timer is not elapsed time since start of run

Bug

Distance written to Apple Health is double

Bug

Save button does not work reliably

Bug

App records 'minus' XX-km

Bug

Device connected, started new run, timer already over 10 minutes

Bug

Cannot get Heartbeatz device to connect to phone or watch

Bug

Watch's functionality to 'Start workout' disappeared

Bug

App needs to stay in foreground to broadcast HR

Bug

Cannot start other apps while broadcasting HR

Bug

No longer connects with ant/Bluetooth device after watch OS update

Bug

Cannot have two pods listed on the app

Bug

Missing speed, cadence, incline metrics

Bug

Only ability to record 'cardio' or 'hitt' workout

Bug

Recent update removed ability to record walk or run

Bug

Cardio workout has no distance or pace metric from Runn device

Bug

Legacy Heartbeatz might still work

Bug

Takes longer to pair with version 2

Bug

Only get Cardio or HITT, no choice of activity

Bug

Apple Watch complication removed in version 2

Bug

HR sensor on Apple Watch Ultra not very accurate

Bug

Need to close all other apps using heart rate on watch

Bug

Cannot get elapsed time, distance, pace on one watch screen

Bug

Hasn't worked since iOS 9

Bug

Doesn't work with iOS 16 and Watch OS 9

Bug

App is unstable and unusable

Bug

Latest update for iWatch OS8 broke the app

Bug

Latest version no longer shows total climbed or reports to Apple Fitness

Bug

Worked with Wahoo Elmnt Bolt for first ride, hasn't worked since

Bug

Discarding a workout from Apple Watch no longer works

Bug

App crashes on watch and cannot be closed

Bug

Connection to heartbeatz device appears sluggish

Bug

Device doesn't show proper battery load

Bug

Software could be stronger

Bug

Too complicated to switch between tags/bikes

Bug

App seems to run battery down

Bug

App disappeared from Apple Watch after update

Bug

Newest update dropped functionality for older watches

Bug

App requires watchOS 7, cannot use with older versions

Bug

App disappears from Apple Watch after last update

Bug

Latest 'update' makes app 100% dead

Bug

HR not displayed in app or on bike computer

Bug

HR reading gets stuck and does not update

Bug

App constantly runs on watch and cannot be closed

Bug

App opens right back up again even after killing it

Bug

Cannot kill the app on Apple Watch, restarts on its own

Bug

Drops every 50-100 strokes for a couple of minutes

Bug

Doesn't pair with watch

Bug

App cannot be closed on the watch

Bug

Keeps running after workouts, activates itself

Bug

Stopped working three days in, blank black screen

Bug

Suddenly stopped working, shows - - bpa

Bug

Doubling issue in Apple Health

Bug

Heartbeatz app on Apple Watch stopped picking up heartbeat

Bug

Double-logging problems in Health app

Bug

App needs a setting to NOT write data to Health app

Bug

First watch screen no longer shows needed information for runners

Bug

Low priority: Make two buttons pressed simultaneously function as pause

Bug
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Requested Features

6 requests

Add workout type options (rowing, biking, running)

Feature

Add Apple Watch complication

Feature

Allow disabling writing to Health app

Feature

Make screens configurable

Feature

Simultaneous button press for pause

Feature

Improve HR sensor accuracy on Apple Watch Ultra

Feature

FAQ

What does the Heartbeatz Connect app do?

The Heartbeatz Connect app allows your Apple Watch to broadcast its measured heart rate data to any BLE/ANT+/Polar receiver. This includes popular fitness equipment like Peloton bikes, Garmin head units, and treadmills, effectively turning your Apple Watch into a heart rate monitor for these devices.

What are the key features of Heartbeatz Connect?

Key features include broadcasting real-time heart rate from your Apple Watch, compatibility with BLE/ANT+/Polar receivers, seamless integration with Peloton bikes and Garmin devices, and the ability to record workouts in Apple Health with heart rate data displayed on compatible fitness equipment.

How much does Heartbeatz Connect cost?

The app itself is free to download and use. However, it requires a Heartbeatz device which must be purchased separately from their online store. The app also mentions in-app purchases, suggesting potential additional features or functionalities may be available for purchase.

What devices is Heartbeatz Connect compatible with?

This app is designed to work with Apple Watch for heart rate measurement. The broadcasted heart rate data can be received by any BLE/ANT+/Polar receiver, such as Peloton bikes, Garmin head units, treadmills, and rowing machines that support these protocols.

How can I use my Apple Watch heart rate with my Peloton or Garmin?

To use your Apple Watch heart rate with your Peloton or Garmin, you will need the Heartbeatz device and the Heartbeatz Connect app. Once set up, the app broadcasts your watch's heart rate data, which your Peloton bike or Garmin device can then display in real-time during your workouts.