VR Health Exercise Tracker

VR Health Exercise Tracker

Official App of the VRHI

31 ratings
24 reviews

Archived App (Last seen on 14 Dec 2025)

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Although the app is no longer distributed by Apple, you can still view its description, screenshots, version history, ratings, and metadata for reference.

Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • October 8, 2019
  • August 31, 2021

Features

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About

This app accurately tracks your heart rate and calorie burn during virtual reality gaming sessions. It personalizes predictions based on your stats and helps you discover new, healthy VR games. The methodology is transparent and based on extensive VR-specific metabolic testing.

Accurate heart rate and calorie tracking in VR
Personalized calorie predictions per game
Discover and compare healthy VR games
Transparent methodology
Syncs with HealthKit
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What's New in VR Health Exercise Tracker

1.1.7

August 31, 2021

- Usability and bug fixes - Update to enable new server support

User reviews

Badly in need of an update

For a long time I have used this app in conjunction with my Apple Watch with little to no issue. However in May of this year an Apple Watch update broke the app and there appears to be no support for this app as I shared these concerns on Discord without getting a reply that the Watch app would be updated. The app can’t connect to my watch and is therefore obsolete. I would gladly change my rating to 5 stars if this app gets some much needed love and support.
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Can’t even create account

I wanted to start using this but I can’t get pat the crating log in process. Gives error message.

Hidden gem

This is a must have app for anyone who takes tracking vr exercise seriously and doesn’t want all the extra micromanaging of YUR.

If you just want the data this app is for you.

Not tracking calories in Apple health workouts

I want to love this app and it works to some degree. However, workouts saved to Health from the app are not reflecting any calories burned. That’s a big miss.

Won’t record calories to apple health

So I use apple health to track all my workouts, and this app adds the workout to apple health when I’m done. The problem is, it says in Apple Health that the calories for the workout were 0, even though the VR Health app says I burned 293.5 Calories. I’m not sure what the disconnect is here. It seems to be working for the most part, it’s just not recording the calorie count to apple health. Am I missing something?
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FAQ

What does the VR Health Exercise Tracker app do?

This app accurately tracks your heart rate and calorie burn while you are playing virtual reality games. It uses extensive VR-specific metabolic testing data to provide personalized calorie predictions based on your age, weight, and gender. It also helps you discover and compare VR games that are good for exercise.

How does the app accurately track calories in VR?

The app leverages hundreds of hours of VR-specific metabolic testing data, collected using research-grade equipment. This data accounts for the unique muscle activation involved in VR gameplay, which general exercise trackers often struggle with, leading to more accurate calorie burn predictions.

Is the VR Health Exercise Tracker app free to use?

Yes, the app is free to use and is a service of the independent VR Health Institute. The organization is committed to transparency and publishes its methodology on its website, ensuring users understand how the calorie predictions are made.

What devices is the VR Health Exercise Tracker compatible with?

The app is designed to be compatible with standard Bluetooth heart rate monitors and can sync data to HealthKit. Tested compatible devices include Apple Watch, Polar H10, Polar H7, Mi Band 2, Mi Band 3, and Mi Band 4.

What are the main benefits of using this app for VR exercise?

The primary benefits include accurate tracking of your heart rate and calorie expenditure during VR workouts, personalized calorie estimates for different games, and the ability to easily find and choose VR games that offer significant exercise value. This makes VR a more effective and engaging fitness tool.