Heart Analyzer vs Breathe Flow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Heart Analyzer
Gain deep insights into your heart health using data from your Apple Watch. Visualize trends, analyze metrics like Cardio Recovery and Heart Rate Zones, and generate detailed PDF reports. Offers advanced features and privacy-focused data handling.
- Dashboard with daily summaries
- Visualized heart rate and health data charts
- Health vital trend assessment
- Cardio Recovery and Heart Rate Zone analysis
- Exportable PDF heart reports
- ECG data comparison
- HRV rMSSD and heart rate calibration
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Heart Analyzer helps you track Heart Rate, HRV, Resting Heart Rate, Cardio Recovery, Sleep and ECG trends using Apple Watch. Analyze your Health data with advanced charts, insights, Heart Reports, widgets and detailed heart analytics powered by Apple Health. Set your own high and low heart rate alerts, take control of your HRV data in the new HRV Center, and see your sleep in detail with multiple sessions, naps and time out of bed. ------------------------------------------------ ■ Simple PRIVACY ------------------------------------------------ ◎ No third party analytics ◎ No data ever leaves your device ◎ No modifications to your health data ------------------------------------------------ ■ FEATURES ------------------------------------------------ ◎ The Dashboard - Where you can swipe between days, scroll through summaries and tap into the details ◎ Charts - Heart Rate and other Health data visualized through metrics and trends of any given day ◎ Insights - Effortlessly assess your Health Vital trends ◎ Heart Rate Alerts - Choose your own high and low heart rate limits, set mute times, and opt to be notified only on sustained changes ◎ HRV Center - Control the quality and context of the Heart Rate Variability data behind your trends ◎ Sleep - Multiple sleep sessions, naps and time out of bed, with your heart rate through the night ◎ Analytics Plus - Gain a unique understanding of important metrics such as Cardio Recovery, Heart Rate Zones and plenty more ◎ Heart Reports - Generate and export tailored PDFs including a large selection of metrics with custom timescales and password protection support ◎ Bookmarks - Highlight specific days of interest, make notes on relevant details ◎ Widgets - Interact with your Home Screen and track your Heart Rate, Resting Heart Rate trends and more at a glance ◎ ECGs - Compare and analyze data recorded by Apple Watch ◎ Advanced features - Including HRV rMSSD, Heart Rate Calibration, Custom Heart Rate Zones, Smart Heart Rate Recovery and more ------------------------------------------------ ■ APPLE WATCH ------------------------------------------------ ◎ A re-designed app showing your Heart Rate over the day ◎ Heart Rate Alerts on your wrist, with no complication needed on your watch face ◎ Charts with you on the go for Move, Exercise, Cardio Points, HRV, Blood Oxygen Saturation and Resting Heart Rate ◎ Workouts right on your wrist, tap into the detail as soon as you finish your exercise ◎ Customizable complications to keep you up to date with your Heart Rate and also support for Blood Oxygen Saturation, Heart Rate Variability and Resting Heart Rate trends HEALTH SUPPORT INCLUDES: - Heart Rate - Resting Heart Rate - Blood Pressure (Systolic & Diastolic) - Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) - Blood Oxygen Saturation (SPO2) - Cardio Fitness (VO2Max) - Heart Rate Variability (SDNN & rMSSD) - Respiratory Rate - Breathing Disturbances - Workouts - Sleep Times, Sessions & Naps - Heart Rate Recovery - Apple Fitness & Activity - High & Low Heart Rate Notifications Heart Analyzer Premium is available as an optional monthly or annual subscription. You can also choose a one-time Lifetime Access purchase. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in your App Store account settings. Additional Terms of Use: https://www.helixapps.co.uk/heart-analyzer-terms-of-use Please Note: - Heart Analyzer integrates with the Apple Health App to read your Heart Rate and other Health data - Heart Analyzer is available on iPad with iCloud sync for Apple Health data enabled. However, you still need an iPhone with a paired Apple Watch to generate Health data to display in Heart Analyzer - To get the most out of Heart Analyzer, an iPhone with a paired Apple Watch is required
Breathe Flow
This app analyzes your breathing and heart rate using smartwatch ECG data to provide insights into your health. It offers guidance on improving breathing, reducing stress, and understanding how lifestyle factors impact your well-being. The app also introduces data ownership through VAGUS tokens.
- 30-second ECG test for breathing analysis
- Personalized advice for breathing and stress reduction
- Smartwatch data ownership with VAGUS tokens
- VAGUS® ideal breathing curve guidance
- Analysis of food, drink, and sleep impact on health
- HRV & Breathing Sync Analytics subscription
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WHY BREATHE FLOW? • Learn more about your breathing and health with a 30-second ECG test. • The app will give you advice on how to improve breathing, reduce stress and gain a better understanding of how food, drink or sleep is influencing your cardiac/respiratory health. • Receive real ownership of your smartwatch data. • It is free – do as many tests as you want. This is the first ever app to show the breathing-induced flow and the breathing induced pulse variation (HRV) - generated from your smartwatch ECG signal. The test lasts only 30 seconds. Breathe Flow is not a usual breathing advisory app. It shows your real breathing and it teaches you how to do controlled breathing with the 'VAGUS® ideal breathing curve'. **** With this app we also launch the VAGUS® wallet and ownership tokens, which enable data ownership and rewards for the data. *** ON WHICH WATCH CAN I DO BREATHE FLOW TEST? Your smartwatch must have an ECG sensor. These are included in Apple Watch Series 4 and newer (not version SE), Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and newer versions, Withings ECG watches **** INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR 1ST TEST: • Apple Watch: Firstly open the Breathe Flow app and keep it live on your phone. Open 'Choose your device' page and connect with Apple Health, please allow Breathe Flow app access to all listed data. Then open Apple's ECG recording app on Apple Watch and follow its instructions for a good signal. • Withings ECG Watches: Open the Withings "Health Mate" app on the phone. Keep BREATHE FLOW live. Record according to Withings instructions. VAGUS® TEST: • Follow the instructions how to do the ECG recording. Start by inhaling calmly for 5 seconds, then exhale for 5 seconds. Continue this breathing pattern for 30 seconds (3 cycles of controlled breathing). • ECG quality improves when you sit by a table. Hold your hands and elbows on the table. Let your breathing and pulse calm down before doing the test. Follow the smartwatch instructions and test again if the ECG recording is bad. • Swipe down on the Breathe Flow home screen to activate download and analysis. • Wait for about 10 seconds until analysis appears on the Breathe Flow app. Swipe down again to update the Breathe Flow screen. (Time delay is depending on network speed) • Answer the Q&A in English to receive a summary analysis and unlock Breathe Pulse. • We recommend doing at least three BREATHE FLOW tests daily to learn how your actions impact your health and to collect high quality data for your V-NFT. **** DATA OWNERSHIP with VAGUS TOKENS. VAGUS® non fungible tokens (V-NFT) are standardized ring-fenced and anonymized data packages, each consisting of 10 unique days of VAGUS® tests, your Q&A text, other data from your smartwatch, and data generated by VAGUS® analytics. We will automatically register a non-blockchained V-NFT when you have done at least 10 days of testing. You find your ownership- and reward tokens in the VAGUS® Wallet. **** WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT THE VAGUS® ANALYTICS: This is one of the most cutting-edge ways I've ever seen to know how your nervous system is really doing – far more promise than even Heart Rate Variability, which was the gold standard. – Dave Asprey, 'Father of biohacking', Founder of Bulletproof **** MEDICAL DISCLAIMER: The BREATHE FLOW app, its test and the analysis data or advice are not medical diagnostics tools and they should not be used as such. **** For more information visit: www.vagus.co. We strongly recommend reading our blogs and follow the vlogs for further information. If you want to track historical data and get more analytics information from the test; subscribe to the Vagus Nerve Explorer feature through the app's settings
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Heart Analyzer at 4.7 against Breathe Flow's 3.8. Heart Analyzer also leads on ratings volume (22K vs 4) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Breathe Flow's advantage is iOS requirement (14.1 vs 17.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Heart Analyzer sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Breathe Flow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Heart Analyzer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Heart Analyzer has 22K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Heart Analyzer's written reviews are positive against 75% of Breathe Flow's.
Heart Analyzer ships an update weekly, Breathe Flow every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Heart Analyzer | Breathe Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (22K ratings) — better | 3.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.2% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Helix Apps LTD | Vagus Health Ltd |
Customer experience
Heart Analyzer
Breathe Flow
Bugs and requests
Heart Analyzer
Reported bugs
3 issues- Premium features not working as expected
- Syncing issues between iPhone and Apple Watch
- Oxygen level tracking not functioning properly
Requested features
4 requests- Add blood pressure monitoring
- Allow generating reports for current month
- Improve ECG interpretation guidance
- Add option to customize Apple Watch complications
Breathe Flow
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Heart Analyzer
- Monthly$3.991 Month
- Annual$19.991 Year
- Data Plus$9.99
- Reports Plus$9.99
- Analytics Plus$9.99
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- Complete Premium$24.99
- Lifetime Access$49.99
Breathe Flow
- HRV & Breathing Sync Analytics3 Days trial$4.491 Month
- V-NFT add on$0.99
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