Comparison

iClimbed vs Heart Rate BLE

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

iClimbed

Virtually ascend famous mountains worldwide using your treadmill. Track your progress, view mountain details, and celebrate reaching your summit. Offers a fun and engaging way to achieve fitness goals.

Highlights
  • Virtual mountain climbs
  • Progress tracking
  • Mountain information and maps
  • Goal setting
  • Achievement celebrations
  • Workout logging
Features
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Climb the mountains of the world on your treadmill! Imagine conquering the Matterhorn, Kilimanjaro, or even Mount Everest! Over 190 mountains available to climb. From Antarctica to New Zealand to Canada. From Asia to Europe to Hawaii. See pictures and maps. Read about the mountains. Select a mountain to climb, workout on your treadmill, and enter the workout (climb) details. After each climb, iClimbed will log and track your progress toward your mountain goal. When you reach the top of your current mountain goal, iClimbed will celebrate your achievement with you! iClimbed includes features to estimate how long it would take to climb a given mountain, and to set goals and chart your climbs and achievements. What a fun way to workout!

About

Heart Rate BLE

This app displays your live heart rate directly from a Bluetooth sensor. It features a clear BPM display, signal awareness, and automatic reconnection. Enjoy a simple, private experience with no ads or tracking, as your data stays on your device.

Highlights
  • Live BPM display
  • Signal awareness
  • Automatic reconnection
  • Lock Screen Live Activities
  • Home screen widget
  • Demo mode
Features
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See your live heart rate, straight from your Bluetooth sensor. Heart Rate BLE connects to any standard Bluetooth LE heart-rate sensor — chest straps, armbands, or a sports watch broadcasting heart rate (such as Garmin's Broadcast Heart Rate mode) — and shows your pulse in real time. LIVE HEART RATE • Big, readable beats-per-minute display with a heart that pulses at your actual heart rate • Signal awareness at a glance: know immediately when the sensor stops broadcasting or loses contact • Automatic reconnection when the link drops LIVE ACTIVITY & WIDGET • Follow your heart rate from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island with Live Activities • Add a home-screen widget to keep your latest reading in view SIMPLE BY DESIGN • No account, no ads, no tracking — your heart rate never leaves your device • Works with the standard Bluetooth Heart Rate profile (GATT Heart Rate Service) • Built-in demo mode: explore the whole app with virtual sensors before pairing real hardware Pair it with a chest strap for the workout, or with your watch's broadcast mode to see your pulse on a bigger screen.

Screenshots

iClimbed4 screens
Heart Rate BLE2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Heart Rate BLE at 4.0 against iClimbed's 1.0. Heart Rate BLE also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). iClimbed's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. iClimbed sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Heart Rate BLE asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Heart Rate BLE holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iClimbed versus Heart Rate BLE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriClimbedHeart Rate BLE
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCompact Data WorksDirk Postma

In-app purchases

10 purchases

iClimbed

One-time10
  • Aconcagua$0.99
  • Superstition Mountain$0.99
  • Puncak Mandala$0.99
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  • Mount Tyree$0.99
  • Mount Kenya$0.99
  • Dykh-Tau$0.99
  • Mount Logan$0.99
  • Ojos del Salado$0.99
  • Mount St. Helens$0.99
  • K2$1.99
None

Heart Rate BLE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iClimbed free?
iClimbed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Heart Rate BLE free?
Heart Rate BLE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iClimbed or Heart Rate BLE?
Heart Rate BLE is rated higher. iClimbed averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Heart Rate BLE averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do iClimbed or Heart Rate BLE have ads?
Neither iClimbed nor Heart Rate BLE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iClimbed or Heart Rate BLE?
iClimbed ships an update fortnightly, and Heart Rate BLE fortnightly. Most recently, iClimbed was updated on November 2, 2026 and Heart Rate BLE on October 31, 2026.

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