Comparison

Pulse Tags vs Simple Zones

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

Head to head
About

Pulse Tags

Track your daily heart rate changes on your Apple Watch. Tag events like stress or illness to monitor their impact. View historical data, averages, and get notified of significant deviations.

Highlights
  • Hourly heart rate averages vs. 7-day averages
  • Digital Crown scrolling for detailed values
  • Add tags for heart rate event causes
  • Watch face complications for quick data access
  • Notifications for significant heart rate changes
  • Browse full history of tagged values
  • Add notes to tagged heart rate data
Features
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Pulse Tags is a simple yet powerful Apple Watch app to track changes in your daily heart rate. In many cases changes in heart rate can be caused by things like stress, caffeine or flu/other diseases. In such cases you can choose to tag the specific heart rate event and use Pulse Tags to keep track of how often for example stress has caused your heart rate to elevate. Pulse Tags requires an Apple Watch with watchOS 9 or later. Pulse Tags integrates with the Health app and uses data stored in the Health app. Key features: -See how your hourly heart rate (bpm) averages compare to your seven day hourly averages. -Use the Digital Crown on your Apple Watch to scroll between different values. -See detailed heart rate values recorded within the selected hour. -Add Pulse Tags as complications on your Apple Watch faces to see updated heart rate data directly on your watch faces. -Get notified if your hourly heart rate average is significantly higher or lower than usual. Please note that notifications and complication updates can get delayed or even blocked. Keep Pulse Tags as a complication on your active watch face to ensure better notification performance. -Tag heart rate changes with a possible cause or symptom. You can also tag heart rate changes directly from the notification. -Browse full history of tagged heart rate values. -Add and edit notes to tagged heart rate values. -Privacy: Information read by Pulse Tags is only used locally on your Apple Watch and iPhone while relevant data is synced to your personal iCloud. This data can not be accessed by anyone else but you. -Tutorial and in-app purchases on iPhone. If you have any questions we will happily help you: contact@sydvesti.com

About

Simple Zones

Track your workouts in real-time using heart rate zone training. Get instant feedback on your performance to optimize intensity and achieve your fitness goals. Supports Apple Watch and Bluetooth heart rate monitors.

Highlights
  • Real-time heart rate zone visualization
  • Apple Watch and Bluetooth HRM support
  • Customizable zone models
  • Apple Health integration
  • Workout data syncing
  • Activity ring tracking
Features
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SWEAT SMARTER WITH HEART RATE ZONE TRAINING FOR A BETTER, STRONGER YOU! Visualize how hard you’re working with REAL-TIME ZONE TRAINING using your Apple Watch or connected Bluetooth Heart Rate Monitor No matter your workout activity, you can use Zone Training to get instant feedback on your performance and start crushing your fitness goals. With just a quick glance at the eye-catching zones on your phone or wrist during your workout, you’ll know whether you should pump the brakes on the intensity or crank it up a notch. We use your beats per minute (bpm) and percent of max heart rate to show you which zone you’re in, so you can take the guesswork out of your fitness routine and start maximizing your results today. The Zones App has five branded zone models to choose from, inspired by some of your favorite fitness brands: • Peloton* • NordicTrack* (also supports iFit ActivePulse*!) • Echelon • Orange Zones • Heart Health** * Peloton, NordicTrack, ActivePulse, and Echelon are trademarks owned by those respective companies. ** Inspired by the American Heart Association exercise & fitness guidelines for maintaining a Healthy Heart. BENEFITS OF HEART RATE ZONE TRAINING - Reduced Risk of Fatigue & Overtraining - Better, More Restorative Recovery - Maximum Fat Burn and Weight Loss - Increased Speed and Endurance - Enhanced Performance PRIVACY We value your privacy and never share or sell any user information. APPLE HEALTH INTEGRATION - We read Heart Rate from your Apple Watch via Apple Health - We (optionally) save your workout data to Apple Health - All workouts count towards your Apple activity rings - Sync workouts to Strava, TrainingPeaks, or your favorite workout app through Apple Health importing APPLE WATCH REQUIREMENTS The minimum requirement for the Apple Watch is a series 3 or later. BLUETOOTH HEART RATE MONITOR SUPPORT Connect any standard Bluetooth heart rate monitor, armband, or chest strap. Use your OTBeat, Polar, Wahoo, or Garmin HRM. Terms of Service: https://www.workoutcompanions.app/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.workoutcompanions.app/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Pulse Tags4 screens
Simple Zones4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pulse Tags at 4.6 against Simple Zones's 4.0. Pulse Tags also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 55%). Simple Zones's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Pulse Tags sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Simple Zones sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pulse Tags holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 50 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Pulse Tags's written reviews are positive against 55% of Simple Zones's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pulse Tags ships an update every 2 months, Simple Zones monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pulse Tags versus Simple Zones: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPulse TagsSimple Zones
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (24 ratings) — better4.0 (50 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better54.8% of reviews
Number of ratings2450 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.015.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSydvesti OyBred Ventures Inc

Customer experience

Pulse Tags

All ratings23 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Simple Zones

All ratings50 ratings
Positive72.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive54.8%
Neutral9.7%
Negative35.5%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pulse Tags

One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$2.99
2 purchases

Simple Zones

One-time2
  • Zones Pro$4.99
  • Zones Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Pulse Tags free?
Pulse Tags is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Zones free?
Simple Zones is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pulse Tags or Simple Zones?
Pulse Tags is rated higher. Pulse Tags averages 4.6 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Simple Zones averages 4.0 from 50 ratings.
Do Pulse Tags or Simple Zones have ads?
Neither Pulse Tags nor Simple Zones shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pulse Tags or Simple Zones?
Pulse Tags ships an update every 2 months, and Simple Zones monthly. Most recently, Pulse Tags was updated on October 29, 2026 and Simple Zones on October 24, 2026.

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