SimpleHR vs Fluid Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SimpleHR
Displays your current heart rate in large, easy-to-read text on your Apple Watch. Integrates with Apple HealthKit to provide real-time heart rate data, ideal for activities like running or cycling. Customize target zones and activity settings via the companion iPhone app.
- Large heart rate display
- Apple HealthKit integration
- Customizable heart rate zones
- Activity and location settings
- Companion iPhone app
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Just your heart rate on your Apple watch in the largest text that will fit! When you are running or cycling and you want to see your heart rate, tiny text just will not do. That's why we built Simple Heart Rate to provide easy-to-read access to your current heart rate by integrating with Apple HealthKit. You use the iPhone app to create multiple heart rate target zones with optional settings for activity and location to enhance your training experience. Simple Heart Rate makes a great companion app to a workout tracker running on your iPhone.
Fluid Connect
Record and review your rowing workouts with various styles like HIIT and distance challenges. Track session statistics, view charts, and monitor your total distance, time, and calories burned. The app also supports automatic firmware updates for compatible rowers.
- Bluetooth FTMS protocol communication
- Multiple workout styles (Just Row, Target Distance, Target Time, HIIT)
- Session statistics and charts
- Sortable workout history
- Odometer for total metrics
- Automatic firmware updates
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Our Fluid Connect app allows you to record and review your workouts using our Bluetooth® Fluid Rower Consoles. Choose from a range of simple workout styles from just rowing to HIIT and review your session statistics and charts through the Session Log feature. • Communication via the standard Bluetooth® FTMS protocol • Rower session recorder that provides a number of workout styles o Just Row – no limit rowing at your own pace o Target Distance – aim for your fastest time over a fixed distance o Target Time – aim for greatest distance over a fixed time o Work/Rest Intervals – HIIT (Intense short work intervals followed by short rests) • Sortable workout session history with session summaries and charts • Odometer with total time, distance, and calories burned • Automatic firmware update support for Fluid Rower Consoles using Bluetooth DFU
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Fluid Connect at Free against SimpleHR's $0.99. Fluid Connect also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). SimpleHR's advantage is review sentiment (43% vs 7%). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Fluid Connect is free to download; SimpleHR costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SimpleHR ships an update every 4 months, Fluid Connect every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimpleHR | Fluid Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (13 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better | 7.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aaron Sullivan | FIRST DEGREE FITNESS LIMITED |
Customer experience
SimpleHR
Fluid Connect
In-app purchases
SimpleHR
No in-app purchases
Fluid Connect
No in-app purchases
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