Comparison

5Strands vs Pulse Puff

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

Head to head
About

5Strands

Manage your health test results with this app. Analyze reports, track progress, and gain self-awareness for personal growth. It also supports pet health, focusing on their well-being to strengthen the human-animal bond.

Highlights
  • Manage health test results
  • Analyze detailed reports
  • Monitor progress
  • Self-awareness tools
  • Pet health management
  • Enhance human-animal bond
Features
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The 5Strands app helps you track the foods you eat, the environmental factors you're exposed to, and your symptoms so you can identify patterns and make the lifestyle changes needed to feel more at home in your body. Stop second-guessing and give yourself the tools to make more confident choices every day. --APP FEATURES-- Scan Your Food: Use the built-in scanner to instantly check ingredients at home or on-the-go. Easy Calendar Tracking: Log your daily meals, surroundings, and symptoms so you can recognize patterns over time. Access Your Test Results Anytime: Filter your results by severity level to make smarter food and environmental choices anywhere. Find New Recipes: Browse curated recipes that help you avoid your food intolerances. Upgrade Your Test Results: Purchase digital upgrades to expand your results beyond food intolerances and environmental sensitivities without sending a new hair sample. Personal Wellness Score: Scoring is based on your results, so you can track your progress over time. Access New At-Home Tests: Explore more tests to further refine your daily diet and lifestyle choices. Gain Community Insights: Connect with others, ask questions, and share your own experiences. You're not just tracking. You're actively learning what works for your unique body. Download the 5Strands app and make meaningful lifestyle changes today!

About

Pulse Puff

Features
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Pulse Puff is a personal health companion that makes monitoring your heart rate and blood oxygen simple, visual, and even a little fun. At the heart of the app is Pulse Puff — a cheerful robot mascot whose mood reflects your health status in real time. When your vitals look great, he's happy. When something needs attention, he lets you know. Tap him and he just might surprise you. What Pulse Puff tracks: • Heart Rate — live readings and 24-hour averages, min, and max • Blood Oxygen (SpO₂) — real-time levels with low O₂ alerts • Sleep O₂ & Heart Rate — nightly averages, lows, and highs during sleep • Trends — 1-day, 7-day, 30-day, and 1-year charts for both metrics Apple Watch companion: • Dashboard with live heart rate and blood oxygen on your wrist • Watch face complication showing both metrics side by side Smart alerts: • Optional low blood oxygen notifications — set your own alert threshold (75–95%) • At most one alert every 30 minutes so you're never overwhelmed More features: • Manual check-ins to log how you're feeling throughout the day • Export your data as CSV or PDF • Sleep window settings for accurate overnight O₂ analysis • Light and dark mode support All data stays on your device. Pulse Puff reads from Apple Health and never sells, shares, or transmits your health information. Pulse Puff is not a medical device and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or medical condition. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional for medical advice.

Screenshots

5Strands4 screens
Pulse Puff4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: 5Strands at Free against Pulse Puff's $0.99. 5Strands also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). Pulse Puff's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

5Strands is free to download; Pulse Puff costs $0.99 up front. 5Strands sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Pulse Puff asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
5Strands versus Pulse Puff: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter5StrandsPulse Puff
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.4 (149 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings149 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB2 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAffordable Allergy Test, LLCAlexandr Garlock Development House LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

5Strands

Subscriptions1
  • 5Strands VIP$4.991 Month
None

Pulse Puff

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 5Strands free?
5Strands is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pulse Puff free?
Pulse Puff costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do 5Strands or Pulse Puff have ads?
Neither 5Strands nor Pulse Puff shows ads.

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