Comparison

Qaly | ECG Reader vs BIDSleep

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

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About

Qaly | ECG Reader

Get your ECGs analyzed by certified experts within minutes for peace of mind. This app supports various devices like Apple Watch and Fitbit, offering detailed interpretations of palpitations and abnormal heart rhythms. Track heart rate variability to monitor stress and recovery.

Highlights
  • Expert ECG interpretation
  • Supports Apple Watch, Fitbit, Kardia, and more
  • Analysis of 30+ heart rhythms
  • Heart rate variability (HRV) tracking
  • Shareable reports for doctors
  • Integration with Health app
Features
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Heart feels off? Inconclusive ECG? Get your ECGs read by certified experts within minutes, for peace of mind. 500,000+ ECGs read so far. Qaly is the leading ECG app for Apple Watch, Fitbit, Kardia, and other devices. On the Qaly app, get your ECGs reviewed by certified cardiographic technicians, trained to read ECGs for 30+ palpitations and abnormal heart rhythms like Afib, SVT, PVC, PAC, short or prolonged PR interval, short or long QT interval, WPW, and more. Track your heart rate variability (HRV) to monitor stress and recovery. The Qaly app (formerly ReadMyECG) is built by Stanford cardiologists and engineers, including Dr. Marco Perez, a Stanford Associate Professor of Medicine and Stanford Cardiac Electrophysiologist. Join 200K+ heart heroes signed-up with the Qaly app today, the only app where human experts analyze and interpret ECGs from your Apple Watch, Fitbit Watch, Withings Watch, KardiaMobile, WHOOP, Garmin or any other device within minutes, day or night. ---- Qaly members stay heart healthy: “I would like to thank everyone reading the ECGs on Qaly. Because of Qaly, I went to my doctor and was diagnosed with SVT and was told it was probably never an anxiety disorder. I have lived 15 years of hell thinking I was having intermittent panic attacks and agoraphobia. Getting set up for an ablation. I will be forever grateful.” — Marcie D. from Alabama “Qaly was so helpful in quickly identifying signs of a potentially serious heart condition … Without Qaly, I would have blown off the ECG and maybe shown it to my primary care doctor at my next appointment a few months away.” — Lori B. from Virginia “My Apple Watch categorizes my arrhythmia as normal or inconclusive, which makes me question what I’m feeling. Without Qaly, it would’ve taken me another 6 months to a year to take this to a doctor. With Qaly I gained valuable information. Qaly is the key.” — Jessi I. from Washington ----- Qaly members get peace of mind: • ECG analyzer for all watches and devices: Apple Watch ECG, Fitbit ECG, Kardia ECG, Wellue ECG, Withings ECG, WHOOP ECG, Garmin ECG, holter monitors, and more. • Borderline ECG, Inconclusive Apple Watch ECG, Inconclusive Fitbit ECG, Unclassified KardiaMobile EKG, WHOOP ECG, Garmin ECG, and all other Inconclusive ECGs analyzed within minutes, for clarity. • See irregular heartbeats like PAC and PVC on your ECG, analyzed by an expert ECG reader. • See your PR Interval, QRS Interval, and QTc Interval on your ECG, also analyzed by an expert EKG reader. • Get more from Qaly technician interpretations than your typical ECG analyzer app or HRV tracker: Qaly is the only ECG interpretation app where human experts provide professional analysis of your heart readings within minutes. • Share Qaly reports with your doctor, cardiologist, or electrophysiologist. ---- The Qaly app displays ECG data by integrating with the Health app. This is not available on the iPad. Disclaimer: Qaly does not practice medicine or provide medical services. The Qaly application and service is only for general informational and educational purposes and is in no way intended to, or be relied upon to replace or constitute professional medical care or attention by a qualified healthcare provider. The information about health provided by the Qaly application and service is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease. IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, CALL YOUR DOCTOR OR 911 IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT RELY ON ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS OR COMMUNICATION THROUGH THE QALY APPLICATION FOR IMMEDIATE, URGENT MEDICAL NEEDS. THE COMPANY SERVICE IS NOT DESIGNED OR INTENDED TO FACILITATE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES. ---- The electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) functionality utilized by this app, available through Apple Watch and Withings devices, is accessible in regions where relevant regulatory clearances—such as FDA clearance, CE marking, UKCA marking, TGA approval, and Health Canada approval—are recognized and in effect.

About

BIDSleep

This app records heart rate, blood oxygen, and motion data from your Apple Watch for personal wellness tracking. It does not offer analysis or diagnostics, focusing solely on data collection and export.

Highlights
  • Heart rate recording
  • Blood oxygen (SpO₂) logging
  • Motion data collection
  • Optional sleep stage tracking
  • Data export
  • Personal self-monitoring
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App Purpose BIDSleep is a wellness app that helps users collect heart rate, blood oxygen (SpO₂), motion, and optional sleep stage data during rest or overnight sessions. It is designed solely for personal data logging and self-monitoring purposes. Use of HKWorkoutSession To enable higher-frequency physiological data collection (e.g., heart rate approximately every 5 seconds), BIDSleep uses HKWorkoutSession with the .mindAndBody activity type. This is required because alternative background methods like WKExtendedRuntimeSession do not allow sufficient sampling rates. No Analysis or Interpretation BIDSleep does not perform any health analysis, sleep scoring, or diagnostic interpretation. It simply facilitates the collection and optional export of raw physiological data from the Apple Watch and HealthKit for the user’s personal reference. Privacy All collected data remains securely stored on the user’s device and is never transmitted, analyzed, or shared without the user’s explicit consent. Disclaimer BIDSleep is not a medical device and does not provide any health diagnostics, treatment recommendations, or clinical functionality. It is intended only for general wellness and self-tracking use.

Screenshots

Qaly | ECG Reader4 screens
BIDSleep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Qaly | ECG Reader at 76% against BIDSleep's 25%. Qaly | ECG Reader also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (861 vs 4). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Qaly | ECG Reader holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Qaly | ECG Reader has 861 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Qaly | ECG Reader's written reviews are positive against 25% of BIDSleep's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Qaly | ECG Reader versus BIDSleep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQaly | ECG ReaderBIDSleep
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (861 ratings) — better2.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews75.8% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings861 — better4
Update frequencyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB3 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperQaly, Inc.Joyita Dutta

Customer experience

Qaly | ECG Reader

All ratings861 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral1.3%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews231 reviews
Positive75.8%
Neutral4.3%
Negative19.9%

BIDSleep

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

Bugs and requests

Qaly | ECG Reader

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Issues deleting account and data
  • Subscription charges not stopping after cancellation

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to view past ECG history
  • Integration with more wearable devices
  • Option to request a specific technician review

BIDSleep

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Qaly | ECG Reader

No in-app purchases

None

BIDSleep

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Qaly | ECG Reader free?
Qaly | ECG Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BIDSleep free?
BIDSleep is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Qaly | ECG Reader or BIDSleep?
Qaly | ECG Reader is rated higher. Qaly | ECG Reader averages 4.7 out of 5 from 861 ratings, while BIDSleep averages 2.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Qaly | ECG Reader or BIDSleep have ads?
Neither Qaly | ECG Reader nor BIDSleep shows ads.

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