Comparison

Heart Brain Connect vs BrainCalm

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

Head to head
About

Heart Brain Connect

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***Note: The Assessment suite (in the premium version of the app) requires Bluetooth hardware to work. It has been tested, and works with the Polar H10 Heart Rate Sensor*** Heart Brain Connect is really two-apps-in-one.Β In Play mode the app can help to improve your well-being and increase your mindfulness. Play can be used with just your iPhone. When you select the free Play suite, Heart Brain Connect plays an animation; you breathe in (inhale) as the circles grow larger and breathe out (exhale) as the circles become smaller. The animation can be programmed to help you achieve the optimal number of breath cycles per minute, to optimize your HRV. This technique is called Resonant Breathing. Resonant Breathing maximizes the alignment between your nervous system and your heart rate. It can be an effective method to reduce stress and anxiety. While you breathe, the app can measure your heart rate and Heart Rate Variability (HRV). You can set the duration of the exercise and save the results. You will need a Polar H10 heart rate sensor to perform the measurement and produce accurate readings.Β  The Assessment suite (subscription only) is meant to be used in research laboratories. Even though you can subscribe to access this suite and perform the exercises, if you are not a researcher, its use to you is limited. We recommend training your HRV using the free PLAY suite. This app is designed to run on iPhones, and will run in scaled mode on iPads.

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BrainCalm

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SwingleSonic BRAINCALM helps you achieve a state of brain quiet, using sound stimulation and HRV respiration trainings.

Screenshots

Heart Brain Connect4 screens
BrainCalm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BrainCalm at none against Heart Brain Connect's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Heart Brain Connect sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per month. BrainCalm asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Heart Brain Connect ships an update fortnightly, BrainCalm monthly. The most recent releases landed on December 23, 2025 and August 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Heart Brain Connect versus BrainCalm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeart Brain ConnectBrainCalm
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly β€” betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS14.013.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size45 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerstichting brainclinics foundationDavide Del Vento

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Heart Brain Connect

Subscriptions1
  • Premium: Assessment suite1 Month trial$14.991 Month
None

BrainCalm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Heart Brain Connect free?
Heart Brain Connect is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BrainCalm free?
BrainCalm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Heart Brain Connect or BrainCalm have ads?
Neither Heart Brain Connect nor BrainCalm shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Heart Brain Connect or BrainCalm?
Heart Brain Connect ships an update fortnightly, and BrainCalm monthly. Most recently, Heart Brain Connect was updated on December 23, 2025 and BrainCalm on August 11, 2026.

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