Pulsebit vs Destress Now
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pulsebit
This app helps you understand your body's stress response by tracking your heart rate and HRV using your phone's camera. Log your mood and receive personalized wellness advice to build healthier habits.
- Measure pulse and HRV without extra devices
- Daily mood and thought diary
- Analyze body's response to lifestyle
- Personalized wellness suggestions
- Simple and intuitive interface
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Discover Your Stress Response Whether you want to check your heart rate after a workout, understand your stress triggers, or simply build better wellness habits, Pulsebit is your personal pocket companion. Explore how your daily lifestyle and emotions directly affect your physical state. Why you'll love Pulsebit: No Extra Devices: Accurately measure your pulse and HRV (Heart Rate Variability) anytime, anywhere. Daily Mood Tracker: Log your feelings and reflect on your day with our built-in thought diary. Smart Insights: Spot trends and see how your body responds to waking up, exercising, or stressful moments. Personalized Suggestions: Get actionable wellness advice tailored to your unique data entries. Simple & Intuitive: A clean, easy-to-use interface designed for your peace of mind. How it works: It’s incredibly simple. Just place your finger over your phone’s rear camera and flashlight, fully covering the lens. Stay still for a few seconds, and let Pulsebit do the rest! (Note: Camera access is required to read your pulse). DISCLAIMER Pulsebit is a general wellness app designed for informational and self-awareness purposes only. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or monitor any medical conditions, nor does it replace professional medical advice. If you have health concerns, please consult a qualified medical professional. Pulsebit is not intended for use in medical emergencies. Subscription Details: Payment will be charged to your account upon purchase confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal anytime in your Account Settings. Any unused portion of a free trial, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription is purchased. A link to the terms of service: https://www.digitallionssl.com/TermsOfUse.html A link to the privacy policy: https://www.digitallionssl.com/privacy-policy-apps.html
Destress Now
Monitor your physical stress levels by analyzing heart rate variability and resting heart rate. Track sleep, breathing, and steps to gain insights into your body's condition and create personalized health plans. Enjoy a cute interface with stylish watch designs and fun decompression games.
- HRV analysis
- Resting heart rate tracking
- Sleep and step count monitoring
- Personalized health plans
- Stylish watch face designs
- Decompression games
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Oh, do you feel overwhelmed, as if you are overwhelmed by an invisible mountain? Fear not, unpack "Destress Now" to save you! This isn't just an app, it's your personal stress management guru, your guardian angel for mental health. "Destress Now" can read your heart beat, analyze your HRV and resting heart rate like a detective, and give you a good idea of your physical stress. It also tracks your heart rate, breathing, sleep and step count, giving you the body's secrets in a beautiful graph so you can see your health at a glance. After understanding your body, you can create a personalized health plan for yourself, such as reminding you to drink more water, go to bed on time, and keep exercising, so that your life is healthier and stress will be reduced. "Destress Now" is not only powerful, the interface is also super cute, and a variety of stylish dial design, so that your watch instantly transformed into a fashion item. You can change the watch face at will, making the watch an extension of your personality, and it can perfectly integrate with your iPhone's Smart Island to make your life more colorful. "Destress Now" also prepared a series of decompression small projects, such as squeezing bubbles, coin flipping, so that you can enjoy a relaxing moment after busy, away from pressure, and maintain a relaxed and happy mood every day. Don't worry, we are still working hard, and there will be more and better features . So embrace "Destress Now" and make it your life's little stress reliever! Destress Now directly tracks and analyzes heart rate variability (HRV) in health data through HealthKit, allowing you to intuitively understand your body's condition. The data information provided in the app is for reference only and is not recommended for any medical advice or diagnosis. Before making any health-related decisions, be sure to consult a doctor for advice, as only a doctor can provide an accurate diagnosis for your individual situation. System Permissions Photo Album Permission: Requests access to your photo album to save images to your local album. Access occurs only when you actively save. Camera Permission: Requests access to your camera. Upon your authorization, it captures the frequency of light changes around your finger to measure your heart rate. Location Permission: Requests access to your location information to provide local weather, view daily UV intensity, and calculate vitamin D-related data. You can disable photo album, camera, and location permissions at any time in system settings. HealthKit This app uses HealthKit. With your authorization, it can read your relevant health data from the Health app (including steps, active energy, heart rate, resting heart rate, blood oxygen, sleep analysis, activity records, and mindfulness/emotion data) to analyze HRV, sleep quality, real-time stress and emotional state, providing you with comprehensive health references. You can manage or revoke authorization for this app at any time in the system Health app. Your current trial subscription is about to change to a paid subscription. The subscription fee will be automatically charged to your iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase. You will be automatically charged at the same price and enjoy the same period of privileges for auto-sub that can be turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period to take effect. Re-sub fee will be automatically charged to your account within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Users can self-manage subscriptions or turn off auto-sub at iTunes Account settings. All unused periods of free trial shall be forfeited upon purchasement of subscription. Privacy Policy:https://flyingfishmart.com/private/PrivatePolicy.html Terms of Use:https://flyingfishmart.com/private/UserAgreement.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Destress Now at 75% against Pulsebit's 23%. Destress Now also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). Pulsebit's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (22K vs 77). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Pulsebit sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Destress Now sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pulsebit holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pulsebit has 22K ratings behind it against 77, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 23% of Pulsebit's written reviews are positive against 75% of Destress Now's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Pulsebit ships an update monthly, Destress Now fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pulsebit | Destress Now |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (22K ratings) — better | 4.3 (77 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 23.0% of reviews | 75.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22K — better | 77 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 125 MB | 289 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DIGITAL LIONS APPS | FishFun |
Customer experience
Pulsebit
Destress Now
Bugs and requests
Pulsebit
Reported bugs
3 issues- App frequently crashes or fails to load
- Issues with cancelling subscriptions
- Inconsistent or unreliable measurement of vitals
Requested features
3 requests- Allow users to view past journal entries
- Expand emotion/mood options beyond basic categories
- Integrate with wearable devices for more accurate tracking
Destress Now
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pulsebit
- Access to Personal Therapist$4.997 Days
- Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Premium Access to PRO mode7 Days trial$6.997 Days
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- Pulse checker3 Days trial$7.997 Days
- Monthly Subscription$7.991 Month
- Stress monitor for a week3 Days trial$9.997 Days
- Weekly subscription7 Days trial$9.997 Days
- Weekly subscription$9.997 Days
- Mood tracker for a month$9.991 Month
- Premium Access to PRO mode7 Days trial$9.997 Days
- Yearly Subscription$19.991 Year
- Yearly subscription$29.991 Year
- Yearly Subscription$39.991 Year
Destress Now
- Monthly membership$1.991 Month
- 月度会员$1.991 Month
- Quarterly membership3 Days trial$3.993 Months
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- Limited time annual membership7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- 限时年度会员27 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Annual Membership7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- 年度升级会员$0.99
- 季度升级会员$9.99
- 月度升级会员$12.99
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- Permanent membership$14.99
- 限时终身会员活动$14.99
- 永久会员折扣$29.99









