Comparison

Wind Rose vs PulseGuard

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

Head to head
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Wind Rose

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С помощью приложения вы можете следить за новостями, расписанием клуба, оперативно получать информацию об изменениях в расписании и специальных предложениях, продлевать карты, приобретать и записываться на тренировки.

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PulseGuard

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Train smarter with PulseGuard — a focused heart-rate monitor that pairs with your Bluetooth sensor or Apple Watch and stays out of your way. LIVE HEART RATE Pair any Bluetooth Heart Rate Profile (0x180D) sensor — Polar H10/H9, Wahoo TICKR, Garmin HRM-Dual/Pro, COROS, Suunto, and most chest straps, armbands and watches that broadcast standard BLE heart rate. Or use your Apple Watch as the source. Live BPM in a clean, full-screen HUD that color-shifts as you move between zones. PICTURE-IN-PICTURE OVERLAY Float a compact BPM card on top of any other app. Run on the treadmill while watching YouTube. Cycle indoors with your favorite training video. The PiP card stays visible, color-coded to your current zone, and audible alerts cut through whatever you're playing. THRESHOLD ALERTS Set a maximum heart rate and PulseGuard sounds and vibrates the moment you cross it — on iPhone, iPad, and as a wrist haptic on Apple Watch. Pick from 10 alert tones: classic beep, triple pulse, rising chime, siren, and more. Cooldown is configurable so a steady-state effort doesn't spam you. HEART-RATE ZONES Four-zone model — Recovery, Aerobic, Threshold, Maximum — with four ways to set your max: - Tanaka (208 − 0.7 × age) — modern default - Fox (220 − age) — classic - Karvonen — heart-rate reserve, uses your resting HR - Manual HRmax for lab/treadmill-tested athletes Drag any boundary on the zone scale; reset to the formula anytime. WORKOUT SESSIONS Every connected window automatically becomes a session. Browse history with start time, duration, average/min/max BPM, a full BPM chart, and an estimated calorie burn (Keytel et al. 2005). Sessions optionally write to Apple Health. WORKOUT MUSIC Built-in instrumental tracks to keep your tempo, playable right from the workout screen. MULTIPLE DEVICES Pair several sensors and switch between them with a tap. Auto-connect picks up the first paired device broadcasting at launch. PRIVACY FIRST PulseGuard has no servers. No analytics. No tracking. No advertising. Everything stays on your device. Health data is read only when you tap "Import from Health," and never leaves the phone. 10 LANGUAGES English, Русский, Deutsch, Français, Español, Italiano, Português (Brasil), 日本語, 한국어, 简体中文. PulseGuard Pro (one-time unlock, no subscription) enables the Picture-in-Picture overlay, threshold sound + haptic alerts, and Apple Health workout recording. A 7-day free trial starts on first launch — no card required, full functionality. REQUIREMENTS - iOS / iPadOS 17 or newer - A Bluetooth Heart Rate Profile (0x180D) sensor, or an Apple Watch (paired with iPhone) NOT A MEDICAL DEVICE PulseGuard is a fitness app. It is not designed to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Heart-rate accuracy depends on your sensor.

Screenshots

Wind Rose4 screens
PulseGuard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wind Rose at none against PulseGuard's 1. Wind Rose also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). PulseGuard's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. PulseGuard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Wind Rose asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wind Rose ships an update every 2 months, PulseGuard every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Wind Rose versus PulseGuard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWind RosePulseGuard
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB136 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTereza MelkonyanIgor Vasilchenko

In-app purchases

None

Wind Rose

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PulseGuard

One-time1
  • PulseGuard Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Wind Rose free?
Wind Rose is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PulseGuard free?
PulseGuard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Wind Rose or PulseGuard have ads?
Neither Wind Rose nor PulseGuard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wind Rose or PulseGuard?
Wind Rose ships an update every 2 months, and PulseGuard every 3 weeks. Most recently, Wind Rose was updated on November 7, 2026 and PulseGuard on November 10, 2026.

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