Equate Monitors vs Health Ring.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Equate Monitors
This personal health management service connects to specific Bluetooth pulse oximeters and thermometers to display, record, and view blood oxygen saturation, pulse rate, and body temperature readings. It helps track historical health data for personal reference.
- Measure blood oxygen saturation (SpO2)
- Measure pulse rate (PR)
- Measure perfusion index (PI)
- Measure body temperature
- Display historical measurement data
- Record health readings
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"*** This application is only applicable to Equate Bluetooth Oximeter EQ-HW-PO-100-BK and Equal Bluetooth thermometer EQ-HW-TH-500-BK *** This is a personal health management service used to measure blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) and body temperature. If you use it together with a Bluetooth pulse oximeter and a Bluetooth infrared thermometer, it will be helpful. After connecting to the Bluetooth pulse oximeter, the measurement results can be displayed: blood oxygen saturation (SpO2), pulse rate (PR), and perfusion index (PI); It is free and you can use the application to display, record, and view your measurement data. After connecting to the Bluetooth infrared thermometer, the application can display the test results in three modes: normal body temperature, low level fever, and high level fever. You can use the application to display, record, and view your historical measurement data. Notes: The data provided by this app is not intended for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes; If you have any health conditions, please be sure to consult your doctor."
Health Ring.
Track your steps, sleep, and heart rate with this app designed for smart rings. It offers various sports modes with optional positioning and allows users to share historical data with others. The app also synchronizes data with Apple Health.
- Steps tracking
- Sleep monitoring
- Heart rate measurement
- Sports modes
- Care function for data sharing
- Apple Health synchronization
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Health Ring is a tool App for smart rings developed based on BLE. The App can obtain the steps, sleep and heart rate measured by the ring. In the sports function, different sports modes can be turned on, and positioning authorization needs to be turned on. Users can view each other's historical data through the care function. The app supports Apple Health and will synchronize the number of steps, calories, and distance measured by the ring to [Apple Health]. The data measured by this application are for reference only and do not provide mission-related medical services. Any medical decisions must be made with medical advice from a professional medical provider. [Disclaimer] The measured data in this application are for reference only and do not provide task-related medical services. Any medical decision must be made through medical advice from professional medical institutions.
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Verdict
Equate Monitors and Health Ring. both sit at 3.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 39% of Health Ring.'s written reviews are positive against 14% of Equate Monitors's. Health Ring. also leads on ratings volume (259 vs 28). Equate Monitors's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.4 for Equate Monitors against 3.4 for Health Ring.. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Health Ring. has 259 ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 14% of Equate Monitors's written reviews are positive against 39% of Health Ring.'s.
Equate Monitors ships an update fortnightly, Health Ring. every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Equate Monitors | Health Ring. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (28 ratings) | 3.4 (259 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 38.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 | 259 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | BYTECH NY, INC. | shenzhen kingstar industrial co., ltd. |
Customer experience
Equate Monitors
Health Ring.
Bugs and requests
Equate Monitors
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Health Ring.
Reported bugs
18 issues- Blood pressure feature removed after update
- Blood glucose readings disappeared post-update
- Sleep tracking section missing or non-functional
- Bluetooth pairing fails repeatedly
- App cannot discover paired ring
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- Network unavailable error on login
- Settings changes not saving after update
- Sleep data click redirects to sports instead
- App freezes on startup
- Data not syncing between ring and phone
- Inaccurate glucose readings (faked data)
- Sleep detection fails for interrupted sleep and naps
- Auto-refresh does not update screen readings
- Manual refresh often ineffective
- Ring shows incorrect tachycardia readings
- Ring charging issues
- Blood O2 readings severely inaccurate
- Device detection animation missing
Requested features
15 requests- Restore blood pressure monitoring feature
- Restore blood glucose tracking capability
- Battery low warning notifications
- 12-hour clock format option
- Data export and import functionality
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- Manual step and distance entry
- More sports activity options (weight lifting)
- Adjustable update intervals by metric
- Larger font sizes for older users
- Cycle tracking for menstrual health
- Weather integration
- Ability to edit or delete incorrect readings
- Better watch face customization options
- Nap detection in sleep tracking
- Real-time measurement signal visualization
In-app purchases
Equate Monitors
No in-app purchases
Health Ring.
No in-app purchases
