HeartFan vs Workout Analytics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
HeartFan
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Control your homekit devices during a workout. HeartFan allows you to control your fans and lights within your house based on your heart rate. This can be especially useful for indoor sports where you want your fan to go up when you start sweating. Also controlling the light when reaching your limits gives you an immersive extra motivation. Simply add the accessories, press start and go! The following services and data is accessed by the app: HealthKit: ⢠Read Resting Heart rate (Optional, by default 60, used as minimum default control value 0%) ⢠Read Date of Birth (Optional, by default 30, calculates the maximum heart rate based on your age, used as maximum control value 100%) ⢠Read Heart rate (To read heart rate during the workout and control your HomeKit accessories between your min and max control value) ⢠Read/Write Workout (To start a workout) HomeKit: ⢠Control fans that have dynamic speed enabled. ⢠Control lights that have brightness enabled.
Workout Analytics
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Information, Statistics, Ranking of Workouts by Activity type, Country and Year. Compare Workout Activity types, Workout Countries, Workout Years. Records by Workout Activity types, Workout Countries, Workout Years.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Workout Analytics at fortnightly against HeartFan's every 21 months. HeartFan's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HeartFan ships an update every 21 months, Workout Analytics fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HeartFan | Workout Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Fortnightly ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch ā better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 ā better | 16.6 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ritterfeld.com | Ralph DMello |
In-app purchases
HeartFan
No in-app purchases
Workout Analytics
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is HeartFan free?
Is Workout Analytics free?
Do HeartFan or Workout Analytics have ads?
Which is updated more often, HeartFan or Workout Analytics?
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