USPSTF Prevention TaskForce vs Heart Rate Counter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
USPSTF Prevention TaskForce
This app provides primary care clinicians with evidence-based recommendations for preventive services. It helps identify appropriate screening, counseling, and medication services for patients based on their individual characteristics.
- Access USPSTF recommendations
- Search by patient characteristics
- Identify screening services
- Find counseling services
- Discover preventive medications
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The Prevention TaskForce (formerly ePSS) is an application designed and developed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the Nation's lead Federal agency for research on health care quality, costs, outcomes and patient safety. It was developed by AHRQ to support the independent U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). The USPSTF is an independent, volunteer panel of national experts in prevention and evidence-based medicine. AHRQ provides support to the USPSTF. The Prevention TaskForce application was developed to assist primary care clinicians identify the screening, counseling, and preventive medication services that are appropriate for their patients. The Prevention TaskForce information is based on the current recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and can be searched by specific patient characteristics, such as age, sex, and selected behavioral risk factors. When using this tool please read the specific recommendation to determine if the preventive service is appropriate for your patient. This tool is not meant to replace clinical judgment and individualized patient care. *Application downloads and data updates require internet connectivity
Heart Rate Counter
Easily measure your heart rate by tapping a button with each beat. Track exercise intensity using different calculation methods. Provides guidance based on age and sex.
- Manual heart rate measurement
- Exercise intensity tracking
- Karvonen method
- Zero to peak method
- Age and sex based guidance
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This app makes it easy to measure your heart rate. After tapping the Start button, tap the Heart button once for each beat. Your average heart rate will appear in the top panel, while the heart rate for your most recent beat will appear in the second panel. When measuring exercise intensity (optional), the screen darkens and the exercise intensity is shown in the second panel. Karvonen method: Exercise intensity is calculated with your resting heart rate as 0% and maximum heart rate as 100%. Zero-to-peak method: Exercise intensity is calculated with 0 bpm as 0% and maximum heart rate as 100%. *The default resting and maximum heart-rate values calculated from age and gender are estimates only. Appropriate values vary by individual.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: USPSTF Prevention TaskForce at Free against Heart Rate Counter's $0.99. USPSTF Prevention TaskForce also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (63% vs 33%). Heart Rate Counter's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On rating, update cadence, 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
USPSTF Prevention TaskForce is free to download; Heart Rate Counter costs $0.99 up front. Heart Rate Counter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. USPSTF Prevention TaskForce asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.6 for USPSTF Prevention TaskForce against 3.5 for Heart Rate Counter. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: USPSTF Prevention TaskForce has 68 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of USPSTF Prevention TaskForce's written reviews are positive against 33% of Heart Rate Counter's.
USPSTF Prevention TaskForce ships an update every 3 months, Heart Rate Counter every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | USPSTF Prevention TaskForce | Heart Rate Counter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.6 (68 ratings) — better | 3.5 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.5% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 68 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | AHRQ | y-design |
Customer experience
USPSTF Prevention TaskForce
Heart Rate Counter
Bugs and requests
USPSTF Prevention TaskForce
Reported bugs
9 issues- App crashes on startup
- Recommendations are broken/inaccurate
- App not compatible with recent iOS updates
- Menu won't stay open
- Unable to download
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- Recommendations won't load
- Non-functioning links
- Does not filter correctly
- Resets everything when going back to home page
Requested features
6 requests- Update recommendations
- Add more units of measurement (kg/meters)
- Update for dark mode
- Improve UI/UX
- Add more diseases to profile
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- Faster loading times
Heart Rate Counter
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
USPSTF Prevention TaskForce
No in-app purchases
Heart Rate Counter
- Full Version$0.99
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