Cardiograph Classic vs ECG Logger for Polar H10
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cardiograph Classic
Measure your heart rate using your device's camera. Save and track your results over time, manage multiple user profiles, and add notes or locations to your measurements. Export and print your data for easy sharing or record-keeping.
- Measure heart rate with device camera
- Save and track historical measurements
- Create individual user profiles
- Add notes and locations to readings
- Export and print measurement data
- Clean and intuitive user interface
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Cardiograph is an application which measures your heart rate. You can save your results for future reference, keep track of multiple people with individual profiles, add notes and locations, and even print out your measurements for sharing or safe keeping. Cardiograph uses your device's built-in camera to take pictures of your fingertip and calculate your heart's rhythm - the same approach used by professional medical equipment! "I know you have the disclaimer on the screen but I don't care, Cardiograph saved my life. Your app was key to understanding what was going on and help the doctors understand too." Bob Spadafora - ***** "Comparing heart rates with family over the holidays is fun." Txyak – **** "Wanna impress a friend with a cool app. This is the one to get." Mattyray – ***** "After having two heart valve replacements and a by-pass, I feel it is not only smart - but also necessary - to have such a reliable heart rate monitor with me everywhere I go." Dantv – ***** "I am an EMT and it helps me actually see what is going on. It is by no means definitive like a monitor but it is a great indicator of problems I would not see otherwise." Granniem – **** "I had a pulse oximeter on one hand, medical quality, and my iPhone app in the other and the app was dead-on accurate." Like it but hate it – ***** === See Cardiograph in action === http://macropinch.com/cardiograph http://youtu.be/isIjcCFYEho • Measure your heart rate It's never been easier to know what your heart rate is! Without any external hardware, just using the built-in camera of your smartphone or tablet, you can get accurate readings almost instantly. Knowing how fast your heart is beating can be very useful when exercising, if you're under stress, if you have a heart-related medical condition, or even just out of curiosity. • Track your results Every measurement you take is saved to your personal history, so you can keep track over time. In addition to the date and time of the measurement, you can also save the location at which it was taken (and see them on a map), and even add a quick note to effortlessly organize your history. • Multiple profiles Cardiograph is perfectly tailored to allow multiple people to use the app on a shared device. You can create profiles for each of your family members or friends, and each of them has their own individual measurement history. • Export & Print Each measurement can be exported in full detail to a portable format that you can later send via e-mail, upload on the web or even print right from the app itself (with an AirPrint™ compatible printer). • Clean and intuitive design Inspired by real-life medical equipment, Cardiograph is a pleasure to use. The streamlined and clutter-free design makes it seem instantly familiar, so you can focus on using the app instead of navigating through series of confusing screens. • Built-in user guide If you're having trouble with the app, or you want to make the most out of it, you can access the comprehensive help manual right from within the app itself. • Universal application with iCloud® sync Cardiograph is an universal application - it runs on the iPhone, the iPad, and the iPod touch. Install Cardiograph on multiple devices with iOS 5.0+, and all your profiles and measurements will be in sync! Manage your profiles and measurements on one device, and the changes are instantly reflected on all the others. Please note: If your device doesn't have a built-in camera flash, you need to take your measurements in a well lit environment (bright sunlight or close to a light source). Follow the latest news: http://www.facebook.com/macropinch http://twitter.com/macropinch
ECG Logger for Polar H10
Record and analyze electrocardiogram (ECG) data from your Polar H10 sensor. View live and historical ECG, heart rate, and R-R intervals with interactive graphing. Export recordings for further analysis.
- Live ECG, heart rate, and R-R interval view
- Background recording
- Interactive data exploration (zoom/pan)
- Marking important moments
- Automatic splitting of long recordings
- PDF and CSV export
- Apple Files app integration
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Electrocardiogram for Polar H10 heart rate sensor. ECG, heart rate and R-R intervals. Live view and recording (also in background). Recordings can be opened later on. - View your current and earlier ECG, heart rate and R-R intervals in the same graph or individually - Explore your data by zooming and panning gestures - Record your data while also having a live preview - Add a marking to find the important moments later on - Lengthy recordings are automatically split into 1h files that enables very long recordings. - Export the recordings in PDF format - View your earlier recordings in the app - Delete, share, etc. your recordings in Apple's Files app - Recordings are in CSV format and can be opened in other applications too, for example in Excel - Interface in English and in Finnish
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ECG Logger for Polar H10 at Free against Cardiograph Classic's $0.99. Cardiograph Classic's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On review sentiment, 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
ECG Logger for Polar H10 is free to download; Cardiograph Classic costs $0.99 up front. ECG Logger for Polar H10 sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Cardiograph Classic asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cardiograph Classic holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cardiograph Classic has 3.5K ratings behind it against 76, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Cardiograph Classic's written reviews are positive against 67% of ECG Logger for Polar H10's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cardiograph Classic | ECG Logger for Polar H10 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.5K ratings) — better | 4.2 (76 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.1% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.5K — better | 76 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MacroPinch Ltd. | Matti Mononen |
Customer experience
Cardiograph Classic
ECG Logger for Polar H10
Bugs and requests
Cardiograph Classic
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on launch for some users
- Inaccurate or unreliable heart rate readings
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Export data to PDF or other formats
- Add more detailed heart health analytics
- Improve support for irregular heart rhythms
- Provide more educational information on heart health
ECG Logger for Polar H10
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cardiograph Classic
No in-app purchases
ECG Logger for Polar H10
- PDF exporting$4.99
- ECG recording$6.99
Questions
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