Shockwave Therapy vs Heart Rate Counter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shockwave Therapy
This app offers detailed treatment instructions for 10 common conditions using Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT). It includes energy data, contraindications, and allows users to log treatment notes and energy levels for specific conditions.
- Treatment instructions for 10 conditions
- Energy data logging
- Contraindication information
- 3D body view
- Patient education tool
- Treatment notes
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For users of Extracorporal Shockwave Therapy machines, this app provides detailed treatment instructions (focussed ESWT) for 10 common conditions, plus energy data, contraindications and the ability to keep energy level data and treatment notes for your most common conditions. Conditions covered are Achillodynia, Calcific tendonitis, Golfers Elbow, Patellar tendonitis, plantar fasciitis, pseudoarthrosis, tennis elbow, tibial stress syndrome, trigger points and trochanteric tendonitis. General guidelines and contraindications are also covered. This app features a 3D view of the body, plus individual treatment guidelines with clear images for PiezoWave ESWT treatments. A great way to educate patients and support this powerful therapy!
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 rating: Shockwave Therapy at 4.0 against Heart Rate Counter's 3.5. Shockwave Therapy also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.0). Heart Rate Counter's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and price ($1.99 vs $4.99). On update cadence, ads, monetization model 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
Shockwave Therapy costs $4.99 and Heart Rate Counter $1.99 up front. Heart Rate Counter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shockwave Therapy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shockwave Therapy holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Shockwave Therapy's written reviews are positive against 33% of Heart Rate Counter's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Shockwave Therapy ships an update every 4 months, Heart Rate Counter every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shockwave Therapy | Heart Rate Counter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.5 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #61 — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Elvation Medical GmbH | y-design |
Customer experience
Shockwave Therapy
Heart Rate Counter
In-app purchases
Shockwave Therapy
No in-app purchases
Heart Rate Counter
- Full Version$0.99
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