Comparison

Inner Balance vs Behavior Tracker

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Inner Balance

This app synchronizes your heart, mind, and emotions to enhance health, well-being, and performance. It requires a HeartMath sensor to measure heart rhythms and provides real-time feedback and guided meditations to help you manage stress and improve focus.

Highlights
  • Real-time HRV monitoring
  • Guided meditations
  • Real-time coaching tips
  • Coherence score
  • Progress tracking
Features
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Inner Balance™ gets your heart, mind, and emotions in sync for greater calm, focus, and a more balanced you in everyday life. HEARTMATH® SENSOR REQUIRED: This is the companion app to the Inner Balance sensor. It requires one of the HeartMath Inner Balance sensors (e.g. Bluetooth® or the Inner Balance Lightning sensor), which connects to your device and clips to your earlobe to pick up your heart-rhythm pattern. Inner Balance™ is a system of software and sensor that helps you strengthen your inner balance through training, guidance, and self-observation. It supports you in bringing your heart, mind, and emotions into a balanced, focused state (coherence), which you create yourself through calm breathing and positive focus. More than 400 independent, peer-reviewed studies have been published on HeartMath technologies and methods. Inner Balance gives you a real-time coherence score as feedback, and guided meditations and dynamic graphics support you toward a calmer, more centered, and more focused state. The HeartMath technology is for stress education and resilience training. It is not a medical device. We encourage you to consult a health professional before making any medical decisions. LEARN HOW TO: • Bring your heart, mind, and body into a calm, balanced state in the moment • Settle reactive emotions and manage everyday stress • Feel calmer, more centered, and more focused • Access clearer thinking to support better everyday decisions Just five minutes of coherence practice, three times a day, fits easily into your routine - and it’s enjoyable. Inner Balance guides you and tracks your progress as you shift your state and watch the changes occur in real time. FEATURES: • Real-time HRV coherence feedback to guide your practice • Guided meditations to support relaxation, focus, and a better wind-down before sleep • Real-time coaching tips with encouraging on-screen prompts • Advanced options: four challenge levels, customizable settings and screens • Access to a free cloud platform to save and review all your sessions and get tips and training WHAT REGULAR COHERENCE PRACTICE CAN SUPPORT: • A calmer way of handling everyday stress • More focus and mental clarity, even under pressure • Shifting more quickly into a state of calm and balance • Quieting the mind and letting go of racing thoughts • Strengthening inner resilience and recovering more quickly • Training coordination and reaction time for athletes • Complementing your own meditation practice Inner Balance Bluetooth sensor: clip the sensor to your earlobe and press the soft button on the sensor pod to activate a blue flashing light. Open the app and press the “Start” arrow to scan for the sensor. When your sensor ID appears and matches the number on the back of the pod, tap to accept and wait 15–20 seconds for calibration to begin your first session. Inner Balance Lightning sensor: follow the same steps to clip the sensor, open the app, and start your session. You can purchase an Inner Balance sensor at https://store.heartmath.com/innerbalance.

About

Behavior Tracker

Features
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Track your child's behavior, sleep, meals, and daily routines in one private log. BrightTrace helps parents and caregivers keep clear observations—including positive moments—without relying on memory. Designed for parents and caregivers, including those caring for children with ADHD or autism, BrightTrace helps you record everyday experiences without turning them into diagnoses or scores of progress. KEEP EVERYDAY DETAILS TOGETHER • Food & drinks: record meals, ingredients, and an optional meal photo. • Supplements: keep names, doses, and units together. • Sleep: log bedtime, waking, night wakes, and sleep observations. • Behavior & emotions: record challenging episodes and positive moments, with context and what you tried. • Activities: note duration, participation, and how an activity went. • Bowel movements: record Bristol type, color, and other observations. FOLLOW TODAY'S ROUTINE Set up routine plans and optional local reminders. Confirm what happened, leave unconfirmed items pending, and review the day in a timeline. Keep separate profiles for each child. LOOK BACK WITH CONTEXT Compare recorded factors and outcomes over time, or review the records before a particular event. Missing entries stay missing—they are not counted as proof that nothing happened. These views help you organize observations and questions, not determine causes. START FREE. ADD INSIGHTS IF YOU NEED MORE. Daily logging, child profiles, routine plans, reminders, and the timeline are free. Basic trend comparisons and single-event reviews are also included. The optional Insights subscription adds multi-factor comparisons, reviews across repeated events, and PDF summary sharing for conversations with a care professional. Monthly and annual plans renew automatically unless canceled. Prices and any trial eligibility are shown by the App Store before purchase; manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. PRIVATE, WITHOUT AN ACCOUNT Core records, photos, and analysis are stored and processed on your device, not uploaded to BrightTrace servers. No BrightTrace account is required. System backups depend on your iOS settings. Information leaves the app when you choose to share it; BrightTrace does not provide cloud sync between devices. BrightTrace is a record-keeping tool, not a medical service. It does not diagnose conditions, assess treatment effectiveness, or recommend medications or supplements. Patterns in records do not establish cause and effect. Seek advice from a qualified healthcare professional for health concerns. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Inner Balance4 screens
Behavior Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Inner Balance at none against Behavior Tracker's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Behavior Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Inner Balance asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Inner Balance versus Behavior Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInner BalanceBehavior Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (18K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings18K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB16 MB
Age rating+412+
DeveloperHeartMath Inc.VeloTract

Bugs and requests

Inner Balance

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when stopping a session
  • Sensor disconnection issues
  • Inconsistent heart rate readings compared to other devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add audio breath pacing
  • Implement guest mode to separate user data
  • Develop an Apple Watch version
  • Provide more detailed progress tracking and analytics
  • Include more breathing technique options

Behavior Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Inner Balance

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Behavior Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • BrightTrace Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • BrightTrace Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Inner Balance free?
Inner Balance is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Behavior Tracker free?
Behavior Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Inner Balance or Behavior Tracker have ads?
Neither Inner Balance nor Behavior Tracker shows ads.

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