Heart Graph vs HRV Tracker for Watch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Heart Graph
Track your heart rate in real-time and analyze trends over time. Understand your body's response to training and general health with detailed graphs and statistics. Import data from Apple Health for a comprehensive view of your fitness journey.
- Real-time heart rate graphing
- Apple Health integration
- Session comparison and statistics
- Heart rate zone analysis
- Planned workout design
- Heart rate alarms
- Background data recording
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Knowing your current heart rate is useful, but seeing in real time how it varies over a longer period tells you much more, especially when you want to understand how your body is responding to a training plan. Heart Graph suits all types of aerobic exercise including running, cycling, rowing or gym work, or everyday heart rate monitoring for general health. Heart Graph records new data and shows your heart rate graph in real time, and also imports existing data from Apple Health. Compare previous sessions to see how your body is changing over time: directly compare the graphs of equivalent sessions, view statistics such as max, mean and resting heart rate across sessions, or see the time spent in each heart rate zone aggregated over weeks or months. (Note some features require a one-off In-App Purchase, as described below.) FREE features of Heart Graph include: * Display a real-time graph of heart rate against time on your iPhone or iPad * Support for Bluetooth sensors, Apple Watch and AirPods * No ads * Review your sessions offline to spot trends in your data * Integration with Apple Health: import existing workout data or a chosen time period of up to 24 hours, and store new workouts * Maximise the graph area on iPhone using landscape orientation * Group related sessions with your own notes, then search for sessions matching those notes * Record a standard Reference Set at the start of each session to see how your body is really doing; if your heart rate is elevated, take it easy * Record data in the background if you want to use other heart rate apps (Bluetooth sensors) * Calculate calories burned, and set a calorie target for each session Beyond the basics, a single, one-off In-App Purchase enables the Premium Features: more in-depth analysis tools and the ability to design your training sessions in the app. Planned Workouts split a session into small pieces, for example sets at the gym or intervals on a bike. As you exercise, Heart Graph keeps track of where you are in the session and what’s coming up next, alerting you when it’s time to stop or move on. The trigger for the next set can be a simple time gap (“wait 30 seconds”) or based on heart rate to allow recovery before continuing (“wait until heart rate is below 120bpm”), giving a structured plan that adapts to how your body is responding each time. Premium Features include: * View and analyse the time spent in each of five configurable heart rate zones * Add annotations to the graph, during recording or at any time afterwards, to help identify key events * Heart rate alarms when your heart rate changes zone or goes above or below configurable thresholds * Spoken heart rate at regular intervals or on zone changes, so you needn't watch the screen * Directly compare graphs for equivalent sessions * Sync your sessions between your iPhone and iPad via iCloud Drive * Automatically import new workouts and a chosen time period every day from Apple Health, or bring in months of past data in one go * Compare statistics (such as max, mean and resting heart rate) across sessions * Record a session to explicitly measure resting heart rate while you relax * Audio rep counting - the app keeps count so you never lose track * Import Garmin TCX and GPX format files * Export data to TCX, Polar HRM or CSV files for further analysis, e.g. in Excel * Export one or more sessions as a PDF, complete with summary, heart rate graph and a table of your annotations, ready to share or print Heart Graph requires an external sensor to record heart rate, such as: * A Bluetooth (BTLE) sensor such as the Wahoo Trackr / Polar H10 chest straps, or Mio Alpha watch * An Apple Watch or AirPods Pro 3 * An ANT+ sensor connected using the Wahoo Key DISCLAIMER: Heart Graph is not a medical device, and you must always seek a doctor’s advice before making any medical decisions.
HRV Tracker for Watch
Monitor your body's stress levels and recovery by tracking heart rate variability (HRV) using your Apple Watch. Analyze trends, compare HRV to other health metrics, and receive personalized notifications to understand how daily activities impact your well-being.
- Track short-term and long-term HRV trends
- Compare HRV to activity, sleep, and resting heart rate
- Receive HRV change notifications on Apple Watch
- View HRV Trend Summary (experimental)
- Integrates with Apple Health app
- Capture HRV data via Mindfulness app
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Heart Rate Variability (HRV) measurements recorded by your Apple Watch can provide insight into the stress your body is experiencing. By using HRV Tracker to track short-term readings and long-term trends, you can see how factors such as daily workload, workouts, and sleep affect your body's readiness, recovery, and stress. Simply put, the higher your HRV, the better. ***Requires Apple Watch with watchOS 10 or later*** HRV Tracker for Watch integrates with the Health app and uses data stored in the Health app. To ensure your Apple Watch can record HRV measurements, open the Health app on your iPhone to check for existing data: Health app > Browse > Heart > Heart Rate Variability. In addition to automatic recordings, you can also use the Mindfulness app on your Apple Watch to capture new HRV data. Start a Breathe session, and once it ends, a new HRV measurement will appear in HRV Tracker. ***Compare HRV to Other Key Metrics*** Identify potential causes for changes in your HRV with Comparison Charts. -Compare your HRV to relevant health metrics such as activity, sleep, and resting heart rate. ***Follow Long-Term HRV Trends*** Track long-term HRV trends on your iPhone and compare short-term readings to your long-term averages. -Experience smarter insights with the new HRV Trend Summary feature (experimental). Available on Apple Intelligence powered devices running iOS 26. ***Get Notified on Your Apple Watch*** HRV Tracker helps you spot changes in your HRV by monitoring your data in the background and notifying you when your HRV falls below or rises above your preferred levels. -Tracks individual readings as well as 24-hour and 7-day averages. -You can customize the default notification thresholds in the Apple Watch app. -For notifications to work properly, add HRV Tracker to your Watch Face. -Note that notifications may be delayed due to factors like low battery. ***And More*** Track your HRV in multiple ways on your Apple Watch and iPhone. -Choose from various Home Screen widgets or Watch Face complications -Customize charts and views in settings -Scroll and tap on charts for additional insights ***Privacy*** Your privacy is really important to us — we do not collect any data from this app. ***How Is It Measured?*** HRV Tracker uses heart rate variability measurements calculated by detecting the variation between individual heartbeats. Your Apple Watch automatically measures HRV in the background and stores it in HealthKit. HealthKit uses SDNN (Standard Deviation of NN intervals), which reflects the standard deviation of time between normal heartbeats (measured in milliseconds). Please note that many of the features mentioned above are available only to subscribers. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula If you have any questions, we’re happy to help: contact@sydvesti.com
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Verdict
Heart Graph and HRV Tracker for Watch both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 87% of Heart Graph's written reviews are positive against 41% of HRV Tracker for Watch's. Heart Graph also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Heart Graph sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and HRV Tracker for Watch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Heart Graph against 4.5 for HRV Tracker for Watch. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.2K and 952 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Heart Graph's written reviews are positive against 41% of HRV Tracker for Watch's.
Heart Graph ships an update fortnightly, HRV Tracker for Watch monthly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Heart Graph | HRV Tracker for Watch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.2K ratings) — better | 4.5 (952 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.5% of reviews — better | 41.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 952 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Smoky Cat Software Ltd. | Sydvesti Oy |
Customer experience
Heart Graph
HRV Tracker for Watch
Bugs and requests
Heart Graph
Reported bugs
2 issues- Workouts not always syncing correctly
- App crashes or freezes on some devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add minimum heart rate to metrics
- Integrate with more fitness apps and devices
- Improve customization options for workout labels
- Display heart rate on the workout selection screen
HRV Tracker for Watch
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Heart Graph
- Support Ad-Free Software$0.99
- Premium Features$2.99
HRV Tracker for Watch
- Monthly Premium$2.991 Month
- Yearly Premium$19.991 Year
Questions
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