Wrist Temperature Tracker vs Vitals
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wrist Temperature Tracker
Automatically analyzes your cycle, ovulation, and temperature patterns using Apple Watch data. Visualize your cycle phases with intelligent charting and trend insights. Advanced features like cycle overlays and widgets require an in-app purchase.
- Automatic cycle detection
- Ovulation and temperature pattern analysis
- Cycle comparison and overlays
- Trend insights and phase visualization
- Daily temperature heat-map
- Yearly trend overview
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How has your wrist temperature changed over the past nights? Wrist Temperature Tracker shows your Apple Watch readings as history, comparisons and widgets. For people with a compatible Watch who want a clearer view of their overnight data in Apple Health. The app does not take measurements and is not an on-demand thermometer. Try the iPhone app for six days after installation. Continued access then requires a monthly subscription, annual subscription, or one-time purchase. You can restore an existing purchase. Before you start - You need an Apple Watch that supports wrist temperature sensing. - Wear it while sleeping. Track Sleep with Apple Watch and Sleep Focus need to be active for at least 4 hours per night. - After setup or pairing, establishing a baseline usually takes about 5 nights. - Allow the app to read wrist temperature from Health. If Health has no samples, the app cannot show any values. Features - Optional import of recorded cycle starts from Apple Health, with separate read permission. Recorded starts and temperature-based estimates are clearly distinguished. Reproductive data stays on your device; the app does not write cycle entries to Health. - Recorded night readings plus weekly, monthly, and yearly trends - Heat maps that show changes from your usual pattern - Cycle comparisons and temperature context for spotting recurring patterns - Widgets and complications for quick access to recent data - Get notified when a new reading arrives: all readings, or only values below or above your absolute temperature thresholds. No on-demand measurement or guaranteed daily notification. - A diagnostics area for Health data, notifications, and purchases Cycle insights help you recognize personal patterns. They are not intended for contraception and do not replace a medical thermometer or diagnosis. Terms and conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Vitals
This app consolidates your essential health data, including heart rate, respiratory rate, blood oxygen, and sleep duration. It helps you understand your daily health status by classifying metrics as typical or outlier and provides contextual notifications for out-of-range values.
- View heart rate, respiratory rate, blood oxygen, temperature, and sleep duration
- Classify metrics as typical or outlier
- Receive contextual health notifications
- Add glanceable widgets
- View detailed metric history
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The Vitals app brings together your key health metrics to give you a deeper understanding of your daily health status. Features • View your average heart rate, respiratory rate, blood oxygen, wrist temperature, and HRV from the previous night*. • See metrics classified as typical or outside of your typical range. • Receive notifications when multiple metrics are out of your typical range with a tailored message providing better context on your health. • Add complications and Smart Stack widgets for convenient and glanceable insights. • View a detailed history of your metrics in the Health app. *Not all metrics are supported on all models of Apple Watch. The ability to measure Blood Oxygen is no longer available on Apple Watch units sold by Apple in the United States on or after January 18, 2024. These are indicated with part numbers ending in LW/A.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Vitals at 4.7 against Wrist Temperature Tracker's 3.4. Vitals also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 28%) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Wrist Temperature Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (127 vs 3). 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
Both are free to download. Wrist Temperature Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Vitals asks for nothing beyond the download.
Vitals holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wrist Temperature Tracker has 127 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of Wrist Temperature Tracker's written reviews are positive against 67% of Vitals's.
Wrist Temperature Tracker ships an update every 11 days, Vitals every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wrist Temperature Tracker | Vitals |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (127 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.3% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 127 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bernhard Hering | Apple Inc. |
Customer experience
Wrist Temperature Tracker
Vitals
In-app purchases
Wrist Temperature Tracker
- Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$11.991 Year
- Unlock Wrist Temperature$79.99
Vitals
No in-app purchases
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