HeartMath vs Tap with Steph
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HeartMath
This app helps you manage stress, improve focus, and achieve optimal performance by aligning your heart, mind, and emotions. It offers guided sessions, immersive journeys, and coherence practices based on over 30 years of research.
- Real-time HRV Coherence Measurement
- Coherence Training
- Scientifically Validated Techniques
- Guided Learning Sessions
- Progress Tracking
- Heart-Brain Coherence Benefits
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Align your heart, mind, and emotions to help you manage stress, improve focus, and perform at your best. Enjoy HeartMath’s free intro experience to access your heart’s natural intelligence and see your heart-brain coherence as real-time feedback. Then start your 7-day free trial to explore a comprehensive collection of guided sessions, immersive journeys, and coherence practices designed to help you experience greater calm, focus, clearer thinking, and a more balanced you. **Inner Balance Coherence Plus sensor owners: Use your sensor to unlock a lifetime subscription.** Built on 30+ years of research on the heart-brain connection and supported by over 500 research studies, HeartMath is used in wellness and resilience programs at organizations including Stanford Healthcare and Kaiser Permanente, as well as in professional sports, the military, law enforcement, leading universities, non-profit organizations, and major corporations. It is used by coaches, trainers, and health professionals for stress education and resilience training. The HeartMath system is more than stress management: it’s a journey to more heart-centered living. This app puts HeartMath’s practical, research-supported tools right at your fingertips. Make mental and emotional well-being an achievable part of your daily life. 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. KEY FEATURES • Real-time HRV coherence feedback: Use your phone’s camera or upgrade to the Inner Balance Coherence Plus sensor for a more precise signal and a free app subscription. • Coherence training: Whether you choose the game or the guided mode, watch your heart-rhythm pattern and coherence change in real time. • Research-Supported: Techniques developed from 30+ years of scientific research to help boost focus, positive feelings, and your ability to manage stress. • Guided learning: Explore guided meditations, courses, and videos led by HeartMath trainers. • Progress tracking: View your progress over time with a variety of chart options. WHAT REGULAR COHERENCE PRACTICE CAN SUPPORT Heart-brain coherence is a balanced, focused state you create yourself through calm breathing and positive focus. Coherence supports the body’s natural ability to shift from tension to calm, helping you manage everyday stress and build inner balance. • SUPPORTS STRESS MANAGEMENT & EMOTIONAL BALANCE • SUPPORTS FOCUS AND MENTAL CLARITY — coherent states are associated with more focus, clarity, and creativity. • SUPPORTS RESILIENCE — regular practice can help you adapt to and recover from challenging situations more quickly. • ENHANCES EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING AND SELF-AWARENESS — practice can support a greater sense of inner calm and a more mindful relationship with your emotions. Subscription terms: • Subscriptions renew automatically at the end of each year. • You can cancel your subscription at any time in your account settings. • You will not be refunded for any unused portion of a subscription. • Price is subject to change. • Subscriptions are not available in all countries. • Full subscription terms: https://my.heartmath.com/terms If you’d like to purchase an Inner Balance Coherence Plus sensor to unlock complimentary lifetime access to the HeartMath app, please visit the HeartMath website.
Tap with Steph
Learn Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) with an experienced educator and practitioner. This app offers guided meditations, daily affirmations, live sessions, and in-depth courses to help you overcome limiting beliefs and emotional distress. Access valuable resources, including an audiobook and author-purchasable book, to begin your journey to emotional well-being.
- Daily Affirmations
- Guided Meditations
- Weekly Live Tapping Sessions
- Beginner EFT Resources
- Audiobook Access
- In-depth EFT Courses
- Book a Session
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Discover the power of EFT with Steph, your go-to EFT Educator, Practitioner, and Author. The Tap with Steph app brings you the expertise of Steph, founder of the Emotional Freedom Academy, right at your fingertips. With 15 years of experience in wellness education, holistic nutrition, and yoga instruction, Steph has created this app to help you break through limiting beliefs and achieve emotional freedom. Explore the world of Tapping (EFT) through Steph’s comprehensive app, where you can learn how to discharge emotional distress, negative thoughts, and repetitive patterns. This quick, practical, and painless method helps you let go of distress, disarm your fear response, and create freedom from triggers. App Features: • Get Daily Affirmations: Start your day with positive affirmations. • Listen to Meditations: Access a variety of guided meditations to enhance your well-being. • Attend Weekly Tapping Sessions on Zoom: Join Steph live for transformative tapping sessions. • Learn All About Tapping if You're a Beginner: Comprehensive resources to get you started with EFT. • Listen to Audiobook for Free: Enjoy Steph's new book in audio format. • Watch YouTube Videos: Access Steph’s YouTube channel for valuable EFT content. • Log into Course Content: Dive into in-depth EFT courses and resources. • Buy My Book: Purchase "How Not to Cry" directly from the app. • Book a Session: Schedule a one-on-one session with Steph. • Bookmark Favorite Content: Save your favorite resources for easy access. • Subscribe for Full Access: Unlock all exclusive content and features with a subscription. Download the Tap with Steph app today and start your journey towards emotional freedom and well-being! EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: HeartMath at none against Tap with Steph's shown. HeartMath also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (4.6K vs 3). Tap with Steph's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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. HeartMath sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $39.00 per year and Tap with Steph sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 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 — 4.9 for HeartMath against 5.0 for Tap with Steph. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HeartMath has 4.6K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of HeartMath's written reviews are positive against 80% of Tap with Steph's.
HeartMath ships an update every 3 weeks, Tap with Steph every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HeartMath | Tap with Steph |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (4.6K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.1% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.6K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 185 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HeartMath Inc. | Emotional Freedom Academy, Inc |
Customer experience
HeartMath
Tap with Steph
Bugs and requests
HeartMath
Reported bugs
4 issues- Sensor connection issues on newer devices
- App crashes and freezes on iPhone 16 Pro
- Inaccurate heart rate and coherence readings
- Screen sleep behavior disrupting sessions
Requested features
5 requests- Add dark mode option
- Allow playing music/sounds during sessions
- Provide audio feedback on coherence levels
- Add session history customization and details
- Improve sensor compatibility with older devices
Tap with Steph
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HeartMath
- HeartMath Premium7 Days trial$39.001 Year
- HeartMath Premium7 Days trial$59.001 Year
- HeartMath Premium7 Days trial2 variants$79.001 Year
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- HeartMath Premium7 Days trial$99.991 Year
Tap with Steph
- Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Annual Subscription7 Days trial$99.991 Year









