SaunaPulse vs Degree Daddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SaunaPulse
This app allows users to track their sauna sessions using an Apple Watch. It provides real-time heart rate monitoring, automatic calorie estimations, and a detailed history of past sessions. Data is synced between the watch and iPhone companion app and integrated with HealthKit.
- Live heart rate monitoring
- Session timer
- Automatic calorie estimates
- Session history and stats
- Apple Watch and iPhone sync
- HealthKit integration
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SaunaPulse helps you track sauna sessions on Apple Watch with real-time heart rate and automatic calorie estimates. FEATURES Live heart rate during sessions Session timer and calories Session history and stats Sync between Apple Watch and iPhone companion app HEALTHKIT SaunaPulse uses HealthKit to read heart rate and profile details (age, weight, biological sex) to calculate estimated calories, and to save workouts. Data stays on your device and in the Health app. Disclaimer: Calorie and heart-rate insights are estimates and not medical advice.
Degree Daddy
Track your cold plunge and sauna sessions with a dedicated timer and logging system. Build streaks, sync your data to Strava and Apple Health, and share your progress with session cards. Designed for serious recovery enthusiasts.
- Cold plunge and sauna timer
- Temperature and rating logging
- Streak tracking with recovery
- Strava and Apple Health sync
- Apple Watch app
- Shareable session cards
- iCloud sync
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Log your cold plunge and sauna sessions. Build streaks. Sync to Strava and Apple Health. Degree Daddy is a cold plunge and sauna tracker for people who take their recovery seriously but don't need a lifestyle brand to do it. Timer, logging, streaks, sync. Works on iPhone and iPad. TIMER One tap to start. A big, readable timer counts your session while encouragement messages keep you in. Switch between cold plunge and sauna mode. LOGGING Save temperature, a 1–5 star rating, and your location after each session. Pick from nearby venues — gyms, spas, pools — or default to your city. Everything stays on your device and syncs across your iCloud devices automatically. STREAKS Consecutive day tracking so you can see if you're actually being consistent. Current streak and all-time best, right on the home screen. Miss a day? The app offers to continue your streak so travel and rest days don't reset your progress. STRAVA SYNC Sessions post to Strava as activities — "Cold Plunge - 2:45 at 42°F". Attach your session card as a photo so your followers know what you're about. APPLE HEALTH Every session writes to Apple Health as a workout. Whoop, Oura, Garmin, and anything else that reads HealthKit will pick it up automatically. SESSION CARDS A clean, branded card with your duration, temperature, streak, and location. Share it or save it. PRIVACY No account required. No ads. Your data lives on your device and syncs through iCloud. Anonymous usage analytics via TelemetryDeck and crash diagnostics via Sentry. WHAT'S INCLUDED - Cold plunge timer (30–60°F) - Sauna timer (100–220°F) - Temperature slider with color feedback - 1–5 star session rating - Automatic GPS location with nearby venue picker - Streak tracking with recovery (continue after missed days) - Apple Health sync - Strava sync - Shareable session cards - Celsius/Fahrenheit toggle - iCloud sync across devices - VoiceOver accessible
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Degree Daddy at 67% against SaunaPulse's 0%. Degree Daddy also leads on price (Free vs $3.99) and rating (4.3 vs 3.5). SaunaPulse's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
Degree Daddy is free to download; SaunaPulse costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Degree Daddy holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of SaunaPulse's written reviews are positive against 67% of Degree Daddy's.
SaunaPulse ships an update weekly, Degree Daddy every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SaunaPulse | Degree Daddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Jose Valle | Outergy Group, LLC |
Customer experience
SaunaPulse
Degree Daddy
In-app purchases
SaunaPulse
No in-app purchases
Degree Daddy
No in-app purchases









