Comparison

HRVSpark vs VitalStackFit

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

Head to head
About

HRVSpark

Visualize your raw heart rate variability data directly on your Apple Watch face with a dynamic sparkline complication. Get immediate insights into your body's trends without opaque scores or labels. A companion iPhone app provides detailed views and guidance.

Highlights
  • Raw HRV sparkline complication
  • 8-hour free complication
  • 24/7, 7-day, 30-day Pro views
  • Circular gauge and corner complications
  • iPhone companion app
  • No interpretation layer
  • Complication-first design
Features
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HRVSpark puts your heart rate variability on your Apple Watch face as a sparkline, a gauge, or a corner complication. It shows the SDNN readings saved in Apple Health and nothing more. WHAT YOU GET • Three free 8-hour complications: a sparkline, a gauge, and a corner • Seven Pro complications across 24-hour, 7-day, and 30-day windows • Gaps left visible when your watch took no readings • An iPhone app with a live gallery of every complication and setup help JUST YOUR HRV HRVSpark shows your SDNN values across useful time windows without turning them into a readiness, stress, or recovery score. What they mean for your day is up to you. BUILT FOR THE WATCH FACE The complications are designed for quick checks on the wrist. Each gauge places a recent value between the low and high of its window. The Apple Watch app works without the iPhone app and keeps a record of your daily averages. The iPhone app adds older days whenever you open it. ONE-TIME PRO UNLOCK Download free and use the three 8-hour complications. Unlock all ten with a single one-time purchase. No subscription, account, ads, or telemetry. PAIR IT WITH RHRSPARK RHRSpark gives the same direct view of resting heart rate, with recent sedentary heart rate and Apple's daily resting heart rate. HealthKit data stays on your devices and moves only between your iPhone and Apple Watch through Apple frameworks. HRVSpark may request a small configuration file from filamentlabs.io to show current product messages. That request contains no health data. If you claim the supporter thank-you, HRVSpark sends Apple's signed record of your HRVSpark purchase to filamentlabs.io so each purchase receives one RHRSpark Pro code. That record contains no health data. HRVSpark is for informational purposes only. It does not provide medical advice or diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical condition.

About

VitalStackFit

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VitalStackFit helps developers and gamers turn Apple Health data into clear weekly wellness insights, trend patterns, and motivation to stay consistent. Track sleep, recovery, stress, focus, activity, and habit consistency in a polished dashboard designed for busy technical lives. When enough history is available, VitalStackFit highlights meaningful shifts over time and suggests practical next steps. Free includes: core overview, weekly trends, and basic share options. Pro includes: advanced long-range analytics, confidence-scored insights, experiment tracking, predictive alerts, and premium share cards. Works with Apple Health and Apple Watch (when available). All insights are informational wellness guidance only, not medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Links App Guide: https://vitalstack.fit/app-guide Privacy Policy: https://vitalstack.fit/privacy Terms of Service: https://vitalstack.fit/terms EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

HRVSpark4 screens
VitalStackFit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: VitalStackFit at every 2 days against HRVSpark's weekly. On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. HRVSpark sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and VitalStackFit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HRVSpark ships an update weekly, VitalStackFit every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
HRVSpark versus VitalStackFit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHRVSparkVitalStackFit
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB13 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJoel FarthingTORQUETRAIL LLP

In-app purchases

2 purchases

HRVSpark

One-time2
  • HRVSpark Pro$0.99
  • HRVSpark Tip Jar$4.99
2 purchases

VitalStackFit

Subscriptions2
  • VitalStackFit Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • VitalStackFit Pro Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is HRVSpark free?
HRVSpark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VitalStackFit free?
VitalStackFit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HRVSpark or VitalStackFit have ads?
Neither HRVSpark nor VitalStackFit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HRVSpark or VitalStackFit?
HRVSpark ships an update weekly, and VitalStackFit every 2 days. Most recently, HRVSpark was updated on October 14, 2026 and VitalStackFit on October 10, 2026.

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