Comparison

SteadyPulse Placebo vs HearBeats

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

Head to head
About

SteadyPulse Placebo

Features
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Find a rhythm that feels right. SteadyPulse Placebo plays a warm, lifelike lub-dub heartbeat at the pace you choose. Set any tempo from 40 to 150 BPM for focus, relaxation, pacing, or simply a sound you enjoy. This isn't a metronome click. Each tempo has its own prepared heartbeat loop, giving every beat a consistent, natural rhythm. Play it through your headphones, keep it going with your screen locked, or use the steady sound with a compatible body-worn haptic wearable. MAKE IT YOURS • Choose a pace from 40 to 150 BPM • Adjust the tempo while the sound plays • Add optional gentle rhythm variation • Choose your audio output with the iOS system picker FOLLOW YOUR HEART RATE, IF YOU WANT TO Start a Heart-Rate Workout to see live readings from a compatible sensor connected to your device, including Polar H10 or AirPods Pro 3. View a rolling heart-rate trend, adjustable zones, your session maximum, and time in each zone. Turn on Follow live heart rate to let the heartbeat audio respond to your measured pace. The workout feature uses Apple Health and requires a compatible sensor and your permission. Manual playback works without either. Completed workouts are saved to Apple Health; your health data is not sent to us. EVERYTHING IS UNLOCKED SteadyPulse Placebo is free to use. Optional tips support development but unlock nothing. The sound can also work with haptic wearables such as the Woojer Strap 4. SteadyPulse Placebo is not affiliated with Woojer; Woojer and Strap 4 are trademarks of their respective owners. No health claims. Maybe it's just a nice placebo. Enjoy it anyway. SteadyPulse Placebo is for sound and wellness, not medical use. It does not diagnose, monitor, or treat any condition.

About

HearBeats

Features
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Listen to your own heart beat. HearBeats streams your live heart rate from Apple Watch to your iPhone, which plays a synthesized stethoscope "lub-dub" in real time, at exactly your current rate. No account, no data collection — your heart rate goes straight from your Watch to your phone and nowhere else. • Live mode: pairs with Apple Watch for real-time heart rate sonification • Demo mode: hear how it works without a Watch • Mix with your music or listen on its own, with adjustable heartbeat volume • Nothing is saved to Health or anywhere else — the workout session used to read your heart rate is discarded • Feel your heartbeat: haptic taps on iPhone and Apple Watch, in time with every beat

Screenshots

SteadyPulse Placebo4 screens
HearBeats3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HearBeats at none against SteadyPulse Placebo's 5. HearBeats also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. SteadyPulse Placebo sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. HearBeats asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
SteadyPulse Placebo versus HearBeats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteadyPulse PlaceboHearBeats
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid WilsonChristopher Johnson

In-app purchases

5 purchases

SteadyPulse Placebo

One-time5
  • English US$0.99
  • English US$2.99
  • English US$4.99
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  • English$4.99
  • English US$9.99
None

HearBeats

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SteadyPulse Placebo free?
SteadyPulse Placebo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HearBeats free?
HearBeats is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SteadyPulse Placebo or HearBeats have ads?
Neither SteadyPulse Placebo nor HearBeats shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SteadyPulse Placebo or HearBeats?
SteadyPulse Placebo ships an update every 6 weeks, and HearBeats every 6 weeks. Most recently, SteadyPulse Placebo was updated on October 26, 2026 and HearBeats on October 7, 2026.

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