Comparison

Heart Rate Variability Logger vs H7 Active

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

Head to head
About

Heart Rate Variability Logger

This app records, plots, and exports heart rate variability data, including time, frequency, and non-linear features. It supports experience sampling, RR-interval correction, and activity/location tracking. Requires a compatible Bluetooth heart rate sensor.

Highlights
  • Record and plot HRV data
  • Extract time and frequency domain features
  • Experience sampling for event annotation
  • Compare multiple recordings
  • Activity and location tracking
  • RR-interval correction
  • Export data for Kubios
Features
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Heart Rate Variability Logger lets you record, plot and export time, frequency and non-linear HRV Features (includes experience sampling, RR-interval correction, DFA alpha 1 for aerobic threshold estimation in real-time, comparison between recordings, activity monitoring & step counting, location tracking). Heart Rate Variability Logger requires a Bluetooth Low Energy (also called Bluetooth Smart or BLE or 4.0) heart rate sensor (we recommend Polar H7 or H10) Main features: - Extracts, plots, stores and exports heart rate, rr-intervals, time and frequency domain heart rate variability features (AVNN, SDNN, rMSSD, pNN50, LF, HF, LF/HF, alpha 1 from DFA) - Configurable experience sampling for events annotation - Comparison between up to 3 recordings lets you get a better understanding of differences in HRV under different contexts in a glance. The comparison modality includes also Outlier removal - Activity tracking: step counter or accelerometer derived motion intensity for user context (step counter only for iPhones 5S) - Location tracking, either using GSM/WiFi networks (low battery consumption) or GPS (high accuracy) - Configurable time window for features computation (choose between 30 seconds, 1, 2 or 5 minutes) - RR-intervals correction can be enabled to prevent ectopic beats or artifacts from affecting HRV features - export for Kubios - Filters data based on the selected threshold - Shows HR in the app icon - Data export using iTunes or Dropbox - Tested for recordings longer than 24 hours Please note that continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

H7 Active

Features
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H7 is a calm, honest way to build a lifelong movement habit. Instead of chasing streaks or shouting PRs, H7 asks one simple question: are you getting enough hours of real movement a week? Final goal - one hour a day - level of activity associated with a long, healthy life. Everything in the app is built around helping you get there at your own pace, from H0 (almost no movement) up through H7. A BELT SYSTEM YOU ACTUALLY FEEL Every week of consistent movement earns progress toward your next belt — white, yellow, orange, green, blue, brown, black. Seven levels (H1–H7) tell you exactly where you stand, what's next, and how far you've come. 100+ ACTIVITIES, ONE CATALOG Walking, running, cycling, swimming, climbing, yoga, martial arts, dance, team sports, hiking -pick what fits your life. Each activity is calibrated so a 45-minute hike counts like a hike, not like a marathon. WORKS WITH APPLE HEALTH H7 reads your workouts from Apple Health automatically - the treadmill, the park run, the swim you logged with your watch. No double-entry, no guilt about forgotten sessions. QUIET, PRIVATE, YOURS No follower counts. No feeds to doom-scroll. No ads. Your data lives on EU servers, encrypted in transit and at rest. You can export or delete everything from the Profile screen at any time. MULTILINGUAL Czech, English, Slovak — the app follows your device language, or you can pick. H7 is for the beginner taking their first brisk walk, the parent squeezing movement between school runs, and the seasoned athlete holding the line at H7. Start where you are. Move a little more tomorrow. Learn more at https://h7-web.vercel.app/

Screenshots

Heart Rate Variability Logger4 screens
H7 Active4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: H7 Active at Free against Heart Rate Variability Logger's $9.99. H7 Active also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). Heart Rate Variability Logger's advantage is chart position (#178 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

H7 Active is free to download; Heart Rate Variability Logger costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Heart Rate Variability Logger ships an update fortnightly, H7 Active every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Heart Rate Variability Logger versus H7 Active: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeart Rate Variability LoggerH7 Active
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (19 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews43.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#178 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperA.S.M.A. B.V.Filip Vabrousek

In-app purchases

None

Heart Rate Variability Logger

No in-app purchases

None

H7 Active

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Heart Rate Variability Logger free?
Heart Rate Variability Logger costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is H7 Active free?
H7 Active is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Heart Rate Variability Logger or H7 Active have ads?
Neither Heart Rate Variability Logger nor H7 Active shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Heart Rate Variability Logger or H7 Active?
Heart Rate Variability Logger ships an update fortnightly, and H7 Active every 4 days. Most recently, Heart Rate Variability Logger was updated on October 19, 2026 and H7 Active on October 14, 2026.

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