Comparison

FITIV Pulse vs Heartool

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

Head to head
About

FITIV Pulse

This comprehensive health and fitness tracker monitors heart rate zones, HRV, sleep, and recovery. It integrates with popular wearables like Apple Watch and Garmin, offering detailed workout analysis, strength training logs, and medication tracking for GLP-1 users.

Highlights
  • Heart rate zone tracking
  • HRV and recovery insights
  • Sleep tracking
  • Strength training log
  • GLP-1 medication tracking
  • Integration with wearables
  • Live voice coaching
Features
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TRAIN. RECOVER. ACHIEVE. FITIV is the all-in-one workout and health tracker for heart rate zones, HRV, sleep, recovery, and strength. New: keep Garmin Connect™ and add FITIV, which reads your Garmin workouts, sleep, and heart rate (requires FITIV Pro). Works with Apple Watch, Garmin, Fitbit (including Fitbit Air via Google Health), WHOOP, Oura, and Bluetooth heart rate monitors. NEW: GARMIN CONNECT • Bring in your Garmin workouts, steps, sleep, heart rate, weight, and skin temperature • See them next to Apple Watch, strength, and GLP-1 tracking in one app • Connect under More. Requires FITIV Pro FITBIT AIR AND GOOGLE HEALTH • Connect your Fitbit or Fitbit Air through Google Health • Sync workouts, steps, sleep, heart rate, weight, and vitals into FITIV • Save your FITIV workouts and weight back to Google Health • Health Data Sources: see which app and device recorded each metric, turn sources on or off, and rank your sleep sources HEART RATE MONITOR & ZONE TRAINING • Live heart rate during workouts from Apple Watch, Bluetooth monitors, AirPods Pro (3rd generation), and Powerbeats Pro 2 • Heart rate zone tracking for cardio, endurance, and interval training • Resting heart rate insights • Broadcast heart rate to Peloton, Zwift, Concept2, and compatible gym equipment • Live voice coaching during workouts RECOVERY, SLEEP & READINESS Recovery drives performance. FITIV helps you understand when to push and when to recover. • Sleep tracking with overnight metrics and vitals • HRV tracking and recovery insights • Stress tracking and daily strain monitoring • Training readiness, recovery score, and recovery trends WORKOUT TRACKING FOR EVERY WAY YOU TRAIN • Workout tracking for cardio, gym, intervals, and endurance sessions • HIIT and interval timer • GPS workout maps with pace and heart rate overlays • Advanced workout metrics, including training load and VO2 • Live streaming workout data from Apple Watch to iPhone STRENGTH TRAINING & GYM LOG • Log reps, sets, weight, and training volume • Workout templates with folders, or start an empty session in one tap • Smart exercise search that understands shorthand like RDL • 44 new exercises and rewritten how-tos • Track personal records, strength progress, and progressive overload WEIGHT & GLP-1 MEDICATION TRACKING Lose the weight, not the muscle. Experts recommend strength training while on GLP-1 medications, and FITIV is built to track both. • Log doses for Zepbound, Mounjaro, Ozempic, Wegovy, and other GLP-1 injections and pills • Dose reminders, titration schedules, and estimated medication levels • Daily side effect check-ins to spot patterns • Weight trend, goals, progress per medication, and a shareable milestone at your goal ADVANCED PERFORMANCE & HEALTH METRICS • Training load tracking with TRIMP, TSS, and active calorie-based load • Advanced running metrics, including stride length, running power, and vertical oscillation COMPATIBLE DEVICES & INTEGRATIONS • Apple Watch and iPhone • Garmin devices through Garmin Connect (FITIV Pro) • Fitbit (including Fitbit Air) through Google Health • Bluetooth heart rate monitors: Polar, Scosche, COOSPO, Myzone, and more • AirPods Pro (3rd generation) and Powerbeats Pro 2 • WHOOP and Oura through Apple Health • Google Health, MyFitnessPal, Strava, TrainingPeaks, Lose It!, Peloton, Zwift, and Spotify • Widgets, complications, Live Activities, and Dynamic Island Upgrade to FITIV Pro to unlock Garmin Connect, advanced recovery analytics, training readiness, deeper metrics, and structured workout features. SUBSCRIPTION & TERMS FITIV Pro offers monthly and yearly auto-renewing subscriptions, charged to your Apple ID. Cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings at least 24 hours before renewal. Terms of Service: https://fitiv.com/terms-conditions Privacy Policy: https://fitiv.com/privacy-policy Garmin and Garmin Connect are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries.

About

Heartool

Transform your phone into a fitness tracker to monitor workouts with live heart rate data. Analyze training progress with professional charts and gain insights into your health and cardio condition. Integrates with wearable devices and Apple Health.

Highlights
  • Live heart rate tracking
  • HRV biofeedback
  • Cardio health analysis
  • Workout progress charts
  • Calorie burned tracking
  • Health data synchronization
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Turn your phone into a fitness tracker with Heartool, to record your workouts with heart rate data. It is a concise and most accurate way to measure your training progress, to reach your fitness goals. Working with wearable devices to train in real time. For heart rate sensor recommend: www.fitcare.com Heartool gives you: 1.Tracking your live heart rate at right intensity for maximum results. With professional chart records, users could see their exercise effects when and after their training. 2.HRV biofeedback. Based on the heart rate sensor R-R interval data, together with professional algorithm, Heartool could help you to know your health and training status. 3.Cardio health condition. Based on the waveform (ECG) data and through the professional algorithm, Heartool could help you to discover hidden heart health hazards in time. HealthKit 1. Heartool Will share the record (heart rate) to the Apple's health applications after each exercise 2. Because the privacy of your health data is very important, the user must agree to authorize Apple Health in "Set up -> Authorization" in the Heartool APP before sharing the heart rate data to your Apple Health app. 3. Heartool Connect to a healthy feature supports iPhone 6 and above devices, and the system version is iOS9.0 and above. Main features: 1.Personalized heart rate zone setting, sync to the training sensor. 2.Calories burned checking based on the workouts. 3.Storing data import. If sensors not connected to the App, data could sync to the App after training. 4.Daily health management with cardio status and stress reflect. 5.Health data record, review a summary of the result from your entire workout history.

Screenshots

FITIV Pulse4 screens
Heartool4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FITIV Pulse at 76% against Heartool's 24%. FITIV Pulse also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.2) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). Heartool's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. FITIV Pulse sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Heartool asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FITIV Pulse holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FITIV Pulse has 13K ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of FITIV Pulse's written reviews are positive against 24% of Heartool's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FITIV Pulse ships an update fortnightly, Heartool every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
FITIV Pulse versus Heartool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFITIV PulseHeartool
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (13K ratings) — better3.2 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews75.9% of reviews — better23.6% of reviews
Number of ratings13K — better18
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size501 MB24 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperMotiFIT Fitness Inc.Shenzhen Onecoder Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

FITIV Pulse

All ratings12,693 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral3.0%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews1,585 reviews
Positive75.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative17.0%

Heartool

All ratings14 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive23.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative67.3%

Bugs and requests

FITIV Pulse

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Frequent disconnects from Apple Watch during workouts
  • Inaccurate calorie tracking and data reporting
  • Issues with GPS tracking and mapping, including incorrect distance and route recording
  • Syncing problems leading to data loss and inconsistencies
  • Crashes and performance issues following recent app updates

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add support for more workout types (e.g. rowing, CrossFit)
  • Improve customization options for workouts and data displays
  • Implement a more robust and reliable GPS tracking system
  • Add the ability to edit workout details and duration
  • Improve syncing and data integration with other fitness apps
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  • Provide more detailed sleep and recovery tracking
  • Implement a more intuitive and streamlined user interface
  • Reduce the frequency and intrusiveness of review prompts

Heartool

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

FITIV Pulse

Subscriptions7
  • FITIV (1 Month)$1.991 Month
  • FITIV$4.991 Month
  • FITIV2 variants$9.991 Year
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  • FITIV Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • FITIV7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • FITIV1 Year trial$29.991 Year
  • FITIV Pro Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time2
  • PRO Membership$4.99
  • PRO Membership$9.99
None

Heartool

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FITIV Pulse free?
FITIV Pulse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Heartool free?
Heartool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FITIV Pulse or Heartool?
FITIV Pulse is rated higher. FITIV Pulse averages 4.6 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while Heartool averages 3.2 from 18 ratings.
Do FITIV Pulse or Heartool have ads?
Neither FITIV Pulse nor Heartool shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FITIV Pulse or Heartool?
FITIV Pulse ships an update fortnightly, and Heartool every 4 months. Most recently, FITIV Pulse was updated on November 11, 2026 and Heartool on November 7, 2026.

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