Comparison

FITIV Pulse vs Official LifeWatch

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 app is a comprehensive health and fitness tracker that monitors workouts, heart rate, sleep, and recovery. It provides actionable insights to help users train smarter and achieve their fitness goals.

Highlights
  • Heart rate zone training
  • HRV and recovery tracking
  • Sleep monitoring
  • Workout tracking for various activities
  • Strength training log
  • Advanced performance metrics
Features
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TRAIN. RECOVER. ACHIEVE. FITIV is the all-in-one workout and health tracker that helps you train smarter with heart rate zones, HRV, sleep, recovery, and strength. New: connect your Fitbit, including Fitbit Air, through Google Health and see everything in one place. Track workouts, heart rate, calories, recovery, sleep, stress, training load, and strength training in one powerful performance app for Apple Watch, Fitbit (including Fitbit Air), Garmin watches, Bluetooth heart rate monitors, WHOOP, Oura, AirPods Pro (3rd generation), and Powerbeats Pro 2. NEW: 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 monitoring during workouts • Heart rate zone tracking for cardio, endurance, and interval training • Resting heart rate insights • Live heart rate from Bluetooth monitors, AirPods Pro (3rd generation), and Powerbeats Pro 2 • Broadcast heart rate to Peloton, Zwift, Concept2, and compatible gym equipment • Live coaching with real-time voice feedback 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 timer and interval workout support • 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-to instructions • 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 and goals, with progress per medication, and a shareable milestone when you reach 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 • Fitbit (including Fitbit Air) through Google Health • Garmin watches • Bluetooth heart rate monitors: Polar, Scosche, COOSPO, Myzone, and more • AirPods Pro (3rd generation) and Powerbeats Pro 2 • WHOOP, Oura, and other connected fitness platforms • Google Health, MyFitnessPal, Strava, TrainingPeaks, Lose It!, Peloton, Zwift, and Spotify • Support for widgets, complications, Live Activities, and Dynamic Island Upgrade to FITIV Pro to unlock 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

About

Official LifeWatch

Track daily activity, sleep patterns, and receive notifications from your smartphone. Get reminders to move, drink water, and set alarms. Features include finding your device and remote camera control.

Highlights
  • Daily step goal tracking
  • Sleep pattern analysis
  • Incoming call notifications
  • Social media and SMS alerts
  • Sedentary lifestyle reminders
  • Hydration reminders
  • Device finder function
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The Life Watch app can set a daily step goal and track the distance walked and calories burned. Record your daily sleep patterns, light sleep and waking status records, so you can better understand your sleep patterns and schedule your sleeping time. Life Watch app will allow you to make a phone call through your Life Watch device and notify you when you have an incoming phone call. Receive notifications from social media accounts, news, SMS, WhatsApp, Facebook and many other accounts on your connected smartphone. Sitting for a long time might negatively affect your health by being too sedentary. The Life Watch app will remind you with a notification to get up, and move! Timely replenishment of fluids is beneficial to your health, Life Watch for smart watches has a push notification to remind you to take a drink of water. Set an alarm for the Life Watch device, to wake you and remind you to get up or go to work, without disturbing people around you! Use the Life Watch app, “Finder” feature to find your Life Watch which will vibrate when found. Use the same feature on the Life Watch to find your smartphone which will vibrate when found. Take still images remotely on your smartphone by shaking the watch to activate the shutter on your smartphone camera. Raise your arm to wake up your Life Watch device so you can view the time without touching the watch. View the temperature of your location through the weather notification feature. [HealthKit] We use HealthKit to import your activity data into the Health App, and we would read the workout data from the Health App.

Screenshots

FITIV Pulse4 screens
Official LifeWatch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FITIV Pulse at 4.6 against Official LifeWatch's 3.8. FITIV Pulse also leads on ratings volume (13K vs 4) and device support. Official LifeWatch's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. Official LifeWatch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FITIV Pulse holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FITIV Pulse has 13K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
FITIV Pulse versus Official LifeWatch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFITIV PulseOfficial LifeWatch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (13K ratings) — better3.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews75.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings13K — better4
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better—
Requires iOS17.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size496 MB122 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMotiFIT Fitness Inc.inventel.tv LLC

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

Official LifeWatch

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

Official LifeWatch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FITIV Pulse free?
FITIV Pulse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Official LifeWatch free?
Official LifeWatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FITIV Pulse or Official LifeWatch?
FITIV Pulse is rated higher. FITIV Pulse averages 4.6 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while Official LifeWatch averages 3.8 from 4 ratings.

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