Comparison

HeartBeat Visualisation vs HearBeats

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

Head to head
About

HeartBeat Visualisation

Features
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HeartBeat visualises the heart beat recorded by one of the many available BlueTooth Low Energy (BLE) heart beat sensors available. This application aims to give the user a clear readout of such a sensor. This software is build in such a way that is should work with any bluetooth low energy heart beat sensor available. During measurements, some statistical information about beat to beat interval timing is shown as an indication of the heart rate variability (HRV) The accuracy of the information depends heavily on the sensor used! Next to the statistical standard deviation between beats (SDNN), the number of succeeding beat cycles in a 20ms (NN20) and 50ms (NN50) interval is calculated together with the percentage of those cycles. (pNN20/pNN50) There are two charts, one of the last 5 minutes and one overall chart with aggregated data. The App has a function to upload the raw sensor data to a TCP/IP socket for off loading and processing. for more information about the statistical methods use, please see http://en.wikipedia.com/wiki/Heart_rate_variability

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 โ€” your heart rate goes straight from your Watch to your phone and nowhere else. โ€ข Live mode: pairs with Apple Watch for real-time heart rate sonification โ€ข Demo mode: hear how it works without a Watch โ€ข Mix with your music or listen on its own, with adjustable heartbeat volume โ€ข Nothing is saved to Health or anywhere else โ€” the workout session used to read your heart rate is discarded โ€ข Feel your heartbeat: haptic taps on iPhone and Apple Watch, in time with every beat

Screenshots

HeartBeat Visualisation1 screens
HearBeats3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HearBeats at every 6 weeks against HeartBeat Visualisation's every 12 months. HeartBeat Visualisation's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HeartBeat Visualisation ships an update every 12 months, HearBeats every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
HeartBeat Visualisation versus HearBeats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeartBeat VisualisationHearBeats
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 6 weeks โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS6.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size29 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCaroTechnology BVChristopher Johnson

In-app purchases

None

HeartBeat Visualisation

No in-app purchases

None

HearBeats

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HeartBeat Visualisation free?
HeartBeat Visualisation is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HearBeats free?
HearBeats is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HeartBeat Visualisation or HearBeats have ads?
Neither HeartBeat Visualisation nor HearBeats shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HeartBeat Visualisation or HearBeats?
HeartBeat Visualisation ships an update every 12 months, and HearBeats every 6 weeks. Most recently, HeartBeat Visualisation was updated on October 7, 2026 and HearBeats on October 7, 2026.

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