Best Heart Rate Apple Watch Zone Apps

4.8😊(19K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

This app helps you optimize your workouts by monitoring exercise intensity and visualizing it through heart rate zones. It supports over 70 workout types and provides detailed insights into your performance, all accessible on your Apple Watch and iPhone.

What We Love

👍 Seamless integration with Apple Watch
👍 Helpful for daily stats and weekly/monthly comparisons
👍 Motivating haptic feedback on Apple Watch
👍 Well-designed app with nice interface
👍 Useful for getting fit
👍 Mirrors Health data reliably
👍 Extends Health data in useful ways
👍 Presents total exercise in a helpful way
👍 Works great with SmartRow
👍 Easy and fun to use
👍 Syncs beautifully
👍 Helps keep on track
👍 Detailed and motivating stats
👍 Simple but effective
👍 Large heart rate numbers easy to see
👍 Customizable heart rate zones
👍 Provides useful insights and data analysis

Room to Improve

🐛 No after-sale support/service
🐛 Inconsistent heart rate tracking
🐛 Widgets not working after update
🐛 Pauses workout when taking screenshots or using Siri
🐛 Glitches causing data loss
🐛 Inaccurate calorie/distance tracking
🐛 Zones not matching between watch and phone
🐛 Expensive for basic features

ZoneView: Heart Rate Zones by DANIEL J LEMPA

Zone training on your wrist

Strong Contender

0.0(0 ratings)

Free

Zone 2: Heart Rate Training by Shannon Bolick

VO2 Max, Cardio & HR Zones

Worth Considering

Echo: Watch Heart Rate Monitor

4.6😊(241 ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

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This app helps you track your weekly workout time spent in the Zone 2 heart rate range. It provides detailed tracking, connectivity with various heart rate monitors and Strava, and real-time feedback on your progress towards your fitness goals.

What We Love

👍 Simple and intuitive user interface
⏱️ Accurate real-time zone tracking during workouts
📊 Comprehensive cumulative time tracking by zone
🎯 Customizable heart rate zones and weekly goals
🔗 Seamless integration with Apple Health and HR monitors
📱 Large, easy-to-read display
🎧 Audio alerts for zone changes
⌚ Works effectively with Apple Watch
🚀 Responsive developer with quick feature implementation
💬 Excellent customer support from developer Shannon
🎨 Polished and elegant design
🔄 Background app functionality

Room to Improve

🐛 Frequent Bluetooth disconnections from HR monitors
🐛 App crashes and freezes mid-workout
🐛 Tracking stops randomly during workouts
📵 Portrait-only orientation (doesn't support landscape properly)
💳 Pricing confusion and unexpected charges
🔔 Excessive review prompts during workouts
⚠️ Compatibility issues with some iPhone models
📊 Zone calculation based on HRR instead of max HR percentage
🎯 Mandatory Zone 2 goal that can't be disabled
❌ Requires Apple Fitness subscription (according to one user)

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