Best Heart Zones Training 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

Heart Zones Thrive by Upbeat Workouts

HR, Step Tracking, Cycling

Strong Contender

3.7😐(47 ratings)

Free

This app tracks heart rate and steps for various activities, offering personalized training zones and workout optimization. It provides detailed data, calorie tracking, and motivational progress visualization, all for free.

What We Love

👍 Tracks heart rate zones effectively
👍 Provides workout reports
👍 Useful for indoor bike training
👍 Real-time feedback on target zones
👍 Great for cycling
👍 Easy to track progress
👍 Intuitive to use
👍 Helpful recovery insights
👍 Game-changer for training
👍 Simple, comprehensible data
👍 Helps monitor heart health
👍 Easy to set fitness goals
👍 User-friendly design
👍 Good for PE students
👍 Motivational for rehab
👍 Excellent tracking and history
👍 Stays connected daily
👍 Records workouts in detail
👍 Best HR fitness app
👍 Reinvigorates workouts
👍 New level of accountability
👍 Helps avoid high pulse rate
👍 Ensures sufficient exercise
👍 Supports multiple zones
👍 Free with 40 years of development

Room to Improve

🐛 Does not connect to Apple Watch
🐛 App crashes during workouts
🐛 No support response
🐛 HR strap connection issues
🐛 Age data reverts to default
🐛 Workouts not locatable
🐛 Re-syncing HR monitor required
🐛 Height setting limited
🐛 Screen times out
🐛 UI is worse
🐛 Data presented less clearly
🐛 Calorie spelling error
🐛 Hard to read current HR
🐛 All data lost after app change
🐛 Cannot sync HR monitor
🐛 Lost history with update
🐛 No zones on Apple Watch
🐛 History not displaying latest workout
🐛 Deleting workouts is random
🐛 No help or user guide
🐛 Lap counter button unexplained
🐛 History slow to appear
🐛 Not recording/storing data
🐛 Blank history
🐛 Does not sync with Garmin
🐛 Cannot find Polar H10
🐛 No health app integration
🐛 Does not work with Keiser M3i
🐛 App shuts off when viewing history
🐛 App shuts off when deleting rides
🐛 Intermittent charging issues
🐛 Incompatible with other apps
🐛 Crashes connecting to Scosche Blink
🐛 Won't detect monitor
🐛 Latest update broke functionality
🐛 Font too small
🐛 Red text on black background

Zone 2: Heart Rate Training by Shannon Bolick

VO2 Max, Cardio & HR Zones

Worth Considering

Zone Trainer: Heart Rate Zones

4.6😊(243 ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

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This app tracks your weekly workout time spent in Zone 2 heart rate, optimizing endurance and fat-burning. It connects with various Bluetooth heart rate monitors and Apple Watch for live feedback and integrates with existing workout data.

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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Real-time heart rate zone announcementsAudible and visual zone feedbackWorks with Bluetooth heart rate monitors

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Bluetooth heart rate monitor connectionReal-time audio zone announcementsCustomizable zone calculation methods

This app provides real-time audio alerts for your heart rate training zones. It announces zone changes aloud, allowing you to stay focused on your workout without constantly checking your device. Compatible with various Bluetooth heart rate monitors.

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Real-time heart rate zone monitoringVisual color-coded effort displayApple Watch integration for live data

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Personalized training plansHeart rate monitoringWater balance tracking

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Zone 2 Training Coach

Automatic Zone 2 minute trackingHeart rate zone synchronizationLive workout data on Apple Watch

This app automatically tracks your Zone 2 heart rate minutes using your Apple Watch, helping you achieve your fitness goals. It provides insights into your cardio fitness, recovery, and progress over time, with optional advanced planning features.

by Smoky Cat Software Ltd.

Real-time heart rate graphingApple Health integrationSession comparison and statistics

Track your heart rate in real-time and analyze trends over time. Understand your body's response to training and general health with detailed graphs and statistics. Import data from Apple Health for a comprehensive view of your fitness journey.

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FITIV Pulse - Workout Tracker

Heart Rate Zones, HRV Training

Heart rate zone trainingHRV and recovery trackingSleep monitoring

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.