Categories: Performance

Keeping Up With the Rates: Track Your Heart Rate

While Apple needs to approve everything that goes into their App Store, Android is far more open when it comes to adding apps to Google Play. Because of this, there are a number of excellent apps that are both well written and totally free! In this article, we’ll take a look at the best apps for people who want to stay in shape and monitor their heart rate.

Heart Rate
It has a straightforward name, but it definitely gets the job done! With 3.9 out of a possible 5 stars, this app provides real-time PPC graphs, heart rate zones, a measurement history, and the ability to share your rates to social media. Registering unlocks other benefits like profile customization and Google Fit integration!

Unique Heart Rate Monitor
Scoring an impressive 4.4 out of 5 stars, this app is excellent for both health monitoring and training. Users have commented that it is extremely accurate and helps motivate them to keep fit. It allows users to keep a history of their heart rate and puts timestamps on the readings, and provides a graph of previous measurements so they can track their heart rate trends.

Instant Heart Rate
Receiving a very respectable 4.3 out of 5 stars, Instant Heart Rate is one of the most popular heart rate monitoring apps, as it has received nearly 300,000 reviews. By placing their index finger on their phone’s camera, users are able to find their heart rate and track it in real-time with the apps built in chart. Like Heart Rate, this app also offers PPG graphs and heart rate measurements, but is aware enough to monitor cardio during workouts as well.

Runtastic Heart Rate Monitor
Another extremely popular app (nearly 150,000 reviews) that scores well is Runtastic Heart Rate Monitor. Specifically marketed to runners, the app works similar to Instant Heart Rate, monitoring user’s rate via the phone’s camera. It also features graphs, pulse rate measurement types, and the ability to upload results to the runtastic.com.

For more useful apps, check out our blog’s Apps section!

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