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Heart Rate Monitor for Runners: Track Recovery Without a Wearable

The smartest runners track their resting heart rate and HRV daily — not just their pace. Pulse Rate gives you those metrics using only your iPhone camera.

4.8
App Store
60s
per reading
$0
forever
Today's readiness
Easy day, your
heart says.
Recovery Excellent
82 / 100
For Athletes

Four things your heart wants you to know.

Morning readiness

Know if today is a hard day before you start.

One 60-second reading. Pulse compares it to your 30-day baseline and tells you: go hard, go easy, or take the day.

TRIMP load
142 this week
Optimal training load
Apple Health

Every reading, in one place.

Two-way sync writes Pulse readings into Apple Health and pulls your workouts back. No silos.

HRV last 14 days
68 ms · RMSSD
Up 6% vs last fortnight
"I cancelled my Whoop after two weeks. Pulse tells me the same thing — without a $30 monthly tax for the privilege of measuring my own heart."
Marta K. · 3:14 marathoner, Pulse user since 2025
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Every session starts
with one tap.

Pulse is free. Forever. No wearable, no card, no catch.

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