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No subscription · iPhone only Athlytic is great — if you already own an Apple Watch. Pulse Rate brings you HRV tracking, TRIMP training load, and recovery analytics using just your iPhone camera.
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Everything you need to track heart rate, HRV, and recovery trends — using only your iPhone camera. No hardware, no monthly fees, no paywalls.
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Syncs with Apple Health. Instantly.
Import your workouts from Apple Health to combine activity history with camera-based readings. Every measurement syncs back to your health dashboard automatically.
How it works
Download free on any iPhone. No Apple Watch pairing, no peripheral devices required — your phone's rear camera does the sensing.
Place your fingertip on the rear camera for 2 minutes. Pulse Rate extracts both your heart rate and HRV from the same PPG reading.
Import workouts from Apple Health or log them manually. Pulse Rate calculates your TRIMP training load score for each session automatically.
Your daily readiness score combines HRV trend, resting HR, and acute training load — the same data model that powers Athlytic, without the $400 watch requirement.
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Your iPhone camera is all you need. No wearable, no subscription, no credit card. Just download and take your first reading in 60 seconds.
Download Free AppFor fitness and wellness purposes only. Not intended for medical diagnosis or treatment.