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No subscription · iPhone only Elite HRV is a solid app, but it requires a Bluetooth heart rate strap to work. Pulse Rate delivers the same morning HRV protocol using just your iPhone camera — at zero cost.
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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
No Bluetooth strap, no Polar H10, no Wahoo TICKR required. Open Pulse Rate, place your finger on the rear camera, and you have your HRV reading in 2 minutes.
Elite HRV users know: measure immediately after waking, lying down, before caffeine. Pulse Rate's morning routine guide walks you through the same evidence-based protocol.
Pulse Rate logs both RMSSD (the HRV metric most correlated with recovery) and your resting heart rate in every session — the same two core metrics Elite HRV centers on.
Check your weekly average HRV in the trends screen. A stable or rising trend over 4–6 weeks is the clearest sign your training is producing positive fitness adaptations.
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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.
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