Heart Rate: Heart Rate Monitor

Heart Rate: Heart Rate Monitor at a glance

Grade: A+ — Heart Rate: Heart Rate Monitor is a phone-based health tracking app for people who want quick pulse checks and a single place to record everyday health measurements. It suits users who do not have a smartwatch or dedicated heart-rate monitor, as well as anyone who wants a simple history of readings.

What it does

The app uses an Android phone’s camera and flashlight to estimate heart rate. You place a finger over the camera, take a reading, and can label it with context such as waking up or after exercise. That tagging makes the history more useful than a list of unexplained numbers.

• Records heart-rate measurements and shows previous results.
• Provides charts and statistics for spotting changes over time.
• Supports tracking for blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol and BMI.
• Lets users share or print health reports for reference during appointments.

Who should use it

This is best suited to casual, consistent self-tracking rather than clinical assessment. Camera-based readings can vary with finger placement, movement and phone hardware, so the app should not replace medical equipment or professional advice. Its broader logging tools are useful for keeping related figures together, but users should treat manually recorded metrics as records, not automatic diagnoses.

Ratings and reach

Developed by Leap Fitness Group, the app sits in the Health & Fitness category and has passed 1,000,000 installs. Its 4.689394/5 rating from 32,776 reviews places it firmly in the top grade band: a strong result that reflects broad approval while still leaving room for the practical limits of phone-based measurement.