It is not necessarily necessary to have a cardio watch to control your heart rate. It is now possible to monitor your heart rate simply by using a smartphone with a special application. No additional hardware is required to use any of these Android apps as they use the camera to detect cardio by scanning your finger or scanning the vessels in your face. It’s a bit strange but it works quite well. These apps provide a quick estimate of your average heart rate.
Even if these apps work, they cannot replace a visit to a healthcare professional or a medical diagnosis. They should not be used to make health decisions.
- Cardiograph: Heart Rate Monitor
Cardiio is a free heart rate app that works on iPhones. Like an accurate heart rate monitor, Cardiio can also measure your heart rate when you place a finger over the camera lens, but it can also read your heart rate by scanning your face with the camera facing you in selfie mode.
All of the data in Cardiio is displayed in easy-to-understand graphs and everything is synced with the Apple Health app. This is great for those who want to track their iPhone wellness data like activity, sleep, mindfulness, and nutrition. This is one of the best solutions to take your pulse with your iPhone.
- Heart rate monitor
Heart Rate Monitor is a free application for Android and Samsung smartphones that allows you to measure your heart rate using your device’s camera. All you have to do is place your finger on the camera lens, activate swipe from the app, and within seconds your heart rate will be detected and displayed. The advantage of this application is to synchronize with Google Fit or Apple Health. - Heart Rate
Heart Rate is the most popular cardio app. As featured in Apple’s latest “Strength” TV commercial, just use your iPhone or Android smartphone to calculate your heart rate in less than 10 seconds. No need for a cardio belt to take your pulse, just download the Instant Heart Rate application and use the flash of your camera to determine your physical condition. This app works best on devices with flash. - Cardiogram for the family
Cardiograph is a free app for iPhone or Samsung Galaxy that measures your heart rate. You can save your results for later reference and follow multiple people with individual profiles. It is therefore ideal for tracking heart rate data for an entire family. Like other cardio apps, Cardiograph uses your device’s camera or dedicated sensor to calculate your heart rate.
