SweetBeat HRV app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: SweetWater Health
First release : 04 May 2014
App size: 207.84 Mb
By analyzing HRV and Stress along with additional data, SweetBeat HRV provides a deeper dive into health and provides insight into what activities you engage in that effect the health metrics you care about.
IMPORTANT: SweetBeat requires external hardware:
A tested Bluetooth Low Energy Heart Rate Monitor, Wellue DuoEK hand held heart rate monitor or a Wellue VisualBeat heart rate monitor patch. While other manufacturers wrist worn devices work well for heart rate, their wrist worn heart rate monitors are not accurate enough for HRV and so are not supported. The iWatch is not supported.
•Please visit https://www.sweetwaterhrv.com/healthsensors.shtml for a list of compatible Heart Rate Monitors devices.
SweetBeat HRV will also import your Apple Health app data (SDNN, Resting Heart Rate, Average Heart Rate) that is collected by the iWatch or other devices authorized to store metric in the Health app. This data is for viewing purposes only and is not used in any HRV calculation.
SweetBeat has two main components:
•Monitor Stress
•HRV for Training/Recovery
Monitor Stress:
With SweetBeatHRV, you can see your stress levels in real time, giving you the ability to take action to reduce stress. If your chosen stress threshold is reached, SweetBeat’s Relax screen prompts you with a deep breathing screen that includes calming images.
•Stats: The stats screen more widely referred to as the “geek” screen, shows all the metrics being measured. If using the HealthPatch, the user can view the additional provided metrics.
•Graph: The graph screen shows a real-time building graph of your heart rate from RR Intervals. Turning the phone 90 degrees counter-clockwise will bring up the graph in landscape.
•Export RR Intervals: SweetBeat provides RR interval export capability along with other raw data files in .csv format.
HRV For Training:
In competitive sports, improved performance is often affected by alternating periods of intensive training with periods of relative rest. SweetBeatHRV measures HRV, an objective measure of your body’s response to each workout and provides training recommendations based on the morning reading.
SweetBeat Features:
•Customize your Relax screen images with your favorite pictures.
•Track your heart rate recovery after exercising.
•Save and upload sessions to your secure SweetWater Health account at www.BeatHealthy.com.
•Email your RRs and session data for personal analysis off-line
•View your Apple Health data with trend lines
Latest reviews of SweetBeat HRV app for iPhone and iPad
This has been a great tool to help with knowing when to rest or push. I use it daily and all night for that matter to track my sleep patterns. However with the latest few os updates the app has become increasingly unstable. Im no longer able to save my sessions or call up older seasons without it crashing. I would love to see it updated. Hopefully the developers will see this. My rating would be a 5 star with a stable update.
seriously, dont bother. poor UI design, clearly developed by non-developers. unintuitive; "help" points to a long-winded PDF. if theres useful info in there someplace, its too hard to get at to be worth your time. look for another app...
Like the title says I have not been able to find another app like this. I can finally combine my data from my Fitbit and Withings so I can compare to my HRV. The correlation feature takes some time to figure out but its worth it. I will always stand by these apps as they have helped me lower my stress and manage my training better. I also came to the realization that Im not sensitive to anything Ive been eating. Also, their support guy is awesome!
I have been using this app for a while to track my HRV. It really has helped me understand stress and how I am feeling. If you care about performance this is the best $10 you will spend. * You do need to buy a separate Heart Rate monitor from a compatible company but even with that cost ($70+/-) it is money well spent on your health.
Heard about this app from Ben Greenfield and decided to give it a try. The heart rate variability information is fascinating, and I have used it to determine when I should exercise at lower intensity or take a day off. I have also found stress monitoring to be invaluable. This app plus a 60Beat chest strap is much cheaper than the HeartMath products, plus you can monitor your stress levels while going about your normal activities. You dont have to be sitting idly and staring at a screen.