Beat Watcher: Heart Rate Alert

Name: Beat Watcher: Heart Rate Alert
Rating: 4.5 (57 reviews)
Author: Ganotis Holdings, Inc.

Stress Monitor & POTS Tracker

Free · In‑App Purchases

57 Ratings
Age Rating

9+
Years
Category

Health & Fitness
Developer

Ganotis Holdings, Inc.
Language

EN
+ 8 More
Size

18.3
MB

Beat Watcher helps you stay aware of your heart rate on Apple Watch with customizable high and low BPM threshold alerts. Beat Watcher integrates with the Health app to read your heart rate. Use Beat Watcher for: - listening to your body during daily routines - stress awareness and breathing exercises - meditation and mindfulness - workouts and pacing - sleep or rest check-ins - staying aware of high or low heart rate readings Some users with POTS or ME/CFS use Beat Watcher as part of their own pacing and body-awareness routines. Beat Watcher is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat, prevent, or manage any condition. Turn the Digital Crown on Apple Watch to set the desired BPM threshold. Then, you will hear a sound and feel a vibration when your heart rate goes above the threshold, and a different sound and vibration when your heart rate goes back below the level you set. Enable Low Alerts in Settings to also get notified when your heart rate drops below a second threshold you set. Stay aware of high and low heart rate readings at the same time. Install the free Beat Watcher companion app on your iPhone to receive phone alerts when your heart rate crosses a threshold. Turn on Critical Alerts to hear a loud sound even when your phone is on silent or Do Not Disturb, so you or someone nearby can notice the alert during sleep. Optionally turn on Background Mode to continue getting haptic and audible feedback in response to your heart rate after you drop your wrist or leave the app. Enable the Persistent Alerts setting to continue getting haptic and audible feedback every two seconds while your heart rate remains above or below your set thresholds. Or, if you just want a continuous heart rate display without the haptic and audible feedback, you can turn Alerts off entirely. This app also works with a Bluetooth chest strap heart rate monitor, like the Polar H10, paired with your Apple Watch. Using it this way can improve battery life of the Apple Watch when you leave Background Mode running for a long time, since your Apple Watch heart rate sensor is not running constantly. Also, this lets you continue getting audio feedback from your Apple Watch or see your heart rate on the Apple Watch screen even when you are not wearing it, like when it is on the charger. Note: Background Mode will not work at the same time as a Workout started in another app. For example, if you start Background Mode in Beat Watcher and then start an Outdoor Run Workout in the built-in Workouts app, Beat Watcher will not continue to run in the background. SUBSCRIPTION Beat Watcher is free to download. Heart rate alerts, Background Mode, and all premium features require a subscription. Try free for 1 month, then subscribe annually. The subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your device's Settings under your Apple ID. If you purchased Beat Watcher before the subscription transition, you keep full access to all features. No subscription required. Privacy Policy and Terms of Service: https://beatwatcher.app/terms This app requires watchOS 8 or newer, which requires Apple Watch Series 3 or newer.

Ratings & Reviews

4.5

out of 5

57 Ratings

Lifesaver app
09/21/2024
BornBusy
I've had tachycardia for decades, and this is the first app that gives me an audible/haptic notification when my heart rate is too high ... instrumental when I'm sleeping or not looking directly at my Apple Watch all the time. I changed my Apple Watch face to "Modular Compact" to use the Beat Watcher (Heart Rate) complication across the entire bottom of the watch, which is very useful when I'm sleeping or I don't have my glasses on.It's the best money I've ever spent on an app ... for me, it's been a lifesaver. Thanks for making this app and making it so affordable - I regularly promote this app to other veterans with similar heart conditions.(UPDATE) A few days ago, while I was at the VA Clinic, Beat Watcher alerted me to an elevated heart rate of 127 ... so I pulled out my KardiaMobile 6L EKG device, and I was able to record a tachycardia event. Generally, when the VA takes an EKG, it's normal by the time they settle me into an exam room; however, Beat Watcher allowed me to record a tachycardia event to show my doctor ... without Beat Watcher, I might not have gotten an early warning to the heart arrhythmia and tachycardia episode.(Suggestion) I want to change the alert tone on Beat Watcher because it currently sounds like every other alert on my Apple watch.Additionally, I had to disable the iOS11 Smart Stack on my Apple watch to keep using Beat Watcher as expected, not a big deal since Beat Watcher is significantly more important to me than Smart Stack.

Developer Response
Thank you so much for the nice review! I really appreciate the kind words about the app and I’m so happy it’s valuable to you. Regarding your suggestion to change the sound, that sound is built into the system alongside the haptic feedback that happens. Changing it would require creating a custom, separate type of haptic feedback and a custom sound. At this point, I think it makes more sense to stick with the system standard as they are well-designed and understood by users. And, regarding the Smart Stack, I understand the issue you're talking about, and unfortunately it's a limitation of the system behavior that it always shows up in the Smart Stack while running in the background. There is not a way for me to disable that as the developer of the app.
Lifesaver app
09/21/2024
BornBusy

I've had tachycardia for decades, and this is the first app that gives me an audible/haptic notification when my heart rate is too high ... instrumental when I'm sleeping or not looking directly at my Apple Watch all the time. I changed my Apple Watch face to "Modular Compact" to use the Beat Watcher (Heart Rate) complication across the entire bottom of the watch, which is very useful when I'm sleeping or I don't have my glasses on.It's the best money I've ever spent on an app ... for me, it's been a lifesaver. Thanks for making this app and making it so affordable - I regularly promote this app to other veterans with similar heart conditions.(UPDATE) A few days ago, while I was at the VA Clinic, Beat Watcher alerted me to an elevated heart rate of 127 ... so I pulled out my KardiaMobile 6L EKG device, and I was able to record a tachycardia event. Generally, when the VA takes an EKG, it's normal by the time they settle me into an exam room; however, Beat Watcher allowed me to record a tachycardia event to show my doctor ... without Beat Watcher, I might not have gotten an early warning to the heart arrhythmia and tachycardia episode.(Suggestion) I want to change the alert tone on Beat Watcher because it currently sounds like every other alert on my Apple watch.Additionally, I had to disable the iOS11 Smart Stack on my Apple watch to keep using Beat Watcher as expected, not a big deal since Beat Watcher is significantly more important to me than Smart Stack.
Developer Response 09/28/2024
Thank you so much for the nice review! I really appreciate the kind words about the app and I’m so happy it’s valuable to you. Regarding your suggestion to change the sound, that sound is built into the system alongside the haptic feedback that happens. Changing it would require creating a custom, separate type of haptic feedback and a custom sound. At this point, I think it makes more sense to stick with the system standard as they are well-designed and understood by users. And, regarding the Smart Stack, I understand the issue you're talking about, and unfortunately it's a limitation of the system behavior that it always shows up in the Smart Stack while running in the background. There is not a way for me to disable that as the developer of the app.
Perfect app for my needs
12/12/2022
casn637
Keeping track of my heart rate continuously throughout the day is critical for addressing my health issues. This is the only app I could find that allows me to see my real time heart rate as a complication (with updates every five seconds like you are in “workout mode”). The ability to run the app in background mode with heart rate alerts is a huge plus. I don’t find it to be a big battery drain, but that would be an acceptable trade off for me personally. I am disappointed that Apple does not allow the user to determine how frequently they want/need heart rate data.* I believe that the description for this app indicated a one time fee of $1.99. This price is well worth it, but I was not charged. Just wanted to let the developer know in case this was an error. Please continue to update the app!

Developer Response
Thank you for the nice review! I’m glad you find the app valuable. The app is usually $1.99, but some days I offer it for free to attract new users in hopes that they will tell other people about it.
Perfect app for my needs
12/12/2022
casn637

Keeping track of my heart rate continuously throughout the day is critical for addressing my health issues. This is the only app I could find that allows me to see my real time heart rate as a complication (with updates every five seconds like you are in “workout mode”). The ability to run the app in background mode with heart rate alerts is a huge plus. I don’t find it to be a big battery drain, but that would be an acceptable trade off for me personally. I am disappointed that Apple does not allow the user to determine how frequently they want/need heart rate data.* I believe that the description for this app indicated a one time fee of $1.99. This price is well worth it, but I was not charged. Just wanted to let the developer know in case this was an error. Please continue to update the app!
Developer Response 12/13/2022
Thank you for the nice review! I’m glad you find the app valuable. The app is usually $1.99, but some days I offer it for free to attract new users in hopes that they will tell other people about it.
Only app that I could find for heart rate workouts
08/10/2021
daveonbass11
I was looking for an app that I could set to a specific heart rate and it would alert me when I went over that rate as well as under so I could run and keep a “fat burn” heart rate (much lower than heart rate on a traditional run). That’s exactly what this app does with haptics on an Apple Watch. Works great. Now today I’m going to try using Runkeeper on my phone with Beat Watcher on my watch. I think they’ll work in tandem as long as I don’t use either the Runkeeper or Workout apps on my watch. Only one tracking app allowed at a time on the watch. But for $1.99 this app does exactly what I wanted it to do :)

Developer Response
Thank you so much for the nice review! I'm glad you find it helpful!
Only app that I could find for heart rate workouts
08/10/2021
daveonbass11

I was looking for an app that I could set to a specific heart rate and it would alert me when I went over that rate as well as under so I could run and keep a “fat burn” heart rate (much lower than heart rate on a traditional run). That’s exactly what this app does with haptics on an Apple Watch. Works great. Now today I’m going to try using Runkeeper on my phone with Beat Watcher on my watch. I think they’ll work in tandem as long as I don’t use either the Runkeeper or Workout apps on my watch. Only one tracking app allowed at a time on the watch. But for $1.99 this app does exactly what I wanted it to do :)
Developer Response 01/03/2022
Thank you so much for the nice review! I'm glad you find it helpful!
Amazing Solution!
03/21/2022
Riverrunner50
I needed an app to continually monitor my heart rate, not one that kept switching back to my watch face like the standard Apple watch monitor (another example of Apple deciding it knows what its users want better than the user does). After all, it’s not easy to start pressing tiny icons while riding mountain bike trails or even road riding. I also need to set a specific alert for 130 bpm, the max my doc says is safe since I am on beta blockers after an October heart attack. This amazing app solves both issues providing a customizable alert and a constant at-a-glance reading. Thank you!!

Developer Response
Thanks so much for the nice review! I’m glad it’s helpful to you!
Amazing Solution!
03/21/2022
Riverrunner50

I needed an app to continually monitor my heart rate, not one that kept switching back to my watch face like the standard Apple watch monitor (another example of Apple deciding it knows what its users want better than the user does). After all, it’s not easy to start pressing tiny icons while riding mountain bike trails or even road riding. I also need to set a specific alert for 130 bpm, the max my doc says is safe since I am on beta blockers after an October heart attack. This amazing app solves both issues providing a customizable alert and a constant at-a-glance reading. Thank you!!
Developer Response 03/22/2022
Thanks so much for the nice review! I’m glad it’s helpful to you!

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Seller: Ganotis Holdings, Inc.
Size: 18.3 MB
Category: Health & Fitness
Compatibility: Requires iOS 15.2 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 15.2 or later.

iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.2 or later.

Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 8.0 or later.
Languages: English and 8 more

English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish
Age Rating: 9+

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