The iPhone surprises
always by its numerous possibilities, and if we tell you that it is capable
take measurements of your heart rate without any accessories
extra you may not believe it. And yet it is indeed the
case, ! Applications available on the App Store, free or sold
less than one euro promise to performmeasuring your frequency
cardiac, simply with the camera and your finger placed on the flash,
by analyzing the color differences.
For you, we are swimming in the middle of science fiction and it is definitely not
possible ? So we wanted to do the test and compare the results of these
applications with a measurement carried out using a cardio frequency meter
classic, the one used by athletes.
You will find three applications tested, the first is French, it
is calledHeart Fitness, the second isInstant Heart
Rateand the thirdPulse O Matic.
Here is the result of this test:
For each of these apps, we did the video test and you will
to be able to compare over time to the measurement carried out thanks to
the iPhone with the measurement carried out using the sensor placed on the tester's torso
and to the watch which displays live pulses:
I might as well tell you right away, you willbe surprised,
the measurement is indeed of very good quality.
We arrive at the right result within a few pulsations or even exactly at
same results at certain times. It's very amazing, high technology
imaginative and we really like it!
The different applications tested are as follows, in order of appearance
in the video:
Heart Fitnessfree
Instant heart rate0,79 euros
Pulse o matic0,79 euros
In conclusion we would say that among the applications, Heart fitness wins
for two simple reasons: it works well and it is free. By
on the other hand, it is to the detriment of the rather austere user interface, and the
presence of advertising.
Among the paid applications, Instant Heart Rate has a resolutely
Modern offers to take notes and save them for each measurement. In
Generally it gives good quality results relatively quickly. On
the test above it was delayed by a few pulses but that's enough
rare. Finally Pulse o matic, with a design resolutely similar to an oscilloscope,
even if it improved during the last update, offers everything
even the results in general are a little shifted, and above all it is a little less
practical to use.
When it comes to the speed of four apps, Instant heart rate is
the fastest but not instantaneous as its name suggests, you have to wait
that the pulse is located, confirmed and finally measured. Therefore, you can
use this type of solution not during exercise of course but
example the end of a jogging, just to give you an idea of your
heart rate, then to see your heart rate
recovery.
As a result, this type of solution will never replace a belt or a
dedicated iPhone accessory, but it is incredible to realize that with the
flash and camera, your iPhone is able to measure your frequency
heart rate with very good precision!
And forcontinuous measurements during exercise always with
l’iPhone, we hadtested
the iPhone Runanlyzer sensor right here.
Update :another app not tested here allows this type
of measures, it is about
Cardiograph available here on the App Store, thank you for the comms (and you have
reason, it had been free in our daily good deals!)
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By : Keleops AG
founder of the site. Computer engineer and Internet specialist where he has held various positions of responsibility, Laurent has been passionate about mobility since the arrival of "PDAs" in the 90s. Journalist for 4 years for the magazine Team Palmtops (Posse Presse) and author of several books on the iPad published by Pearson.
