Alternatives to Elite HRV
A heart rate variability app that measures readiness, stress and recovery from short readings. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Elite HRV
A heart rate variability app that measures readiness, stress and recovery from short readings.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Elite HRV.
HRV4Training
Mobile app that measures heart rate variability to guide training load and recovery.
HRV4Training measures HRV with the phone camera or supports chest straps, Apple Watch and Oura, has published validation studies, and is paid rather than freemium.
Welltory
A phone app that turns heart rate variability and other biometrics into daily stress and energy guidance.
Welltory combines wearable and phone measurements into plain stress, energy, sleep and recovery guidance, and is most useful with a compatible wearable rather than manual readings.
Athlytic
Apple Watch and iPhone app that turns Apple Health data into daily recovery, exertion and sleep scores.
Athlytic derives daily recovery and exertion scores from Apple Watch data you already collect, removing manual readings but limiting use to iPhone and Apple Watch.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
WHOOP
Companion app for the WHOOP wearable that scores daily strain, recovery and sleep.
Oura
Companion app for the Oura Ring that reports sleep, activity, stress and heart health insights.
Ultrahuman
Companion app for the Ultrahuman Ring and other Ultrahuman devices that tracks sleep, recovery and metabolism.
Bevel
An iOS health app that turns wearable, sleep, nutrition and lab data into daily metrics and coaching.
