By Orion Voss

Offline Heart Rate App: Why No Internet Is a Feature

Most people only notice an app needs the internet when they are on a plane or out of signal. For a heart rate app, working offline says something more important: your data is not going anywhere.

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70 BPM: see what caused every heart rate spike

70 BPM lays your Apple Health heart rate over your calendar, so every spike has a name: the standup, the client call, the commute home.

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70 BPM on iPhone: a day view with 123 BPM flagged High, captioned “Discover what spikes your heart rate”
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Heart rate on your calendar Reads Apple Health No account, no upload Free to download, no subscription iPhone, iOS 18 or later

Free to download · Optional Pro in-app purchases · Reads from Apple Health · Stays on your iPhone

What "offline" means for a heart rate app

Your Apple Watch sends heart-rate readings to your iPhone directly, and Apple Health stores them on the phone. An offline heart rate app reads that local data and draws its charts on the phone too. No step needs a server, so nothing breaks without the internet, and nothing is uploaded when you are online.

Why it matters

How to test any app

  1. Turn on airplane mode.
  2. Force-quit the app and reopen it.
  3. Check that charts, history and every screen you use still work.

If it all works, the app is doing its work on your phone.

What you give up

OfflineCloud
Data stays on your phoneWeb dashboard in a browser
Works anywhereSync across several devices
No accountServer-side backup and sharing

Your data is still backed up with your normal encrypted iPhone backup.

70 BPM works offline

70 BPM reads heart rate from Apple Health and events from your calendar, both already on your phone, and shows them together. It works in airplane mode, needs no account and does not upload your heart rate. It is free.

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Frequently asked questions

Is there a heart rate app that works offline?

Yes. 70 BPM reads heart rate from Apple Health on your iPhone and works fully in airplane mode.

Does Apple Watch need internet to record heart rate?

No. The watch records heart rate and syncs it to your iPhone directly, without the internet.

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