CardioBot: Heart Rate Monitor

I am physically disabled and can’t run at all, and walking is difficult. I do exercise regularly, using a recumbent stationary bike. I just downloaded the app to help me track some health issues, and the first thing that happened was a Pop-Up notification telling me I need to walk more. Nearly deleted the app right away. Developer might want to reconsider having that feature be the first thing users see. Additionally an option for users who are disabled to choose some other form of exercise would be nice. A recumbent stationary bike, swimming, table-top-hand cycle, even chair exercises are some decent options that don’t require walking. The main point is get your heart rate up, yes? I think it’s best not be limited by focusing only on walking or running. I’ll update this review after I’ve used the app a few days. I’m gonna give 5 stars at the beginning because I don’t want to ding the developer for trying to encourage people to do more cardio in a way that didn’t happen to fit my particular circumstance.

I have used and subscribe to this app for several years and it has a lot of nice features. One of the features I like the best with seeing my average heart rate each day - and seeing how that changed overtime by looking at the monthly calendar view. That functionality has been removed. That view now uses blue yellow and red bars to give me an “idea” of your average heart rate during the day but if does not give you any numbers like it used to. The numbers are more meaningful than color coded bars.

This app appears to be useful. However, I keep getting elevated heart rate notices when my heart rate is well below the threshold I've set for the native heart rate app for my Apple Watch S3. I can't see anywhere in the CardioBot app where I can adjust settings for this. The developer's website for this app simply takes me to a one-page app preview that's not helpful. What am I missing? Review update: I've had to dump this app on both my watch and iPhone because of the all-too-frequent elevated heart rate notifications. The native iOS health app and other heart monitoring apps convinced me that the CardioBot app results were unreliable in this regard. I do appreciate the developer's response, and I may try the app again after the next significant update. It does look to have quite useful potential.