HR Pill
Android phone, tablet and TV · Bluetooth heart rate

Your heart rate, on top of every app.

HR Pill connects to your chest strap, armband or watch and floats your live BPM over whatever you're watching. The colour tells you which zone you're in, so you never have to look away.

HOW IT WORKS

Five zones. One glance.

Set your max heart rate once. The pill changes colour as your effort moves from easy recovery to all-out.

128
BPM
Z2Fat burn67% HRmax
Heart rate zonesHRmax 190
Z1Recovery< 114
Z2Fat burn114–132
Z3Aerobic133–151
Z4Threshold152–170
Z5Maximum171+
Floats over anythingVideos, maps, workouts, social apps. Drag the pill anywhere and it snaps to the nearest edge.
Three sizesDouble-tap to switch between small, medium and large. Tap once to reveal the close button.
Calm by designA gently beating heart and smooth colour changes. Nothing that flashes over your film.
THE APP

Everything else fits on one screen.

Connect a sensor, set your HRmax, pick a pill style. The app follows your system's dark or light theme.

Leave the app, keep the pillSwipe home and your heart rate appears on top of everything else.
Live heart rate
Live heart rateBPM, current zone, % of HRmax and the last two minutes.
Full screen
Full screenOne tap to expand. Readable from the bike or treadmill.
Finding a sensor
Finding a sensorNearby straps, watches and bands appear as they are found.
Zones and pill style
Zones and pill styleSet HRmax and see your zone ranges. Choose a dark or zone-coloured pill.
Privacy settings
Privacy settingsReadings stay on the phone. Analytics and crash reports are yours to switch.
TABLET & TV READY

Bigger screen, same pill.

Follow a workout video on your TV or ride along to a film on your tablet. HR Pill runs on Android tablets and Android TV, and the pill stays in the corner over whatever is playing.

HR Pill over a video on Android TV
HR Pill on an Android tablet home screen
Android TV & Google TVControlled with the remote. Pick one of four corners for the pill.
Android tabletsDrag the pill anywhere. It snaps to the nearest edge.
SENSORS

Works with the sensor you already have.

Any device that uses the standard Bluetooth Heart Rate profile: chest straps, armbands and watches with heart rate broadcast turned on.

Chest strapsThe most accurate option for training
ArmbandsOptical sensors worn on the forearm or upper arm
WatchesWith heart rate broadcast enabled
FAQ

Questions, answered.

If your watch can broadcast heart rate over Bluetooth, yes. Look for a setting called “heart rate broadcast” or “broadcast HR” and turn it on before you search in HR Pill. Chest straps and armbands usually work straight away.

Yes. On tablets the app uses a two-column layout and the pill floats over any app. On Android TV and Google TV you control everything with the remote and choose which corner the pill sits in.

No. Open the app, connect a sensor and show the pill.

Heart rate readings always stay on your phone. Usage analytics and crash reports can be switched on or off in Settings at any time, and neither includes your heart rate.

That permission is what lets the pill float on top of videos, maps and other apps. Without it the heart rate can only be shown inside HR Pill.

The app keeps a Bluetooth connection open while you use it, which uses some power. Close the pill with the X or disconnect the sensor when you are done.

Keep your eyes on the screen. Keep your effort in the zone.