# Inner Balance™

> Get your heart, mind, and emotions in sync with HRV coherence training

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.heartmath.innerbalance](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.heartmath.innerbalance)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.heartmath.innerbalance`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** HeartMath Inc.
- **Category:** HEALTH\_AND\_FITNESS
- **Downloads:** 199,737
- **Rating:** 4.79 / 5 (2,345 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.18.1.1249
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-26
- **First published:** 2017-01-24
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 20 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-25
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.heartmath.innerbalance)
- **Website:** [http://www.heartmath.com](http://www.heartmath.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://my.heartmath.com/privacy-policy](https://my.heartmath.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

**Inner Balance™** is a HeartMath companion app for Inner Balance Bluetooth and USB-C sensors. The sensor clips to your earlobe to measure heart-rhythm patterns, while the app provides real-time HRV coherence feedback to help you practice calm breathing and positive focus.

Use guided meditations, coaching prompts, dynamic graphics, customizable settings, and four challenge levels to support relaxation, focus, stress management, mental clarity, and resilience. Track your progress through the free cloud platform and build a daily coherence routine with short sessions. A HeartMath Inner Balance sensor is required. This app supports stress education and resilience training and is not a medical device.

## Rankings

- #159,962 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`

## Review summary

Inner Balance is praised for real-time, data-driven breathing feedback and its ease of use, with strong stress-relief benefits and solid tablet/Bluetooth support. Users enjoy the motivational, gamified approach. However, recurring issues include inconsistent sensor readings, several UI/UX annoyances, and privacy/account deletion concerns. Some users also request wired connectivity and ongoing firmware support. Overall, a powerful biofeedback tool when reliability and UX are improved.

### Pros

- Real-time, data-driven biofeedback with coherence metrics that guides breathwork and neural/physiological balance.
- Intuitive, easy-to-use interface and overall program that makes breath training accessible.
- Strong stress-relief and mood-regulation benefits, with users noting relaxation and de-escalation of emotions.
- Good device compatibility (tablet support) and Bluetooth sensor pairing, with responsive customer support when needed.
- Engaging, gamified aspects that help users stay accountable and motivated to practice regularly.

### Cons

- Sensor readings can be inconsistent or inaccurate at times (including occasional fake readings) and may require resets.
- Usability issues in UI/UX such as landscape mode not working, hard-to-read graphs with mismatched time scales, and unresponsive settings (e.g., soundtrack customization).
- Privacy concerns about data and account deletion requiring user-action to remove data.
- Missing hardware options (desire for wired use/non-Bluetooth, especially for kids) and questions about ongoing firmware updates.
- Reliability problems reported after extended use (bad readings, lack of updates) that hinder long-term use.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.heartmath.innerbalance)