# Health-Monitoring Apps What's My Heart Rate? Measures Simply by Looking at Your Phone By Bob van Leeuwen | Published 2012-09-09 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/diy-health-monitoring References: [whatsmyheartrate](http://www.whatsmyheartrate.com/) The cost of healthcare is not cheap in some parts of the world, and the What's My Heart Rate? app measures how healthy you really are. In western society the cost of healthcare could accumulate to half of the cost of living. There are a few options to combat this, including less quality, higher costs, innovation and/or self responsibility. The latter two can be combined with this DIY app. DIY health is showing signs of real promise. The [Nike](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nike-and-fortnite)+ allows users to [monitor health progress](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/healthmode-fitness-for-free), but more serious health apps are surfacing. What's My Heart Rate? is the first smartphone app that [measures your heart rate](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/health-monitoring-capability) without touching the phone. It uses the camera to detect micro color changes on your face, thus making it easier to monitor body functions. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.2/10 - Popularity: 30% | Activity: 58% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **DIY Health:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in creating more advanced health-monitoring apps that can be conveniently used by individuals. - **Mobile Health:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in developing smartphone apps that can accurately measure various vital signs and health indicators. - **Affordable Healthcare:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in leveraging technology to provide cost-effective health-monitoring solutions, reducing healthcare expenses for individuals. ### Who This Affects Most - **Healthcare Technology:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the development and commercialization of advanced health-monitoring technologies, devices, and apps. - **Mobile App Development:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the creation of user-friendly and accurate health-monitoring apps that can be easily accessed and used on smartphones. - **Wellness and Fitness:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in integrating health-monitoring capabilities into wellness and fitness products/services, enabling individuals to track their health status on a regular basis. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Smartphone-Connected Heart Monitors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mfine-1.md) - [Miniature Blood Pressure Monitors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/miniature-blood-pressure-monitors.md) - [Smartphone Blood Pressure Readers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bpclip.md) - [AI Heart Health Mirrors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/faceheart-cardiomirror.md) - [Touchscreen Thermometer Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/touchscreen-thermometer-apps.md) - [COVID-Monitoring Health Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/visible.md) - [Health Tracking Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bmi-health-tracker-app.md) - [Comprehensive Fitness Tracking](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/healthmode-fitness-for-free.md) - [Remote Patient Monitoring Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/withings-rpm.md)