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HRV Biofeedback on Windows Pc

Developed By: Joachim Nohl

License: Free

Rating: 1,9/5 - 22 votes

Last Updated: March 02, 2025

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version	1.0.0
Size	21.8 MB
Release Date	November 30, 23
Category	Health & Fitness Apps
App Permissions: Required to be able to access the camera device. [see more (8)]
What's New: If you're reading this, release your shoulders from your ears, unclench your jaw and remove your tongue from the roof of your mouth. We physically tend to... [see more]
Description from Developer: This app uses the camera to measure your heart rate and calculates your heart rate variability. HRV is an index of activity of the autonomic (vegetative) nervous system. The high... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download HRV Biofeedback and install on Windows PC. HRV Biofeedback is free Health & Fitness app, developed by Joachim Nohl. Latest version of HRV Biofeedback is 1.0.0, was released on 2023-11-30 (updated on 2025-03-02). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000. Overall rating of HRV Biofeedback is 1,9. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 22 users, 15 users had rated it 5*, 3 users had rated it 1*.

How to install HRV Biofeedback on Windows?

Instruction on how to install HRV Biofeedback on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install HRV Biofeedback on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Install using BlueStacks
Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install HRV Biofeedback using BlueStacks

Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
Once installed, click "HRV Biofeedback" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install HRV Biofeedback on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "HRV Biofeedback" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.0.0 , 1.0.0 , 1.0.0.

Download HRV Biofeedback 1.0.0 on Windows PC – 21.8 MB

Download HRV Biofeedback 1.0.0 on Windows PC – 42.7 MB

Download HRV Biofeedback 1.0.0 on Windows PC – 15.3 MB

This app uses the camera to measure your heart rate and calculates your heart rate variability.

HRV is an index of activity of the autonomic (vegetative) nervous system.

The higher your HRV, the higher the balloon will fly (biofeedback).

Focus on your vivid heart (and calm breathing) and get an idea what helps you calming down (what makes the balloon rise).

The measurement quality highly depends on correct usage (your finger should be placed in a way that the camera can clearly see your blood flow and you should limit the movement of the measured finger as good as you can).

Measuring the HRV right after physical activity is not the purpose, as the HRV has a different meaning for higher heart rates.

The area around the camera will get warm during measurements. That's normal.

Heart rate variability (HRV) is calculated the following way:
Imaging of bloodflow in your finger is used to create a photoplethysmogram (PPG). With the PPG it then calculates the interbeat interval (IBI), resulting in your heart rate (BPM), and - through filtering of artifacts and more calculations - the 'root mean square of successive differences' (RMSSD). While the HRV itself is not clearly defined as one unit and can be calculated in different ways, the RMSSD is the most common method.

Disclaimer:
This is not a medical app!
If you have any medical problems, please consult a medical practitioner and don't make any decisions based on the measurements of this app.

If you're reading this, release your shoulders from your ears, unclench your jaw and remove your tongue from the roof of your mouth. We physically tend to hold on to stress in least noticeable ways. Relax.

Sorry if the measurement does not work as expected. It highly depends on the camera input - how you place the finger, how calm you remain and unfortunately also on your device (distance between flash and camera etc.).

Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows an application to record audio.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows applications to access information about networks.