World Hypertension Day – three apps to track blood pressure
Hypertension refers to high blood pressure – which is important to monitor.
WORLD Hypertension Day on May 17 highlights the importance of monitoring your blood pressure.
According to the World Hypertension League (WHL) website, the 2023 theme is Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer.
High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is linked to heart disease, so keeping tabs on one’s blood pressure is important.
On their website, WHL shares resources, including a guideline for checking the accuracy of BP monitors in 16 languages, including English and Afrikaans.
In line with this theme, we found three free smartphone apps designed to help users monitor their blood pressure. While there is no substitute for a professional medical opinion, these apps can be useful tools to help reach health goals.
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BP Journal: Blood Pressure Log
This app comes with a 4.8-star rating and 9 000 reviews. It allows users to log their blood pressure, view trends and send a report to their doctor. Blood pressure readings can be logged, saved, and backed up to the cloud. The app records statistics and creates a bar graph or pie chart of the data.
Blood Pressure Diary
Blood Pressure Diary has positive reviews with 81 000 reviews and a 4.6-star rating. Users can log their blood pressure readings, view weekly or monthly statistics, and back up their data. The app also uses a gauge to categorise a blood pressure reading, pacing the reading at hypotension, normal, prehypertension, stage 1 hypertension or stage 2 hypertension.
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Blood Pressure Tracker
With 16 000 reviews and a 4.4-star rating, this app gets a thumbs-up from users. The home face offers easy-to-use tabs for data, recording blood pressure and statistics. The statistics tabs allow users to view a pie chart, line graph, weight chart or an analysis of systolic and diastolic readings as well as pulse and weight.
Do you use a blood pressure tracker? Which is your favourite one?
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