Stopping early.
If you feel faint, unwell or unable to go on, stop the test and sit or lie down. The readings you already entered are saved, and you can edit the test afterwards.
PulseStand
POTS tracker
Your pulse lying down, then standing. The rise, worked out.
PulseStand is a POTS symptom tracker and dysautonomia diary. A guided timer walks you through the lying and standing readings you type in, works out the difference, and keeps every test so you can see how it changes from week to week. Fluids, salt, symptoms and flare days sit beside it, and a PDF brings it all to your next appointment.
$19.99 ONCE · $9.99 A YEAR · $1.99 A MONTH
- No account
- Readings stay on your phone
- Light and dark
- 10 languages
The stand test
A timer that walks you through it.
- Lie down
- Resting pulse
- Stand
- 1 min
- 3 min
- 5 min
- 10 min
Lie down and rest for the time you choose (3, 5 or 10 minutes, or your own). Take your pulse by hand or read it off your watch and type it in. Then stand still if you can, and the timer prompts you at the 1, 3, 5 and 10 minute marks. The screen stays on while the test runs.
The rise
An example test from the app's sample data. Change the readings to see how the rise is worked out: the highest standing pulse minus the lying pulse. PulseStand shows the number; it does not grade it.
+34bpm
Blood pressure.
Optional, at the start and the end of the test.
Fluids and salt
Your targets, not ours.
Your targets, typed in.
Type the daily fluid and salt targets your clinician gave you. PulseStand never suggests one, and two bars show where you are today.
Quick adds.
Log a glass or a bottle with one tap, or save your own quick adds for drinks and electrolyte products, with the fluid and sodium from the label.
Your units.
Salt as grams of salt or milligrams of sodium. Fluid in ml or ounces.
Symptoms and flare days
What happened, and when.
Log dizziness, palpitations, fatigue, brain fog, nausea and more, with a 1 to 5 severity, the time, your position and possible triggers you noticed, such as heat, standing, a big meal, a hot shower or poor sleep, or add your own.
Mark flare days and see them on a month calendar, with a short note about how the day went.
The doctor report
One PDF for the date range you pick.
Every stand test in a table, how often each symptom came up and how bad it was, flare days, fluid and salt averages, and your medication list as you typed it. The report is in English.
Also in the app
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Trends
Your rise by week, symptoms by time of day and by trigger, and how often you reached your targets.
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Medication and compression
The items you name, ticked when taken, and hours in a compression garment. No drug database and no dosing advice.
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Reminders
Fluid nudges at the hours you choose, plus stand test and medication reminders.
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Edit anything
Every entry can be changed later, and a test you did somewhere else can be typed in.
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Backup
Everything in one file, to restore on a new phone.
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Phone and tablet
A side rail and a wider layout on tablets, light and dark themes, and 10 languages.
More screens
How it works
Your readings stay on your phone.
No account and no sign-in. Back up to one file and restore it on a new phone, on every plan.
Nothing you logged gets locked.
On the standard version every test, symptom and note stays there to open and edit.
It records, it does not diagnose.
PulseStand keeps the numbers you type and works out the difference between them. It does not diagnose POTS, grade results or give medical advice, and it does not replace a clinician's standing test, a tilt table test or a medical evaluation. Your clinician sets your targets and your plan.
Pricing
Standard
The stand test, fluids and salt with fluid reminders, symptoms and flare days, stand test charts for the last 30 days, and backup. A small banner ad on the Symptoms tab.
Pro adds
- The doctor PDF
- Trends
- Stand test charts beyond 30 days
- The medication and compression log
- Stand test and medication reminders
- No ads
$19.99 once
- A year
- $9.99
- A month
- $1.99
A 14-day trial is offered in the app. It starts only when you tap it, and no card is asked for.
Questions
Does PulseStand measure my heart rate?
No. You take your pulse by hand or read it off your watch, and type it in. PulseStand times the test, keeps the readings and works out the rise.
Can PulseStand tell me if I have POTS?
No. It keeps the numbers you enter and shows the difference between lying and standing. It does not diagnose, grade results or give medical advice. Take your readings to your clinician.
How is the rise worked out?
The rise is your highest standing pulse minus your lying pulse. Your lying pulse and your peak standing pulse are shown beside it.
Does it need an account?
No. Your readings and notes are stored on your phone, and no account is needed. Ads and crash reports go through Google services, as listed in the Play data safety section.
What is in the doctor PDF?
Every stand test in your date range in a table, how often each symptom came up and how bad it was, flare days, fluid and salt averages, and your medication list as you typed it. It is in English. The PDF is part of Pro.
Can I move my records to a new phone?
Yes. Back up to one file and restore it on the new phone. Backup works on every plan.
Your readings and symptoms, ready for your next appointment.
Do one stand test today, and keep the rise for next time.