WhyExcited: Heart Rate Journal
Ahmet Erdem Gonul Health & Fitness iPhoneiPadiPod touchApple Watch
WhyExcited: Heart Rate Journal is a free Health & Fitness app for iPhone and iPad by Ahmet Erdem Gonul. Requires iOS 17.6. Updated May 21, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 18 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- May 21
- 2026 · v1.1
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About WhyExcited: Heart Rate Journal
DISCOVER WHAT MAKES YOUR HEART RACE Your Apple Watch already knows when your heart races. WhyExcited tells you why. Every time your heart rate spikes your Watch catches it and asks one simple question — what were you doing? One tap to log a meeting a song a moment of panic or a rush of joy. WHY USE WHYEXCITED Most heart rate apps show you numbers. WhyExcited shows you stories. Each spike becomes a timestamped entry in your personal health journal — what you felt why it happened and what you can change. Over weeks patterns emerge and your body finally starts making sense. KEY FEATURES AUTOMATIC SPIKE DETECTION Your Apple Watch monitors your heart rate passively throughout the day. The moment a spike is detected WhyExcited notifies you on your wrist — no manual measurement needed. ONE TAP LOGGING Log the cause of any spike in seconds. Choose from your most common triggers or type a custom note. The less friction the more honest your data. PATTERN INSIGHTS See which situations consistently spike your heart rate. Morning meetings late night anxiety a certain song a certain person. Your data tells the story. APPLE WATCH NATIVE Built from the ground up for Apple Watch. Complication support lets you see your latest spike at a glance right from your watch face. HEALTHKIT INTEGRATION Reads directly from HealthKit. Your data never leaves your devices and no account is required. PERFECT FOR People managing stress or anxiety who want to understand their triggers. Apple Watch users curious about what elevates their heart rate. Anyone who has ever received a High Heart Rate notification and wondered what caused it. Download WhyExcited today and start understanding the why behind every heartbeat. Requires Apple Watch Standard Apple Terms of Use EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
What’s new
Version 1.1 · Updated May 21, 2026
Bug fixes and performance improvements
App privacy
The developer, Ahmet Erdem Gonul, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Identifiers: User ID, Device ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction, Advertising Data, Other Usage Data
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data, Other Diagnostic Data
- Health & Fitness: Health
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
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