POTS Screen

For Wear OS watches and Android phones

Track POTS with your watch and phone.

Take a guided standing test on your wrist, get a buzz when your heart rate spikes while you're still, and see how things change over weeks and months.

Get it on Google Play Free · No account · No ads

How it works

Your watch collects the data.
Your phone is the dashboard.

  1. Install it on your phone

    Get POTS Screen from Google Play. The watch app installs on your paired Wear OS watch.

  2. Take a standing test

    Start one from your watch whenever you like. It guides you through lying down and standing up.

  3. Wear it as usual

    Heart rate, steps and alerts are recorded in the background and sync to your phone on their own.

Watch screen during the lying phase of a standing test: 78 bpm, 2 minutes 29 seconds left
Watch screen during the standing phase: 99 bpm, with the heart-rate graph jumping after standing up

Standing test

A guided standing test on your wrist

Lie down while your watch measures your resting heart rate. When it buzzes, stand up and stay standing while it keeps recording. No timer, no counting your pulse and no second person needed.

  • 10 minutes lying, 5 standing by default. Set each phase anywhere from 3 to 15 minutes.
  • Compared with a commonly used screening threshold: a sustained rise of 30+ bpm after standing, or 40+ bpm under 18.
  • Every test is saved, so you can see how your results change over time.
Standing test result on the phone: meets POTS threshold, heart rate increased by 41 bpm, with the heart-rate graph and resting, max and increase values
Standing test result on the watch showing resting, max and the change in heart rate

Results

See exactly how much your heart rate rose

Each result shows your resting heart rate, your peak after standing and the difference between them, along with the full graph of the test.

  • Check results on your watch right away, or look at the details on your phone.
  • Browse past tests by week, month or year.
  • Share a single test in a couple of taps.
Watch notification: Heart Rate Alert, heart rate increased by 31 BPM over 4 steps
Watch notification: High Heart Rate Alert, heart rate reached 138 BPM, alert threshold 130 BPM

Heart-rate alerts

A buzz when your heart rate spikes at rest

Your watch lets you know when your heart rate jumps by 20 bpm or more within 30 seconds while you've taken fewer than 15 steps, so exercise doesn't set it off.

  • Optional high heart-rate alerts at a limit you choose, from 100 to 200 bpm.
  • Spike alerts are saved, so you can see which days and times they tend to happen.
Tracking screen for one day: heart-rate graph with average, max and min, and a steps graph
Overview with total alerts, average heart rate, average daily steps, alerts per weekday and a time-of-day chart

Tracking & trends

Heart rate and steps, recorded all day

There's nothing to start or stop. Your watch records in the background, and your phone shows each day's heart rate, steps and alerts. Expand any graph to take a closer look at part of your day.

  • Weekly, monthly, yearly and custom overviews of alerts, average heart rate and daily steps.
  • A time-of-day chart shows when your alerts tend to cluster.
Export screen with Save to device and Share buttons, and storage controls below

Export

Easy to bring to your doctor

Export everything in one ZIP file: a spreadsheet-friendly CSV for each day, a graph of each day, and every standing test with its summary, data and graph.

  • Files open straight in Excel or Google Sheets, with a README that explains each one.
  • Save it to your phone, or share it to email, Drive or anywhere else.

Privacy

Your health data stays with you.

POTS Screen was built to keep what it records on your own devices.

On your watch and phone

Heart rate, steps, alerts and test results are stored only on your devices and sync directly between them. They're never uploaded to the developer or anyone else.

No account, no ads

There's nothing to sign up for, no ads and no subscription. Automatic cloud backup is turned off, too.

Yours to export or delete

Keep everything or only recent months, export a full copy whenever you like, or delete data from the Storage screen.

To help improve the apps, they send basic usage statistics and crash reports to Google Firebase. These never include your heart rate, steps, test results or any other health information. Read the full privacy policy.

FAQ

Questions

Which watches does it work with?

Watches running Wear OS 4 or newer with a heart-rate sensor, such as Google Pixel Watch and Samsung Galaxy Watch4 or later. It doesn't work on watches that don't run Wear OS, like Apple Watch, Garmin or Fitbit trackers.

Do I need both the phone and watch apps?

Yes. The watch does the measuring, and the phone is where your history, trends and exports live. The phone app can't record anything without a watch. You'll need an Android phone running Android 13 or newer.

Can it tell me if I have POTS?

No. POTS Screen is a screening aid, not a medical device. It doesn't diagnose any condition and doesn't measure blood pressure. It's meant to give you and your doctor a clearer, more objective picture of what your heart rate is doing.

How accurate are the readings?

Everything comes from your watch's heart-rate sensor, so results depend on it. How snugly the watch fits, medication, hydration and other factors can all affect a reading. Talk to your doctor about what your results mean for you.

Does it cost anything?

No. It's free, with no ads, subscriptions or in-app purchases.

About

POTS Screen was made by someone with POTS, for people with POTS, to make it easier to track the condition objectively over time.

Requirements

  • Android phone with Android 13 or newer
  • Wear OS 4 or newer watch with a heart-rate sensor

Important

POTS Screen does not diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any medical condition. Always talk to a qualified healthcare provider about your results.