Dash Bluetooth Heart Rate Monitor Chest Strap & Health Sensor for iPhone or Android. Tracks HR Zones & Calories Burned - Perfect for Running, Cycling & Fitness Activity

I previously had two Polar chest monitors. The first one lasted 4 years but had blue tooth connection issues. The second one lasted 2 days. I bought the Dash in May 2023 and have not changed the battery with daily use. The blue tooth connection is superb.

This monitor works well and is pretty accurate. I downloaded the Polar app they recommend and setting it up was effortless.The only negative is the strap. While it adjusts pretty easily, it has a tendency to fold over on itself and can cause friction burn if you aren't careful. I'm trying to figure out a solution for it but maybe I'm just too overweight right now, I don't know.I'd love to say if anything happened to this monitor I'd buy it again but the strap issue is a big hang up for me.

I don't get why, but you can sync / use this strap with a TON of different apps. I've got it to sync up with Wahoo, Strava, Endomondo, IpBike and Polar Beat. I use Polar Beat because it syncs to Google Fit directly. I can't wrap my head around the fact that this thing is so inexpensive and I get to use these apps.APP COMPATIBILITY: As mentioned above, it can sync with a ton of stuff. I like the Google Fit interface and so just sticking with that for now. I use Polar Beat to get it over. I think Wahoo has some better analytics tho. I would like an app that would just let it constantly measure my HR w/o having to tell it to do some 'activity'. Right now I use "Other Indoor" and let it run 24/7 because I'm curious to know my HR patterns.STRAP: The strap looks pretty durable. After being unsatisfied with more expensive Polar models, usually with complaints & pictures showing how the strap breaks, this "Dash" strap looks pretty sturdy with a plastic hook clip thingie. I've attached a picture so you can see it better.HRM: It snaps on very strongly. I don't think it'll wear over time. I haven't verified it's accuracy vs manual measurement, but I have pitted it against my wrist activity tracker (moved up higher on forearm for more accurate measurement) and it matched perfectly, so I guess it's pretty accurate.BATTERY / LONGEVITY: The battery that came with the unit appeared to have died around the 84 hr mark. However, I think that was because I wasn't getting good contact with the electrodes and thought it was dead. The new CR2032 batteries (picked up @ Walgreens) have currently lasted me about 164 continuous hours (almost 7 days). I've even slept with it on.RELIABILITY: You gotta use electrode gel. I bought some for $10 bucks and should last me years. I use a couple drops on each and smear it around. I've used the Dash HRM for almost 2 weeks with about 10.4 days of constant wear (248 hrs). I've used the electrode gel for about 2/3rds of that time. The electrode rubbery things on the strap haven't shown any signs of degrading.---------------------------------------------------------------SUMMARY: Really amazing value. Cost is great and works with popular apps. Strap seems like a better design for durability vs others I've looked at. Gotta use electrode gel if using when NOT sweating a good amount, but recommended generally even if you are. Battery life is great, so I presume it operates very efficiently.CON (sort of): The battery is a real pain to open. Try to use a thick coin, like a quarter. I used a thicker coin from Chuck E Cheese which worked. Putting the battery cover back on is also difficult. You need to line it up perfectly or risk snapping off plastic parts used to lock it in place. I had to use a lot of downward pressure twisting it back w/o damaging the slot for twisting/turning. Also, it took me a couple tries before it started working with the new battery.I'm fine with this though, it's not big deal. You rarely will change it out. It's really minor and probably just means it's very sturdy.

Love this heart rate monitor, it is so comfortable I have forgotten to take it off after running when I got side tracked. It seems accurate, should be better than the optical types and works perfectly with Polar Beat. It also connects quickly to my phone via Bluetooth, while I am listening to my BT earbuds. It seems like it will hold up and nothing gives me any concern with it after months of use (3-5 times per week). I use a dab of electrode jell on the pads and rinse the whole thing in the shower and it has stayed pretty much like new. Considering the price, I would not hesitate to buy this again if I lost it. I have a Polar Unite as well, which gets less use every day. I love the Polar Flow ap though, which I believe only works with Polar devices (since I have a Unite, I was able to use it). Even though I could take or leave the Unite, the upside is that now the Dash data from Beat is also imported into flow. Without a the Unite however I was only able to see the Dash data through Polar Beat, which was sufficient, just not as cool.I recall trying this with a couple other aps and it worked fine, I just preferred to use it with Polar Beat.

I bought it to be used with the Zwift app for cycling and Strava for recording the cardio output during hiking and walking with iOS and Windows laptop. It does work well and accurate.To get it going, you do have to wet the electrode contact surfaces on the belt. Plain water will do for me so try that before you purchase additional paste and such. It can take a few seconds before it senses the signal and start transmitting after wetting.If you have multiple devices that will connect to it, be aware that if it is connected to one device, it will not connect to another. I go between iPad for Zwift and iPhone for walking with Strava. That's how Bluetooth works. Be sure to temporariy disable the Bluethooth on other device if you are trying to swtich.

It was '93 when technology started getting ahead of what I could comprehend. And the gap has continued to widen. So it was no real surprise that I could not get my Dash heart-monitor to connect to my iPhone. On their Amazon page Dash said they would help, so I called them. A nice man named Josh answered and walked me through making the connection. Technology can be difficult for me, even with help. And Josh was patient and polite through the process, allowing me all the time I needed to absorb his direction (he even helped me download the Wahoo fitness app--I used it because Dash had written somewhere that it is pretty simple to use). The Dash heart-monitor is very accurate (I have compared its readings with two high-end blood pressure readers that include heart rate). I ride a bike (1,400 miles since late April), and the monitor has let me see just how effective are my two different ride routines. Basically, ten miles over rolling terrain, or high-intensity interval exercises (forty versus twenty minutes). Turns out that in both types my heart-rate exceeds the high-performance zone for my age, at over 150 bpm. That's enough said... it's a good monitor that is supported by good people. Thank you, Josh!

Course à pied, très facile d’utilisation!!

Ok they are a few positive and a few negative with this one.1. The positives: this thing works perfectly with Sports Tracker and Strava and it has its own app too which is Wahoo.2. Setup is quite easy.3. It's... fairly comfy.1. The negatives: no ON or OFF switch, you must for a unsnap (which is not that easy and may lead to breaking the device sooner or later)2. Now this one is very tricky. As I said above it works with a TON of app but... BUT... you must choose. Either you connect it to MULTIPLE sport apps at the same time or just one OR...OR you can ONLY connect it to Wahoo and no other apps. Here's why it's tricky, Wahoo will give you a ton of info about your belt which your sport app won't but, Wahoo will NOT give you audio feedbacks, Sports Tracker can give me a HR feedback by minute or distance (I set mine to warn me about my HR every 2 minutes).3. Once it decides to work anymore, just reboot the phone. But I sure wish it had a ON/OFF button.So for the moment I cannot give you a FINAL review since I just got the device but I run well over 3,000km per year so you can be sure I have time for plenty of feedback I just strongly doubt this will last me 1 year which every thing I buy on amazon seems to break before 1 year.Update: I was actually able to connect the monitor first to its app and than after connect it to Sports Tracker, it seems it Strava that doesn't work with all 3. So I'm happy because I got audio of MY HB with Sport Tracker. I do continue to have HIGH hesitation about the lack of on/off button and forcing the monitor to de-snap every day to shut it off. I even destroyed a fork of mine so I can use it to un-snap the monitor a bit more safely.

I cannot speak to the accuracy at all, but I purchased this to have my heart rate on my Stream while I play video games and it works great. Easy to use, setup, and works with a large variety of apps with no fuss. (I’m on iOS)

Très bien

Il fait le travail. Des fois il se déconnecte seul, mais cest rare.