J vs Ameritas Benefits
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
J
This straightforward fitness tracker focuses on recording your walks and runs. It accurately logs distance, time, and pace without unnecessary features or data collection. All your workout history is securely stored on your device.
- Tracks distance, time, and pace
- Simple, intuitive interface
- Workout history review
- Real-time progress display
- Robust and fault-tolerant design
- All data stored locally
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A super-simple app to track your walks and runs. It tracks your: Distance, Time, and Pace for each workout. That's it! I created this app for my wife who was baffled by the complex apps that are available this kind of thing. They all have dozens of features she has no interest in but still has to wade through and/or ads to try to click around. But she just wants to know how far and fast her walks or runs go. Although the app is simple, I've brought to bear the experience of 30+ years as a software engineer to this app. I've tried to make it as robust, fault-tolerent, and rock-solid as I reasonably could. (e.g., take any similar app and let it run out of power during your workout or simulate this by force-rebooting -- and look at what you end up with. With some other apps -- even Apple's very nice Workouts app for Apple Watch -- you'll end up with little to nothing. With J-Walker, you'll have your workout tracked up to the second your phone died.) Also, all your data stays on your phone. There's no data harvesting going on here, no advertisers, no "partners", no switcheroo. There's one screen to review workout history or start a workout. And another to show your progress during a workout. Simple.
Ameritas Benefits
Access your dental and vision benefits on the go. Manage your account, view ID cards, find providers, and review claim information. This app provides convenient access to your Ameritas primary member benefits.
- Access ID cards
- Find network dental providers
- View dental claim information
- Manage account profile
- Access plan documents
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On-the-go dental and vision benefit information for Ameritas primary members. Manage your account profile preferences, access ID cards, find a dental provider, view plan documents or recent dental claim information. Features include: ID cards - Access to all your plan ID cards in one place. Using the functionality of your phone, you can display or share your ID card with your provider as needed. Provider Search - Find a network dental provider for your city, state, or ZIP Code. Claims - View dental claim documents from your recent visits and review plan usage information for covered dependents.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: J at 100% against Ameritas Benefits's 11%. J also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.8) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). Ameritas Benefits's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 10 months). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Ameritas Benefits is free to download; J costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
J holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ameritas Benefits has 147 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of J's written reviews are positive against 11% of Ameritas Benefits's.
J ships an update every 10 months, Ameritas Benefits every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | J | Ameritas Benefits |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better | 1.8 (147 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 10.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 147 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Mullaney | Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. |
Customer experience
J
Ameritas Benefits
In-app purchases
J
No in-app purchases
Ameritas Benefits
No in-app purchases









