Venture Miles vs UpDown Method
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Venture Miles
Turn your workouts into charitable donations. Log miles from running, cycling, swimming, and more to support causes you care about. Set goals, get pledges, and track your real-time impact with friends and family.
- Log miles from various workouts
- Support chosen charitable causes
- Set mileage and fundraising goals
- Get pledges from supporters
- Track real-time impact
- Create teams with friends and family
- Daily inspirational readings
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Now you can fight the greatest injustices in our world by making your miles matter. With every mile you log from a simple workout: running, cycling, hiking, swimming, and more, you can go the extra mile to help those in need. Here's how it works: 1. Choose a cause you care about. 2. Set mileage and fundraising goals. 3. Get pledges. 4. Track your miles. 5. See your impact in real time. Other exciting features: • Create a team to log miles and raise funds with your friends and family. • Get inspired by Daily Reading – a short post with insight into how your miles are making a difference. With Venture Miles, you CAN do something about injustice. #MakeYourMilesMatter #ToughThingsToughPlaces
UpDown Method
This app offers a unique, gentle approach to mindfulness with short, customizable intervals that adapt to your practice. It's designed to make meditation an enjoyable and sustainable habit for all levels of experience. Track your progress and maintain a consistent practice with its simplified interface and clear guidance.
- Customizable session durations
- Mindfulness check-ins
- Progress tracking
- Session history
- Journaling
- Simplified UI
- Step-by-step instructions
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Transform your meditation experience with the UpDown Method. Our unique approach makes mindfulness engaging and accessible with short, gentle intervals that grow with you. Designed for both beginners and seasoned practitioners, the UpDown Method ensures meditation is a joyful and sustainable habit. Key features include: • Customizable session durations and rounds • Regular mindfulness check-ins • Progress tracking with session history and journaling • Simplified UI for enhanced user experience • Clear, step-by-step instructions for effective meditation practice
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Verdict
Venture Miles and UpDown Method both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of UpDown Method's written reviews are positive against 50% of Venture Miles's. UpDown Method also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
UpDown Method holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Venture Miles's written reviews are positive against 100% of UpDown Method's.
Venture Miles ships an update every 5 weeks, UpDown Method every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Venture Miles | UpDown Method |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Venture Expeditions | Ibsa Barisa |
Customer experience
Venture Miles
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In-app purchases
Venture Miles
No in-app purchases
UpDown Method
No in-app purchases
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