COROS vs Tread Assist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
COROS
Enhance your fitness journey with detailed daily data, activity summaries, and advanced navigation tools. Customize your devices, download training plans, and seamlessly sync with popular third-party health platforms.
- Daily data tracking (sleep, steps, calories)
- Activity summaries for all sports
- Map and route management
- Device and personal settings customization
- Third-party app integration
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The COROS app is your tool to help improve your fitness, download training plans, navigate with confidence, customize your devices, and more. The app will help you to track, and view: - Daily Data such as Sleep, Steps, Calories and more - Activity Summaries for all sports recorded on your watch - The Explore Page to manage maps, routes, and saved locations - Profile Page to customize your watch and personal settings - Connect and sync to 3rd party apps like Apple HealthKit, Google Health Connect, Strava, and more Note: - Sync steps, heart rate and other data to Apple devices using HealthKit - Continuous background use of GPS can decrease battery life
Tread Assist
Track your running cadence and other key metrics on your treadmill. Set targets, receive wrist alerts, and sync your workouts with Apple Health and Strava. Analyze your progress with detailed statistics and charts.
- Cadence tracking (steps per minute)
- Heart rate and calorie monitoring
- Target cadence alerts with Apple Watch haptics
- Metronome for cadence matching
- Automatic workout uploads to Apple Health/Strava
- Progress statistics and charts
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Tread Assist aims to provide you with metrics that ordinary treadmills cannot provide. The app allows you to view your cadence in steps per minute, while running or walking on a treadmill. Workouts can be uploaded to Apple Health and/or Strava automatically. Additional features include: - The ability to set a target cadence with an acceptable range. - View your current heart rate, heart rate zone, and calories burnt. - Receive a tap on the wrist from your Apple Watch when you fall outside your configured target range. - Configure a metronome to easily match your target cadence. - Analyse your progress with statistics and charts of previous runs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: COROS at 54% against Tread Assist's 0%. COROS also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Tread Assist's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Tread Assist sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. COROS asks for nothing beyond the download.
COROS ships an update every 2 weeks, Tread Assist every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | COROS | Tread Assist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (797 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 54.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 797 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 856 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | COROS Wearables Inc. | William Coates |
Customer experience
COROS
Tread Assist
Bugs and requests
COROS
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes frequently
- Inability to log in or sync data
- Inconsistent data between watch and app
- Elevation/GPS tracking issues
- Strength training mode not working properly
Requested features
5 requests- Add more watch face options
- Improve sleep tracking accuracy
- Integrate with Apple Health app
- Add ability to edit/delete activities
- Provide more customization options
Tread Assist
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
COROS
No in-app purchases
Tread Assist
- Remove Ads$0.99
