BEAT vs NexStep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BEAT
This app rewards users with tokens and other incentives for participating in sponsored challenges and tracking their physical activity. It functions as a training diary, allowing you to save and share your progress with friends within the network. Integration with HealthKit enables the app to read your activity data for reward eligibility.
- Sponsored challenges
- Earn BEAT tokens and rewards
- Activity tracking
- Training diary
- Share activities with friends
- HealthKit integration
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The official BEAT App gives you the ability to take on sponsoring challenges and enables you to receive BEAT tokens and other rewards for your activity. Share your activities with friends and achieve your fitness goals! Go for your next run with the BEAT app and get rewarded for it. BEAT creates a training diary that you can save and share with friends within the BEAT network. All you have to do is accept a challenge and be as active as you can. The very first challenge of the BEAT App is offered by the MySports GmbH. The MySports Walk & Run Challenge motivated you to do sports, supports your physical development and helps you to document your activities. Our app uses the HealthKit to read your activity and health data so you could be eligible to get your BEAT reward. In order to use our app to the full extent you have to accept the permission of the HealthKit when starting the app.
NexStep
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NexStep helps you track daily steps, set goals, log meals, and stay consistent. Key features • Step tracking: See your daily progress at a glance • Goal setting: Manage weight targets and weekly change goals • Meal logging: Add foods and monitor daily calories • AI meal planning: Generate day-by-day meal plans using your target calories + date range • Widgets & Watch support (Premium): Quick access to your stats • Ad-free experience (Premium): Stay focused with no distractions How it works 1. Set up your profile 2. Define your goals 3. Log meals or generate an AI plan 4. Track daily totals and improve consistency Premium and AI planning packs are available via in-app purchases. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BEAT at none against NexStep's 9. BEAT also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). NexStep's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. NexStep sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. BEAT asks for nothing beyond the download.
BEAT ships an update every 3 weeks, NexStep every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BEAT | NexStep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MySports GmbH | Mustafa Tekin |
In-app purchases
BEAT
No in-app purchases
NexStep
- Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$7.991 Year
- Unlock Premium Features (1 month)$1.99
- Plan Meal With Ai (5 pack)$1.99
- Plan Meal With Ai ( 10 pack)$2.99
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- Remove Ads$3.99
- Unlock Premium Feature (1 Year)$4.99
- Unlock Widgets + Watch App$5.99
- Premium Access$19.99
