Wrist Pace Maker vs Open Water Spots
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wrist Pace Maker
This app provides haptic feedback at a customizable rhythm to help users maintain a consistent walking pace. It can run in the background for up to an hour, making it ideal for steady walks.
- Haptic feedback at adjustable BPM
- Background operation up to 1 hour
- Constant rhythm maintenance
- Supports watch, iPhone, and iPod
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- Haptic at a constant rhythm. (1-250 times per Minutes) - Runnable in background (up to 1 hour) for Keeping walk constant.
Open Water Spots
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Open Water Spots is a community map of open-water swimming locations worldwide — seas, lakes and rivers — with live water conditions, GPS swim tracking, and the people you swim with. Know before you swim. DISCOVER • 29,000+ open-water spots mapped worldwide — beaches, lakes, rivers and lidos • Live conditions per spot: water temperature, wind, waves and a clear daily rating • Today Mode ranks spots near you by today's conditions — calmest, warmest, best for beginners • Search any spot by name and jump straight to it TRACK • Record GPS swims with live distance, duration and pace (min/100m) • Build streaks, hit annual distance goals, earn badges and climb the leaderboard • Import your past swims from Strava APPLE HEALTH • Save the swims you record to Apple Health as open-water swimming workouts — distance, duration, active energy and your GPS route, all written with your permission. • With an Apple Watch Ultra (or Series 10 and later), Open Water Spots can read the water temperature your watch recorded during a swim, to log an accurate water temp. • Your health data stays on your device — we never store or transmit it. Manage access anytime in Settings › Privacy & Security › Health. COMMUNITY • Add spots, post conditions reports, write reviews and flag hazards • Follow other swimmers, like and comment on swims • Organise and join meetups, races and open-water clubs SAFETY-MINDED, NOT A SAFETY SERVICE Open Water Spots gives you information to make your own decisions — it does not call for help on your behalf. Always check local conditions and swim within your limits. FREE — AND PRO IF YOU WANT MORE The free tier is the real product: discovery, conditions, adding spots, reviews, and up to 10 swim logs a year. Pro unlocks unlimited logs, the full 5-day forecast, offline spot access, annual goals + advanced stats, and meetup organising. PRO SUBSCRIPTION Open Water Spots Pro is an auto-renewable subscription: $5.99/month or $39.99/year, with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.openwaterspots.com/privacy 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: Wrist Pace Maker at none against Open Water Spots's 2. Wrist Pace Maker also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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. Open Water Spots sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Wrist Pace Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Wrist Pace Maker | Open Water Spots |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SHINOBU YAMAKAMI | Alexandru Coci |
In-app purchases
Wrist Pace Maker
No in-app purchases
Open Water Spots
- Open Water Spots Pro7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Open Water Spots Pro7 Days trial$39.991 Year
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