Comparison

Squirrel Chaser vs Pacebase

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Squirrel Chaser

Assess and improve your cognitive abilities like attention, focus, and reaction time. This app offers a challenging test that measures performance under stress, allowing you to compare your results and track improvements from various methods.

Highlights
  • Cognitive performance testing
  • Attention and focus improvement
  • Reaction time assessment
  • Performance comparison
  • Stress-based testing
  • Visual and auditory input challenges
Features
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Want to improve your cognitive performance including attention, focus, clarity and reaction time? This app gives you a quick way to test your current state – any time you want. Some people have different life hacks they swear by to improve their attention or focus: exercise, coffee, medication, meditation, etc. However, unless you can see how you actually score, you may only be measuring how you feel rather than how you perform. Here’s your chance to test what is giving you the best improvement and compare your results to either different remedies or to others your age. Have a big test or work project you are working on? Go in mentally prepared knowing you are going to crush it. Unlike games which test your ability to pay attention while you are entertained, the most accurate test of attention/focus measures how long you hang in there when you are under a little stress. This app will require you to focus and make decisions when you are receiving both visual and auditory input. It’s a challenging test and starts with a free 2 minute test for those that have difficulty focusing and progresses up to paid 5-20 minute tests for the most sophisticated gamer. This test does not diagnose or treat any medical disease or disorder. Users are encouraged to seek the input of a licensed medical professional prior to making any medical decisions.

About

Pacebase

This app helps manage energy-limiting chronic conditions by leveraging your Apple Watch data. It provides a Body Score to assess recovery and a Body Budget to guide safe activity levels, preventing crashes.

Highlights
  • Body Score for recovery assessment
  • Body Budget for safe activity guidance
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Continuous widget updates
  • Management of energy-limiting conditions
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Pacebase is an all-in-one toolkit for managing your energy-limiting chronic condition, like POTS and ME/CFS. We turn your Apple Watch into a powerful tool for measuring and understanding your body, and its limits. Our Body Score uses several of your bodies biomarkers to give you a simple, accurate measure of how your body recovered from the day before, through a straightforward 50-100-point scale. Our Body Budget suggests the amount of time you can expect to safely go above your anaerobic threshold for the day to minimize crashing. It also comes with an helpful Apple Watch widget, which updates continuously throughout the day. A subscription is required to use Pacebase, but we offer a 14-day risk-free trial period within the app. No commitment is required. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Squirrel Chaser4 screens
Pacebase4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Squirrel Chaser at free with in-app purchases against Pacebase's subscription. Squirrel Chaser also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1). Pacebase's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Squirrel Chaser sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Pacebase sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Squirrel Chaser against 5.0 for Pacebase. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Squirrel Chaser has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Squirrel Chaser ships an update every 5 weeks, Pacebase every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Squirrel Chaser versus Pacebase: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquirrel ChaserPacebase
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB42 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperWeVibin IncPacebase Health, LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Squirrel Chaser

Subscriptions2
  • Full Access Analysis7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Full Access Analysis$34.991 Year
2 purchases

Pacebase

Subscriptions2
  • Pacebase7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Pacebase$86.001 Year

Questions

Is Squirrel Chaser free?
Squirrel Chaser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pacebase free?
Pacebase is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Squirrel Chaser or Pacebase?
Squirrel Chaser and Pacebase are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 7 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Squirrel Chaser or Pacebase have ads?
Both Squirrel Chaser and Pacebase show ads.
Which is updated more often, Squirrel Chaser or Pacebase?
Squirrel Chaser ships an update every 5 weeks, and Pacebase every 9 days. Most recently, Squirrel Chaser was updated on November 3, 2026 and Pacebase on October 30, 2026.

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