Ascend vs ShuttleIQ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ascend
This app visually tracks your daily stair climbing by using your Apple Health data. Set goals, monitor your progress with dynamic charts, and earn achievements for your efforts. It offers personalized themes to customize your experience.
- Integrates with Apple Health
- Dynamic tracking charts and graphs
- Daily, weekly, monthly, and lifetime tracking
- Personal record tracking
- Real-life equivalent achievements
- Personalized themes and icons
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Ascend is a visually dynamic way to track the stairs you climb each day. By interpreting your Apple Health data, Ascend helps you set goals and track progress. With this app, you’ll see just how high your steps can take you; even all the way to the moon. Features: · Integrates with Apple Health · Dynamic tracking charts and graphs · Daily, weekly, monthly, and lifetime tracking · Personal record tracking · Real life equivalent achievements · Personalized themes and icons
ShuttleIQ
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ShuttleIQ is the professional beep test for coaches, PE teachers and athletes: sample-accurate beeps on iPhone, haptic cues on Apple Watch, and on-device AI that turns every test into a plan. RUN THE TEST • The classic beep test (MSFT), PACER-compatible 20 m and 15 m, Léger 20 m, USAF HAMR, Yo-Yo IR1 and IR2, 30-15 IFT, UK Police JRFT and Eurofit 20 m • Beeps scheduled on the audio clock: precise with the screen locked and on Bluetooth speakers, with latency calibration • A live screen that works like a music player: level, shuttle, speed and the time to the next beep • Voice announcements and full-screen visual beeps for loud gyms TEST THE WHOLE TEAM • Tap an athlete who misses the line: warnings and eliminations are scored for you • Up to 6 athletes per test for free, unlimited with Pro • TV scoreboard for the gym screen (Pro) • AI Line Judge checks every arrival with the camera, on device (Pro) APPLE WATCH • A haptic tap on every beep, live heart rate and turn detection • Start on your iPhone or right on your wrist, and stop with Double Tap • Tests saved as workouts in Apple Health RESULTS BACKED BY SCIENCE • VO₂max from validated equations for each protocol • Age and sex norms, plus police, military and fire-service standards • Heart-rate effort check, recovery and finish forecast (Pro) • AI Coach: debriefs, squad reports and 4-week plans, generated on device (Pro) • PDF and CSV exports (Pro) PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking. Your data stays on your device unless you turn on the optional cloud backup. SHUTTLEIQ PRO Choose a monthly or yearly subscription (the yearly plan includes a free trial for eligible customers) or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel them in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://szymdzie.github.io/shuttleiq/privacy/ The beep test is a maximal-effort test. ShuttleIQ is not a medical device: check with a doctor before maximal exercise if you have any health concerns.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: ShuttleIQ at 3 against Ascend's 1. Ascend's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 27.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Ascend sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and ShuttleIQ sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.19 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Ascend | ShuttleIQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 27.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eddie Koranek | Szymon Dziedzic |
In-app purchases
Ascend
- Small Tip$0.99
- Feature Unlock$1.99
- Coffee sized tip$2.99
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- Feature Unlock$2.99
- Feature Unlock$3.99
- Lunch sized tip$4.99
ShuttleIQ
- ShuttleIQ Pro – Monthly$4.191 Month
- ShuttleIQ Pro – Monthly$4.991 Month
- ShuttleIQ Pro – Yearly7 Days trial$20.991 Year
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- ShuttleIQ Pro – Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- ShuttleIQ Pro – Lifetime$50.99
- ShuttleIQ Pro – Lifetime$59.99









