Comparison

Paiactive vs ApexWear

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

Head to head
About

Paiactive

This app connects to smart health devices like skipping ropes, body fat scales, and sports watches. It tracks fitness data, provides health insights, and offers exercise advice to help users achieve a healthier lifestyle.

Highlights
  • Smart skipping rope data tracking
  • Intelligent body fat scale analysis
  • Smart sports watch with 14 modes
  • HealthKit integration
  • AI data computing and services
  • Exercise and diet advice
Features
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Paiactive focuses on hardware and software products in the field of big health such as personal smart health, smart exercises and healthy home environment. We are dedicated to become the leader and definer of quality life by providing relevant AI data computing and operation services. Smart skipping rope The smartskipping rope provides you with professional data calculation as skipping time, times, frequency and consumed calorie. The statistics are saved on the cloud while can be synchronized to the APP in anytime. Every time you skip, calculate BPM and output rate curve, can easily find your body rhythm and the rhythm of constant rope jumpping. Intelligent body fat scale The Intelligent body fat scale body fat scale provides you with 12 whole body data such as body weight, body fat, BMI, water and protein, as well as 10 local data measurements such as fat rate and muscle mass. It provides statistics and analysis of your physical condition, rational diet and Exercise advices. Smart Sports Watch The smart sports watch supports 14 sports modes such as running and cycling, providing you with all-round functions of motion track, real-time heart rate and data recording. At the same time, it supports sleep, real-time heart rate monitoring, message notification, reminder and other common functions **Pactive app supports HealthKit, you can view your health data through HealthKit**

About

ApexWear

This app helps you track and analyze your daily physical activity. It integrates with HealthKit to display your health data. Remember, it's for personal reference and not a substitute for medical advice.

Highlights
  • Daily activity tracking
  • Activity analysis
  • HealthKit integration
  • Personal data reference
Features
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The ApexWear Fitness App is designed to help you analyze and keep track of your daily activity. Note: -Support HealthKit, you can view your health data through HealthKit. -All the features are designed neither for medical use nor diagnosing, treating, curing or preventing any disease. All data and measurements should be used for personal reference only. - Medical advice is needed when diagnosis and treatment is needed.

Screenshots

Paiactive3 screens
ApexWear2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ApexWear at 3.8 against Paiactive's 2.0. ApexWear also leads on review sentiment (14% vs 4%). Paiactive's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ApexWear holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 32 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 4% of Paiactive's written reviews are positive against 14% of ApexWear's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Paiactive versus ApexWear: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaiactiveApexWear
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (32 ratings)3.8 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews3.5% of reviews13.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings32 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShanghai Laisitech Co., LtdEast Apex (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd

Customer experience

Paiactive

All ratings32 ratings
Positive18.8%
Neutral9.4%
Negative71.9%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive3.5%
Neutral8.8%
Negative87.7%

ApexWear

All ratings12 ratings
Positive58.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive13.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative69.6%

Bugs and requests

Paiactive

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

ApexWear

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • Account logged in on another device error (false positive)
  • App logs user out randomly
  • Password reset codes not sent to email
  • Cannot create account - password validation fails
  • Submit button overlaid by terms and conditions
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  • Watch won't pair with app
  • Bluetooth disconnects frequently
  • Data not syncing from watch to app
  • Weather sync fails with error message
  • Notifications stop after 1-2 weeks
  • Sleep data not syncing to phone
  • App crashes on startup
  • Power button stops working
  • Watch time changes on its own
  • Pairing error persists after reset
  • App shows Mandarin text instead of English
  • Sleep function discards data when user wakes
  • Find my phone feature not working
  • Camera feature missing or non-functional
  • Watch face customization options not displaying

Requested features

15 requests
  • Volume control for ringtones
  • Silent mode with vibration only
  • Ability to delete recorded activities
  • GPS log export (GPX/KML format)
  • Sleep data export to Apple Health
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  • Better watch face customization options
  • Heart rate and step count on custom faces
  • Simple games (tic-tac-toe, 2048)
  • Spotify integration
  • Screen protector included
  • More diverse watch face designs
  • Ability to switch watch faces on device
  • Alarm with sound option
  • Mute button with vibration option
  • Better password requirements (symbol support)

In-app purchases

None

Paiactive

No in-app purchases

None

ApexWear

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paiactive free?
Paiactive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ApexWear free?
ApexWear is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Paiactive or ApexWear?
ApexWear is rated higher. Paiactive averages 2.0 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while ApexWear averages 3.8 from 12 ratings.
Do Paiactive or ApexWear have ads?
Neither Paiactive nor ApexWear shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paiactive or ApexWear?
Paiactive ships an update every 2 months, and ApexWear every 2 months. Most recently, Paiactive was updated on November 3, 2026 and ApexWear on November 7, 2026.

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