Comparison

Mile vs Outside

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

Head to head
About

Mile

Track your daily steps, distance, and compare your progress with friends. Compete in challenges and maintain a healthy lifestyle together. Integrates with Apple Health and Apple Watch for seamless data synchronization.

Highlights
  • Steps for today
  • Compare with yesterday's steps
  • Distance for today
  • Invite friends
  • Friend leaderboard
  • Apple Health integration
  • Apple Watch tracking
Features
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Mile - Walking Step Counter is an app that shows the distance you have walked, your steps, and the steps of your friends! Invite your friends and compete with them every day to achieve new goals! Walking is important! In order to always be in good shape, you need to walk daily and regularly improve your results. Living a healthy lifestyle with friends is much more fun. Invite your friends, challenge each other, and watch who reaches the goal faster! In the application you will see: a list of your friends with their number of steps, weekly results, comparison with yesterday's steps, distance traveled today, friends leaderboard for the day/week and much more. With these features, it will be much easier for you to play sports and control your results! Track your progress every day to improve your performance and be the first among friends. A beautiful and user-friendly interface will help you quickly find out all the necessary data, and make your competitions even more fun! Mile - Walking Step Counter Features : - Steps for today - Compare with yesterday's steps - Distance for today - Invite a friend via Facebook - Leaderboard of friends per day/week APPLE WATCH & APPLE HEALTH Mile uses your HealthKit step history to display your activity during the day. - Track your activity with your iPhone and your Apple Watch. - Synchronize and import your activity data via Apple Health. - Merge your steps from your phone and any wearable device automatically. - Securely store your steps and distance in Apple Health. Terms of Use: https://cdn.azurapps.com/mile/terms.pdf Privacy Policy: https://cdn.azurapps.com/mile/policy.pdf Monitor your health, lose weight, be always in good shape with your friends! Mile - Walking Step Counter is your personal assistant to always stay active!

About

Outside

Plan, share, and remember important moments with loved ones. Ideal for long-distance relationships, trip planning, and creating a visual diary of your year. Features live widgets and offline access.

Highlights
  • Shared countdowns for long-distance couples
  • Trip planning with group coordination
  • Yearly memory archive and profile
  • Live widgets for home and lock screens
  • Calendar sync (Apple & Google)
  • Offline functionality
  • Photo sharing for Lock Screen
Features
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Waiting is better together. Turn every date you can't wait for—weddings, trips, birthdays, reunions—into a countdown you share, with widgets you'll both smile at every day. Use Outside for trips, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, reunions, concerts and every date worth looking forward to. CREATE AND SHARE Create a countdown, send an invite and let friends, family or your partner join the same moment. WIDGETS AT A GLANCE Keep your next countdown on your Home Screen, Lock Screen or in StandBy. PLAN TOGETHER Add the date, place and details so everyone knows what is happening. FREE TO START The free plan includes creating, sharing and joining countdowns, plus Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy widgets. OUTSIDE PRO Outside Pro is optional and adds custom reminders, calendar sync, recurring events, attachments, camera-roll wallpapers, group chat, custom app icons, photo uploads and search, premium countdown styles, links and checklists. Available plans, prices and introductory trial eligibility are shown before purchase. Terms: https://outside.so/terms Privacy: https://outside.so/privacy Support: https://outside.so/support

Screenshots

Mile4 screens
Outside1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mile at none against Outside's 17. Mile also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Outside's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Outside sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Mile asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Outside holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Outside has 2.8K ratings behind it against 69, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Mile's written reviews are positive against 54% of Outside's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mile ships an update weekly, Outside every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on August 16, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Mile versus Outside: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMileOutside
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (69 ratings)4.7 (2.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews53.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings692.8K — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB144 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAZUR APPS FZ-LLCOutside HQ LTD

Customer experience

Mile

All ratings69 ratings
Positive79.7%
Neutral7.2%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral11.1%
Negative44.4%

Outside

All ratings2,754 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral2.7%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews200 reviews
Positive53.5%
Neutral8.0%
Negative38.5%

Bugs and requests

Mile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Outside

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widget not working after iOS updates
  • Countdown events suddenly blocked by paywall
  • Paid subscription not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • More customization options for widgets
  • Ability to delete or edit events
  • Improved Android support
  • Memories/map feature to track past events

In-app purchases

None

Mile

No in-app purchases

17 purchases

Outside

Subscriptions10
  • Monthly subscription$2.991 Month
  • Outside Pro Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan$4.491 Month
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  • Monthly subscription3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro Deal3 Days trial$12.491 Year
  • Annual Pro3 Days trial$12.491 Year
  • Outside Pro Annual$19.991 Year
  • Annual Plan3 Days trial$29.491 Year
  • Outside Pro Annual3 Days trial$31.491 Year
  • Annual plan3 Days trial$44.491 Year
One-time7
  • Unlock Countdown styles$0.99
  • Ad supported tier$4.99
  • All Time Deal$5.49
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  • All Time Deal$7.49
  • All Time Pro$9.99
  • Lifetime Access$29.99
  • Lifetime access$44.49

Questions

Is Mile free?
Mile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Outside free?
Outside is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mile or Outside?
Outside is rated higher. Mile averages 4.4 out of 5 from 69 ratings, while Outside averages 4.7 from 2.8K ratings.
Do Mile or Outside have ads?
Mile shows ads; Outside does not.
Which is updated more often, Mile or Outside?
Mile ships an update weekly, and Outside every 6 days. Most recently, Mile was updated on August 16, 2026 and Outside on September 23, 2026.

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