Pulse vs Braintrust
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pulse
This intelligent wellness companion uses real-time biometric data like HRV, sleep, and activity to provide simple, meaningful guidance for managing stress. It offers gentle nudges and quick interventions to help you build resilience and self-awareness throughout your day.
- Real-time biometric tracking (HRV, sleep, activity)
- Personalized stress management guidance
- Gentle nudges and quick interventions
- Pattern learning for self-awareness
- Integration with wearables (Apple Health, Fitbit)
- Focus on small, impactful daily actions
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Pulse by Fierce is an intelligent wellness companion that helps you understand and manage your stress—moment by moment. Using real-time biometric signals like Heart Rate Variability (HRV), sleep, and activity, Pulse turns your body’s data into simple, meaningful guidance. Instead of overwhelming you with numbers, Pulse provides gentle nudges, quick interventions, and reflective check-ins that support you throughout your day. Whether it’s a sudden rise in stress, a gradual shift in calm, or a moment of recovery, Pulse helps you notice what’s happening and take small, supportive actions when it matters most. Over time, Pulse learns your patterns—highlighting what helps you feel better, when stress tends to show up, and how your body responds. This builds deeper self-awareness, helping you feel more balanced, resilient, and in control. Pulse integrates seamlessly with wearable devices like Apple Health and Fitbit, ensuring every insight is grounded in your real-world data. With Pulse, improving your wellbeing doesn’t require big changes—just small, meaningful moments that add up over time.
Braintrust
This app uses cognitive science and AI to help users remember important information. It provides daily review questions and tracks progress, aiding those concerned about memory loss or caring for someone who is.
- Daily review questions
- Progress tracking
- Research-backed methods
- Mini-courses on topics
- Templates and examples
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OVERVIEW: Braintrust is an app that helps you remember the important things you need to know to enjoy a better life. It is built on research-backed Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence, and is trusted by some of the world’s highest performing teams. WHO IS BRAINTRUST FOR? Braintrust is for people who are worried about memory loss as well as people who care for someone with memory loss. HOW DOES BRAINTRUST WORK? Every day, you will receive a notification from braintrust to review 3 questions our app determines is important for you or your care recipient to review that day. Practice recalling those questions and earn points. You can also use braintrust to track your daily progress, and learn new things about topics of interest. DOWNLOAD BRAINTRUST TODAY AND ENJOY: 1. Full access to every feature of the braintrust app 2. A research-backed method to better remember important information 3. Several templates and examples of information to remember 4. A way to see your memory progress every day 5. Mini-courses on several topics SUBSCRIPTION PRICING AND TERMS: Braintrust is a free app. Read our Terms of Use here: https://www.trybraintrust.com/terms-ofuse Read our Privacy Policy here: https://www.trybraintrust.com/privacy-policy If you have any questions or need any support, please send us an email at support-braintrust@blankslatetech.co
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Braintrust at 4.9 against Pulse's 4.2. Braintrust also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). Pulse's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Pulse sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Braintrust sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Braintrust holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 10 respectively.
Pulse ships an update monthly, Braintrust every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Pulse | Braintrust |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 4.9 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Fierce Inc. | Blank Slate Technologies |
Customer experience
Pulse
Braintrust
In-app purchases
Pulse
- Monthly Plan3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Annual Plan7 Days trial$99.001 Year
Braintrust
- Subscription14 Days trial2 variants$9.991 Month
- Subscription$9.991 Month







