Comparison

PingPod vs Gaitkeeping

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

Head to head
About

PingPod

Book and play table tennis at automated, 24/7 facilities. Reserve private or open tables, join leagues, or take lessons from coaches. Enjoy features like instant replays and automated scoreboards.

Highlights
  • 24/7 automated table tennis booking
  • Private and open play table reservations
  • Join leagues and open play sessions
  • Attend group classes
  • 1-on-1 coaching lessons
  • Instant replays
  • Automated scoreboards
Features
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PingPod is a fully automated table tennis space open 24/7 currently located across 5 locations in New York City, further locations on the East Coast coming soon! Simply book a table on the app, invite your friends, let yourselves in to play and enjoy. Features include instant replays, automated scoreboards, music controls (private tables), open 24 hours in most locations. • Reserve Tables - either a table in an open environment or a private tables with ample space. • Join Open Play or League - weekly leagues and open plays to meet people of similar skill levels. • Attend a Class - small group lessons for people of any skill level. From someone just starting out to an advanced players. • Take Lessons - from world-class coaches to local club coaches who provide 1 on 1 instruction.

About

Gaitkeeping

Enhance your walking with music-driven tempo control and guided sessions. Improve your gait, fitness, and maintain independence with personalized playlists and tempo adjustments.

Highlights
  • Music sorted by tempo
  • Adjustable playlist tempo
  • Personalized walking playlists
  • Guided walking instruction
  • Tempo control for consistent pace
  • Reinforce good walking form
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Power your gait and improve walking health with Gaitkeeping, your walking companion. Whether you're strolling through the park or power-walking through your day, Gaitkeeping helps you find music that energizes your walk and fortifies proper gait form. Keep your gait and stay independent! Walk to curated music sorted by tempo: Choose from Gaitkeeping’s playlists of curated walking music, and adjust the tempo of the playlist to your fit your natural walking rhythm. Explore different genres of music or songs other people using Gaitkeeping enjoy walking to. Personalize Your Experience: Mark songs you like to build your ultimate walking playlist. Play with different walking tempos to push your body and mind, and find what works best for you. Reinforce Walking Health & Improve Fitness: Stay on beat to reinforce good walking form. Help yourself maintain a consistent walking pace for longer with Gaitkeeping’s tempo control. Get more in-depth walking instruction through Gaitkeeping’s guided walks. These sessions teach you how to pick up the beat of a song, and refine the finer details of your walking form. Support Your Body When It Needs It: Adjust the music tempo at any time to match the support your gait needs. Enjoy Walking, Maintain Independence: Your walk is the bedrock of your physical independence. Use Gaitkeeping to enhance your walking experience, and keep your gait for longer!

Screenshots

PingPod4 screens
Gaitkeeping4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Gaitkeeping at none against PingPod's shown. Gaitkeeping also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (100% vs 91%). PingPod's advantage is ratings volume (965 vs 4). On price, rating, 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

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for PingPod against 5.0 for Gaitkeeping. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PingPod has 965 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of PingPod's written reviews are positive against 100% of Gaitkeeping's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PingPod ships an update every 6 days, Gaitkeeping every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PingPod versus Gaitkeeping: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPingPodGaitkeeping
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (965 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings965 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPINGPOD INCPD Movement Lab LLC

Customer experience

PingPod

All ratings965 ratings
Positive98.5%
Neutral0.7%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%

Gaitkeeping

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PingPod

No in-app purchases

None

Gaitkeeping

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PingPod free?
PingPod is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gaitkeeping free?
Gaitkeeping is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PingPod or Gaitkeeping?
Gaitkeeping is rated higher. PingPod averages 4.9 out of 5 from 965 ratings, while Gaitkeeping averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do PingPod or Gaitkeeping have ads?
PingPod shows ads; Gaitkeeping does not.
Which is updated more often, PingPod or Gaitkeeping?
PingPod ships an update every 6 days, and Gaitkeeping every 10 days. Most recently, PingPod was updated on September 25, 2026 and Gaitkeeping on September 3, 2026.

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