KnowSelf vs PBRoad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KnowSelf
Discover your unique strengths and enhance self-awareness with a professional psychological assessment tool. This app utilizes a refined question bank based on established psychological theories to help you understand your personality type.
- Professional psychological assessment
- Refined 6-option question bank
- Enhance self-awareness
- Discover unique strengths
- Based on MBTI theory
- Career and love match insights
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Get to know your personality and make sense of your everyday moods. KnowSelf brings together personality and well-being assessments, a sticker mood journal, and simple ways to unwind. Discover different sides of yourself and take time to notice how you feel. Discover more about yourself Explore MBTI, the Big Five, career interests, relationships, and more. Learn about your preferences, how you think, and how you relate to others, with clear reports that help you understand your results. Use emotional well-being assessments to check in with how you've been feeling lately. Your self-portrait, ready to share Bring your personality, interests, and thinking styles together in a personal profile card. Save it, share it with friends, and discover what you have in common and what makes you different. Capture your mood with stickers Choose a sticker that fits how you feel, add a few words, or keep a photo of the moment. From joy and calm to feeling hurt or worn out, make room for the subtler shades of your emotions. Revisit moments on your calendar and explore weekly, monthly, and yearly mood patterns. Find the words and take a breather Not sure how you feel? Use the Emotion finder to discover words that feel right. Slow down with a one-minute breathing exercise, or settle into white noise and scenic soundscapes when you want to focus, rest, or unwind. A little inspiration, every day Discover thoughtful quotes paired with beautiful works of art. Save or share a card that speaks to you, keep your favorites, and revisit past cards. Choose whether to show daily inspiration on your home screen. Assessments are for self-reflection and information. They do not replace a professional medical diagnosis. KnowSelf Pro Choose an annual auto-renewable subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase to unlock Pro features and remove ads. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Annual subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Eligible purchases from earlier versions can be restored in the app. Privacy Policy: https://psychang.com/knowself/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
PBRoad
This app is designed for marathon runners to meticulously record their race journeys. It allows for the import of race track files, automatic recognition of race certificates, and showcases finisher medals and bibs. Analyze your performance and track your progress towards achieving personal bests and completing major marathons.
- Race track file import
- Automatic certificate recognition
- Finisher medal and bib showcase
- Performance data analysis
- Personal Best (PB) tracking
- World Marathon Majors tracking
- Runner's Passport feature
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PBRoad is Designed for Marathon Runner. It uniquely records your marathon journey, providing comprehensive running data and information, ensuring every step and breakthrough is recorded. Features: - Race Records: Whether you're participating in domestic or international races, simply import your track files for easy recording. You can also upload your finisher medals, certificates, and race bibs - the best proof of your accomplishments. - Auto Recognition: Upload your race certificate, and PBRoad automatically recognizes your race number and net time. Every record deserves to be taken seriously. After recording, your PB (Personal Best) will be automatically updated, and you can share your PB joy with friends. - Data Analysis: PBRoad analyzes your race performance, including average pace, fastest pace, finish time, and more, helping you better understand your performance. - Finisher Honors: Showcase your finisher medals, certificates, and race bibs on PBRoad, making each race memory more vivid. These are the proof of your dedication. - World Marathon Majors: If you dream of completing the World Marathon Majors, PBRoad helps track and record your performance in the Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago, New York, and Tokyo marathons. - Runner's Passport: PBRoad offers a unique "Runner's Passport" feature, documenting each race and breakthrough like a real passport, chronicling your marathon journey. PBRoad is your perfect marathon companion, not only recording every step but also sharing every improvement. Let's run towards a better self together, because every effort deserves to be recorded! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: KnowSelf at 4.9 against PBRoad's 4.3. KnowSelf also leads on ratings volume (37 vs 3). PBRoad's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. KnowSelf sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PBRoad sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
KnowSelf holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KnowSelf has 37 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of KnowSelf's written reviews are positive against 50% of PBRoad's.
KnowSelf ships an update every 2 months, PBRoad every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KnowSelf | PBRoad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (37 ratings) — better | 4.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.9% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Baofeng County Jixu Education Information Consulting Co., Ltd. | 怀国 胡 |
Customer experience
KnowSelf
PBRoad
In-app purchases
KnowSelf
- MBTI Report Pro Version$1.99
PBRoad
- 1 Month$1.991 Month
- 12 Months$6.991 Year
- PBRoad Pro Runner$14.991 Year
- Lifetime$14.99









