Pockster StrongArm vs Miles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pockster StrongArm
Measure your physiological state by testing your fine motor control. Hold your iPhone steady with your arm outstretched for one minute to pass the challenge. The app tracks your ability to maintain stillness against gravity and fatigue.
- Measure steady hand control
- Test against gravity
- Track physiological state
- Challenge friends and colleagues
- Simple, intuitive gameplay
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Stress affects people on a very basic level. While for most casual activities the changes might not be as noticeable, it still contributes to the overall state of health. And if you are dependent on fine motor control (anybody make trips to the rifle range on a regular basis or play hard core video games?), you may find that simple stress can affect you more than you realize. Our nervous system and fine motor control state can be a good measure of our overall physiological state of being. It should not be surprising that our sense of control can vary each day depending on our health and outside influences. Now, thanks to the mechanical abilities of the iPhone, you can measure your current ability of steady control. The challenge is to simply hold your iPhone in your hand with your arm outstretched and steady. If you can do this easy sounding task for one minute, you pass the test. However, if your arm moves too much, the count starts over. And over. Once you raise your arm and have the phone in position, it will start announcing the count every five seconds. Until then, tones indicate that you do not yet have it level. Why level? Because that is the position that creates the greatest challenge with gravity. Sounds simple enough, but the iPhone senses slight movement that you may not be aware of making. After a few count resets, fatigue becomes a large factor in your success. Of course, there are some people who have a steady hand seemingly all the time, though few in number. If you are curious how you rank, one way to find out is to take the StongArm challenge. For an additional challenge, consider setting up a course to walk while trying to beat the clock. Simple movement adds another level of complexity to the process. You can also check out the state of your friends and colleagues Now, we do not condone the use of StrongArm to help win arguments, nor do we suggest use it to prove a point, but we are sure that you can find creative ways to use this capability. Thank you for looking at Pockster Strongarm!
Miles
Track your running progress with a simple interface that displays distance, time, and maps. Set weekly goals and view your progress with live activities and widgets. Syncs with Apple Health and Apple Watch.
- Live Activities for real-time run data
- Widgets for weekly progress tracking
- Set weekly or monthly running goals
- View run history with maps
- Syncs with Apple Health
- Apple Watch integration
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Miles is the simplest but most effective way to track your running progress. Start and end runs with ease and sync seamlessly with Apple Watch. No ads or subscriptions. **Live Activities and Widgets** Miles uses Live Activities to show your current run so you don't need to unlock your phone to check your distance and time. Widgets show your weekly progress to help you stay motivated and focused. **Weekly Goals** Set a weekly or monthly goal to stay motivated on your running journey. **Simple Stats and Map** Stay on top of your progress with a weekly distance chart, and see your running routes with maps for each run. **Health Syncing** Miles can connect with Apple Health to save runs from the app and display runs from Apple Watch and other fitness apps. **Minimalist Design** Stay focused on your runs with a simple design that highlights only the data you need. **No ads or subscriptions** When you get the app, you get the full app and all future updates. There will never be ads, subscriptions, or in-app purchases..
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Miles at 89% against Pockster StrongArm's 0%. Miles also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.4) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 108 months). Pockster StrongArm's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, ads, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Miles sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Pockster StrongArm asks for nothing beyond the download.
Miles holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Miles has 157 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Pockster StrongArm's written reviews are positive against 89% of Miles's.
Pockster StrongArm ships an update every 108 months, Miles fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pockster StrongArm | Miles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (5 ratings) | 4.9 (157 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 89.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 157 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 108 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Greg Chaffins | Miles Vinson |
Customer experience
Pockster StrongArm
Miles
Bugs and requests
Pockster StrongArm
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Miles
Reported bugs
4 issues- App deleted run data while paused
- Mile counter/pace counter not working
- Entire runs not logged
- App did not work at all (swipe down issue)
Requested features
9 requests- Send to Strava feature
- Siri commands for start/stop
- Black dark theme option
- Mile ran yearly goal
- Calories burned and elevation tracking
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- Ability to change time or auto-stop
- Add notes to a run
- Direct Apple Watch support
- Companion Apple Watch app
In-app purchases
Pockster StrongArm
No in-app purchases
Miles
- Miles Pro$1.99
- Tip 1$2.99
- Tip 2$5.99
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- Tip 3$8.99









