Pulse by Advantage vs ARCO Rewards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pulse by Advantage
Gain real-time vehicle intelligence for a safer driving experience. Monitor, locate, and protect your car with features like instant location, battery health, and trip history. Offers peace of mind for drivers and passengers.
- Instant vehicle location
- Car battery health monitoring
- Vehicle mileage tracking
- Trip history details
- Stolen vehicle recovery assistance
- Navigation integration
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The Pulse App provides instant access to real-time vehicle intelligence that gives you and all drivers and passengers a safer driving experience. The App effortlessly allows you to monitor, locate, and protect your vehicle. Key Features: • Instant Location Info • Car battery health monitor • Vehicle mileage tracking • Trip history details • Maps trip navigation integration • Stolen vehicle recovery assistance Consumers get the priceless peace of mind that comes from this additional layer of safety and security for your family and passengers. Pulse proactively protects your loved ones to lessen the chances of the unexpected or unthinkable. Monitor Track and protect teen and senior drivers Locate Instant vehicle locates and tracking Protect Report stolen vehicle location, movements Safety Locate vehicle in crowded parking areas Connected Peace of mind from real-time intelligence
ARCO Rewards
Earn rewards on fuel and in-store purchases at participating locations. Redeem your accumulated points for savings on future fuel purchases. Track your progress and manage your loyalty account easily.
- Earn rewards on fuel purchases
- Earn rewards on in-store products
- Redeem rewards for fuel savings
- Track reward accumulation
- Manage loyalty account
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ARCO Rewards is a customer loyalty program where members earn and redeem Rewards at participating ARCO or Marathon locations. Members that participate in ARCO Rewards can earn Rewards on fuel ($0.05 per gallon) or qualifying products or services in-store or with a third-party partner. Members can redeem Rewards for savings on fuel purchases.
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Verdict
Pulse by Advantage and ARCO Rewards both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 84% of ARCO Rewards's written reviews are positive against 0% of Pulse by Advantage's. ARCO Rewards also leads on ratings volume (6.5K vs 13) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months). Pulse by Advantage's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ARCO Rewards holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ARCO Rewards has 6.5K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Pulse by Advantage's written reviews are positive against 84% of ARCO Rewards's.
Pulse by Advantage ships an update every 6 months, ARCO Rewards every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pulse by Advantage | ARCO Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (13 ratings) | 4.9 (6.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 84.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 6.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | — | #58 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Procon Analytics, LLC | Stuzo, LLC |
Customer experience
Pulse by Advantage
ARCO Rewards
In-app purchases
Pulse by Advantage
No in-app purchases
ARCO Rewards
No in-app purchases
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