Funbeat vs Waylapse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Funbeat
This app helps you build a sustainable, healthy lifestyle by making exercise a regular and enjoyable part of your routine. It focuses on effective fat burning without restrictive diets, helping you shed fat while preserving muscle and avoiding the negative effects of calorie restriction.
- Sustainable fat burning
- Preserve muscle mass
- Motivation through pledges
- Heart rate monitoring
- Real-time health data
- Adjust meal portions
- Record workouts
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Shape up with Funbeat! Build a healthy lifestyle that puts exercise at its heart. Funbeat ensures exercise becomes a regular, enjoyable part of your routine - shaping up starts with burning fat effectively. Say farewell to calorie restricted diets and hello to getting fit effortlessly! By prioritizing exercise, you’ll: - Shed fat while preserving muscle mass - Get fit in a sustainable way to avoid the yo-yo effect - Avoiding the negative effects of calorie restriction, such as fatigue, premature aging and hair loss Consistent exercise can be challenging, but Funbeat keeps you motivated With Funbeat, you can: - Max out your motivation by pledging your money where your mouth is on your exercise goals - Ensure you're burning body fat effectively by monitoring your heart rate during workouts - Reach your exercise goals to win your full pledge back, PLUS rewards! - Adjust your meal portions based on calories burned - Always stay informed with real-time health data With all these features at your fingertips, Funbeat makes your fitness and fat-burning journey a breeze! Start your journey to a fitter, healthier future today with Funbeat — * Access Information * [Required] - HealthKit access - Heart rate to monitor and generate accurate workout information - Resting heart rate to provide accurate workout statistics - Motion & Fitness - Monitor user's movements - To provide more accurate steps data - Statistics on walking based on steps data [Optional] - Location: Location based service provided - Notification: Push messages from Funbeat(warning: alert, badges may be included) - Camera: for profile images and to record workouts - Photos, media, files: for profile images and to record workouts
Waylapse
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Waylapse turns your running, cycling and walking records into flyover videos over satellite 3D terrain. No server, no account. Import a workout, pick a style, make the video. ■ Import • Workouts recorded on Apple Watch or iPhone (Health app) • GPX, TCX and FIT files — open exports from Garmin, Wahoo, COROS, Strava and others via the Files app or the share sheet • Garmin Connect account sync (optional) ■ 3D camera • Follow — a drone view that tracks your direction of travel • Orbit — slowly circles your current position • Overview — looks down on the whole route • Automatic intro and outro; satellite, satellite+labels, standard and dark 3D maps ■ Show yourself on the map • Dot, sport icon or heading arrow • Profile photo badge — pick from Photos or take one now, with a circular crop editor • Animated figure — your face runs, walks, pedals or treks, with a different motion for each sport ■ On-video stats • Title and date, distance, speed or pace, elevation, elapsed time, heart rate, elevation profile with progress • Three layout presets — the default top stack stays clear of Reels and Shorts UI • Toggle each item, choose the route color (including custom colors) • Background music — bundled tracks or your own files ■ Length and output • Compress the ride to any speed-up (60× by default) or set a fixed length • Portrait 9:16, landscape 16:9, square 1:1, feed 4:5; 720p/1080p; 24/30/60 fps • Save to Photos or send straight to the share sheet • Estimated render time from your device's measured speed, with a fast preset suggested when the phone gets warm ■ Your data stays on your device Everything is processed on your iPhone. Health data and routes never leave the device. No analytics or tracking SDKs. The free version shows one optional, non-personalized rewarded ad when you choose to make a video in HD; Pro has no ads. Maps and 3D terrain are provided by Apple Maps. ■ New in 1.3 • Settings — choose the menu language and the language in videos separately • 10 languages: English, Korean, Japanese, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese • Explanations behind ⓘ buttons, with a one-time tip on each tab ■ Editing and sharing • Privacy zone — hide 200–500 m at the start and end • Trim, km/mi units, the workout's own time zone, automatic names • Heart-rate zone colors, cadence, highlight callouts • Multisport (triathlon, brick) and Crew (replay friends' records together, leader camera) • Reels, Shorts and YouTube presets, 4:5 feed • Caption copy, cover image and transparent stat sticker • Skip stops, dark 3D map and panel themes, slow-motion highlights, outro summary card with km splits Available in 10 languages. The language in videos can be set separately. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://waylapse.com/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Funbeat at none against Waylapse's 4. Funbeat also leads on ads (none vs shown). Waylapse's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Waylapse sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Funbeat asks for nothing beyond the download.
Funbeat ships an update every 2 weeks, Waylapse daily. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Funbeat | Waylapse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Exerchain | Martin Tae |
In-app purchases
Funbeat
No in-app purchases
Waylapse
- Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Pro Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
- HD once$0.99
- Pro Lifetime$29.99









