Comparison

IMIKI Life vs Trace

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

Head to head
About

IMIKI Life

Track your daily steps and set exercise goals with reminders. Monitor sleep patterns and receive message notifications. Integrates with HealthKit to view your health data.

Highlights
  • Motion meter steps
  • Exercise goal setting
  • Goal achievement reminders
  • Sleep statistics
  • Message push
  • HealthKit integration
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The APP supports the following functions: 1. Motion meter steps. 2. Exercise goal setting, goal achievement reminder. 3.Sleep statistics. 4. Message push. The app supports the HealthKit application, and you can view your Health data through HealthKit

About

Trace

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You already run the routine. trace keeps the record. Supplements in the morning, skincare at night, the gym three days a week — and progress photos scattered through your camera roll at different angles, in different light. When you ask "did the last 12 weeks change anything?", the honest answer is you can't tell. trace is a private regimen and progress journal. Define your stack, log it in one tap, capture aligned progress photos, and read your own timeline — all of it on your phone, none of it on a server. HOW IT WORKS • Add what you take and do — supplements, topicals, routines, anything. Unlimited items, no caps. • Log each item in one tap: taken, done, or skipped. Backdate when life happens. • Capture progress photos against a ghost overlay of your last photo — same angle, same light, actually comparable. • Check in with your weight and self-rated scores when you choose to. Optional, always skippable. • Read your timeline: photos, adherence, and check-ins on one axis. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account. trace never asks for an email address. • Local-first. Your photos and records stay on your phone. Nothing is uploaded, and no third-party SDK touches them. • Face ID app-lock, a neutral alternate icon, and notifications that reveal nothing. • Export everything (your photos plus a file of all your records) or delete everything, any time, at no charge. Your record is never held hostage. WHAT TRACE DOES NOT DO • No advice. trace never suggests what to take, how much, or how often. It records what you say you did. • No scores. trace never rates your appearance. It shows you your own record and lets you judge. • No streaks, no guilt, no cheering. Skipped days are just data. • No quiz before you start, no countdown timers, no tricks. WHY THE CORE IS FREE Unlimited items, one-tap logging, aligned photo capture, the full timeline, before/after pairs, check-ins, app-lock, export and delete — free, with no ads. The apps in this category cap your items or hold your own data behind a paywall. trace doesn't. TRACE+ (OPTIONAL) trace+ lines the record up for you: correlation overlays that chart your adherence against your own check-ins (and flag when more than one thing changed), the compare studio with side-by-side photo grids, per-item reminder cadences, formatted PDF progress reports, and multiple profiles. $4.99/month or $29.99/year ($2.50/month, billed annually), with a 7-day free trial on both plans. Cancel any time in two taps, and trace reminds you before every renewal. trace+ never gates the free core. HONEST BY DESIGN trace shows your records side by side; it can't tell you why something changed — and it says so. When more than one thing changed in the same period, trace flags it instead of drawing a tidy line. trace is for adults. You must be 18 or older to use it. Part of the Bramley family of honest apps. trace is a journal, not advice. It provides no medical, dosing, or treatment guidance. Talk to a qualified professional about anything you take. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

IMIKI Life2 screens
Trace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IMIKI Life at none against Trace's 2. IMIKI Life also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Trace's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Trace sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. IMIKI Life asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IMIKI Life ships an update every 3 months, Trace weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
IMIKI Life versus Trace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIMIKI LifeTrace
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (28 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings28 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size276 MB39 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperShenzhen Mihome Up Technology Co,Ltd.Fuqiang UG (haftungsbeschrankt)

In-app purchases

None

IMIKI Life

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Trace

Subscriptions2
  • Trace Plus Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Trace Plus Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is IMIKI Life free?
IMIKI Life is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Trace free?
Trace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do IMIKI Life or Trace have ads?
Neither IMIKI Life nor Trace shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IMIKI Life or Trace?
IMIKI Life ships an update every 3 months, and Trace weekly. Most recently, IMIKI Life was updated on October 7, 2026 and Trace on October 3, 2026.

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