Miles vs XiKe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Miles
Track your running progress with a simple, effective app. Features live activities, widgets, weekly goals, and map visualization. Syncs with Apple Health for a comprehensive view of your fitness journey.
- Live Activities for real-time run data
- Widgets for weekly progress tracking
- Set weekly or monthly running goals
- View running routes on maps
- Syncs with Apple Health
- Minimalist and focused design
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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..
XiKe
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XiKe is an offline-first meditation, breathing, and bedtime wind-down app. Open and begin — no signup, no ads, no tracking, no internet required. Core practices - Sitting: 5 to 30 minutes, with enso visual and breath pacing - Bedtime: sleep timer, low-stim sounds, eyes-closed friendly (free for everyone, forever) - Focus: 25-minute pomodoro to 90-minute deep work blocks - Breathing: 4-7-8, box breathing, and other rhythm guides Full library (400+ tracks) - Nature: rain, ocean, campfire, stream, brown noise, white noise - Brainwaves: alpha, theta, delta binaural beats - Solfeggio: 432Hz, 528Hz, 741Hz and more - Cultural: guqin, shakuhachi, singing bowls, lo-fi, late-night jazz Privacy-first - Practice records stay on this device by default; export as JSON / CSV anytime - Apple Health off by default (Mindful Minutes is opt-in in Settings) - No advertising identifiers, no cross-app tracking, no analytics SDKs Universal — built for iPhone and iPad - Adaptive layouts that scale from compact to regular size class - Live Activities on Dynamic Island and Lock Screen - Home Screen widgets for streak, today's minutes, and weekly chart 9 interface languages English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese. Pricing — pay once, own it forever - Lifetime $29.99 — pay once, own forever, no renewals, no subscription Unique in this category: Calm and Headspace both charge $69.99 per year on a recurring subscription. XiKe is a one-time purchase. Sleep mode is free for everyone with no time limit. XiKe is a daily relaxation companion, not a substitute for medical or mental health advice.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: XiKe at Free against Miles's $1.99. XiKe also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
XiKe is free to download; Miles costs $1.99 up front. Miles sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and XiKe sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Miles ships an update every 2 weeks, XiKe daily. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Miles | XiKe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (159 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 89.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 159 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 2.3 GB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Miles Vinson | 易航 李 |
Bugs and 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
XiKe
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Miles
- Tip 1$2.99
- Tip 2$4.99
- Tip 3$9.99
XiKe
- XiKe Pro — Lifetime$29.99









