Comparison

Steady Gait vs Path

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

Head to head
About

Steady Gait

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Being able to walk stably and safely is key to our independence. Unfortunately, day-to-day it is difficult to see how our walking ability is changing. Steady Gait provides a simple interface for keeping an eye on our key gait characteristics. Leveraging measurements from Apple Health, the app provides a simple visualisation of three key measurements, and provides a weekly reminder to keep an eye out for changes.

About

Path

This app automatically creates a private timeline of your movements, places visited, and photos taken. It focuses on remembering your personal days without live tracking or sharing your location. A free version offers recent history, while Pro unlocks complete data and advanced insights.

Highlights
  • Automatic journey and stay detection
  • Movement mode recognition (walk, bike, drive)
  • Photo integration into timeline
  • Step, distance, and calorie tracking
  • Apple Health integration
  • Detailed activity insights and trends
  • Privacy-focused local data storage
Features
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Turn every day into a clear map of your life. Path is a privacy-first, all-day personal timeline. It records every trip out and every stay in the background, with nothing to start or stop. Sensor fusion filters out GPS drift and noise, so your routes match the way you went. Automatic Recording, Always On • Smart segmentation: Each day splits into stays, moves, and gaps on its own. No more manual check-ins. • Transport mode detection: Path recognizes walking, running, cycling, driving, and many kinds of public transport, and learns your habits from your corrections. • Battery-conscious design: Sensor use adapts to how you move, balancing recording accuracy and battery life. A Clear Timeline and Map • Card timeline: See your moves, the places you visited, and how long you stayed at a glance. • Map styles: Routes take the color of their transport mode, and stay markers show place category icons. • Frequent places: Edit names and boundaries, and turn a string of coordinates into "Home" or "Office". Trips and Footprints • Trips: Path detects trips away from home, lets you relive each one on a 3D globe, and creates a boarding-pass trip card. • Footprints: Light up the continents, countries and regions, and cities you have visited. Each country and region gets its own passport page and entry stamp. • Life Chapters: Divide your life into chapters by the cities you lived in, with a city timeline, key statistics, and frequent routes for each chapter. Milestones and Share Cards • Milestones: Earn medals for new places, walking and running distance, and recording streaks. • Share Cards: Turn a day, a trip, a milestone, or the globe view into a card to share with friends. Photos on the Map • Photos and videos: See the photos and videos you allow on your map and timeline, so every trip has pictures. • Smart grouping: Nearby photos group together to keep the map clean. Historical Weather • Historical weather: Relive the weather along your journeys, from clear skies and rain to snow and thunderstorms. • Map effects: As you browse your timeline, the map shows the weather of that moment. Health Trends and Insights • Statistics: Track steps, distance, and calories, and set a daily goal. • Apple Health: Connect Apple Health to see resting heart rate and sleep next to your day. • Insights: Weekly, monthly, and yearly views reveal changes in your activity radius, your most visited places, and your farthest journeys. Privacy First, Your Data in Your Hands • Local storage: Location data stays on this iPhone, encrypted by iOS Data Protection. No account to create, no cloud sync. • Data control: Export to SQLite, import a backup, or delete your data at any time. —— Path Pro — Unlock the Full Experience The free plan records every day and lets you view the last 7 days of your timeline, Trips, Footprints, Milestones, and Life Chapters. Upgrade to Path Pro to unlock: • Full history: Revisit any day in your timeline, Trips, Footprints, Milestones, and Life Chapters. • All long-term statistics and insights. • Complete data export and archiving. • Historical weather and map effects. • Import Apple Watch workout routes. From your first step out the door to the last mile home, Path is the recorder you can rely on. Website: https://path.autheai.com Terms of Use: https://path.autheai.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://path.autheai.com/privacy

Screenshots

Steady Gait3 screens
Path4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Steady Gait at none against Path's 3. On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Path sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Steady Gait asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Steady Gait versus Path: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteady GaitPath
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Every 10 days
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
Devices—iPhone — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSenstride Pty LtdYanbing Zhang

In-app purchases

None

Steady Gait

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Path

Subscriptions2
  • Premium (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Premium (Annual)$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium (Lifetime)$149.99

Questions

Is Steady Gait free?
Steady Gait is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Path free?
Path is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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