Comparison

Winter Arc by Coldstart vs HighLvl

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

Head to head
About

Winter Arc by Coldstart

This app helps you achieve personal growth goals with a unique contract system. Create daily, weekly, or monthly tasks, sign and share your commitments, and track your progress with reminders and social sharing. Unlock unlimited tasks and notifications with a pro upgrade.

Highlights
  • Create custom or premade task contracts
  • Set daily, weekly, or monthly tasks
  • Sign and share goal contracts
  • Track progress with checklists
  • Receive reminders and inspirational quotes
  • Share progress on social media
Features
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Coldstart is the best app to help you accomplish all your goals for growth during the winter period. The beautifully designed and animated user experience is centered on helping you focus, and accomplish all of your goals. Here's how it works. 1. Create your task Choose from one of our premade contract or create your own from scratch. Set up daily, weekly or monthly tasks that you want to accomplish. Select how long your want your winter arc contract to go on for. 2. Sign and share your contract Once you're happy with your winter contract, sign it and then share it with friends and the rest of the world. 3. Start and finish your contract Open up the app and cross off tasks from your check list. Get reminders and inspiration from quotes and notifications that are there to remind you of your goal. Share your progress to social media and with friends to inspire them to continue. See how close you are to your goal and to completing your Winter Arc. Want to set up more tasks? Upgrade to our pro plan and get unlimited tasks and daily notifications so you can unlock your best version. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Terms of Service URL: https://www.winterarc.io/terms

About

HighLvl

This AI coach analyzes your nutrition and recovery to create personalized daily plans. Log meals effortlessly through chat or photos, and track your energy balance against real-time calorie burn. It adapts your targets based on sleep, heart rate, and other recovery signals.

Highlights
  • AI-powered nutrition and recovery coaching
  • Log meals via chat or photo
  • Estimates calories and macros
  • Reconciles calorie targets with real calorie burn
  • Recovery-aware daily planning
  • Optional Apple Health and WHOOP integration
Features
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HighLvl is an AI nutrition and recovery coach. Log meals by simply chatting — "I had two eggs and toast" — and HighLvl estimates the calories and macros for you, no database tapping. It reconciles your daily targets against your real calorie burn from Apple Health (and WHOOP, if you connect it), so your remaining calories reflect what your body actually did today, not a generic formula. Each morning, HighLvl reads your recovery signals — sleep, resting heart rate, and heart-rate variability — and sets the day's plan, easing your targets on low-recovery days and pushing on high-recovery ones. • Log food in plain language — text or photo • Accurate calories and macros, with the source shown • Daily energy-balance ring: calories in vs. real calories out • Recovery-aware morning briefing and readiness score • Optional Apple Health and WHOOP integration — entirely optional; the coach works without them • Pick your own AI provider, or use the free hosted lane Your health data is used only to personalize your own coaching. We do not sell or share it, and it is never used for advertising.

Screenshots

Winter Arc by Coldstart4 screens
HighLvl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HighLvl at none against Winter Arc by Coldstart's 7. HighLvl also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Winter Arc by Coldstart's advantage is ratings volume (42 vs 2). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Winter Arc by Coldstart sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. HighLvl asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Winter Arc by Coldstart against 5.0 for HighLvl. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Winter Arc by Coldstart has 42 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Winter Arc by Coldstart ships an update every 6 weeks, HighLvl every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Winter Arc by Coldstart versus HighLvl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWinter Arc by ColdstartHighLvl
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (42 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings42 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTheRoaming, IncAndrew Cunliffe

Customer experience

Winter Arc by Coldstart

All ratings42 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

HighLvl

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Winter Arc by Coldstart

Subscriptions7
  • Winter Arc Pro$2.991 Month
  • Winter Arc Pro (Monthly)3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Winter Arc Pro Weekly$9.997 Days
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  • Winter Arc Pro (6 months)$14.996 Months
  • Winter Arc Pro (Annual)$24.991 Year
  • Winter Arc Pro (Six Months)$24.996 Months
  • Winter Arc Pro Annual$49.991 Year
None

HighLvl

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Winter Arc by Coldstart free?
Winter Arc by Coldstart is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HighLvl free?
HighLvl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Winter Arc by Coldstart or HighLvl?
Winter Arc by Coldstart and HighLvl are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 42 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Winter Arc by Coldstart or HighLvl have ads?
Winter Arc by Coldstart shows ads; HighLvl does not.
Which is updated more often, Winter Arc by Coldstart or HighLvl?
Winter Arc by Coldstart ships an update every 6 weeks, and HighLvl every 2 weeks. Most recently, Winter Arc by Coldstart was updated on October 16, 2026 and HighLvl on October 1, 2026.

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