Comparison

Mist vs Pulse.Core

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

Head to head
About

Mist

Easily log your food and exercise with a simple interface. Automatically calculates calories and macros, allowing you to view their impact on your health. Focuses on fast, uncomplicated tracking.

Highlights
  • Quick food and exercise logging
  • Automatic calorie calculation
  • Macro tracking
  • View health impacts (sleep, weight, mental health)
  • Optional calorie count hiding
  • Simple, no-fuss interface
Features
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Track food and exercise as quickly as a notes app. - No complicated menus, calories are automatically calculated - Log meals, workouts, and daily activity in seconds - Search for foods and see their macros - View how diet affects different aspects of health, including sleep, weight, and mental health - Hide calorie counts whenever you want - No complicated features. Just fast, easy food tracking Privacy policy: https://www.getmistapp.com/privacy Terms of use: https://www.getmistapp.com/terms

About

Pulse.Core

Features
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I built Pulse because I was tired of talking to AI apps that quietly send everything I say to some server I'll never see. Pulse runs entirely on your iPhone. There's no account. No cloud. No "we take your privacy seriously" page that nobody believes anyway. The AI lives on your device, thinks on your device, and forgets nothing because there's nothing to send anywhere. You can talk to it about your day, your ideas, the stuff you wouldn't type into a chatbot owned by a company worth a trillion dollars. It works offline. It works on a plane. It works when your signal drops in the metro. A few things worth knowing: - It uses Apple's on-device Foundation Models, so it's fast and it doesn't drain your battery - It works on iPhone and Apple Watch - There are no ads, no subscriptions hidden behind every button, no upsell screens - I don't collect anything. I can't. I didn't build a backend. That's it, really. If you've been looking for an AI you can actually trust with the stuff that matters, give Pulse a try. — And if you have feedback, write to me. A real person reads it

Screenshots

Mist4 screens
Pulse.Core3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pulse.Core at none against Mist's 2. Mist's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.4). On price, update cadence 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. Mist sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Pulse.Core asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mist versus Pulse.Core: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMistPulse.Core
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (550 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings550 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysEvery 2 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB15 MB
Age rating+124+
DeveloperHolographAyhan Aslihan

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Mist

Subscriptions2
  • Mist Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Mist Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
None

Pulse.Core

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mist free?
Mist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pulse.Core free?
Pulse.Core is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mist or Pulse.Core have ads?
Pulse.Core shows ads; Mist does not.
Which is updated more often, Mist or Pulse.Core?
Mist ships an update every 2 days, and Pulse.Core every 2 days. Most recently, Mist was updated on October 17, 2026 and Pulse.Core on September 30, 2026.

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