Comparison

Novara vs Impulso.

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

Head to head
About

Novara

This app helps you find and coordinate local running groups and events. It simplifies discovering clubs, setting preferences, and organizing group runs, encouraging face-to-face interaction and accountability.

Highlights
  • Discover local run clubs
  • Filter runs by distance, type, and pace
  • Set personalized run preferences
  • Coordinate real-world runs with friends
  • RSVP and sync runs to your calendar
  • See who's attending runs
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Find your crew. Show up together. You don't need more screen time. You need more face time. Novara makes it easier to coordinate runs, discover local clubs, and actually show up for each other, no group text chaos required. DISCOVER LOCAL RUN CLUBS Run club schedules are scattered across Instagram posts, closed group chats, and Strava feeds. Novara brings them together. Browse weekly recurring runs from clubs near you, filter by distance, run type, and pace, and find what fits your routine. SET YOUR PREFERENCES Tell us your pace, distance, and when you like to run. Novara filters your feed so you see the runs that fit. Think of it as your personalized run calendar. COORDINATE REAL RUNS Create a run with the details that matter: meeting spot, pace, distance, type, and what you're doing after. Share it with friends or make it available to the community. No more "when works for everyone?" texts. SHOW UP FOR EACH OTHER See who's going. RSVP with one tap. Sync runs to your calendar. Novara is built to help you follow through, because the best part of your social life happens offline. FIND WHAT FITS YOU - Browse local run clubs by distance, type, and pace - Set your pace range and preferred distance - Filter by your weekly availability - Create runs with meeting spot, pace, and after-run plans - RSVP and sync to your calendar - See who's going before you show up RUNNING IS JUST THE BEGINNING Novara is building a community of runners who want more than solo miles. Start with your local clubs, coordinate with your crew, and actually follow through. More cities and activities coming soon. Your pace. Your schedule. Your people.

About

Impulso.

Transform your daily walks into a competitive game. Earn rewards by achieving activity goals, maintaining streaks, and climbing through skill-based leagues. Syncs automatically with Apple Health for seamless tracking.

Highlights
  • Step tracking and goal setting
  • Skill-based step leagues
  • Division climbing system
  • Streak maintenance
  • Automatic Apple Health sync
  • Profile and history tracking
  • Fixed giveaways for top performers
Features
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Impulso turns your daily walk into a game. The pace you need to reach your next division, keep your streak alive, and climb from Bronze to Diamond based on your activity over a rolling 30 days. Your steps sync automatically from Apple Health. There is no subscription. Every comp, division and feature is unlocked for everyone. SKILL BASED COMPS It's simple. Most steps wins. Comps run on recorded effort and verified results. No luck, no wagers. Winners receive fixed giveaways funded by Impulso. THERE IS ALWAYS A COMP ON - One day comps every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. They run 6am to midnight and it is winner takes all. Entry opens 8am the day before. - Week long step comps, running Saturday to Friday, shared across the top three. - Team vs Team on the alternating weeks. Team up, combine your steps, and the winning team splits it. You can be in up to three comps at the same time. HOW IT WORKS - Hit your division goal. We set the pace to your next division and lift it as you climb. - Keep your streak. You start with three freezes, and a freeze covers the odd day off so a missed day pauses your streak instead of resetting it. - Climb the divisions. Stay active across 30 days to reach Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond. Higher divisions unlock bigger giveaway comps. - Win comps. When a comp opens you get a window to enter, then it's most steps wins. TEAM COMPS - Build a team and go head to head with other teams on combined steps. - See every team's standings, and tap a team to see each member's step count. - Invite teammates straight from the app by searching their name. YOUR PROFILE See your full step history in one place. Track your daily average this month against last month, your lifetime steps, your best day and your current streak. Add a profile photo to make your account your own. PRIVACY & FAIRNESS - Step data is read from Apple Health (read-only) and is never shared with third parties. - All scoring and results are computed server side and verified before any payout. - Every comp needs a minimum number of entrants to go ahead. If it doesn't reach that before entry closes the comp is cancelled and everyone is told, so nothing is ever won by default. - Giveaways are skill based, fixed amounts funded by Impulso, awarded on verified performance. Subject to eligibility, identity verification, regional availability and the challenge terms. Lace up, hit your goal, and climb the divisions. Privacy Policy: https://www.impulso.com.au/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.impulso.com.au/terms

Screenshots

Novara4 screens
Impulso.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Novara at free against Impulso.'s subscription. Impulso.'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Novara ships an update every 10 days, Impulso. every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Novara versus Impulso.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNovaraImpulso.
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB71 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperJacqueline MinklerSamuel Serour

Customer experience

Novara

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Impulso.

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Novara

No in-app purchases

None

Impulso.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Novara free?
Novara is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Impulso. free?
Impulso. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Novara or Impulso. have ads?
Neither Novara nor Impulso. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Novara or Impulso.?
Novara ships an update every 10 days, and Impulso. every 3 days. Most recently, Novara was updated on October 14, 2026 and Impulso. on October 3, 2026.

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