Anchor vs Stellar Pulse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Anchor
This app offers grounding exercises and guided breathing techniques to help users manage stress and anxiety. It provides customizable calming messages and images to promote a sense of peace and presence.
- Grounding exercises
- Guided breathing
- Customizable calming messages
- Soothing imagery
- Sense-based exercises
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Anchor helps you steady yourself in moments of stress, anxiety, or overwhelm. With simple grounding exercises, soothing breathing guides, and customisable calming messages or images, Anchor is designed to bring you back to the present. Features: 5–4–3–2–1 Exercise → Gently return to the moment through your senses. Guided Breathing → Follow a calming rhythm to release tension. Affirmations & Customisable Anchors → Uplift yourself with peaceful words or your own wise words and images. Anchor is built to be gentle, private, and supportive — a quiet refuge whenever you need it.
Stellar Pulse
This app helps you track your health journey with intelligent reminders for steps, nutrition, and hydration. It adapts to your progress, weather, and daily rhythm for personalized wellness support.
- Smart step tracking with HealthKit integration
- Intelligent walk reminders based on progress and weather
- Comprehensive macro and nutrition tracking
- Customizable daily macro and calorie goals
- Smart water intake tracking and reminders
- Optional intermittent fasting timer
- Weekly progress insights and trends
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Don't just count steps - know when to take them. Stellar Pulse is your all-in-one wellness companion for steps, macros, water, and optional fasting - with smart reminders timed to progress, daylight, and weather. FREE FOREVER • Real-time step tracking with HealthKit • Manual meal & macro logging (protein, carbs, fats, calories) • Water tracking with quick adds • Optional intermittent fasting timer • Today's progress at a glance • Privacy-first: health data stays on your device STELLAR PULSE PRO • Weather- & daylight-aware walk reminders (not spammy) • Smart nutrition and hydration alerts • USDA food search for faster logging • Deeper weekly insights and trends • 14-day free trial on annual SMART WALK REMINDERS Nudges only when you're behind pace and conditions are good for a walk—respecting quiet hours and sunset. ALL-IN-ONE WELLNESS Steps, macros, water, and fasting in one beautiful, time-aware interface—no juggling three apps. Tracking stays free. Pro is optional for the smart layer that helps you hit goals. Privacy Policy: https://stellarstudios.app/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://stellarstudios.app/contact/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Anchor at none against Stellar Pulse's 2. Stellar Pulse's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Stellar Pulse sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Anchor asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Anchor | Stellar Pulse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Samuel Attwood | Matthew Leonard |
Customer experience
Anchor
Stellar Pulse
In-app purchases
Anchor
No in-app purchases
Stellar Pulse
- Stellar Pulse Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Stellar Pulse Pro Annual14 Days trial$29.991 Year









