Comparison

Anchor vs Stellar Pulse

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Grounding exercises
  • Guided breathing
  • Customizable calming messages
  • Soothing imagery
  • Sense-based exercises
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

Screenshots

Anchor3 screens
Stellar Pulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Anchor versus Stellar Pulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnchorStellar Pulse
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSamuel AttwoodMatthew Leonard

Customer experience

Anchor

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Stellar Pulse

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Anchor

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Stellar Pulse

Subscriptions2
  • Stellar Pulse Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Stellar Pulse Pro Annual14 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Anchor free?
Anchor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stellar Pulse free?
Stellar Pulse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Anchor or Stellar Pulse have ads?
Neither Anchor nor Stellar Pulse shows ads.

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