Comparison

Ascend vs KeepEatClean

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

Head to head
About

Ascend

This app transforms your stair stepper workouts by adding a competitive element and automatically logging your progress. Track steps, time, and pace, compete on leaderboards, and virtually climb famous landmarks. Guided workouts and personal best tracking help you stay motivated.

Highlights
  • Real-time competition with other climbers
  • Automatic step, time, and pace logging
  • Detailed climb analysis
  • Personal best tracking
  • Global and filtered leaderboards
  • Virtual climbs of famous towers
  • Guided workout routines
Features
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Never bored. Always logged. Finally consistent. Ascend turns your stair stepper into a climb with other climbers beside you and every step counted for you. No staring at the console. No forgetting to log. Just climb. COMPETE WITH OTHER CLIMBERS Every climb puts other climbers on the stairs beside you, each on their best attempt. See who's just ahead, pass them, and watch your rank change as you climb. YOUR CLIMBS LOG THEMSELVES Just wear your headphones. Motion sensors in compatible AirPods or Beats count every step on the machine, in real time. When you step off, the climb is already saved: steps, time and pace. Nothing to remember, nothing to type. ANALYZE EVERY CLIMB See your steps, time, pace and splits for every session. Pair a Bluetooth chest strap or connect Apple Health to add heart rate and effort. BEAT YOUR BEST Best Efforts turns your climbs into a record book only you can break: most steps, longest climb, fastest pace and more, each tied to the climb that set it. JOIN A GROWING COMMUNITY Weekly, monthly and all-time leaderboards. Filter by age, weight and location to see where you stand. Reach the podium, then defend it. CLIMB FAMOUS TOWERS Take on the real step counts of the Empire State Building, Taipei 101, the Eiffel Tower, Burj Khalifa and more. Each one has its own leaderboard and one permanent prize: the First Ascent. The first climber to finish keeps it forever, even after someone posts a faster time. FOLLOW GUIDED WORKOUTS Guided routines build intervals and changing intensity into your session. Or skip the structure and climb at your own pace, with a step goal if you want one. Every session lands in the same history. SHARE EVERY CLIMB Turn any climb into a share card for your story, with the result you earned. WHAT YOU NEED • A stair stepper • Compatible AirPods or Beats headphones (they count your steps) • Optional: Apple Health for heart rate and active calories, and a Bluetooth heart-rate monitor Every climb in Ascend comes from a session you do in Ascend. SUBSCRIPTION An auto-renewing subscription is required after onboarding. Plans, billing terms and any eligible trial are shown before purchase. Manage your subscription in your Apple Account settings; eligible purchases can be restored in Ascend. Ascend is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice. Terms of Use: https://ascendstepper.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://ascendstepper.com/privacy

About

KeepEatClean

Track your nutrition and lifestyle choices to understand their impact on your biological age. This app provides insights into how meals, sleep, and activity affect your body's real age, offering a science-backed approach to longevity.

Highlights
  • Biological Age Engine
  • Longevity Math impact scoring
  • AI Meal Scanner
  • EatClean Score for meals
  • Daily Activity Rings
  • Vitals Dashboard via Apple Health
  • Squad accountability feature
Features
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Understand which eating habits suit you through patterns from your own meals and wearable data. KeepEatClean brings your food diary and wearable history together on your iPhone. Log what you eat, correct the details, and explore how nutrition and meal timing line up with your own sleep and recovery. BUILD A FOOD HISTORY YOU CAN CORRECT Log meals with a photo and edit your meals and portions. A useful history starts with records that reflect what you actually ate. LOG FROM YOUR APPLE WATCH The companion Apple Watch app in version 1.22 brings quick logging to your wrist. Tap a usual meal or water, save a meal time with Eating now, or say what you ate and confirm the estimate. KeepEatClean on iPhone is required for setup and meal estimation. Watch-face complications put your daily context close to hand. BRING IN YOUR WEARABLE DATA Connect Apple Health or use the separate WHOOP integration. Available sleep, HRV and recovery information depends on your connected sources. Apple Watch data connects through Apple Health. EXPLORE FOOD × BODY PATTERNS Look for associations across days when both food and body data are available. KeepEatClean shows learning progress when there is not enough history. Patterns need at least 12 paired days and additional evidence checks. Reaching 12 days does not guarantee a finding. No clear pattern is a valid result, and an association does not establish cause and effect. START WITH THE FREE TIER KeepEatClean offers a free tier and an optional Pro subscription. Review the current features and subscription terms inside the app. Your meals. Your wearable history. A clearer view of your habits. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Ascend4 screens
KeepEatClean4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: KeepEatClean at freemium against Ascend's subscription. KeepEatClean also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Ascend sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and KeepEatClean sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Ascend against 5.0 for KeepEatClean. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 11 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ascend ships an update every 4 days, KeepEatClean every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ascend versus KeepEatClean: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAscendKeepEatClean
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings411 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB24 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTyler PavayVelcrest Group

Customer experience

Ascend

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

KeepEatClean

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Ascend

Subscriptions2
  • Ascend Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Ascend Yearly1 Month trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$49.99
2 purchases

KeepEatClean

Subscriptions2
  • KeepEatClean Pro Monthly3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • KeepEatClean Pro Annual3 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Ascend free?
Ascend is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KeepEatClean free?
KeepEatClean is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ascend or KeepEatClean?
Ascend and KeepEatClean are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 11 ratings respectively.
Do Ascend or KeepEatClean have ads?
Neither Ascend nor KeepEatClean shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ascend or KeepEatClean?
Ascend ships an update every 4 days, and KeepEatClean every 6 days. Most recently, Ascend was updated on October 31, 2026 and KeepEatClean on October 28, 2026.

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