Comparison

MyVitals+ vs Pathlings

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

Head to head
About

MyVitals+

View your daily health metrics like steps, calories, and distance directly on your home screen. Offers a free version with basic stats and a Pro version for more customization and features.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets
  • Steps tracking
  • Active calories tracking
  • Distance walked tracking
  • Flights climbed tracking
  • Customizable stats (Pro)
  • Multiple widget sizes (Pro)
Features
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See your daily health stats at a glance — right on your home screen. Vitals Widget displays your steps, active calories, distance walked, and flights climbed in a clean, simple widget. No clutter, no subscriptions, no ads. Free: - Steps displayed on small widget Pro (one-time purchase): - All 4 health stats - Customize which stats to show - Small and medium widget sizes Your health data stays on your device. We never collect or share your information.

About

Pathlings

This app transforms your daily steps into a gentle adventure with a virtual companion. Nurture your unique buddy, unlock new stages of growth, and complete daily quests to build a consistent routine. Goals are customizable to fit your lifestyle, making fitness fun and private.

Highlights
  • Virtual companion with unique personalities
  • Daily step-based adventures and quests
  • Unlockable growth stages and rewards
  • Customizable step goals
  • Collect in-game items
  • Private and ad-free experience
Features
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Walk more with a little buddy who grows alongside you. Pathlings turns your real daily steps into a cozy game. Choose a tiny creature, give them a name, and help them grow through five forms as you reach milestones and finish quests. There are snacks to share, Rubies to collect and a home to make your own. • Find your walking buddy. Start with a leaf-eared forest mouse, a lava frog or a water panda, each with their own personality and five forms to discover. Feed them snacks, play with toys, and watch them grow. • Make room for more friends. Save your Rubies to adopt other Pathlings, including a storm owl and Pebblehorn, the sandstone rhino. Decorate their home with plants, lanterns and treasures, unlock new habitats, and watch your little crew wander around together. • See who walks the most. PathLeague turns your weekly steps into a friendly race with your Game Center friends. See their Pathlings, chase a place on the podium, and win weekly Ruby prizes. Earn 100 Rubies for each new friend you add who plays Pathlings. • Turn your steps into playtime. Earn a Trail Run pass halfway to your daily goal and another when you reach it. Then dash down forest, volcanic, underwater, mountain or canyon trails: switch lanes, jump over obstacles and collect Rubies to bring home. • Take your Pathling for a stroll. Follow your walk live on your iPhone’s Lock Screen and look back on your outings in Walk History. Walk half your daily goal in one stroll, with a minimum of 2,000 steps, to earn 50 bonus Rubies once a day. • Find a pace that fits. Choose your own daily step goal and change it whenever you need to. Complete daily and weekly quests, collect badges, and look back on your progress with a weekly recap. When you need a day off, a Rest Day Shield can protect your streak. • Keep your buddy close. Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets let you check in at a glance, with Feed and Play shortcuts on the Home Screen widget. See your synced progress and PathLeague race on Apple Watch, start and end walks from your wrist, or ask Siri to start a stroll. Pathlings counts your steps using Apple Health and your iPhone’s motion sensor. Free to play with optional Ruby packs. No ads, no subscriptions, and no Pathlings account needed. PathLeague is optional and uses Game Center. Choose your buddy and take your first walk together.

Screenshots

MyVitals+3 screens
Pathlings4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MyVitals+ at 5.0 against Pathlings's 4.5. MyVitals+ also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Pathlings's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (8 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. MyVitals+ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pathlings sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MyVitals+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of MyVitals+'s written reviews are positive against 83% of Pathlings's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MyVitals+ versus Pathlings: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyVitals+Pathlings
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.5 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings28 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.218.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB247 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSukhun KangDave Mohan

Customer experience

MyVitals+

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pathlings

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MyVitals+

One-time1
  • Vitals Pro$2.99
4 purchases

Pathlings

One-time4
  • 500 Rubies$0.99
  • 1,200 Rubies$1.99
  • 3,000 Rubies$4.99
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  • 6,500 Rubies$9.99

Questions

Is MyVitals+ free?
MyVitals+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pathlings free?
Pathlings is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MyVitals+ or Pathlings?
MyVitals+ is rated higher. MyVitals+ averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Pathlings averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do MyVitals+ or Pathlings have ads?
Neither MyVitals+ nor Pathlings shows ads.

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