Comparison

Balm.ai vs Pulse

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

Head to head
About

Balm.ai

This AI-powered wellness companion offers personalized health insights and guidance. It features cycle tracking, movement monitoring, and access to health resources, all within a secure and private platform.

Highlights
  • AI wellness companion
  • Movement tracker
  • Health Resources
  • Menstrual cycle tracking
  • Secure health data management
  • Personalized guidance
Features
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Balm.ai is your personal AI wellness companion, designed to support your health journey with intelligent insights and personalized guidance. KEY FEATURES: - Movement tracker - Health Resources - Menstrual cycle tracking and insights - Secure and private health data management Whether you're tracking your cycle, seeking wellness advice, or need personalized health insights, Balm.ai provides compassionate, intelligent support tailored to your unique needs. Download Balm.ai and start your wellness journey today!

About

Pulse

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Your pulse, your day, your journal. Pulse is intentionally kept lean: no subscription, no cluttered interface — just you, a moment, and an honest read on how you're actually doing. Free and open source. HOW IT WORKS • Capture moments: a short thought, a rating from −2 (bad) to +2 (good), optional tags and location. Done in seconds. • Reflect on your day: one sentence of forecast in the morning, the summary in the evening — with your own metrics like sleep, deep work, exercise, or family time. Stoic reflection questions get you started. • Discover patterns: daily, weekly, and monthly views show you what lifts you up — and what doesn't. Filter by a single tag to look at one area of your life on its own. Good days have reasons. • AI coach: on request, Apple Intelligence analyzes your entries and surfaces insights about your patterns — running entirely on your device, no cloud. • Apple Health: if you like, your moods appear as State of Mind and the time you spend reflecting as Mindful Minutes in the Health app. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Everything lives on your iPhone or iPad and in your private iCloud. Pulse only writes to Apple Health what you turn on — and never reads from it. Lock Pulse with Face ID, Touch ID or your device passcode if you like. No tracking, no ads, no accounts. The full source code is public on GitHub. Export to JSON anytime. WHO IS PULSE FOR? For everyone who has failed at classic journaling: no long entries, no pressure, no streak guilt. A micro-journal that fits your life — not the other way around. Questions or ideas? Pulse is actively developed — your feedback shapes the roadmap.

Screenshots

Balm.ai3 screens
Pulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Balm.ai at 15.1 against Pulse's 26.6. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Balm.ai versus Pulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBalm.aiPulse
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.6
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB22 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBalm TechnologiesMarcus Dr. Raitner

In-app purchases

None

Balm.ai

No in-app purchases

None

Pulse

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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