Comparison

Mindsetic vs BearWalks

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

Head to head
About

Mindsetic

This app intelligently logs your strength training sets, calculating your next weight based on perceived exertion. It tracks progress, detects plateaus, and provides readiness scores to optimize your workouts. Features include guided breathing and a training journal.

Highlights
  • Automatic weight calculation based on RIR
  • Readiness score for optimal training days
  • Strength and PR tracking
  • Plateau detection
  • Workout session analysis
  • Guided breathing and training journal
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Log every set with how hard it felt, and Mindsetic tells you what to lift next. A strength tracker built for lifters who want precision, not guesswork. YOUR NEXT WEIGHT, CALCULATED Rate each set by reps in reserve. Mindsetic adjusts the weight for your next sets in the same session and plans your next workout from what you actually did. KNOW WHERE YOU STAND TODAY A quick check-in gives you a Readiness score. See readiness, sessions this week and your streak at a glance, and train hard on the days you're ready for it. WATCH YOUR STRENGTH CLIMB Estimated 1RM, max weight and volume for every exercise, week by week. Plateau detection tells you when a lift has stalled. EVERY RECORD, MARKED IN GOLD Mindsetic catches every personal record as it happens and keeps your full record history. SEE WHAT EACH SESSION HIT Every workout gets its own signature: volume, sets, effort per set and a muscle map of what you trained. Balance your week with sets per muscle. YOUR MONTH IN ONE RECAP A monthly recap of your training, ready to share. TRAIN YOUR MIND TOO Guided breathing, quick check-ins and a training journal. FREE Guided training, rest timer and workout history. MINDSETIC PRO Automatic progression, Readiness score, drop sets and super sets, muscle heat map, advanced analytics, plateau detection, communities and exercise demos. Start with a free trial. Light and dark mode. Pounds or kilograms. Train with precision. Terms of Use: https://www.mindsetic.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.mindsetic.com/privacy.html

About

BearWalks

Compete with your campus by tracking your daily steps. See your rank, streaks, and daily winners. Create private groups with friends and view your progress on your home screen widget. Your privacy is protected with optional profile details and the ability to go dark.

Highlights
  • Campus-wide step leaderboard
  • Private group creation
  • Daily winner determination
  • Home screen widget
  • Optional profile customization
  • Privacy controls
Features
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Your steps. Everyone's board. One winner a day. BearWalks reads your step count from Apple Health and ranks you against your whole campus. The board locks at midnight. Whoever walked the most takes it. WALK WITH FRIENDS Make a private group. Send a code or a QR. They're in. SEE WHERE YOU LAND Your rank, your streak, your best day, and how you sit against everyone who actually walked today. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Add the widget for your steps, your rank and your percentile without opening the app. NO SETUP No login. No password. No email. Open it, you're on the board. YOU CONTROL WHAT SHOWS A photo and an Instagram handle are optional. Go dark removes you from every board while your steps keep counting. Delete your account and everything goes with it. Steps come from Apple Health. Nothing else is read. Made for university students. BearWalks is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any university.

Screenshots

Mindsetic4 screens
BearWalks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BearWalks at none against Mindsetic's 2. BearWalks also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days). Mindsetic's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Mindsetic sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. BearWalks asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Mindsetic against 5.0 for BearWalks. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mindsetic ships an update every 8 days, BearWalks every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mindsetic versus BearWalks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindseticBearWalks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (8 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSAMUEL ALEJANDRO FREITAS MONTOYABENJAMIN GRAHAM GOODHART

Customer experience

Mindsetic

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BearWalks

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Mindsetic

Subscriptions2
  • Mindsetic Pro$9.991 Month
  • Mindsetic Pro14 Days trial$79.991 Year
None

BearWalks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mindsetic free?
Mindsetic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BearWalks free?
BearWalks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mindsetic or BearWalks?
BearWalks is rated higher. Mindsetic averages 4.9 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while BearWalks averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Mindsetic or BearWalks have ads?
Neither Mindsetic nor BearWalks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mindsetic or BearWalks?
Mindsetic ships an update every 8 days, and BearWalks every 2 days. Most recently, Mindsetic was updated on November 5, 2026 and BearWalks on October 31, 2026.

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