Comparison

StepFlow vs Pace Monster

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

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About

StepFlow

Features
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Transform your health with StepFlow - your personal AI-powered gait analysis companion. StepFlow uses advanced Apple Watch sensors to monitor your walking patterns 24/7. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS: StepFlow Premium includes all features with a 1-month free trial. - Monthly: HK$58/month - Yearly: HK$428/year (save 38%) Privacy Policy: https://mkwu7380.github.io/stepflow-support/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ IMPORTANT: StepFlow is designed for general wellness and fitness purposes only. It is NOT a medical device and has NOT been cleared or approved by any regulatory authority. This app does NOT provide medical advice, diagnoses, or treatment. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before making any health-related decisions. Never disregard or delay seeking professional medical advice because of information provided by this app. If you believe you have a medical emergency, contact your doctor or emergency services immediately.

About

Pace Monster

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A monster is always behind you. Pace Monster turns your iPhone's step counter into a chase. A cute monster walks at your daily step goal, all day, every day. Every step you take keeps you ahead of it. Sit still too long and it closes in. If it catches you, you lose a heart. Lose every heart in one day and it evolves into something scarier, and your streak breaks. A walking game for anyone who wants a reason to move. No workouts. No sessions. No GPS. Just walk. HOW IT WORKS • Pick your daily pace (2,000–12,000 steps) and how many hearts you get each day • Your iPhone's motion sensor drives the chase. Add the Home Screen widget and one glance shows how close it is • Wear an Apple Watch? Allow Apple Health and your watch steps join the chase. The watch app and complication show the monster on your wrist • The monster's face tells the story: oblivious when you're safely ahead, game face when it's gaining, genuinely scary when it's close • Hit your daily goal and the monster falls asleep until tomorrow. Nothing catches you after that • Win a day and it calms down a phase. Get wiped out and it evolves into a faster, meaner monster • Every day lands on your streak calendar. Tap any day to see how it went, hour by hour BUILT TO BE FAIR • Every 7-day streak earns a freeze token, and you can hold two. Sick, injured or traveling? Freeze the day and your streak survives • Pause everything, any time, penalty-free • Steps past double your pace earn nothing extra. This is a walking game, not a grinding game • Walking is always enough. Running is never required • Changes to your pace or hearts start tomorrow, so every day is played by the rules it started with YOUR DATA • No account needed. No GPS • Steps come from your iPhone's motion sensor and, if you allow it, from Apple Health (HealthKit), so Apple Watch steps count too. Pace Monster reads steps only, never writes to Apple Health, and processes them on your iPhone. Health data is never used for ads or shared with anyone • Create an optional account (Sign in with Apple, Google or email) to back up your streak and settings for a new phone • Export or erase everything from Settings • Two short video ads and nothing more: one before you spend a freeze token, and at most one a day when you open your streak history. Never when you get caught, and pausing is always ad-free Choose your pace. Stay ahead. Don't get caught.

Screenshots

StepFlow4 screens
Pace Monster4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pace Monster at none against StepFlow's 3. StepFlow's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. StepFlow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Pace Monster asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
StepFlow versus Pace Monster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepFlowPace Monster
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB24 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperChun Kin WuGeorge Green

In-app purchases

2 purchases

StepFlow

Subscriptions2
  • StepFlow Premium Monthly1 Month trial$5.991 Month
  • StepFlow Premium Yearly2 variants$49.991 Year
None

Pace Monster

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StepFlow free?
StepFlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pace Monster free?
Pace Monster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do StepFlow or Pace Monster have ads?
Pace Monster shows ads; StepFlow does not.

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