StepMon vs Ache
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StepMon
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It's easy to lose track of your health while focusing on work or study. StepMon is your smart health partner that ensures you don't stay seated for too long. [Key Features] Movement Reminders: Receive notifications suggesting a short walk or stretch when you've been sitting for long periods. Personalized Walking Guide: Stay motivated to add more steps into your daily routine. Healing Forest (Reward): The steps you take for your health turn into 'Life Water' to nourish and grow your very own forest. Ditch the sedentary habit with StepMon today and start growing a healthy forest through light daily walks!
Ache
This app helps you understand and predict your headaches by tracking symptoms, environmental factors, and personal vitals. It offers personalized risk forecasts and smart alerts to help you manage and prevent future headache episodes.
- Headache forecast
- Smart alerts (Premium)
- Track triggers (weather, vitals)
- Spot patterns (Premium)
- Fast logging
- Doctor-shareable log
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Stop guessing. Start forecasting. Headaches don't have to blindside you. Ache turns your symptoms, vitals, and environment into a clear picture of what triggers your headaches — and warns you before the next one hits. Headache forecast See your risk for the hours ahead at a glance. Ache combines your personal patterns with live conditions to tell you when a headache is likely, so you can plan around it instead of getting caught off guard. Smart alerts (Premium feature) Get a heads-up when your risk starts climbing. A timely notification gives you the window to hydrate, rest, or take medication early — when it actually works. Track your triggers Air pressure, temperature swings, sleep quality, UV, pollen, and more. Ache shows you which factors are pushing your risk up today and which ones are working in your favor, so you finally know what sets it off. Spot patterns (Premium feature) Discover how your body state connects to your headaches. See the heart rate, blood pressure, and activity ranges most associated with your attacks, plus a heatmap of exactly when your headaches tend to strike. Fast logging Record a headache in seconds. Rate severity on a simple scale, and Ache auto-captures your weather and vitals while you tag symptoms, triggers, and medications. No tedious forms. Why Ache? Personalized risk predictions that learn from your history Connects with your health and weather data automatically Clean, distraction-free design built for bad-headache days A complete log to share with your doctor Take control of your headaches. Download Ache and know what's coming. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zVAcOldzA4sJYPcFMhtERe5UC6hrTGSQlZYqQOTw2Sk/edit?usp=sharing Terms of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Of6JIJc4-aALTJfaeYrEatjoMqFsUFmjsECL6rp0fMw/edit?usp=sharing Medical Disclaimer: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RLavi57kGHRs2ypMZ7XufKxfrPmLYnt7--2CEZzS1Gg/edit?usp=drive_link
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StepMon at none against Ache's 2. Ache's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Ache sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. StepMon asks for nothing beyond the download.
StepMon ships an update every 2 weeks, Ache daily. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StepMon | Ache |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | StimiLabs | Exhalo |
In-app purchases
StepMon
No in-app purchases
Ache
- Weekly Free Trial3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Headache Tracker Annual Premium$39.991 Year









