BeatWalk vs SetPace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BeatWalk
This app automatically plays music from your library that matches your real-time walking or running pace. It dynamically adjusts the music genre and tempo based on your movement, from a slow walk to a sprint. Enjoy a personalized soundtrack that syncs with your activity without manual playlist management.
- Auto-detects walking BPM
- Plays music matching pace
- 6 dynamic BPM zones
- Seamless track switching
- Manual BPM setting
- Works with Apple Music
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BeatWalk detects your walking tempo in real-time and automatically plays songs from your Apple Music library that match your pace. Walk slowly and hear lo-fi beats. Pick up the pace and the music shifts to pop, EDM, or beyond. Your feet set the tempo — BeatWalk picks the soundtrack. Key Features - Auto-detect your walking BPM using motion sensors - Automatically select and play songs that match your pace - 6 dynamic BPM zones from Chill Walk to Sprint - Seamlessly switch tracks when your tempo changes - Manually set or tap-detect BPM for any track - Beautiful waveform visualizer synced to your pace - Works with your existing Apple Music library BPM Zones - Chill Walk (60-90 BPM) — Lo-fi & Ambient - Steady Walk (91-120 BPM) — Pop & Indie - Brisk Walk (121-140 BPM) — Electro Pop - Jog (141-160 BPM) — EDM & Hip-Hop - Run (161-180 BPM) — Hard EDM & Drum'n'Bass - Sprint (181+ BPM) — Hardcore & Metal Perfect For - Runners who want music to match their pace - Commuters looking for the perfect walking soundtrack - Fitness beginners staying motivated with rhythm - Anyone who walks with headphones How to Use 1. Start walking — BeatWalk detects your tempo 2. Music matching your BPM plays automatically 3. Change your pace and the music changes with you 4. Tap Track BPM to fine-tune any song's tempo No playlists to set up. No manual matching. Just walk and listen.
SetPace
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SetPace is a running & strength app that lives on your watch. Music sets your cadence, a coach speaks your pace, and your watch times every rest. ■ Music sets your cadence · Running loops at 170, 180 and 190 BPM — one beat per step (about 31 minutes each) · Downloaded once, stored on the watch — plays offline, no iPhone needed · A live cadence rail shows the moment your stride locks onto the beat ■ Your coach speaks every kilometer · Split pace and elapsed time, spoken — no need to look at the screen · Start, pause and resume are announced too · Choice of coach voices, in English and Korean · Listening to another music app? SetPace just dips the volume and speaks ■ Strength, on the same watch · Tap the screen to finish a set · The rest timer fills the edge of the screen — tune it with the crown · Logged to Apple Health automatically, just like runs ■ Glanceable while you run · Big numbers, nothing extra · Current pace, distance, heart rate and splits, colored against your target pace · Auto-pause at traffic lights · Start straight from a watch face complication ■ Your history, on iPhone · Runs and lifts in one logbook · Weekly and monthly stats with a hall of records (longest run, fastest pace, biggest month) · Show Off — your course becomes a poster, sized for stories and feeds · Per-shoe mileage and replacement tracking ■ No account, no server Your health data stays in Apple Health on your device and never leaves it. No sign-up, no ads. Requires Apple Watch (watchOS 11 or later). Music and voice guidance play through connected earphones.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SetPace at none against BeatWalk's shown. SetPace also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BeatWalk ships an update every 5 weeks, SetPace every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BeatWalk | SetPace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BYNET | seungbin baik |
In-app purchases
BeatWalk
No in-app purchases
SetPace
No in-app purchases









