BeLoop vs Japanese Walking
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BeLoop
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A voice in your corner calling the combos, and a timer that keeps the round honest. BeLoop coaches boxing, Muay Thai and kickboxing out loud while you work, then times everything else you train. No ads on Pro. No subscription required. COMBAT COACHING • A coach calls combinations out loud while you move, so your eyes stay off the phone • Boxing, Muay Thai and kickboxing, each with its own strikes: low kicks and teeps, knees and elbows • Four levels, from five-punch beginner combinations to expert sequences • Set the pace: relaxed, steady, or fast • Shadowboxing mode for continuous combos with no rounds at all PUNCH INTENSITY, FROM YOUR APPLE WATCH • Every punch scored 0 to 1000 against your own calibration, so the number means something to you • Peak acceleration in m/s2, measured on your wrist • Live count and power while you work, kept in your history afterwards • Fifteen calibration punches set your light, medium and hard SIX TIMER MODES • Tabata: 20s work, 10s rest, eight rounds • EMOM: every minute on the minute • AMRAP: as many rounds as possible against a cap • Interval: any work and rest, any rounds and sets • Countdown and Stopwatch for everything else BUILT FOR TRAINING, NOT FOR LOOKING AT • Voice announcements and distinct haptics for every phase change • Audio countdown at 3-2-1 before each transition • Custom program builder: chain modes, name them, start them again in one tap • Full history with streaks, weekly totals and session comparison • Dark theme built for gym lighting ON YOUR WRIST • Apple Watch, standalone: start a session without your iPhone • Call combos from the watch itself • Phase-colored ring, haptics and voice cues at a glance • Live heart rate and zones on the timer face, kept in your history PRO • No ads, on any screen, ever • Live timer on your Lock Screen and while the screen is off • Kickboxing and Muay Thai, and the advanced and expert combinations • Pay once and own it, or subscribe. Either way the ads go and stay gone. FOR • Boxing, Muay Thai, kickboxing and MMA rounds • Heavy bag and shadowboxing work • CrossFit WODs and HIIT • Circuit training and strength rest periods • Anything that runs on intervals Boxing is free, including beginner and intermediate combinations. Start there. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Japanese Walking
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Japanese Walking made simple: 3 minutes brisk, 3 minutes easy, 5 rounds — 30 minutes. Press Start, put your phone in your pocket, and voice and haptic cues tell you exactly when to switch. A TIMER BUILT FOR WALKING One big countdown you can read at arm's length, the round you're on, and what comes next. Cues play over your music and through AirPods, and keep coming with the screen locked. A Lock Screen Live Activity shows the phase and countdown at a glance. APPLE WATCH Start a walk from your wrist. A tap for every switch, live heart rate, and the walk saved to Apple Health — no phone needed. CLASSIC, QUICK OR EXTENDED The Classic 30-minute session is free forever. Short on time? Quick is 18 minutes. Want more? Extended is 42. BUILD A WEEKLY HABIT Set a weekly goal — 3, 4 or 5 walks — and watch the week fill in. Keep a streak going; rest days and streak freezes cover real life, with no shaming. A 30-DAY PROGRAM A gentle plan that starts with fewer rounds and builds toward the full session. Every Classic walk counts toward it, so you never have to walk twice. SEE YOUR PROGRESS Walks, minutes and consistency week by week. Connect Apple Health (optional) to see steps, distance, active energy and heart rate for each walk, and save walks as workouts. A home-screen widget keeps your week in view. THE METHOD Interval Walking Training was developed by researchers at Shinshu University in Japan. In their 5-month study, interval walkers gained more leg strength and aerobic fitness than people who walked steadily at a moderate pace. After each walk, tell the app how the brisk minutes felt and get a concrete tip for next time. WALK THE WORLD Every walk moves you along a virtual route — Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and more — with checkpoints, souvenirs, XP and achievements. JAPANESE WALK PLUS Custom walks (any brisk / easy / rounds), a pace beat that keeps your brisk minutes at 110–140 steps per minute, 4-week trends and personal bests, every journey, and no ads. Monthly, annual and lifetime options. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage them in your App Store account settings. No account required. Your workout history is stored on your device, and Apple Health data never leaves it. Terms: https://arifinazis.github.io/json/terms.html Privacy: https://arifinazis.github.io/json/privacy.html Japanese Walking provides general fitness guidance and is not medical advice. Choose a comfortable pace and stop if you feel unwell.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Japanese Walking at none against BeLoop's shown. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. BeLoop sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Japanese Walking sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BeLoop | Japanese Walking |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IMRE KASZAB | Arifin Azis Nur Hidayat |
In-app purchases
BeLoop
- Beloop Pro$3.991 Month
- Remove Ads$14.99
Japanese Walking
- Remove Ads$3.991 Month
- Remove Ads$19.991 Year
- Remove Ads$39.99
Questions
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