FTW vs FreeReps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FTW
Turn your daily walks into a fun team challenge. Create or join step groups with friends and compete on live leaderboards. Earn achievements and track your progress with weekly recaps.
- Team step competitions
- Live leaderboards
- Apple Watch complication
- In-app cheers and taunts
- Weekly and daily challenges
- Ghost races
- Achievements and stats
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FTW turns walking into a team sport. Create a step group, invite your friends, and see who can walk the most. Live leaderboards update every 5 minutes so you always know where you stand. HOW IT WORKS - Sign in with Apple or Google - Create a group or join one with a 6-character invite code - Your steps sync automatically from Apple Health - Live leaderboards rank everyone in real time FEATURES - Real-time step leaderboards for groups up to 25 people - Apple Watch complication shows your rank at a glance - Send cheers and taunts to motivate your group - Weekly and daily competitions with automatic resets - Ghost races to compete head-to-head - Stats, personal records, and 50+ achievement badges - Weekly recap with charts and trends PRIVACY FIRST FTW reads your step count from Apple Health. That’s it. No heart rate, no GPS, no workouts. Your data is never sold or shared with advertisers. FTW is completely free. No subscriptions, no premium tiers, no ads.
FreeReps
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IMPORTANT: FreeReps is NOT a standalone health or fitness app. It is a companion app for the open-source FreeReps server. You must have a FreeReps server running on your own hardware and connected to your Tailscale network before this app is useful. FreeReps uses Tailscale for authentication and encrypted connectivity — there is no other way to connect. If you do not already have a FreeReps server and a Tailscale account, this app is not for you. What FreeReps does: FreeReps syncs your Apple Health data from your iPhone to your self-hosted FreeReps server over Tailscale. Your data stays on hardware you own — no third-party cloud, no subscriptions, no ads. The server provides a web dashboard with interactive charts, correlation analysis, and trend exploration. Features: • Automatic background sync of workouts, heart rate, sleep, steps, body measurements, and more • Supports 50+ HealthKit data types • Configurable sync categories — choose exactly what to share • Live Activity and Dynamic Island progress during sync • Zero-config authentication via Tailscale identity • MCP interface lets AI assistants query your health data on the server Requirements: • A Tailscale account with your iPhone connected to your tailnet • A running FreeReps server on your own hardware, connected to the same tailnet • Basic self-hosting experience Setup instructions, source code, and documentation: https://github.com/meltforce/freereps
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: FTW at 2 against FreeReps's —. On price, in-app purchases 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.
| Parameter | FTW | FreeReps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Apres AI LLC | Linus Schmelzer |
In-app purchases
FTW
No in-app purchases
FreeReps
No in-app purchases









