FTW vs PepSona
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.
PepSona
Receive personalized motivational messages tailored to your mood and chosen persona. Create custom quote cards, save favorites, and schedule daily reminders to boost focus, confidence, and positivity.
- Personalized motivational quote cards
- Pep talks from any persona or custom style
- Context-aware message generation
- Mood selection (focus, confidence, calm)
- Save favorite messages and history
- Daily reminder scheduling
- Home Screen widgets
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PepSona makes motivation feel personal. Instead of generic quotes, you get pep talks shaped around your mood, your moment, and the persona you choose. Pick a character, archetype, or vibe: a tough coach, a calm mentor, a dramatic villain, a funny best friend, a fantasy hero, or something completely custom. Add your situation, choose your mood, and PepSona creates motivation that feels like it was made for you. What you can do with PepSona: • Create personalized motivational quote cards • Get pep talks from any persona or custom style • Add your own context for more relevant messages • Choose moods like focus, confidence, calm, and motivation • Save your favorite messages and revisit your history • Schedule daily reminders and routines • Add motivation to your Home Screen with widgets Perfect for morning motivation, work focus, fitness, confidence, discipline, positivity, and daily encouragement. Your mindset changes throughout the day. PepSona changes with you. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FTW at none against PepSona's 10. PepSona's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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. PepSona sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. FTW asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for FTW against 5.0 for PepSona. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PepSona has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | FTW | PepSona |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Apres AI LLC | Luke McGinley |
Customer experience
FTW
PepSona
In-app purchases
FTW
No in-app purchases
PepSona
- Mini Boost$0.99
- Starter Pack$1.99
- Gimmick Legends Pack$1.99
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- Accidental Heroes Pack$1.99
- Animal Chaos Pack$1.99
- Hype Squad Pack$1.99
- Mythical Misfits Pack$1.99
- Popular Pack$4.99
- All Character Packs$6.99
- Power Pack$9.99









