Comparison

Ando vs Empace

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Ando

This app visualizes continuous glucose monitor (CGM) data alongside activities, sleep, and food logs. It offers personalized dashboards and insights into how lifestyle choices impact blood sugar. Users can also create and share visually appealing activity highlight cards.

Highlights
  • Personalized glucose dashboard
  • Activity, sleep, and food logging
  • CGM data overlay on activities
  • Shareable activity highlight cards
  • Integration with fitness trackers
  • Direct CGM connections
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Ando connects your continuous glucose monitor (CGM) with your life (activities, sleep, food, ...): all in one place. APP FEATURES - Personalized Dashboard: See your glucose with style. Your data at a glance. - Activity Insights: Get your activities with insights. Exercise, sleep, and food logs with CGM overlay. See how each activity affects your blood sugar. - Share Your Moments: Create shareable cards for Instagram Stories. Save or share your activity highlights with one tap. CGM CONNECTIONS - Dexcom: Connect your Dexcom G6 or G7 directly via OAuth. - LibreLinkUp: Connect your FreeStyle Libre 2 or Libre 3 via LibreLinkUp. - Nightscout: Connect your Nightscout server for full flexibility. - Medtronic: Connect your Medtronic sensor directly via OAuth. - Medtrum: Connect your Medtrum sensor directly via OAuth. INTEGRATIONS Connect it with your favorite apps. Ando works with: Strava, Fitbit, WHOOP, Garmin and many more to come... TERMS OF USE (EULA) This app uses the standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Ando Terms of Service: https://ando.care/terms Privacy Policy: https://ando.care/privacy SUPPORT Have a question or feedback? contact@ando.care --- — IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: Ando is NOT a medical device and does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment recommendations. Ando does not connect directly to CGM hardware. It displays glucose data from manufacturer cloud services or user-hosted Nightscout. The underlying CGM sensors (Dexcom G6/G7, FreeStyle Libre 2/3) have regulatory clearance in specific regions only. Users must verify that their CGM device is approved for use in their country before relying on it. Supported regions where these devices are cleared include: United States (FDA), European Union and UK (CE marking), Canada (Health Canada), Australia (TGA), and Japan (PMDA). Ando is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice. Supported CGM devices have independent regulatory clearances in their respective markets: • Dexcom G6/G7: FDA 510(k) cleared (USA), CE marked (EU/UK), Health Canada, TGA (Australia), PMDA (Japan) • FreeStyle Libre/Libre 2/Libre 3: FDA 510(k) cleared (USA), CE marked (EU/UK), Health Canada, TGA (Australia), PMDA (Japan) Users are responsible for ensuring their CGM device is available and has appropriate regulatory clearance in their country or region before use. This app is not intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of any disease or medical condition. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional for medical decisions.

About

Empace

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A running coach that fits the plan to your life — not your life to the plan. WHAT RUNNERS SAY "Surprised how nice it was to chat with it! Got a few good suggestions for how to train with my injury." — Robert, ultra marathoner "Knows exactly when to push you and when to hold you back." — Christian, ultra marathoner "It accounts for injuries, limitations and even other sports when it builds your plan. It makes training both fun and motivating." — Tobias Static training plans ask you to fit your life around them. Miss a Tuesday and the whole thing feels broken. Empace replaces the plan with a coach: connect Strava, tell it your goal, and it writes your weeks around your schedule, your past injuries, and everything else that makes you you. IT BUILDS THE PLAN AROUND YOU Tell it the goal — a first marathon, a sub-1:30 half — and it writes the weeks. When life gets in the way, tell your coach and the plan moves. Nothing is ever marked missed, because a plan that shames you is a plan you quit. IT KNOWS YOUR RUNNING It reads your whole Strava history the moment you connect, and every run after. Ask how today went — it's already read the numbers. IT REMEMBERS WHAT NO OTHER APP TRACKS Your injury. Your schedule. What you said after last Sunday's long run. Every conversation builds on the last. IT SHOWS YOU WHETHER IT'S WORKING Aerobic efficiency, week by week: the same heart rate, a faster pace. One honest line that says whether you're getting fitter. IT TAKES REST SERIOUSLY Recovery is where adaptation happens. Your coach will tell you to rest, and it will mean it. WHY EMPACE • A coach that adapts to your life, not a template you adapt to • Built on your Strava history from run one • Remembers injuries and goals across conversations • Tracks aerobic efficiency, training load and recovery • Honest about rest — not a "more is better" coach Built by a runner. Tell your coach what you'd change and it reaches me directly. Free to start. Upgrade to Pro Plus for unlimited coaching. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Ando4 screens
Empace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ando at none against Empace's 4. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Empace sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Ando asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ando ships an update every 9 days, Empace fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Ando versus Empace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAndoEmpace
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB55 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperAretaeusMarcus Hojvall

In-app purchases

None

Ando

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Empace

Subscriptions4
  • Pro Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Pro Plus Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly1 Month trial$49.991 Year
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  • Pro Plus Yearly1 Month trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Ando free?
Ando is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Empace free?
Empace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ando or Empace have ads?
Neither Ando nor Empace shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ando or Empace?
Ando ships an update every 9 days, and Empace fortnightly. Most recently, Ando was updated on October 10, 2026 and Empace on September 29, 2026.

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