Treadmill Pro vs laufmaus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Treadmill Pro
Control your compatible treadmill directly from your iPhone. This app offers real-time speed and incline adjustments, workout tracking, and heart rate monitoring via Apple Watch. It supports various treadmill protocols and provides a history of your past sessions.
- Bluetooth Low Energy treadmill connection
- Real-time speed and incline control
- Workout tracking (distance, calories, pace)
- Apple Watch heart rate monitoring
- Workout history and review
- Support for FTMS, WalkingPad, and Gymax protocols
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Treadmill Pro — smart Bluetooth controller for your treadmill. Connect your treadmill via Bluetooth Low Energy and take full control from your iPhone. No extra hardware needed — just open the app, connect, and start your workout. SUPPORTED PROTOCOLS: • FTMS (Fitness Machine Service) — universal standard for modern treadmills • WalkingPad — Xiaomi/KingSmith walking pads • Gymax — Gymax treadmill protocol KEY FEATURES: • Auto-discovery of nearby BLE treadmills • Real-time speed and incline control • Workout timer with distance, calories, and pace tracking • Apple Watch heart rate monitoring via HealthKit • Workout history — review your past sessions • Graceful stop — speed and incline reset to zero before shutdown • Multi-language support: English, Russian, Spanish, French, Chinese, Turkish APPLE WATCH INTEGRATION: Connect your Apple Watch to see real-time heart rate during and outside of workouts. Track average and max heart rate for every session. EASY TO USE: 1. Turn on your treadmill 2. Open Treadmill Pro 3. Tap "Connect" — your treadmill appears automatically 4. Start your workout and control everything from your phone Can't connect your treadmill? Use the built-in support form in Settings — tell us your treadmill model and we'll help you get connected. Treadmill Pro is free with no ads. Your workout data stays on your device. Terms of Use (EULA): https://treadmillpro.app/terms/ POPULAR SUPPORTED TREADMILLS: Tested and confirmed by our users on Sole, Matrix, KingSmith, WalkingPad, Goplus, Costway, Everfit, Centra, Hattrick, Aztec, Toputure, Yrun, Cursor and Decathlon, plus catalog support for NordicTrack, ProForm, Peloton, Life Fitness, Precor and Bowflex. Any FTMS-compatible treadmill connects automatically.
laufmaus
Control your walking pad with enhanced features for a better user experience. Monitor heart rate and integrate live activities. Compatible with various Kingsmith models.
- Heart Rate Monitoring
- Live Activity Integration
- Accessible Speed Control
- Kingsmith WalkingPad Compatibility
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an alternative, feature rich walkingpad app. Laufmaus is an alternative app for controlling walkingpads, designed to offer enhanced features and a better user experience compared to most manufacturers' apps: - Heart Rate Monitoring - Live Activity Integration - Accessible Speed Control - Compatible with over 50+ Kingsmith WalkingPads and FTMS WalkingPads (Beta)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Treadmill Pro at 100% against laufmaus's 33%. Treadmill Pro also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.7) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). laufmaus's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ads, 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. Treadmill Pro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. laufmaus asks for nothing beyond the download.
Treadmill Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Treadmill Pro's written reviews are positive against 33% of laufmaus's.
Treadmill Pro ships an update weekly, laufmaus fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Treadmill Pro | laufmaus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (10 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Supafast Tech LLC | Jan Frederik Schonfeldt |
Customer experience
Treadmill Pro
laufmaus
In-app purchases
Treadmill Pro
- Treadmill Pro Premium$14.991 Month
- Lifetime Premium$149.99
laufmaus
No in-app purchases
