Comparison

MilesMe vs Bara

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

Head to head
About

MilesMe

Instantly generate smart loop routes for running or walking from your current location. Avoid repeating streets and accurately plan your distance or target time without constant watch-checking.

Highlights
  • Smart loop route generation
  • Customizable distance and time targets
  • Start from current location
  • Avoids repeating streets
  • Instant route creation
Features
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MilesMe builds the perfect loop route from where you are. No more repeating the same streets. No more guessing distances. No more checking your watch every two minutes. Whether you’re running or walking, MilesMe instantly generates smart loop routes based on your preferred distance or target time. Start from your current location and get a ready-to-go circular route in seconds. You choose how far, or how long you want to move. MilesMe handles the rest. Terms of Use: https://milesme.app/legal#terms-of-service

About

Bara

Turn your steps into a social adventure with friends. Engage in walking challenges, use playful power-ups, and customize a companion in a cozy world. Compete solo, in teams, or join multi-day tournaments.

Highlights
  • Social step challenges
  • Team and solo races
  • Playful power-ups
  • Customizable companion
  • Organization challenges
  • Daily rewards and streaks
Features
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Turn your everyday steps into an adventure with friends. Bara brings social walking challenges, playful power-ups, and a customizable capybara companion together in one cozy world. WALK, RACE, AND TEAM UP Create a step race, invite friends, or discover public challenges. Follow the standings as your Apple Health steps sync. Play solo races, team races, and multi-day tournament brackets. BARA FOR ORGANIZATIONS Bring your workplace or community together with private walking challenges. Create an organization, invite members with a code, organize teams, and run events and tournament brackets from a dedicated organization dashboard. Optional monthly organization subscriptions support up to 50, 100, or 250 members. Eligible subscribers can start with a 14-day free trial; localized prices and renewal terms appear before purchase. Plans renew automatically unless canceled. Organization subscriptions are separate from personal Bara Gold. A FRESH HOME FOR YOUR NEXT WALK Explore animated scenery and find your races, rewards, and shortcuts from a refreshed Home screen. Action badges help you see what is ready for your attention. KEEP YOUR DAILY STREAK GOING Check your daily reward progress and collect coins, accessories, and power-ups. Clearer streak progress and reward reveals make it easier to follow your next milestone. Eligible step milestones and race rewards offer an optional bonus after a verified rewarded ad; ad-free members receive eligible bonuses without watching an ad. Earn more coins by walking, completing goals, racing, and inviting friends. ADD A PLAYFUL TWIST Use power-ups to change in-game race progress, surprise friends, and shake up the standings. Effects are temporary and never change anyone's real step records in Apple Health. MAKE IT YOURS Dress up your companion with hats, sunglasses, shoes, and other cosmetics, or unlock new characters. Edit your profile photo from Settings and bring your own style to the trail. COINS AND PURCHASES Races are free to enter. Coins are virtual in-game currency, earned through play or purchased with in-app purchase. They have no real-world value and are used only inside Bara. BARA GOLD Optional weekly and monthly memberships offer ad-free play, extra coin rewards, and Gold perks. Localized prices, renewal terms, and trial eligibility appear before purchase. Character unlocks and power-up packs are also available as separate in-app purchases. WALK AT YOUR OWN PACE Keep it casual or aim for the top of the leaderboard. Bara makes everyday movement a little more social, with a cozy illustrated world and friendly competition. PRIVACY FIRST Bara reads your step count from Apple Health. It does not read heart rate, calories, sleep, workouts, distance, or location. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

MilesMe4 screens
Bara4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bara at 4.9 against MilesMe's 1.0. Bara also leads on ratings volume (70 vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. MilesMe sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Bara sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bara holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bara has 70 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MilesMe ships an update fortnightly, Bara every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MilesMe versus Bara: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMilesMeBara
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.9 (70 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—96.2% of reviews
Number of ratings170 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB134 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperVANTA LABS S.L.Rohan Chari

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MilesMe

Subscriptions2
  • MilesMe Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • milesme_pro_annual14 Days trial$29.991 Year
10 purchases

Bara

Subscriptions4
  • Bara Gold Weekly7 Days trial$1.497 Days
  • Bara Gold Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Bara Orgs: Up to 100 Members14 Days trial$39.991 Month
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  • Bara Orgs: Up to 250 Members14 Days trial$99.991 Month
One-time6
  • Powerup 3-Pack$0.99
  • 500 Coins$0.99
  • Sea Lion$1.00
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  • Hedgehog$1.00
  • 3,000 Coins$4.99
  • 7,500 Coins$9.99

Questions

Is MilesMe free?
MilesMe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bara free?
Bara is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MilesMe or Bara?
Bara is rated higher. MilesMe averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Bara averages 4.9 from 70 ratings.
Do MilesMe or Bara have ads?
Both MilesMe and Bara show ads.
Which is updated more often, MilesMe or Bara?
MilesMe ships an update fortnightly, and Bara every 4 days. Most recently, MilesMe was updated on October 28, 2026 and Bara on November 5, 2026.

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