Comparison

Bara vs Plant The World

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

Head to head
About

Bara

Compete with friends in step-based challenges, turning daily walks into fun races. Use strategic power-ups to gain an edge and customize your capybara avatar. Participate in casual or ranked modes within a charming illustrated world.

Highlights
  • Create step races of various lengths
  • Invite friends to compete
  • Live leaderboards from Apple Health
  • Use strategic power-ups
  • Customize capybara avatar
  • Optional coin buy-ins for races
  • Ranked mode for global competition
Features
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Bara is a social step challenge app built for the people you actually walk with. Pick a race length, invite your friends, and let your steps do the running. HOW IT WORKS - Create races lasting 1, 3, 7, or 14 days - Invite friends and set the number of walkers - Live leaderboards update automatically from Apple Health step data - Join public and featured daily races and watch your placement update live PLAY WITH POWER-UPS Collect playful power-ups and add a twist to the race: - Slow a friend's pace for a while - Rewind a little of someone's recent progress - Borrow a few steps from the walker ahead of you - Leave a surprise along the trail - Briefly hide the leaderboard from another walker It's all lighthearted and temporary. Every walker keeps their own real step count in Apple Health. RACE YOUR WAY - Keep races completely casual, or - Play team races and multi-day tournament brackets with friends - Top finishers earn bonus coins from Bara. Races are always free to enter. EARN AND CUSTOMIZE Earn coins by walking, racing, keeping streaks, completing daily goals, and inviting friends. Spend them on: - Hats - Sunglasses - Shoes - Capybara cosmetics and new characters - Power-ups from the shop Plus collect daily rewards including coins, accessories, and power-ups. Coins are a virtual, in-game currency. Earn them through play or buy coin packs with in-app purchase. Coins have no real-world value and are used only for cosmetics and power-ups inside Bara. BARA GOLD Optional weekly and monthly memberships add ad-free play, extra coin rewards, and Gold perks. The app shows localized prices, renewal terms, and trial eligibility before purchase. Gold characters and power-up packs are also available as separate in-app purchases. DESIGNED TO BE FUN, NOT STRESSFUL Walk at your own pace. Race friends casually or push for the top of the leaderboards while exploring a cozy illustrated hiking world with your customizable capybara companion. PRIVACY FIRST Bara reads only your step count from Apple Health. It does not access heart rate, calories, sleep, workouts, distance, or location. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Plant The World

This app encourages daily walking by allowing you to grow a virtual grove. For every virtual tree you cultivate, a real tree is planted. Your grove will be populated with flowers and local fauna as you progress.

Highlights
  • Grow virtual grove with steps
  • Plant real trees
  • Populate grove with flowers and fauna
  • Track daily walking activity
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Make the world beautiful one step at a time. • Regrow your cozy virtual grove with your daily walking steps • We plant a real tree for every virtual tree you grow • Flowers and local fauna populate your grove as you regrow it • Complete quests to invite more critter friends to your forest Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Bara4 screens
Plant The World4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bara at 96% against Plant The World's 18%. Bara also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Bara sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per 7 days and Plant The World sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. 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 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 61 and 101 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Bara's written reviews are positive against 18% of Plant The World's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bara ships an update every 4 days, Plant The World every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Bara versus Plant The World: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBaraPlant The World
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (61 ratings) — better4.6 (101 ratings)
Positive reviews96.0% of reviews — better18.2% of reviews
Number of ratings61101 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB32 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRohan ChariImpending

Customer experience

Bara

All ratings61 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive96.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.0%

Plant The World

All ratings101 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral2.0%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive18.2%
Neutral18.2%
Negative63.6%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Bara

Subscriptions2
  • Bara Gold Weekly7 Days trial$1.497 Days
  • Bara Gold Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
One-time7
  • Powerup 3-Pack$0.99
  • 500 Coins$0.99
  • Sea Lion$1.00
Show 4 more
  • Mouse$1.00
  • Hedgehog$1.00
  • 3,000 Coins$4.99
  • 7,500 Coins$9.99
3 purchases

Plant The World

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription$6.991 Month
One-time2
  • 1 Tree$4.99
  • 5 Trees$19.99

Questions

Is Bara free?
Bara is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plant The World free?
Plant The World is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bara or Plant The World?
Bara is rated higher. Bara averages 4.9 out of 5 from 61 ratings, while Plant The World averages 4.6 from 101 ratings.
Do Bara or Plant The World have ads?
Both Bara and Plant The World show ads.
Which is updated more often, Bara or Plant The World?
Bara ships an update every 4 days, and Plant The World every 3 weeks. Most recently, Bara was updated on October 19, 2026 and Plant The World on October 18, 2026.

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