GrowMe vs BarbellBeat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GrowMe
This app transforms your daily steps into a delightful pixel-pet adventure. Your virtual companion evolves as you walk, offering surprise, affection, and unique growth paths. Collect various pets and engage in fun check-ins to keep your companion happy and thriving.
- Syncs with Apple Health
- Pet evolution based on steps
- Collect 24 unique pets
- Mini-games and daily goals
- Home Screen widgets & Apple Watch support
- Privacy-focused, no tracking
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GrowMe turns your daily steps into a cozy pixel-pet adventure. You are not just counting steps. You are raising a tiny companion. As you walk, your Tekumon grows from egg to adult, reacts to how you care for it, and fills ordinary days with small moments of surprise, affection, and evolution. ■ Walk to Grow Syncs with Apple Health automatically. Every 100 steps becomes 1 XP, and your Tekumon evolves through four stages: Egg → Baby → Kids → Adult. Special routes unlock depending on how you walk. ■ A Pet With Personality ・Sparkle Mode boosts XP when your pet is especially happy ・Gift discoveries can appear during walks ・Bonded evolution moments feel more rewarding ・Ignore your pet too long and it might get lazy… or even run away ■ 24 Tekumon to Collect Three types (Plant / Water / Fire) × 4 stages × 3 evolution routes. Your walking style shapes what your pet can become, so collecting them all stays fun. ■ Fun in Small Check-Ins ・Feed your pet to restore happiness and energy ・Play mini-games together ・Celebrate daily step goals ・Earn candy rewards while you walk ■ Built for Apple Devices Home Screen widgets, Apple Watch support, and HealthKit integration make it easy to keep your pet close. No GPS, and very little battery impact. ■ One-Time Purchase No ads. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. Just a charming little walking companion you can enjoy at your own pace. ■ Privacy First All health data stays on your device. No accounts, no GPS, no tracking. Walk a little. Grow a lot.
BarbellBeat
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There's one question I kept coming back to during my workouts. Why does everyone rest for the same amount of time? Some people recover fully in 60 seconds. For others, their heart rate is still elevated after 90. Yet most training still runs on a fixed timer. So I made this. BarbellBeat uses your Apple Watch to track how your heart rate recovers between sets, and tells you when you're ready for the next one. - Real-time heart rate recovery tracking - Haptic alert the moment you've recovered - Every workout and rest interval saved automatically Train by recovery, not by the timer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: BarbellBeat at Free against GrowMe's $2.99. GrowMe's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
BarbellBeat is free to download; GrowMe costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GrowMe ships an update every 2 days, BarbellBeat every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | GrowMe | BarbellBeat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MIRAICODE | Tayon Kim |
In-app purchases
GrowMe
No in-app purchases
BarbellBeat
No in-app purchases









