Aera vs ftns.ai
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aera
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Aera plans running loops from your door, replays your recent runs in 3D over the real ground, and reads your sleep and recovery against your own usual, on iPhone and Apple Watch, with no account. Aera reads Apple Health on your iPhone. Every run, walk, ride and night is read against your own usual, and every number opens the article behind it. TODAY: HARD, EASY OR REST Your recovery, sleep, stress and recent training decide the call, free for everyone. With Premium, Aera writes today's session: how long and how hard. PICK A DISTANCE. AERA DRAWS THE LOOP. Up to three loops that start and end where you stand: one on ground you know, one new to you, and one off-road, or along cycleways on a ride. Size them by distance or by minutes. Where there is enough to see, a Sights loop passes the best-known places, and a loop past a viewpoint can be timed for the sunset. DRAW YOUR OWN Tap and the line keeps to real paths, or drag to draw freehand. The distance counts as you draw. Open a GPX file and it is ready to follow. EVERY TURN, BEFORE IT COMES Turn by turn on your iPhone and Apple Watch, spoken if you want it, with a word when you leave the route and when you are back on it. EVERY WORKOUT, EXPLAINED Splits, heart rate zones, climb and the effort the session actually cost you, against your own usual. Fly back over any run from the last seven days. READ AGAINST YOU, NOT AN AVERAGE Recovery, stress, strain and sleep are scored against a baseline learned from your own nights and sessions. While your history is thin, Aera says so instead of guessing. YOUR NIGHT, IN ITS OWN SHAPE The stages as they happened, the hours you slept, and how far that sat from the need Aera learned from you. EVERY NUMBER, EXPLAINED The Field Guide explains how each read is built, the research behind it, and where it stops being reliable. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Widgets in every size, on the Home Screen and the Lock Screen. FREE Recovery, stress, strain and your sleep score, every day. Hard, easy or rest. Loops, the route planner and turn by turn. Every workout read, every personal best and your recap films. Flyover for the last seven days. Twelve months of history, and your raw data out as JSON or GPX. PREMIUM Today's session. Your sleep reserve. Your places. Flyover for older routes. Every route you draw kept (the first one is free). History past twelve months. Reports and every export format. Monthly, yearly, or once and yours for good. PRIVACY Health numbers stay on your iPhone. No account, no sign in. Your scores are computed on your iPhone, and there is no language model anywhere in the app. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
ftns.ai
This app creates a personalized 3D avatar to visualize your fitness progress. It offers AI-powered coaching for workouts and nutrition, tracks runs with GPS, and helps build healthy daily habits. Gamified elements like XP and challenges encourage consistency.
- Personalized 3D avatar visualization
- AI-powered workout and nutrition coaching
- GPS run tracking and analysis
- Voice-logged meals and habit tracking
- Gamified progress with XP and challenges
- Apple Health integration
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The character is you. The progress is yours. Meet FTNS: your workouts, nutrition, wellness, and motivation in one place. Create a 3D version of yourself, build a routine that fits your life, and turn everyday effort into progress you can see. TRAIN WITH A PLAN Build workouts by typing or speaking, explore an extensive exercise library, and organize your week. Track sets, reps, weights, and rest as you train. Your saved edits carry forward, with suggested next-session targets based on what you actually completed. ASK YOUR COACH Get guidance from an AI coach that understands what you're working on. Talk through training goals, meal plans, sleep, mood, hydration, and more. Ask for workout adjustments, review the proposed changes, and apply the ones that work for you. MAKE EVERY RUN COUNT Record GPS routes, pace, distance, time, and splits. Follow weekly and yearly totals, collect personal records and medals, and revisit favorite routes to compare your progress. Share a branded story card when you're done. MAKE DAILY HABITS EASIER Log meals by voice, search, or nutrition-label scan. Follow your nutrition targets and build meal plans around your preferences. Track water, sleep, steps, mood, and more, with Apple Health bringing supported data into your daily picture. SEE YOUR PROGRESS Explore trends, compare habits, and follow your Life Score. Bring your personal 3D avatar to life and explore where your routine could take you with Future Self visuals. KEEP SHOWING UP Earn XP, level up, build streaks, and complete daily missions and challenges. Keep workouts and meals organized in your calendar, and celebrate the small wins that add up. Your next chapter starts with today's choices. Privacy Policy: https://ftns.ai/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ftns.ai at 17.0 against Aera's 26.0. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Aera sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and ftns.ai sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Aera ships an update every 4 days, ftns.ai every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aera | ftns.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Gergo Varga | Caleb Weinberger |
In-app purchases
Aera
- Aera Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
- Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Aera Premium Lifetime$99.99
ftns.ai
- FTNS Monthly$14.991 Month
- FTNS Yearly$167.991 Year
- 1,200 Gems$3.99
- 3,000 Gems$7.99









