Comparison

Rebuild vs Pathlings

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

Head to head
About

Rebuild

This app visualizes your body's biological recovery timeline after quitting alcohol. Track organ-specific progress, understand the true cost of a drink, and access tools to manage cravings. Slips are treated as data, not failures, with a focus on continued progress.

Highlights
  • Body recovery timeline visualization
  • Milestone-based sober counter
  • Cost-benefit analysis of drinking
  • Craving management toolkit
  • Slip recovery flow
  • Money and drinks saved tracking
Features
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Nobody quits drinking because of a streak counter. You quit when you can see what alcohol is doing to your body — and what your body rebuilds every single day without it. WATCH YOUR BODY REBUILD Rebuild is the first sobriety app built around your biology. From hour one, follow your body's actual recovery timeline: alcohol clearing, sleep quality returning, liver fat reducing, blood pressure improving, skin clearing, brain rewiring. Organ by organ, milestone by milestone — this is what "Day 14" really means. A SOBER COUNTER WITH MEANING Your day counter sits inside a milestone ring: each segment is a real biological phase your body is working through. Hit 72 hours, 1 week, 30 days, 60 days — and see exactly what just changed inside you. TONIGHT'S COST Craving a drink tonight? Rebuild shows you precisely what it would cost — the progress you'd reset, the money, the sleep. Seeing the trade-off clearly is the strongest "no" there is. CRAVING SOS When an urge hits, one tap opens your toolkit: guided breathing, urge surfing, and your own "why" — the reasons you wrote down on a strong day, delivered on your weakest one. Log the urge, watch it pass, and see your cravings get weaker over time. SLIPS DON'T ERASE YOU A slip is data, not failure. Rebuild's comeback flow shows what your body kept from your sober run, resets what needs resetting, and gets you moving again — no shame, no lectures. PLUS EVERYTHING YOU EXPECT Money saved, drinks avoided, milestones & badges, stats and insights, daily check-ins. Private and judgment-free. Whether you're doing Dry January, cutting back, or quitting alcohol for good: your body starts rebuilding within hours. Watch it happen. Privacy Policy: https://getrebuild.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://getrebuild.app/terms

About

Pathlings

This app transforms your daily steps into a gentle adventure with a virtual companion. Nurture your unique buddy, unlock new stages of growth, and complete daily quests to build a consistent routine. Goals are customizable to fit your lifestyle, making fitness fun and private.

Highlights
  • Virtual companion with unique personalities
  • Daily step-based adventures and quests
  • Unlockable growth stages and rewards
  • Customizable step goals
  • Collect in-game items
  • Private and ad-free experience
Features
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Walk more with a little buddy who grows alongside you. Pathlings turns your real daily steps into a cozy game. Choose a tiny creature, give them a name, and help them grow through five forms as you reach milestones and finish quests. There are snacks to share, Rubies to collect and a home to make your own. • Find your walking buddy. Start with a leaf-eared forest mouse, a lava frog or a water panda, each with their own personality and five forms to discover. Feed them snacks, play with toys, and watch them grow. • Make room for more friends. Save your Rubies to adopt other Pathlings, including a storm owl and Pebblehorn, the sandstone rhino. Decorate their home with plants, lanterns and treasures, unlock new habitats, and watch your little crew wander around together. • See who walks the most. PathLeague turns your weekly steps into a friendly race with your Game Center friends. See their Pathlings, chase a place on the podium, and win weekly Ruby prizes. Earn 100 Rubies for each new friend you add who plays Pathlings. • Turn your steps into playtime. Earn a Trail Run pass halfway to your daily goal and another when you reach it. Then dash down forest, volcanic, underwater, mountain or canyon trails: switch lanes, jump over obstacles and collect Rubies to bring home. • Take your Pathling for a stroll. Follow your walk live on your iPhone’s Lock Screen and look back on your outings in Walk History. Walk half your daily goal in one stroll, with a minimum of 2,000 steps, to earn 50 bonus Rubies once a day. • Find a pace that fits. Choose your own daily step goal and change it whenever you need to. Complete daily and weekly quests, collect badges, and look back on your progress with a weekly recap. When you need a day off, a Rest Day Shield can protect your streak. • Keep your buddy close. Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets let you check in at a glance, with Feed and Play shortcuts on the Home Screen widget. See your synced progress and PathLeague race on Apple Watch, start and end walks from your wrist, or ask Siri to start a stroll. Pathlings counts your steps using Apple Health and your iPhone’s motion sensor. Free to play with optional Ruby packs. No ads, no subscriptions, and no Pathlings account needed. PathLeague is optional and uses Game Center. Choose your buddy and take your first walk together.

Screenshots

Rebuild4 screens
Pathlings4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Pathlings at free against Rebuild's freemium. Rebuild's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 7) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Rebuild sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Pathlings sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Rebuild against 4.4 for Pathlings. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 7 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Rebuild's written reviews are positive against 83% of Pathlings's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rebuild ships an update every 9 days, Pathlings weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Rebuild versus Pathlings: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRebuildPathlings
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (22 ratings)4.4 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews — better83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings22 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB247 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMust Have Apps, SIADave Mohan

Customer experience

Rebuild

All ratings16 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

Pathlings

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Rebuild

Subscriptions2
  • Rebuild Pro Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Rebuild Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Rebuild Pro Lifetime$59.99
4 purchases

Pathlings

One-time4
  • 500 Rubies$0.99
  • 1,200 Rubies$1.99
  • 3,000 Rubies$4.99
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  • 6,500 Rubies$9.99

Questions

Is Rebuild free?
Rebuild is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pathlings free?
Pathlings is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rebuild or Pathlings?
Pathlings is rated higher. Rebuild averages 4.4 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Pathlings averages 4.4 from 7 ratings.
Do Rebuild or Pathlings have ads?
Neither Rebuild nor Pathlings shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rebuild or Pathlings?
Rebuild ships an update every 9 days, and Pathlings weekly. Most recently, Rebuild was updated on October 25, 2026 and Pathlings on October 28, 2026.

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