Comparison

Beating vs BloomStep

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

Head to head
About

Beating

Features
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Beating turns the heart-rate data in your Apple Health into clear trends and insights. • Your daily heart rhythm See your whole day across seven segments — late night, early morning, morning, lunch, afternoon, evening rest, and night — to find your calmest and most stressful moments. • Monthly analysis Look back day by day in a calendar view and track resting heart rate, heart-rate variability (HRV), and heart-rate zones over time. • Family & groups Invite family and friends, start challenges around resting HR, recovery speed, or active days, and see whose heart stays steadiest. • Weather context The current local temperature appears next to your home greeting (data from Apple Weather). • iCloud sync Syncs across your devices through your iCloud account by default — your data is there after a new phone or reinstall. • Privacy first All heart-rate data comes from Apple Health. Beating only reads it for display — it never writes, never sells, and never uses it for ads. Beating is a tool for visualizing and tracking your health data and does not provide medical diagnosis or advice. Medical Disclaimer: Beating is for visualizing and tracking data from Apple Health only. It does not provide medical diagnosis, advice, or treatment and is not a substitute for professional medical care. Consult a physician for any health concerns and before making any medical decisions.

About

BloomStep

This app encourages outdoor walking by tracking steps, distance, and active time. It uses your Apple Health data to grow a virtual garden as a reward for reaching daily goals and completing challenges. Record outdoor walks and runs with location tracking to visualize your routes.

Highlights
  • Step tracking via Apple Health
  • Daily step goal setting
  • Virtual garden growth reward
  • Outdoor walk/run recording with GPS
  • Challenges and achievement badges
  • Home screen widget support
Features
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Go outside. Take a walk. Let each step count. BloomStep is a gentle outdoor walking companion. Use Apple Health data to bring your steps, walking distance, and active time into one place. Set a daily step goal, turn movement into visible progress, and let a virtual garden grow as a calm reward for getting outside. WALK OUTSIDE, ONE STEP AT A TIME • Turn step count and walking distance into in-app energy • Set a daily step goal and track your progress • Collect unclaimed walking energy for up to seven days • Review daily activity, weekly totals, streaks, and calendar history RECORD WALKS AND RUNS OUTDOORS • Start an outdoor walking or running session with location tracking • See your route, distance, and duration while you move • Pause, resume, and save completed routes to your activity history • Keep your active session visible with a Live Activity CHALLENGES, CHECK-INS, AND BADGES • Complete weekly and monthly step-goal challenges for extra rewards • Claim daily check-in rewards and streak milestones • Unlock achievements for steps, active days, energy, plants, and blooms • Earn badges for monthly challenges and consistent 30-minute walks GROW A GARDEN THAT REWARDS YOUR WALKS • Choose from eighteen plant varieties and nurture each through five growth stages • Unlock and collect six garden scenes • Earn coins through walking goals, check-ins, challenges, and achievements • Create a full-bloom milestone card with your activity summary STAY IN YOUR RHYTHM • Add a Home Screen widget for today's steps, progress, and plant growth • Choose gentle walking reminders that suit your routine • Explore your activity history and celebrate milestones DESIGNED WITH PRIVACY IN MIND BloomStep reads Apple Health step count, walking distance, and exercise time to show your progress and create in-app energy. Location is used only while you record an outdoor walk or run to draw your route. Your Health data stays on your device and is never used for advertising. OPTIONAL PURCHASES You can earn coins as you use BloomStep. Optional coin packs and a full content unlock are available for users who want to unlock plants and garden scenes sooner. PRIVACY & TERMS Privacy Policy: https://sunheihei.github.io/app-policie/bloomstep-privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://sunheihei.github.io/app-policie/bloom-step-terms-of-use.html Start with one small step outside. Keep walking, and let your progress grow with you.

Screenshots

Beating4 screens
BloomStep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Beating at none against BloomStep's 4. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. BloomStep sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Beating asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Beating versus BloomStep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeatingBloomStep
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer铭 罗依欢 孙

In-app purchases

None

Beating

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

BloomStep

One-time4
  • Small Coin Pack$0.99
  • Medium Coin Pack$4.99
  • Large Coin Pack$9.99
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  • Unlock All Plants$29.99

Questions

Is Beating free?
Beating is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BloomStep free?
BloomStep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Beating or BloomStep have ads?
Neither Beating nor BloomStep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beating or BloomStep?
Beating ships an update every 4 days, and BloomStep every 4 days. Most recently, Beating was updated on November 5, 2026 and BloomStep on November 6, 2026.

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