Aquiles vs Winter Arc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aquiles
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Aquiles is a training notebook: log every set without friction, track your progress, and train with a plan built for you. Works offline, no account needed. ROUTINES · Answer a few questions and Aquiles builds you a plan · Create your own routines and order them however you like · Hundreds of exercises, each with a movement animation DURING YOUR WORKOUT · Log weight, reps, time, or distance in two taps · See what you lifted last time, without searching for it · Rest timer and Live Activity on your Lock Screen · Detects your personal records on its own APPLE WATCH · Full watch app: start, log sets, finish, or cancel your workout from your wrist · Start on your iPhone and it opens on your Watch automatically, and vice versa · Live rest timer, elapsed time, and heart rate · Animated preview of every exercise, synced to your Watch · Weight in kg or lb, or duration for cardio — without reaching for your phone PROGRESS · Strength, volume, and estimated 1RM charts per exercise · Weight tracking with body fat, muscle, water, and measurements · Progress photos with a before/after comparison · Complete, searchable history PLAN AHEAD · Calendar with recurring routines and one-off workouts · Reminders before each session · Add them to your iOS calendar if you want · iCloud sync across your devices · English and Spanish
Winter Arc
This app helps you build discipline and lasting habits through structured daily tasks and progress tracking. Choose from pre-set challenges or create your own to improve fitness, focus, health, or overall routines. Stay motivated with groups and shared challenges.
- Structured daily tasks
- Progress tracking
- Customizable challenges
- Focus and healthy routines
- Group and shared challenges
- Home screen widgets
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BetterSelf is your personal challenge and habit-building app. Build discipline, stay focused and work on becoming your better self with structured daily tasks, progress tracking and supportive routines in one simple place. Choose a challenge that fits your goals, complete your daily tasks and stay consistent over time. Whether you want to improve your fitness, focus, health or overall routine, BetterSelf helps you turn small actions into lasting habits. Challenges for Every Goal Choose from different challenge levels such as Hard, Medium, Soft, Healthy and Focus. Each challenge includes daily tasks designed to help you stay consistent and make meaningful progress. Custom Challenges Create a challenge that fits your lifestyle. Choose your own duration, tasks and routines, then adjust your challenge whenever your goals change. Daily Tasks and Optional Progress Photos Check off your daily tasks and keep track of your progress. You can also add optional progress photos for personal documentation. Progress photos do not affect challenge completion. Focus and Healthy Routines Build healthier habits with tasks such as avoiding social media, reading, meditating, working out, drinking enough water and eating more consciously. Groups and Shared Challenges Join groups, complete challenges together and stay motivated with other members. Share your progress and keep each other accountable. Insights and Progress Tracking See your completed days, task progress and personal development over time. BetterSelf helps you understand your consistency and stay motivated. Reminders for Your Routine Use notifications to stay on track with your daily tasks and receive helpful reminders when you need them. Widgets for Quick Updates With Home Screen widgets, you can see your current challenge and daily tasks at a glance without opening the app. For Everyday Growth Use BetterSelf to build discipline, improve your routines and make progress every day. Note BetterSelf does not provide medical, psychological or professional advice. The app is intended for general motivation, personal organization and self-documentation. BetterSelf is free to download. Some features require an active subscription. Subscription Information BetterSelf offers auto-renewable subscriptions. Terms: betterself.mehrbytes.com/terms Privacy Policy: betterself.mehrbytes.com/privacy Apple Standard 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: Winter Arc at 15.0 against Aquiles's 18.0. 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. Aquiles sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Winter Arc sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Aquiles | Winter Arc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Leandro Santiago | mehrbytes |
In-app purchases
Aquiles
- Nice Tip$0.99
- Generous Tip$2.99
- Amazing Tip$5.99
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- Aquiles Pro$9.99
Winter Arc
- Weekly Subscription$6.997 Days
- Annual Subscription$14.991 Year
- Annual Subscription3 Days trial$34.991 Year









