Pado vs Kiyoshi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pado
This app allows you to record and analyze your outdoor activities like hikes and bike tours on a map. It also features a step counter, time tracking, and location-based actions that can automate tasks or integrate with smart home systems. Data can be synced via iCloud, Dropbox, or WebDAV.
- Record and analyze tracks/routes
- Automatic background recording
- Heart rate data integration
- Step counter and floor tracking
- Location-based actions
- GPX/KML export/import
- Apple Watch support
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Pado is all about geo-tracking. RECORD TRACKS Record the routes/tracks of your hikes, bike tours, excursions, trips or sporting activities and evaluate them on a map, via diagrams and statistics. You can do this manually and spontaneously, but also fully automatically in the background. The latter can be helpful on vacations if you want to automatically record your local activities so that you can retrace them later ("Where was that café again?"). To do this, you tell the app once that the recording should be started when you leave the hotel and stopped when you enter it again. From then on, you no longer have to worry about it, but you still have all the routes of all the activities saved in the app when you get home. Pado can display the heart rate data from Health-Kit together with the recorded tracks/routes. The photos from the album that were taken during the recording of the track can also be accessed via pins on the map. This makes it very easy to have all the data and photos directly available on the map if you want to retrace a hike. The exported/imported options as GPX or KML files allow data exchange with other apps. Especially for sporting activities, the app offers a voice output that provides status messages about the distance already covered, current speed, duration, altitude, direction, etc. during a track recording. This keeps you informed about your progress without having to look at your iPhone. STEP COUNTER The app offers a pedometer that can also count the floors climbed and shows how far you are from your daily steps goal. TIME TRACKING The "Time tracking" feature allows to automatically log when you are at which location and for how long. You simply define the locations to be monitored and the app does the rest. ACTIONS The heart of Pado are the location-based actions. You can define locations and what the app should do when you enter or leave these (the App will do this automatically in the background, it does not need to be active). The action can control track recording, the pedometer, the music player, notifications. The "WebHook" feature can be even used to carry out actions outside the iPhone. WebHook sends data to your own server, which can be used to link Pado to your own home automation system. APPLE WATCH Pado supports the Apple Watch and can record tracks/routes and steps autonomously (without having the iPhone with you). The Watch app can also remotele-control the iPhone app so that the iPhone can stay in your pocket. SYNCING OPTIONS - iCloud - Dropbox - WebDAV HARDWARE SUPPORT - Bluetooth Beacons, NFC Tags, AirTags (as trigger for actions) - WLAN positioning (in areas with good WLAN coverage) for devices without GPS hardware (some iPad models). NOTE Long-term use of GPS in the background can shorten the battery life. PAYMENT MODEL With Pado 3, the payment model has changed. The previously paid app is now offered free of charge. There are now three app levels: - Free: A maximum of 3 locations, 3 actions and 3 entries for time tracking can be created - Standard (one-time purchase): A maximum of 25 locations, 25 actions and 25 entries for time tracking can be created. - Pro (one-time purchase): Any number of locations, actions and entries for time tracking can be created. Everything else is available in all three levels without restrictions Users who have already purchased earlier versions of the app will automatically receive the Standard level free of charge. If restrictions have already been reached, existing actions/locations are not restricted. New users can now react more flexibly to their own needs and use one of the three options as required. An inexpensive update from the Standard to the Pro version is also available at any time, in case you need more than you initially thought. There is now also a tipping option for all those who value the app more than the small one-time payments and want to do something good for the developer.
Kiyoshi
This app offers a collection of expressive stickers to help individuals managing diabetes communicate their experiences. It allows users to visually explain devices like CGMs and insulin pumps, and share their feelings with others on a similar journey.
- Expressive diabetes-themed stickers
- Visual explanation of medical devices
- Facilitates communication with caregivers
- Supports English and Japanese languages
- Privacy-focused data handling
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It's tough being you, having to manage your blood glucose, continuous glucose monitor and insulin pump all the time. Affirm your feelings with Kiyoshi stickers and take control. For those of you who also have to manage your insulin, the challenges are even greater. Kiyoshi stickers are designed to help you communicate your minute-by-minute struggles by connecting with others in the same lifelong journey, as well as with caregivers, friends, and loved ones. They provide a way to vent, share, and affirm your struggles with a wide array of expressive stickers. Tired of having to explain to others what a CGM, insulin pump, and looping are?Use Kiyoshi to visually describe these devices. Stay in control of your beautiful life. Kiyoshi stickers are available in both English and Japanese. This availability persists regardless of your operating system's language settings, catering to users who frequently switch between these languages in their messages." Happy bolusing... P.S. Did you know that Type 1 diabetics can get a free lifetime annual National Parks pass in the United States? All you have to do is ask for one at the gate! ----- This app provides only stickers chosen by the user, is not medical or treatment advice and may not be treated as such by the user. As such, this app may not be relied upon for the purposes of medical diagnosis or as a recommendation for medical care or treatment. Any information on this app is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. All content, including text, graphics, images and information, contained on or available through this app is for general information purposes only. Always check your blood glucose with blood glucose measuring devices approved by your regulatory agencies. We take your privacy very seriously and assure you that Kiyoshi.app does not transmit any information beyond the app other than the stickers you copy or send to others. Your data is never stored, transmitted, or shared beyond the confines of this app and its extensions. Kiyoshi.app and Kiyoshi iMessage extension do share user setting data between each other but the values are never share beyond them. Manufacturers of medical devices such as Ominipod Dash, Dexcom G6, Dexcom G7, and Minimed are not affiliated with this app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kiyoshi at none against Pado's 7. Kiyoshi also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). Pado's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 6). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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. Pado sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Kiyoshi asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Pado against 5.0 for Kiyoshi. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 6 respectively.
Pado ships an update every 2 months, Kiyoshi every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pado | Kiyoshi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 136 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Alexander Clauss | hiroshi howell |
Customer experience
Pado
Kiyoshi
In-app purchases
Pado
- Small Tip$0.99
- Update to Pro Version$2.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
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- Standard Version$3.99
- Large Tip$4.99
- Full Version$6.99
- Very Large Tip$6.99
Kiyoshi
No in-app purchases









