Walk the World User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience30.6% of reviews
Neutral8.3% of reviews
Negative experience61.1% of reviews

~ Based on 36 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is Walk the World Safe?

Walk the World: Virtual Trails appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Walk the World is 86/100.

This assessment is based on 195 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.4/5.

Safety Analysis

84.6% of ratings point to a safe experience
3.6% of ratings suggest some concerns
11.8% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 195 App Store ratings for Walk the World.

Is Walk the World Legit?

Walk the World: Virtual Trails appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Walk the World is 88/100.

Based on 88 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Not free

You have to download it before you realize it’s not free. That’s deceptive. If you are going to make people pay for your app make it cost something when you download.

They’ve really upgraded the walks

I enjoy logging my steps. Looking forward to more walks continually being added, especially the long ones!

Latest update

Update: Thanks for listening. I can now walk the trails in any order which is how it should be. It's frankly insane that you changed it to a fixed order before, which rather defeated the whole point of the app. I've given you an extra star. I'd give 5 stars if there were more countries to collect - there are about 195 altogether, you know!

When I downloaded this app last week, I was able to choose any route and walk it at my own pace. Now, suddenly, I'm forced to do all the walks in a set order which just ruins the app. Now you cat start with the easy walks and walk up to longer ones (important if recovering from a heart condition, for example) - you finish a 3000 step walk and suddenly it expects you to do a 65000 step walk. Why? Just put it back to how it was and let me choose the order I do the walks
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Olivia

Olivia

Fun app; needs more trails

Great app, just wish you didn’t have to pay for a membership to do majority of the trails. Especially for the country you live in, those could be free.

Scam

The worst app, do not buy

Move the advertisement out-of-the-way

The thing that asks me to choose how to pay is not getting out of the way, I don’t wanna have to pay for the app, I tried to find the X to get rid of it so I could do the free version and it won’t go away

Progress Gone

Redownloaded the app recently. Turns out all my previous progress is gone. Maybe that’s because I had done routes on Version 1 that are now Member Only? Either way, sucks to have all your progress gone. Cool idea and very well designed. I personally don’t get enough value to support a subscription for this type of app but others might. Check out Walk the Distance if you want a similar app that is free.
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Start Over

I’ve really enjoyed the app and have even paid for it, but having to start over with an empty passport after months of use because I got a new phone was so extremely demotivating. I reached out to customer support and they weren’t of any help. This could be a great app if it wasn’t so glitchy and had so many syncing issues. Not sure I’ll continue using it.
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Need a paid membership

You used to be able to spend your steps to get new locations. You now have to be a paid member to get any new locations. It’s definitely not worth $70/year to see a few pictures of locations around the world. Deleted the app.

Pricing is very High

Pricing is very High, the should include ads or the pricing should be less

Much Too Expensive

I love it but I think $1.99 per week or $49.99 per year is just outlandish for what it is… Should be $1.99 per month or $19.99 per year.

Good App. But the Pricing is ridiculous

The app looks great and the concept is fun — no complaints there. But charging ₹4,999 a year for virtual trails is unrealistic. Only 3 maps are free, and literally everything else is locked behind a paywall or “members only.”

It’s not real trekking, it’s just a virtual walking overlay. For something that’s supposed to be fun and motivational, the cost is way too high. Unless the pricing becomes reasonable or more maps are opened up, it’s hard to justify using this long-term.
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I love it but really?!

A pay wall wirh only limited?! Really…

Not the Right App for a Subscription

After seeing the new update locking even more features behind a subscription, I’m done. This app was fun and I was fine paying $5 to unlock a pack one at a time. This is not the type of all that should be a subscription. I understand developers need to make money, but this is a perfect example of an app where in-app purchases make sense. The fact that things that were previously free or unlockable with a one-time purchase are now subscription only seeks to burn the user base which ironically will result in lost revenue.
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Great concept, poor execution

I’ve wanted an app like this for ages — something that lets me “walk” famous trails virtually. The idea is brilliant: for example, I can do the Camino, and every real-life kilometer I walk moves me a kilometer along the virtual route.

However, the experience doesn’t live up to its potential. You have to manually add your steps or distance, instead of choosing your trail and having the app automatically track your progress. It would be much better if it followed along with you in real time.

The biggest issue, though, is the lack of visibility and feedback. I subscribed for a month to do the Camino, but I can’t zoom in or out on the map, so I have no real idea where I am on the trail. It tells me how many steps are left but not how many I’ve done, which makes it hard to stay motivated. There’s not even one photo per stage, and the stages aren’t clearly broken up — so I could be walking 70 km before reaching the next checkpoint.

Also, most of the walks are extremely short (around 5,000–6,000 steps). Since most people already walk that much in a day, it doesn’t feel realistic or satisfying. People who enjoy walking would probably want longer, more meaningful routes that match the real-world distances.

It’s a wonderful idea, but at $7.99 AUD a month, the app needs more polish — better maps, zooming, automatic tracking, realistic distances, and a clearer sense of progress. Right now it just feels unfinished, which is a shame because it could be something really special.
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Too expensive

Started off well, unlock areas with steps. After updating it now all behind paywall. I know developers need to eat but think of your users whom have numerous subscriptions going! Cause all developers want their pound of flesh. $8 AUD per month is just too much for an app like this!

Used to be sort of cool

Went to a subscription model that is insanely priced for what this is. $2 per week or $5 per month to tell you the equivalent distance you walked at some other location, and show a few pictures. Will be deleting.

Neat while it lasted

I enjoyed making the progress bars move even though I wasn’t really at any of these places in person. I didn’t make it through many of the locations before it went paid but more than enough to get the idea. The art and design are nicely done.

Out of focus monetization

I'm okay with monetization, but I think the recent remodel is out of focus.

If I have to pay to enter my walks, to earn badge and have nobody to show off/share to, then what's the point.