Comparison

Walking Locus vs Walk+

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

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About

Walking Locus

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Walking Locus Functional Description You can record and save (route, distance, time) of movement such as walking and jogging in one day units, and play back later. The full text of Functional Description is here ( http://ysnbisgk.life.coocan.jp/walkinglocusplus.html ) *** please note *** This app works on iOS 11.0 and above. When you start up for the first time, please enable "Use location service". If you do not allow it, the application will end. Also, turn on "Motion and Fitness" for the pedometer. In the case of WalkRecord Plus, please turn on this app in iCloud of the device to save the data in iCloud. ● App description It is an application that displays the movement track using GPS. The route you walked and moved is recorded with a pin, and it moves at set distance intervals. The time and distance traveled from the recording start point at each point, latitude , longitude and altitude are displayed at the top of the screen. There is also a pedometer function that records the number of steps taken and distance and displays them on the screen. When you click on any pin, the time when the point passes and the distance from the recording start point will be displayed as pin information. The distance between movement points shows the straight line distance between GPS points, and the movement distance within the set interval is not counted. if GPS cannot be detected, you may not be able to update the pin, but since distance measurement is automatically restarted from the point where GPS is caught again. ● Function and operation(extract) The main button functions and operations are as follows. ・ Record / Stop button Click the [Record / Stop] button to start the location information service (recording), and click it again to stop the location information service. ・ [Setting] button ① Setting the map type You can switch between standard map and satellite map. ② Address display setting If you tap any point on the map with the address display ON, the zip code and address of that point will be displayed. ③ Pin color setting You can choose the pin color (default: red) from 10 colors as needed. ④Pin recording interval setting Display pins at distance intervals of 50m, 100m, 200m, 500m It is also possible to record the pin recording interval by time, 30 seconds, or 1 minute. ⑤ Automatic recording stop setting After starting recording, you can set and record 1H and 2H time to prevent forgetting to press the recording stop button. This will automatically stop recording after the set time to prevent battery drain ⑥ Speed ​​limit setting If you set a maximum speed (km / h) when moving and exceed this speed limit, you will be notified with a chime. ・ [Reset/Clear] button Clear the distance meter to your current position to zero The recording time from the recording start point can also be cleared to zero. You can clear the pedometer data (step count and walking distance) to zero. ・ [Playback / delete] button You can play the recorded data and delete the recorded data by date by selecting the date. If you select "all" at the top and select "Delete", all the saved data will be deleted. Select "Location list" to display a list of registered sites that have been registered so far. ・[Record shaped] button Lists the number of days and pins saved on the title and the date saved in iCloud. ・ Save to iCloud: Upload and save all the data in the app to iCloud ・ Restore from iCloud: Download all data in iCloud and restore in the app This allows you to share data between iOS devices via iCloud and take over the data when you change devices ・ Pin distance measurement Select any two pins to see the distance between them ・ Label at the top of the screen Displays the latitude, longitude and altitude of the current position (pin position) Displays the distance and time from the recording start point to the current location The total distance traveled on the day, the number of steps taken, and the walking distance are displayed.

About

Walk+

This app offers personalized audio coaching for walks, providing real-time feedback on speed, heart rate, and fatigue. It detects climbs, alerts you to hydrate, and helps prevent injury by analyzing your performance and suggesting rest days. Integrates with Apple Health.

Highlights
  • Real-time AI coaching
  • Audio feedback via AirPods
  • Automatic climb detection
  • Fatigue and hydration alerts
  • Personalized performance analysis
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Walk+ provides a delightful and magical workout experience optimized for Apple Watch with AirPods! Walk+ represents a giant leap forward in technology that provides real time personalized feedback using an advanced artificial intelligence system that adapts to daily changes in your health to help maximize your fitness. Walk+ alerts you to critical data: climbs on your walk route, drifting out of the target speed, heart rate, or effort for your workout, new best times or efforts, when you should hydrate & fuel for optimal performance, and acute or chronic fatigue limits indicating that you should stop to minimize the risk of injury. Additionally, it speaks a summary of your current data when you raise your wrist and provides motivational feedback at critical points throughout your workout. Walk+'s intelligent audio feedback allows you to center your focus on the terrain and the effort of your workout, without the distraction of glancing down at your Watch screen to see your data. Because the artificial intelligence algorithms that power Walk+ execute directly on your Watch, you get both faster, more immediate coaching during your workout, and your privacy & data security is ensured because your data never leaves your Watch for processing on a distant cloud server. Your Apple Watch stays the heart of every workout—now a companion iPhone app helps you explore, search, and understand your training. Free Features: 1. Audio feedback provided through AirPods so that you don't have to disrupt your walk to look at data on your Watch. 2. Quick audio feedback of current time, speed, and heart rate data when you raise your wrist. 3. Start & stop walk recordings and segment timers using force touch menus that perform reliably even under heavy perspiration or rain. 4. Scroll through data screens without swiping by rotating the crown button. 5. Geek out on piles of data and performance metrics. 6. New diary to explore the story of every walk. 7. Powerful natural language search instantly surfaces your key data—just ask. 8. Automatic climb detection and categorization. 9. All day battery life for your longest walks. 10. Integrates with Apple Health. Coaching Subscription Features: 1. Intelligent coaching insights analyze your training history to guide you toward improved fitness. 2. Comprehensive climb performance analysis and personalized improvement suggestions. 3. Heart rate analysis with feedback aimed to guide you to your correct target heart rate zone. 4. Speed & effort analysis to help guide you to the optimal effort level to help maximize your training. 5. Real time acute fatigue analysis that alerts you when you are getting tired and should consider stopping to reduce the risk of injury. 6. Post walk chronic fatigue analysis that coaches you to take rest days or extra recovery days when appropriate to avoid burnout. 7. Alerts to keep you on track with your hydration and fueling during long walks. 8. Frequent audio encouragement to motivate peak performance. 9. Tracking of your all time personal best efforts and performances, with audio notifications when you achieve a new personal best. Coaching subscriptions unlock the coaching features across the entire family of World Champ Tech workout apps, and are available for purchase in-app. A free, 14-day trial of the coaching features is available to demo in-app. Walk+® registered in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, registration number 6745074.

Screenshots

Walking Locus4 screens
Walk+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Walking Locus at none against Walk+'s 4. Walking Locus also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). Walk+'s advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. Walk+ sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Walking Locus asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Walking Locus ships an update every 2 months, Walk+ every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Walking Locus versus Walk+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWalking LocusWalk+
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB35 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperYoshinobu IshigakiWorld Champ Tech

In-app purchases

None

Walking Locus

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Walk+

Subscriptions3
  • Intelligent Activity Coaching$1.991 Month
  • Intelligent Activity Coaching1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • Intelligent Activity Coaching$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Intelligent Activity CoachingFree

Questions

Is Walking Locus free?
Walking Locus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Walk+ free?
Walk+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Walking Locus or Walk+ have ads?
Walking Locus shows ads; Walk+ does not.
Which is updated more often, Walking Locus or Walk+?
Walking Locus ships an update every 2 months, and Walk+ every 5 weeks. Most recently, Walking Locus was updated on September 17, 2026 and Walk+ on September 24, 2026.

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