Stepminder vs Garfunkel Walk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stepminder
This app calculates your average daily activity based on recent steps and distance, smoothing out daily fluctuations. Customize the averaging period and weighting for personalized insights. Track progress towards goals or simply monitor your movement.
- Weighted step averaging
- Customizable averaging period
- Unweighted average option
- Goal progress visualization
- Health app integration
- Distance tracking
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Stepminder averages your recent steps and distance, smoothing out day-to-day variations. The default 7-day weighted average gives the most weight to steps today (¼ of the total), and the least weight to steps six days ago (1/28 of the total). Change the averaging period, or choose an unweighted average (that is, each day has the same weight). An unweighted average of 7-28 days, for example, is useful if you do most of your walking on weekends. Visually track your progress toward your goal through the day. Or turn off goal orientation and just see how much you walk. Stepminder integrates with the Health app, using it as its source of past step counts and walking & running distances. Questions or problems? Email support@lobitoscreek.com
Garfunkel Walk
Turn everyday walks into epic journeys. Track your steps and virtually travel across the globe, exploring streets and landmarks along your chosen routes. Stay motivated to walk more by seeing your progress towards distant destinations.
- Custom route creation between cities
- Automatic progress tracking
- Interactive map with street view
- Landmark discovery
- Estimated arrival dates
- Virtual location weather
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Your real-world walking becomes a long-distance adventure. As you accumulate steps throughout your day, watch yourself move mile by mile along your chosen route. Zoom in to see the streets you're "walking" through. Drop into street view to look around. Discover landmarks along the way. Whether you're walking to the grocery store or around the block, every step counts toward your destination. Track your progress, see how far you've come, and explore places you've never been—all while staying motivated to walk more. Features include: - Create custom routes between any two cities - Automatic progress tracking via HealthKit - Interactive map with zoom and street view - Landmark discovery along your route - Estimated arrival dates based on your walking pace - Weather at your current virtual location
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Stepminder at 5.0 against Garfunkel Walk's 4.7. Garfunkel Walk's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stepminder holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.
Stepminder ships an update every 5 weeks, Garfunkel Walk every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 11, 2026.
| Parameter | Stepminder | Garfunkel Walk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lobitos Creek | Scott Smith |
Customer experience
Stepminder
Garfunkel Walk
In-app purchases
Stepminder
No in-app purchases
Garfunkel Walk
No in-app purchases
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