Comparison

StepWorld vs Walk Buddy

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

Head to head
About

StepWorld

Track your daily, weekly, and monthly step counts with a simple and easy-to-browse design. Share your progress with friends and family, and compete on global leaderboards to stay motivated and active.

Highlights
  • Daily, weekly, monthly step tracking
  • Social sharing with friends and family
  • Global and daily leaderboards
  • Country representation in global challenges
  • Integration with Apple Health data
  • Displays walking distance and active calories
Features
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Turn every step into a friendly competition. StepWorld counts your steps automatically using Apple Health, then shows how you rank against friends, family, and walkers around the world. No workouts to start, no complicated setup. Just walk. WALK TOGETHER, RANK TOGETHER • Daily and monthly leaderboards to see where you stand • Add friends and family and share your progress • Global country challenge: help your country climb the world board ALL YOUR STEPS IN ONE PLACE • Daily, weekly, and monthly step totals • Walking distance and active calories • Works with Apple Watch and iPhone data through Apple Health SIMPLE BY DESIGN A clean, easy-to-read layout shows your numbers at a glance. Free to use. Download StepWorld and see how far your steps can take you. StepWorld reads step data from Apple Health with your permission. It is not a medical device.

About

Walk Buddy

This app tracks your daily steps, calories burned, and distance covered. It offers a simple way to stay motivated and healthy by encouraging you to beat your previous records. View your progress at a glance with daily and weekly summaries, and utilize convenient widgets and watch app features.

Highlights
  • Step, calorie, and distance tracking
  • No goal setting, focus on personal bests
  • Daily and weekly progress summaries
  • Home screen widgets
  • Apple Watch app and complications
  • Privacy-focused, no data collection
Features
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Walk Buddy Pedometer is a simple step, calories, distance tracking app with no ads and completely private. No need to be a fitness nerd to stay active. - No goal setting, just try to beat your previous record and get in green zone. - Easy way to keep your self motivated and healthy - Quick glance on your daily and weekly steps, calories and distance - Widgets (left most page on your iPhone/iPad). - Watch app: Keep the app while walking, and it will show you steps as you raise your hand. - Watch Face Complications - shows you current steps, weekly low, weekly high - and motivates you to walk more. We are super sensitive to users privacy and don't collect any user data at all. App built on latest modern SwiftUI stack.

Screenshots

StepWorld4 screens
Walk Buddy3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Walk Buddy at 80% against StepWorld's 0%. Walk Buddy also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Walk Buddy holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Walk Buddy has 24 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of StepWorld's written reviews are positive against 80% of Walk Buddy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StepWorld ships an update every 2 months, Walk Buddy every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
StepWorld versus Walk Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepWorldWalk Buddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.8 (24 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings224 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSkydea K.K.GammaPoint LLC

Customer experience

StepWorld

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Walk Buddy

All ratings24 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

None

StepWorld

No in-app purchases

None

Walk Buddy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StepWorld free?
StepWorld is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Walk Buddy free?
Walk Buddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, StepWorld or Walk Buddy?
Walk Buddy is rated higher. StepWorld averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Walk Buddy averages 4.8 from 24 ratings.
Do StepWorld or Walk Buddy have ads?
Neither StepWorld nor Walk Buddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StepWorld or Walk Buddy?
StepWorld ships an update every 2 months, and Walk Buddy every 4 days. Most recently, StepWorld was updated on September 29, 2026 and Walk Buddy on October 12, 2026.

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