MeandR vs Worry Monster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MeandR
This app motivates you to get outside and stay active by generating random walking routes. Track your distance, time, and steps, and review your progress over time. Customize routes or let the app create them for you.
- Random route generation
- Customizable route creation
- Progress tracking (distance, time, steps)
- Route history and replay
- Map view (standard/satellite)
- GPX file export
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Keep fit and get outside more with Meandr! "The best iPhone apps of 2022, 2023" - TechRadar "Make perfect walking and running routes" - Tapsmart.com "Whether you're a seasoned walker or just starting out, why not take MeandR for a spin?" - iMore.com Whether you want to get fit or just need some motivation to get outdoors, Meandr can help. There is no pressure, just choose a distance and pace that suits you. Go as fast or as slow as you want, or just enjoy the walk! You don’t even have to decide where to walk, as MeandR will automatically generate a random route at the distance you choose. Be adventurous and discover new routes around you! Each attempt is recorded, including the distance, how long it took and how many steps. Look back at your stats and track your progress over time. AUTOMATIC CHALLENGES Choose how far and how fast and let Meandr generate a route at that distance. You can choose a circular route or you can choose a straight out route to a target. CUSTOMISE THE ROUTE For circular routes you can drag the waypoints around to create your own route. For straight out routes, you can choose where to put the target. Drag the start point to wherever you want and MeandR will generate a circular route from there. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Each challenge is recorded. Look back through the history to see how you did, or look at the activity summary stats to see totals of distance and steps over the last 7 and 30 days, or all time. Each route you take is recorded so you can look back at it on a map. * No pressure - choose a distance and pace that suits you * Simple, fun interface designed to get you going in three taps * Tracks the distance, time and number of steps for each challenge * If you didn't finish a challenge, just find it in the history and replay it * Unit of measurement can be set to kilometres or miles * Map easily toggled between standard or satellite view * Keep an eye on the gauges that show the timer and distance to the target * As you walk, the route is plotted on the map in realtime * As you get to each waypoint, you’ll get a notification and see it ticked off on the map * Save your favourite routes with a name to recall later * If you can't make it to a waypoint for any reason, but you're within 100 metres, just tap it on the map and head to the next one * Generate a GPX file of your route that you can save or share
Worry Monster
This app helps users manage worries and anxieties by providing a digital space to write down troubles. Once written, the app metaphorically 'eats' these worries, offering a sense of relief. All entered text is securely destroyed, with no data collection.
- Write down worries
- Digital worry eating
- Secure data destruction
- No data collection
- Mindfulness tool
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Worry Monster help you deal with worries, troubles and woes. Write them down and let Worry Monster eat your worries away! It can chew a lot troubles and still smile on! All texts you write are destroyed by Worry Monster. We do not collect any data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MeandR at 69% against Worry Monster's 0%. MeandR also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 27 months). Worry Monster's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On 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
MeandR costs $1.99 and Worry Monster $0.99 up front. MeandR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Worry Monster asks for nothing beyond the download.
MeandR ships an update fortnightly, Worry Monster every 27 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | MeandR | Worry Monster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 68.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 27 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Good Binary Ltd | Ville Kangas |
Customer experience
MeandR
Worry Monster
In-app purchases
MeandR
- Meandr Premium$1.99
Worry Monster
No in-app purchases









