Comparison

Bear Walking Pal vs Motor Function

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

Head to head
About

Bear Walking Pal

This app encourages daily walking by tracking your steps, distance, and calories burned with a cute bear companion. Earn collectible rewards and view detailed statistics to stay motivated on your fitness journey.

Highlights
  • Accurate step tracking
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Voice walking journal
  • Motivational bear character
  • Collectible rewards
  • Home screen widgets
  • Detailed statistics
Features
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Make every walk feel a little more rewarding. Bear Walking Pal is a friendly step counter built around Tom the Bear. Check your daily movement, work toward a goal, and enjoy a small celebration when you get there. The clean design keeps your progress easy to read while Tom adds a little warmth to every day. DAILY STEP COUNTER • See steps, distance, estimated calories burned, and flights climbed from available motion and Apple Health data • Choose a daily target of 4,000, 7,000, 10,000, or 15,000 steps • Compare today with your average and review daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly trends TOM, YOUR WALKING COMPANION • Watch Tom’s mood change as your day progresses • Tap Tom to see him dance • Celebrate when you reach your daily goal • With Premium, collect Ddakji designs as a fun record of your achievements IPHONE AND APPLE WATCH • Check your steps from Apple Watch complications • With Premium, create walking notes from your wrist • With Premium, start a voice note using Double Tap on compatible Apple Watch models running watchOS 11 • Add Home Screen widgets for an at-a-glance view on iPhone VOICE WALKING JOURNAL Capture an idea, observation, or memory without stopping your walk. Speak naturally and Bear Walking Pal transcribes your voice into a daily note. Walk Notes are available on iPhone and Apple Watch with Premium. PROGRESS AT A GLANCE • Review your walking history in clear charts • Explore achievements in the Premium calendar • Set walk reminders and receive a notification when you reach your goal PREMIUM FEATURES The optional Premium Upgrade includes Calendar View, the Ddakji collection, Walk Notes, and iCloud backup. Bear Walking Pal uses HealthKit to integrate with Apple Health. Step and activity estimates can vary according to your device, permissions, available data, and how the device is carried. Take a walk with Tom today and give each step a little more personality. Questions or feedback: bearwalkingpal@gmail.com

About

Motor Function

This rehabilitation companion helps MCI patients and seniors track their 12-week recovery journey. It intelligently manages aerobic, strength, balance, and cognitive training with adaptive safety features tailored to individual medical profiles.

Highlights
  • 12-week recovery tracking
  • Aerobic, strength, balance, cognition training
  • Intelligent safety features
  • Smart heart rate zones
  • Flexible course pausing
  • Transparent reports
  • MoCA follow-up tracking
Features
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MotorFunction — The rehabilitation companion designed for MCI patients and seniors. Track your 12-week recovery journey with just 3 taps. MotorFunction manages four training dimensions—aerobic, strength, balance, and cognition—with intelligent safety features that adapt to your medical profile. Why MotorFunction? - Smart Heart Rate Zones — Tanaka formula calculates age-appropriate targets; beta-blocker users get automatic RPE fallback - Flexible Course Pausing — Pause up to 14 days; paused periods never污染 your statistics - Transparent Reports — Four-dimensional radar charts and adherence formulas you can actually verify - MoCA Follow-up Tracking — Doctor-told vs. self-estimated scores with credibility grading - Family Safety Mode — Critical actions require secondary confirmation No watches? No problem. Taking heart medication? We've got you covered. MotorFunction prioritizes clinical safety, data integrity, and senior-friendly simplicity. Recovery is a journey. MotorFunction makes every check-in count.

Screenshots

Bear Walking Pal4 screens
Motor Function4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Motor Function at 100% against Bear Walking Pal's 64%. Motor Function also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Bear Walking Pal's advantage is ratings volume (64 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Bear Walking Pal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Motor Function asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Motor Function holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bear Walking Pal has 64 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Bear Walking Pal's written reviews are positive against 100% of Motor Function's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bear Walking Pal ships an update every 2 weeks, Motor Function weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bear Walking Pal versus Motor Function: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBear Walking PalMotor Function
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (64 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings64 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEUIHYUNG JUNGWeMake, Corp.

Customer experience

Bear Walking Pal

All ratings64 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral1.6%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews135 reviews
Positive63.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative25.2%

Motor Function

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bear Walking Pal

One-time1
  • Premium Upgrade$1.99
None

Motor Function

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bear Walking Pal free?
Bear Walking Pal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Motor Function free?
Motor Function is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bear Walking Pal or Motor Function?
Motor Function is rated higher. Bear Walking Pal averages 4.8 out of 5 from 64 ratings, while Motor Function averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Bear Walking Pal or Motor Function have ads?
Neither Bear Walking Pal nor Motor Function shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bear Walking Pal or Motor Function?
Bear Walking Pal ships an update every 2 weeks, and Motor Function weekly. Most recently, Bear Walking Pal was updated on September 30, 2026 and Motor Function on September 24, 2026.

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