Comparison

Digitsole Walk Active vs Walking Buddy

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

Head to head
About

Digitsole Walk Active

This app analyzes your walking style using connected insoles to identify strengths and weaknesses. It provides personalized tips and a Stride Quality Index to help you improve your walking performance and prevent joint issues.

Highlights
  • Stride Quality Index (SQI) analysis
  • GPS tracking of performance
  • Detailed foot movement analysis
  • Personalized walking advice
  • Detection of walking imbalances
  • Improve walking speed and stability
Features
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Digitsole Walk Active is the Digitsole Connected Insoles application designed to help you explore your active or sports walking, confirm your strengths and detect your weaknesses. This application is associated with Digitsole connected insoles and is required to use the product. To get your pair of Digitsole connected insoles, visit www.digitsole.com This is what you’ll find inside the Digitsole Walk Active application: A combination of sport and leisure walking, active walking is the ‘closest thing to perfect physical exercise for all ages’. The Digitsole Walk Active application provides complete understanding of your movements and personalized tips to stay in control of your effort while gradually improving your walking speed. THE SQI INDEX: A PERFORMANCE TOOL AT YOUR FINGERTIPS. Adopt a healthier way of walking using the SQI: Stride Quality Index. A unique index made up of several key parameters, pivotal components of our innovation. Result: rediscover well-balanced walking, based on driving force rather than traction as you step forward. The secret to your well-being is hiding beneath your feet! SEGMENT: GPS TRACK YOUR PERFORMANCE. The Segment function of your smartphone app indicates your SQI score (Stride Quality Index) on an interactive map. See for yourself the variation in your performance through accurate measurements taken along your route. TAKE BETTER CARE OF YOUR BODY. Thanks to the data scanned directly beneath your feet, Digitsole connected insoles analyse your stride and your activity, taking into account the 3D position of your feet: contact zones, balance, pronation/supination, flight/contact ratio, stride length and stability, propulsion level… Digitsole assesses your movement biomarkers and allows you to make long-term changes for greater enjoyment. FEWER JOINT PROBLEMS. Walking is something we acquire as a child: it seems simple and natural. This is far from the truth. Unbalanced walking can cause a range of joint problems and postural issues. We need to learn how to walk properly. Digitsole connected insoles detect your contact with the ground, your propulsion, your muscular tension and measure the stability of your walking. Information allowing you to stay fit on a daily basis and maintain your body's resistance. EVERYDAY ADVICE. Benefit from personalized advice from data analysis of your walk after every session. Discover a healthier and more calibrated way of walking for improved performance. To find out more about Digitsole products and services, visit www.digitsole.com.

About

Walking Buddy

This app provides personalized step count reminders throughout the day to help you reach your fitness goals. It learns your usual pace and offers flexible goal setting, even on rest days. Step data is read from Apple Health and stays private.

Highlights
  • Personalized step reminders
  • Apple Health integration
  • Learns usual pace
  • Flexible goal setting
  • Streak protection
  • Apple Watch complications
Features
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Reminders that say how many steps to take and keep you moving through the day instead of one long walk in the morning or evening. Walking Buddy reads your steps from Apple Health, learns your usual pace, and nudges you when the day starts to slip. No account, no ads. STEPS THAT ADD UP See today's count from Apple Health on a ring with your goal, how far you are ahead of or behind pace, and where the steps landed hour by hour. REMINDERS SIZED TO YOUR DAY Instead of "walk more", each nudge tells you how many steps to take right now to stay on pace, and stops once the goal is done. Choose your active hours and days. Snooze a nudge or mark the day done straight from the notification. YOUR USUAL PACE Walking Buddy learns your typical day from the past four weeks and tells you whether today is ahead, on track or behind, with a projection of where the day will land. GOALS FOR EVERY KIND OF DAY Keep more than one goal active, each on its own days: 10,000 steps on weekdays and 6,000 at the weekend. A day without a goal is a rest day: no reminders, and your streak is safe. HISTORY THAT MEANS SOMETHING Week, month and year views, goal-met days, streaks with rest days that do not break them, and a Steps Log calendar back to your first recorded step. A weekly recap arrives every Sunday evening. ON YOUR APPLE WATCH Today's ring, steps to go and your pace on your wrist, with complications for the watch face and the Smart Stack. The watch app works on its own: it reads steps from the watch, keeps your goal, and lets you change the daily target with the Digital Crown. With the iPhone app installed, the goal stays the same on both. WALKING BUDDY PRO - Reminders on your schedule: every hour, twice an hour, fixed intervals, or your own times - Keep the nudges coming after the goal - Custom reminder messages - Vacation mode: plan the days you are away, with no reminders and your streak safe - Streak protection: one missed day a week does not break your streak - Trends and All Time: four-week trend, this week, month and year against the last, the year as a heat map, typical day with weekday and weekend averages, and every year since your first step - Apple Watch: pace and steps to go on the watch face (rectangular and corner complications), your usual pace and the day by hour PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no analytics. Step data is read from Apple Health and stays on your iPhone and Apple Watch. Goals are stored locally. Walking Buddy is a pedometer built on Apple Health: it works with iPhone step counting and with Apple Watch data that syncs to Apple Health. Pro is a subscription, monthly or yearly with a 7-day free trial, charged to your Apple ID and renewed unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage it in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Digitsole Walk Active4 screens
Walking Buddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Walking Buddy at 5.0 against Digitsole Walk Active's 1.0. Walking Buddy also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). Digitsole Walk Active's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. Walking Buddy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Digitsole Walk Active asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Walking Buddy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Digitsole Walk Active ships an update every 3 weeks, Walking Buddy every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Digitsole Walk Active versus Walking Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigitsole Walk ActiveWalking Buddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBAL Inc.Raphael Koebraam

Customer experience

Digitsole Walk Active

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Walking Buddy

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Digitsole Walk Active

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Walking Buddy

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly: Reminders, Trends$1.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly: Reminders, Trends7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Digitsole Walk Active free?
Digitsole Walk Active is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Walking Buddy free?
Walking Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Digitsole Walk Active or Walking Buddy?
Walking Buddy is rated higher. Digitsole Walk Active averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Walking Buddy averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Digitsole Walk Active or Walking Buddy have ads?
Neither Digitsole Walk Active nor Walking Buddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Digitsole Walk Active or Walking Buddy?
Digitsole Walk Active ships an update every 3 weeks, and Walking Buddy every 2 days. Most recently, Digitsole Walk Active was updated on November 3, 2026 and Walking Buddy on October 31, 2026.

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