Comparison

Scatter vs Random Walk

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

Head to head
About

Scatter

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Do you need some inspiration to go for a local walk? Scatter can help to make it fun! This is a simple app that generates some targets around you on a map. You then try to visit as many of the targets as you can.

About

Random Walk

Features
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Tap once and get a fresh walking loop that starts and ends right where you're standing. Pick how long you have, from 15 minutes to 2 hours, and go. Made for a lunchtime stroll, a daily lap of your neighborhood or sightseeing in a new city. No planning, no dead ends, no walking back the way you came. Random Walk plans each loop with Apple Maps walking directions and sizes it to your pace (easy, normal or brisk). CHOOSE A THEME • Wander – a fresh loop in a random direction • Green – nature nearby: parks, water and trees • Coffee – past a café, about halfway around • Sights – a mini city tour via museums, landmarks and viewpoints • New ground – streets you've never walked Every loop shows its distance, time, how much of it is new ground, and its stops. Not feeling it? Shuffle for another. WALK WITHOUT STARING AT YOUR PHONE • Turn cues like "Turn left" before each corner • A different haptic for each direction, so you can feel the next turn in your pocket • An off-route warning if you drift from the line • Keeps following your loop by GPS with the screen locked • Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Finishes on its own when you're back at the start A JOURNAL THAT KEEPS YOU GOING • Day streak and best streak • Totals for distance, time on foot and area explored • A fog-of-war map that clears everywhere you've walked • A weekly quest set against your own best week • Every walk saved with its map, plus a share card for your favorites APPLE HEALTH Random Walk works with the Health app. Turn on "Save walks to Health" in Settings and each finished walk is saved to Apple Health as an outdoor walking workout, with its distance and route. Random Walk doesn't read any Health data. ALWAYS ONE TAP AWAY • Streak widget for the Home Screen and Lock Screen • Siri and Shortcuts: say "Find a loop in Random Walk" FREE, NO ACCOUNT, NO ADS Every feature in Random Walk 2.0 is free. There's no account and no subscription. Your journal stays on your iPhone. Your location is used to plan loops with Apple Maps and to follow them while you walk. Head outside and let the loop surprise you.

Screenshots

Scatter2 screens
Random Walk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Random Walk at weekly against Scatter's every 31 months. Scatter's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scatter ships an update every 31 months, Random Walk weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Scatter versus Random Walk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScatterRandom Walk
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 31 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew McGeeRuslan Dautov

In-app purchases

None

Scatter

No in-app purchases

None

Random Walk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scatter free?
Scatter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Random Walk free?
Random Walk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scatter or Random Walk have ads?
Neither Scatter nor Random Walk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scatter or Random Walk?
Scatter ships an update every 31 months, and Random Walk weekly. Most recently, Scatter was updated on October 16, 2026 and Random Walk on October 7, 2026.

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