Comparison

Map My Walk vs Sober Time

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

Head to head
About

Map My Walk

This app tracks your walks, runs, and other activities using GPS, providing detailed stats on pace, distance, and calories burned. It offers personalized coaching, challenges, and community features to help you stay motivated and achieve your fitness goals.

Highlights
  • GPS tracking for walks and activities
  • Real-time audio updates on pace and distance
  • Calorie and step tracking
  • Personalized Form Coaching for Garmin users
  • Walking challenges and community features
  • Syncs with wearables and health apps
Features
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Map My Walk – Your All-in-One Walking Tracker & Fitness App Whether you're just starting your fitness journey or aiming for your daily 10,000 steps, Map My Walk is the complete Walking Tracker to help you build healthy habits and stay motivated. From indoor walking to outdoor hikes, this app tracks every step, pace, calorie, and distance to keep your goals on track. Map My Walk offers powerful GPS tracking, progress insights, and a vibrant community of millions. It’s the perfect walk tracker whether you’re walking for fun, weight loss, or marathon prep. Now with personalized Form Coaching tips for Garmin users to help you walk smarter and improve your stride. TRACK AND MAP YOUR WALK & EVERY STEP YOU TAKE - Use the built-in Walking Tracker to follow your walk with real-time GPS and a full walking map of your route - Get audio updates on pace, distance, duration, and calories - Track over 600+ activities including walking, treadmill walking, indoor workouts, and more - Use the Routes feature to discover new paths or save your favorite walks - Works perfectly for outdoor walking or walk at home routines - Sync with your step counter, Apple Watch and other smartwatches, and select health apps for complete tracking Whether you're using a mile tracker for distance goals or a pedometer to count your daily steps, this Walking Tracker has it all. ANALYZE YOUR WALKING PERFORMANCE ON EVERY MILE - View detailed stats like pace, elevation, heart rate, and calories - Set personal goals and see your progress with the steps tracker - Use the step tracker to stay motivated and consistent - Track your progress toward your walking for weight loss goals - See your total daily steps and how close you are to 10,000! From casual walks to structured routines, Map My Walk is the best free walking tracker for tracking improvement. CONNECT WITH DEVICES AND WEARBALES - Sync your walks with Garmin, Apple Watch, and other wearables - Connect to Apple Health for accurate heart rate, activity ring updates, and calories burned - Use Bluetooth to enhance tracking and performance feedback - Works great for indoor or treadmill walking routines Whether you're walking outdoors or inside, the Walking Tracker app keeps your data consistent and complete. JOIN FUN WALKING CHALLENGES - Participate in regular walking challenges to stay motivated - Compete with friends, set records, and earn badges - Share your workouts and achievements on social media - Get inspired by a supportive global community of walkers and fitness fans Push your limits or enjoy a daily stroll — Map My Walk supports every kind of walk tracker goal. TAKE YOUR WALKS FURTHER WITH MVP PREMIUM FEATURES Upgrade your Map My Walk: Walking Tracker to MVP and unlock the best tools to turn your goals into achievable plans: - Create a personalized walking for weight loss or fitness plan - Use Live Tracking to share your real-time walk with friends and family so you can stay safe and connected—perfect for hikes and long walks. - Analyze heart rate zones to adjust intensity based on your goals - Create custom splits to measure specific distances with precision - Unlock deeper insights and premium performance tools Note: Continued use of GPS in the background can reduce battery life. READY TO WALK? Download Map My Walk today, the walking app free designed to help you take control of your fitness with every step. Whether you're using a step counter, walking for heart health, or simply looking for a reliable Walking Tracker, this app keeps you moving in the right direction. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Sober Time

Track multiple addictions, set personal goals, and find motivation with daily messages. Connect with a supportive community forum and monitor your progress, including money saved. Personalize your experience with custom backgrounds and themes.

Highlights
  • Track multiple addictions
  • Set and customize goals
  • Daily motivational messages
  • Sober community forum
  • Personalize with backgrounds/icons
  • Track money saved
  • Relapse tracking with notes
Features
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Sober Time helps you track your addictions, stay motivated, and interact with others in recovery. Here's what you can do with Sober Time: - Track as many addictions as you want - Built-in Goals with the option to add your own - Daily motivational messages - Vibrant sober community forum - Personalize your addictions with beautiful backgrounds and icons - Tons of timer options - Track your relapses and add notes to them - See how much money you've saved - Share your progress - Style your app with 15+ color themes Accurate and precise Sobriety Tracker Track the time you've been clean down to the second. The tracker updates in real time and you can see the seconds, minutes, hours and days tick by. With over 10 unique display modes - from total days to breaths - pick one that shows what's important to you. Staying motivated and inspired Sober Time helps you stay motivated and inspired by showing daily inspirational messages and setting realistic, achievable goals for you. You can further customize your goals by editing them or even creating your own. Each goal will be tracked in the app and you'll receive a notification when you've reached them. Our community Sober Time has a dedicated community forum where you can read or discuss anything related to sobriety. Users discuss their daily struggle with addiction, motivation, milestones, and more. You can stay anonymous and browse the forum without registering an account. Soak up the knowledge until you're ready to share your story. Personalized experience Each addiction that you track with Sober Time can be individually personalized. Choose from one of the scenic nature backgrounds or upload your own. Set up your own heading and change the counter to show the way you like it. Varied display modes, like heartbeats or total seconds, give you complete freedom of expression. This app is subject to Apple's standard end user license agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Map My Walk4 screens
Sober Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Map My Walk at 486K against Sober Time's 43K. Map My Walk also leads on chart position (#145 vs unranked). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Map My Walk sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Sober Time sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Map My Walk against 4.9 for Sober Time. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Map My Walk has 486K ratings behind it against 43K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Map My Walk's written reviews are positive against 85% of Sober Time's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Map My Walk ships an update fortnightly, Sober Time every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Map My Walk versus Sober Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMap My WalkSober Time
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (486K ratings)4.9 (43K ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews84.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings486K — better43K
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#145 — better—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size169 MB114 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperOutside Television IncSociosoftware LLC (Apps)

Customer experience

Map My Walk

All ratings485,860 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews1,885 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral6.6%
Negative14.9%

Sober Time

All ratings43,215 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.9%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews1,081 reviews
Positive84.9%
Neutral4.3%
Negative10.8%

User reviews

Map My Walk

From 486K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 User-friendly app
  • 🚀 Accurate tracking
  • 💡 Motivating features
  • 👍 Helpful for fitness goals
  • 👍 Efficient for daily walks

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent GPS tracking
  • 🐛 Unreliable data recording
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • 🔋 Battery drain issues
  • 💸 Frustrating paid subscription model

Sober Time

From 43K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💪 Helps track sobriety progress
  • 📊 Provides detailed statistics and milestones
  • 🙏 Offers motivational quotes and support
  • 💰 Tracks money saved from not using
  • 🤝 Connects with a supportive community

Room to improve

  • 💸 Excessive ads, especially for gambling
  • 🚫 Limits on free features like journaling
  • 🔁 Resets progress when reinstalling app

Bugs and requests

Map My Walk

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Workouts not recording properly
  • Incorrect distance and time tracking
  • Syncing issues with Apple Watch
  • Unexpected app closures during use

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for more exercise types
  • Improve syncing with other fitness apps
  • Allow editing of recorded workouts
  • Provide more detailed workout analytics
  • Implement automatic pause/resume functionality

Sober Time

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login/account issues after device changes
  • Inconsistent notification and reminder functionality

Requested features

4 requests
  • More customization options for widgets and displays
  • Ability to track progress in more granular units
  • Integration with other recovery apps and services
  • Improved ad-free experience for premium users

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Map My Walk

Subscriptions8
  • MVP Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Monthly MVP$7.991 Month
  • Monthly MVP14 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • One Year of MVP with 50% off14 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • One Year of MVP with 30% off14 Days trial$27.991 Year
  • Annual MVP$29.991 Year
  • Annual MVP14 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Annual MVP14 Days trial$39.991 Year
5 purchases

Sober Time

Subscriptions5
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Annual$29.991 Year
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Premium Annual1 Year trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Map My Walk free?
Map My Walk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sober Time free?
Sober Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Map My Walk or Sober Time?
Sober Time is rated higher. Map My Walk averages 4.8 out of 5 from 486K ratings, while Sober Time averages 4.9 from 43K ratings.
Do Map My Walk or Sober Time have ads?
Both Map My Walk and Sober Time show ads.
Which is updated more often, Map My Walk or Sober Time?
Map My Walk ships an update fortnightly, and Sober Time every 2 weeks. Most recently, Map My Walk was updated on November 8, 2026 and Sober Time on November 8, 2026.

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