Comparison

Walkmeter Walking GPS Tracker vs Walking++

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

Head to head
About

Walkmeter Walking GPS Tracker

This advanced fitness app transforms your iPhone into a powerful computer for tracking walks, hikes, and various outdoor activities. It offers detailed statistics, maps, and training plans, with optional live tracking and HealthKit integration. Core features are free, with an optional upgrade for advanced functionality.

Highlights
  • GPS tracking for various activities
  • Detailed statistics, maps, and graphs
  • Configurable announcements and intervals
  • Live tracking and optional sharing
  • HealthKit integration
  • Apple Watch compatibility
  • Training plans
Features
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Walkmeter is the most advanced application for walkers and hikers. Built for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and iCloud, it makes your iPhone a powerful fitness computer — with maps, graphs, splits, intervals, laps, announcements, zones, training plans and more. • Obsessively complete — Wired • Records a wealth of data — Macworld • Clean, easy-to-use — New York Times Experience core features and dependability for free, then upgrade to Elite to add advanced features. Powered by your iPhone • Tracks cycling, running, walking, hiking, skiing, kayaking, and more. • Swipe across the stopwatch to see pages of stats, maps, and graphs - completely configurable. • Analyze your workouts on your iPad, updated with your latest data using iCloud. Private & Secure • Your workout data is securely stored on your iPhone — years of workouts only take up the space of a few songs. • No user names or passwords are required. • Share workout data if you wish using email, Strava, MyFitnessPal, Twitter. • Live tracking is optional and only with friends you invite. • Optional iCloud backup is encrypted. Track • Track heart rate, bike speed, bike cadence, and bike power with sensors. • Track step cadence and steps. • Use your iPhone's barometric altimeter to measure ascent & descent. • Detect stops automatically. • View terrain and traffic maps with Google Maps. • Automatically record temperature and weather. Voice-Enabled • Use Siri to start, stop, lap, and ask for statistics. • Select from more than hundreds of configurable announcements including distance, time, speed, elevation, and heart rate. • Hear stats on-demand, or at time and distance intervals. Free Live-Tracking and Messaging • Automatically share your location, path, and statistics with family and friends. • Messages are automatically spoken to you with text-to-speech. Share • Share an online Workout Explorer for analyzing workouts. • Share by email, Twitter, Strava, or MyFitnessPal. • Use HealthKit to export or import your workouts in the Health app and to read heart rate and biometric data. • Share to your iPhone calendar and your online calendars. • Imports and exports GPX, TCX, FIT, KML, and CSV. Train • Analyze your split, interval, and zone performance. • Keep on track with configurable interval training, zones, and targets. • Compete against your previous workouts along a route. • Includes 5K, 10, half, and marathon running plans. • Design your own training plans. Apple Watch • Start, stop, lap and finish a workout all from the Apple Watch. • Includes beautiful gauge pages with zones. Elite includes a 7-day free trial. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account after confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, at the same price. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription, where applicable. Privacy: abvio.com/privacy Terms: abvio.com/terms

About

Walking++

Track your walking distance and compete with friends to stay healthy and motivated. Visualize your progress with a map feature showing routes and distances covered. Achieve your fitness goals by challenging yourself and others.

Highlights
  • Track walking distance
  • Compete with friends
  • Integrates with health app
  • Map feature for routes
  • Visualize progress
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Welcome to Walking++, This app is designed to help you stay healthy and motivated by tracking your walking distance and competing with your friends. By integrating with your health app, Walking++ allows you to see exactly how far you've walked and how it compares to your friends. But that's not all - Walking++ also includes a map feature that shows you the routes you've taken and the distance you've covered. This is a great way to visualize your progress and see exactly where you've been walking. So why wait? Download Walking++ today and start competing with your friends to see who can walk the most! * Screenshots created with screenshots.pro

Screenshots

Walkmeter Walking GPS Tracker4 screens
Walking++4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Walkmeter Walking GPS Tracker at 4.7 against Walking++'s 4.0. Walkmeter Walking GPS Tracker also leads on ratings volume (14K vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). Walking++'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence and iOS requirement 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. Walkmeter Walking GPS Tracker sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Walking++ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Walkmeter Walking GPS Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Walkmeter Walking GPS Tracker has 14K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Walkmeter Walking GPS Tracker ships an update every 10 days, Walking++ every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Walkmeter Walking GPS Tracker versus Walking++: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWalkmeter Walking GPS TrackerWalking++
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (14K ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews64.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings14K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbvio Inc.Do Tuan Anh

Bugs and requests

Walkmeter Walking GPS Tracker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes on startup
  • Recorded distance/time inaccuracies
  • Syncing issues with Apple Health

Requested features

4 requests
  • Offline map support
  • Interval training mode
  • Improved Apple Watch integration
  • More accurate elevation and pace tracking

Walking++

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Walkmeter Walking GPS Tracker

Subscriptions6
  • Elite Upgrade$4.991 Month
  • Elite Upgrade$9.991 Year
  • Elite Upgrade1 Year trial$14.991 Year
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  • Elite Upgrade$14.991 Year
  • Elite Upgrade7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Elite Upgrade14 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Elite Upgrade4 variants$9.99
None

Walking++

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Walkmeter Walking GPS Tracker free?
Walkmeter Walking GPS Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Walking++ free?
Walking++ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Walkmeter Walking GPS Tracker or Walking++?
Walkmeter Walking GPS Tracker is rated higher. Walkmeter Walking GPS Tracker averages 4.7 out of 5 from 14K ratings, while Walking++ averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Walkmeter Walking GPS Tracker or Walking++ have ads?
Walkmeter Walking GPS Tracker shows ads; Walking++ does not.
Which is updated more often, Walkmeter Walking GPS Tracker or Walking++?
Walkmeter Walking GPS Tracker ships an update every 10 days, and Walking++ every 5 days. Most recently, Walkmeter Walking GPS Tracker was updated on November 13, 2026 and Walking++ on November 3, 2026.

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