Comparison

Walking Meditations vs Step counter & tracker Paceful

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

Head to head
About

Walking Meditations

Experience the profound benefits of meditation while walking. This app guides you to be present with your body and surroundings, making meditation accessible even for those who find sitting still challenging. Integrate mindfulness into your daily activities and track your progress.

Highlights
  • Introduction to walking meditation
  • Three guided walking meditations
  • Diary for insights and experiences
  • Health app integration for mindful minutes
  • Focus on presence, body, and senses
Features
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Enjoy the benefits of meditation as you walk. Walking meditation can be just as profound as sitting meditation. It brings the meditative experience into daily activity. Perfect for those who have trouble sitting still to meditate, it's also great for those who enjoy sitting meditations. It helps bring meditation into every moment of the day. Our approach to walking meditation is easy and informal. As you walk, you are gently guided to experience your body and your surroundings fully. Letting go of thoughts about the past and future allows you to experience the present moment more fully. THE APP CONTAINS: INTRODUCTION TO WALKING MEDITATION & TIPS THREE WALKING MEDITATIONS, each with a different emphasis DIARY PAGE - for those who want to keep notes on insights and experiences INTEGRATION WITH HEALTH APP - allows tracking of "Mindful Minutes" --------- Each walking meditation has a different focus: BEING FULLY PRESENT Guided Walking Meditation (16 min) Helps you to be fully present to all of the experiences you have while walking -- what you experience within yourself and in the world around you. ENLIVENING THE BODY Guided Walking Meditation (17 min) Focuses on the experience of the body while walking. It enlivens the body, strengthens the mind-body connection and is both calming and grounding. ENHANCING THE SENSES Guided Walking Meditation (18 min) Focuses on what you see, hear, smell and feel through the sense of touch as you walk. It enhances your experience of life by enhancing your perception. --------- CREATED BY MARY MADDUX, MS, HTP and RICHARD MADDUX Meditation teachers Mary and Richard Maddux have brought meditation to thousands of people worldwide with their popular Meditation Oasis® podcast, CDs and smartphone apps. They bring over 30 years of practicing and teaching meditation to the creation of their apps.

About

Step counter & tracker Paceful

This app tracks your daily steps and guides you through mindful walking meditations. It offers over 70 audio meditations across various categories to help you stay motivated, improve your mental state, and support weight loss goals.

Highlights
  • Step tracking
  • Guided audio meditations
  • Weight loss support
  • Mindful walking guidance
  • HealthKit integration
  • Multiple meditation categories
Features
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Paceful is a walking and steps tracker that motivates and helps you take daily walks. With guided audio meditations that cover a wide range of growth categories Paceful brings you, literally, a breath of fresh air in your busy life by inspiring you to take daily mindful walks and guiding you along the way. Paceful has over 70 meditations, spread across many categories like: Mental Health, Family, Physical Health, Pets, Self Care, Self Esteem, and many more. With insightful intros and fun prompts that will guide you along your walk, Paceful will help you stay in the present moment, keep you motivated and make the most of your walks. Paceful - healthy body, happy mind. With Paceful you will lose weight while walking, stay in a better mindful state and improve happiness and overall state. Paceful receives health data from the Health app using HealthKit on your iPhone. Privacy Policy - https://twodoorgames.com/privacy-policy/ Terms Of Use - https://twodoorgames.com/terms-of-use-2/

Screenshots

Walking Meditations4 screens
Step counter & tracker Paceful4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Step counter & tracker Paceful at Free against Walking Meditations's $1.99. Step counter & tracker Paceful also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 15 months). Walking Meditations's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Step counter & tracker Paceful is free to download; Walking Meditations costs $1.99 up front. Step counter & tracker Paceful sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per year. Walking Meditations asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Step counter & tracker Paceful holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Walking Meditations has 40 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Walking Meditations ships an update every 15 months, Step counter & tracker Paceful every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Walking Meditations versus Step counter & tracker Paceful: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWalking MeditationsStep counter & tracker Paceful
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (40 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings40 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.2 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB110 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMeditation OasisTwoDoor Games

Customer experience

Walking Meditations

All ratings40 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive71.9%
Neutral3.5%
Negative24.6%

Step counter & tracker Paceful

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

Bugs and requests

Walking Meditations

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Diary function does not work
  • Diary does not save anything

Requested features

5 requests
  • More than three meditations
  • More than one voice choice
  • Fix diary function
  • Add music option
  • Add more controls

Step counter & tracker Paceful

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Walking Meditations

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Step counter & tracker Paceful

Subscriptions1
  • Paceful Pro3 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Walking Meditations free?
Walking Meditations costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Step counter & tracker Paceful free?
Step counter & tracker Paceful is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Walking Meditations or Step counter & tracker Paceful?
Step counter & tracker Paceful is rated higher. Walking Meditations averages 4.4 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while Step counter & tracker Paceful averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Walking Meditations or Step counter & tracker Paceful have ads?
Step counter & tracker Paceful shows ads; Walking Meditations does not.
Which is updated more often, Walking Meditations or Step counter & tracker Paceful?
Walking Meditations ships an update every 15 months, and Step counter & tracker Paceful every 5 weeks. Most recently, Walking Meditations was updated on November 10, 2026 and Step counter & tracker Paceful on November 11, 2026.

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