Take a Walk vs My Pollen Forecast Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Take a Walk
This app encourages daily physical activity by setting configurable distance goals and rewarding users with gold stars. It provides gentle reminders and tracks progress on a weekly calendar, while respecting user privacy by not transferring data off the device.
- Configurable daily distance goals
- Gold star rewards system
- Daily reminders with icon badge
- Weekly progress calendar
- Excused absence option
- Background tracking
- Map view of walking paths
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A walking app with the following important benefits: No connection with any social media. No data transferred outside the phone. Perfect to track Your path with Pokemon Go. To perform some form of daily exercise instead of none at all, have a major impact on health. The problem is often motivation or lack of a trigging signal. Do You need that little extra push to perform some basic physical training? If Yes, then this App can really help You. START COLLECTING GOLD STARS BY TAKING A DAILY WALK! Let us introduce You to Bobby, Your little personal trainer that will make his best to make You start taking a daily walk. If You one day happen to forget it, Bobby will notify You with an encouraging message and he will also place a red number on the App Icon. You will be reminded with a message only once a day at a configurable time. You will be reminded even if the App isn't running! YOU HAVE TO TAKE A DAILY WALK TO AVOID THE REMINDER MESSAGES AND THE IRRITATING RED NUMBER ON THE APP ICON. By default the initial goal for You is to walk 1 km/ml per day. (NOTE: Unit in either US miles or km is configurable) If You fulfill this goal, You earn a Gold Star. If You walk 2 km or ml, You earn a second Gold Star and You are one day ahead of schedule and You can skip the next days walk. Transportations above a certain speed is not allowed, so it is not possible to record a car trip to earn the Gold Star. If You rather prefer jogging or cycling, just change the daily distance and You are on. . Friendly and easy to use user interface. . Daily distance and start day is configurable among other details. . Weekly calendar where information of each daily exercise is displayed. . Excused absence can be set. . The daily walking paths can be viewed on a map. . The app is running in the background so You can listen to music, talk in the phone etc during the walk. . The distance unit is either km or US miles. . Monday or Sunday first day or week. . The App uses the iPhone positioning functionality which consume more battery power than normal. You will be notified if You forget to press the stop button. . No data is transferred outside the iPhone. Important note: Before You buy this App, please verify that You can receive accurate position information by running the standard iPhone Maps application. Disclaimer: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
My Pollen Forecast Pro
Track pollen counts and monitor your allergy symptoms with daily forecasts and personalized alerts. This app helps you prepare for hayfever and asthma difficulties by providing detailed pollen information and a symptom diary.
- Pollen count map
- Multi-day pollen forecast
- Symptom diary and tracker
- Personalized push notifications
- Allergen identification
- Apple Watch support (Pro version)
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My Pollen Forecast Pro is the best app for tracking the pollen count and your allergens. With a sleek modern design, you can view hayfever forecasts for the upcoming days and keep a diary of your symptoms. By using the app you will become more prepared for any allergy or asthma difficulties you could experience. - Shows a map where you can see which areas have the highest pollen count! - Several day pollen forecast including temperature, wind and humidity! - Use the app as a tracker for how you feel to monitor your symptoms over time. - Discover which pollens you are most allergic to by adding diary entries frequently. - Receive push notifications either daily or when the pollen count is expected to be high! - Full support for the latest iPhone and iPad models. - Pro version offers the same great functionality of My Pollen Forecast but is ad-free, includes widgets and also includes support for Apple Watch to check the pollen count on the go (including an Apple Watch complication)! If you want the most efficient way of keeping up with pollen forecasts and counts, then My Pollen Forecast Pro is the right app for you. This version is similar to apps such as WebMD Allergy and Pollen.com. * The app currently only supports the contiguous US and the UK. States such as Alaska and Hawaii are unfortunately not supported.*
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Take a Walk at 91% against My Pollen Forecast Pro's 55%. Take a Walk also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). My Pollen Forecast Pro's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (1K vs 2). On ads and monetization model 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
Take a Walk costs $0.99 and My Pollen Forecast Pro $4.99 up front. My Pollen Forecast Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Take a Walk asks for nothing beyond the download.
Take a Walk holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Pollen Forecast Pro has 1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Take a Walk's written reviews are positive against 55% of My Pollen Forecast Pro's.
Take a Walk ships an update every 7 months, My Pollen Forecast Pro weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Take a Walk | My Pollen Forecast Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.6 (1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better | 54.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #103 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Softex Data | JRustonApps B.V. |
Customer experience
Take a Walk
My Pollen Forecast Pro
Bugs and requests
Take a Walk
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
My Pollen Forecast Pro
Reported bugs
3 issues- Incorrect location detection
- Repeated/stale pollen data shown
- Diary feature not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to save and track multiple locations
- Include historical pollen data and trends
- Provide more detailed pollen metrics, not just high/medium/low
- Add Apple Watch complications and widgets
- Allow customization of allergen tracking and notifications
In-app purchases
Take a Walk
No in-app purchases
My Pollen Forecast Pro
- Buy us a coffee$0.99
Questions
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