Comparison

Take a Walk vs Round Timer

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Round Timer

This interval timer offers extensive customization for workouts, training, or any timed activity. Features include custom presets, sound libraries, voice announcements, and detailed session tracking. Enjoy an intuitive, ad-free experience designed for flexibility.

Highlights
  • Customizable colors
  • Custom presets
  • Rich sound library
  • Voice announcements
  • Proximity sensor support
  • Shake-to-pause
  • Detailed session summaries
Features
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Round is the ultra-customizable interval timer designed to supercharge anything you do. It’s packed with features like customizable colors, custom presets, a rich library of sounds, voice announcements, proximity sensor support, shake-to-pause, and precise time entry. Track your sessions with detailed summaries, enable tick sounds, and enjoy an intuitive, ad-free interface. Perfect for any activity, from sports to work.

Screenshots

Take a Walk4 screens
Round Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Round Timer at Free against Take a Walk's $0.99. Round Timer also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (14 vs 2). Take a Walk's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (91% vs 67%). On rating, ads, device support 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

Round Timer is free to download; Take a Walk costs $0.99 up front. Round Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Take a Walk asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Take a Walk against 4.9 for Round Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Round Timer has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Take a Walk's written reviews are positive against 67% of Round Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Take a Walk ships an update every 7 months, Round Timer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Take a Walk versus Round Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTake a WalkRound Timer
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.9 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings214 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSoftex DataYauhen Bahdanovich

Customer experience

Take a Walk

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%

Round Timer

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Take a Walk

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Round Timer

One-time1
  • Round Pro$0.99

Questions

Is Take a Walk free?
Take a Walk costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Round Timer free?
Round Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Take a Walk or Round Timer?
Take a Walk is rated higher. Take a Walk averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Round Timer averages 4.9 from 14 ratings.
Do Take a Walk or Round Timer have ads?
Neither Take a Walk nor Round Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Take a Walk or Round Timer?
Take a Walk ships an update every 7 months, and Round Timer every 2 weeks. Most recently, Take a Walk was updated on October 2, 2026 and Round Timer on October 7, 2026.

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