Comparison

Take a Walk vs Mind Arcade

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

Mind Arcade

Engage your mind with a variety of fun games designed to enhance memory, focus, and problem-solving skills. This app offers personalized daily challenges that adapt to your preferences, making cognitive training an enjoyable experience.

Highlights
  • Memory training games
  • Focus and attention exercises
  • Problem-solving challenges
  • Personalized daily practices
  • Cognitive skill development
  • Brain-friendly gaming experience
Features
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Designed specifically for retirees, Mind Arcade offers a personalized, cognitively engaging routine through fun, engaging games. Keep your mind active and agile with our world-class games, thoughtfully reimagined to engage memory, attention, problem-solving, language skills, processing speed, and more. Challenge your brain with quick, daily personalized practices that adapt to your unique preferences. Mind Arcade is designed to make everyday gaming a brain-friendly experience, making it easier than ever to stay engaged while having fun. Love puzzles? You'll find the best ones here, thoughtfully created for cognitive challenge. Many join for the brain training but stay for the fun! Support your brain health and meet life's daily challenges with Mind Arcade. Privacy Policy: https://www.gosquire.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.gosquire.com/terms-conditions

Screenshots

Take a Walk4 screens
Mind Arcade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Take a Walk at 91% against Mind Arcade's 36%. Take a Walk also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 29). Mind Arcade's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 7 months). On ads and 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

Mind Arcade is free to download; Take a Walk costs $0.99 up front. Mind Arcade sells 24 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Take a Walk asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Take a Walk holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mind Arcade has 70 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 36% of Mind Arcade's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Take a Walk ships an update every 7 months, Mind Arcade every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Take a Walk versus Mind Arcade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTake a WalkMind Arcade
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.5 (70 ratings)
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews — better36.4% of reviews
Number of ratings270 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB332 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSoftex DataDigital Squire Inc.

Customer experience

Take a Walk

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

Mind Arcade

All ratings67 ratings
Positive85.1%
Neutral7.5%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive36.4%
Neutral15.9%
Negative47.7%

In-app purchases

None

Take a Walk

No in-app purchases

24 purchases

Mind Arcade

Subscriptions24
  • Mind Arcade Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Mind Arcade Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Mind Arcade Super$2.997 Days
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  • Mind Arcade Super3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Mind Arcade Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Mind Arcade Monthly Subscription$5.991 Month
  • Mind Arcade Monthly Subscription2 variants$6.991 Month
  • Mind Arcade Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Mind Arcade Monthly Subscription1 Month trial2 variants$27.491 Month
  • Mind Arcade Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Mind Arcade Yearly Subscription$29.991 Year
  • Mind Arcade Yearly Offer$39.991 Year
  • Mind Arcade Subscription7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Mind Arcade Yearly 7 day free trial7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Mind Arcade Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Mind Arcade 3 Months3 Months trial2 variants$50.993 Months
  • Mind Arcade Yearly Subscription2 variants$59.991 Year
  • Mind Arcade Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Mind Arcade Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Mind Arcade Super$69.991 Year
  • Mind Arcade Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Mind Arcade Subscription14 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Mind Arcade Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • Mind Arcade 12 Months1 Year trial2 variants$122.991 Year

Questions

Is Take a Walk free?
Take a Walk costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mind Arcade free?
Mind Arcade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Take a Walk or Mind Arcade?
Take a Walk is rated higher. Take a Walk averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Mind Arcade averages 4.5 from 70 ratings.
Do Take a Walk or Mind Arcade have ads?
Neither Take a Walk nor Mind Arcade shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Take a Walk or Mind Arcade?
Take a Walk ships an update every 7 months, and Mind Arcade every 9 days. Most recently, Take a Walk was updated on October 2, 2026 and Mind Arcade on October 23, 2026.

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