Take a Walk vs Workout
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.
Workout
This app simplifies interval training by integrating with your music library. It automatically mutes music during rest periods, allowing you to focus on your workout rhythm. You can also use optional beep signals to guide your intervals.
- Interval training with music
- Automatic music muting during rest
- Optional beep signals for intervals
- Customizable work and rest durations
- Create and save custom workouts
- Music transition options
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"Workout" makes interval training a breeze. Play your favorite music — including streamed Apple Music tracks — while running timed intervals. Music automatically mutes during rest periods, so you can focus entirely on your workout rhythm. IDEAL FOR: * Interval training * Circuit training * Any type of timed workout HOW IT WORKS 1. Select the songs you want from your Apple Music library. 2. Choose a workout with work and rest durations. 3. Tap play — and go! You can even run workouts without music — the optional beep signals will still guide you through the intervals. SETTINGS (found in iPhone Settings): * Beep sound – play short beeps at each interval change. * Song transitions – choose how music flows between songs: – Off – Skip to next when 6 seconds remain – Crossfade (smoothly blends songs together) IN-APP OPTIONS: * Mute button – instantly silence the music during your workout. * Pause workout – fully pauses both the workout and the music. Tap again to continue. * Create and save your own custom workouts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Take a Walk at 91% against Workout's 25%. Take a Walk also leads on update cadence (every 7 months vs every 18 months) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). Workout's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Take a Walk costs $0.99 and Workout $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Take a Walk ships an update every 7 months, Workout every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on August 5, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Take a Walk | Workout |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Softex Data | AppsFab AS |
Customer experience
Take a Walk
Workout
In-app purchases
Take a Walk
No in-app purchases
Workout
No in-app purchases









