Wildwalks vs Bondi to Manly Walk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wildwalks
Discover nearly 1000 walks across NSW with detailed information including topographic maps, track notes, photos, and terrain profiles. Download walks for offline use and track your GPS location. Filter walks by various criteria to find your perfect adventure.
- Topographic maps
- Track notes
- Photo galleries
- Terrain profiles
- Offline walk downloads
- GPS location tracking
- Walk filtering
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This app gives you access to topographic maps, tracknotes, photos, terrain profiles and heaps more information for nearly 1000 walks in NSW, check out the full collection of walks on www.wildwalks.com. The walks are found around Sydney, Blue Mountains, Kosciuszko NP and far south coast of NSW The walks range from 3 mins strolls to multi-day hiking adventures. Something for everyone from parents taking a stroll with their kids through to remote overnight hikes. Most walks are in National Park, State Forests or Council bushland reserves. Every walk has a photo gallery, topographic map, terrain profile, tracknotes, details on getting to the trackhead, weather info, user feedback and more. Download any of the walks and store the maps, photos and tracknotes on your iPhone. Once downloaded the information is still available for when you wander out of phone reception. And yes, there is a little blue dot on the map showing your GPS location, assuming you have a GPS on your device :) Many walks are 'reversible'. So if the walk goes from Thornleigh to Hornsby, then click on the reverse this walk button and the tracknotes, maps and photo gallery will now take you from Hornsby to Thornleigh. You can use the handy filter to choose walks based on public transport, length, grade, park or other criteria. Explore your walks in either list or map mode. Any walk can be reviewed for 30 minutes for free. All wheelchair accessible and short walks can be downloaded and used for free. To download and use all other walks in the collection simply purchase a monthly ($2.99) or annual ($7.99) subscription. The subscriptions auto-renew, if you want to stop this please make sure you switch off the auto-renew at least 24hrs before it is due to renew. You can review our privacy policy here http://www.wildwalks.com/privacy I hope you enjoy the app. It has been fun exploring these walks. I hope you enjoy the walks as much as I did, there are so many great places to explore. Happy walking
Bondi to Manly Walk
This interactive map guides you along the scenic 80km coastal and harbour walk between Bondi Beach and Manly Beach. Discover popular itineraries, essential amenities like bathrooms and water fountains, and public transport access points to plan your adventure.
- Interactive 80km walk map
- Multiple itinerary options
- Highlights amenities
- Public transport access
- Bush walking track information
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The Bondi to Manly Walk links all the existing coastal and harbour-side walking tracks between Australia’s two most famous surf beaches, Bondi Beach and Manly Beach. For it's entire length the Bondi to Manly Walk is on public land, with the vast majority of its 80kms on existing well-made and well-maintained bush walking tracks. The Bondi to Manly Walk Interactive Map will ensure you stay on the right track for the full 80km Walk. Follow one of the four most popular itineraries to guide your walk; 7 days, 5 days, 4 days or look at the full 80km. The map also highlights amenities; bathrooms, water fountains, public transport access points etc. To plan your Walk or find out more, please visit www.bonditomanly.com. The Bondi to Manly Walk is the product of a collaboration between all six Councils along the Walk (City of Sydney, Mosman Council, North Sydney Council, Northern Beaches Council, Waverley Council and Woollahra Council); seven state agencies (Property New South Wales, NSW National Parks and Wildlife Services, Roads and Maritime Services, Port Authority of NSW, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney Opera House, Taronga Zoo) and at the Federal level, the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust. The partnership to create the Bondi to Manly Walk was officially announced in Sydney on the 25 November 2018. Since then we’re grateful to have the support of our Founding Sponsors; Harris Farm Markets and Employsure. We also have many community organisations supporting the establishment of the Walk including the La Perouse and Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Councils, Destination NSW, Walking Volunteers, Principals Branding Agency, the Committee for Sydney, and the Business Council of Australia. To plan your Walk or find out more, please visit www.bonditomanly.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bondi to Manly Walk at 5.0 against Wildwalks's 3.0. Bondi to Manly Walk also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). Wildwalks's advantage is review sentiment (38% vs 20%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Wildwalks sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Bondi to Manly Walk asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bondi to Manly Walk holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 38% of Wildwalks's written reviews are positive against 20% of Bondi to Manly Walk's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Wildwalks ships an update every 13 months, Bondi to Manly Walk every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wildwalks | Bondi to Manly Walk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.1% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 176 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wildwalks | Bondi to Manly |
Customer experience
Wildwalks
Bondi to Manly Walk
Bugs and requests
Wildwalks
Reported bugs
16 issues- App crashes frequently
- App not working or opening
- Unable to re-download app
- Link from email doesn't work
- Can't restore purchase
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- GPS location not showing on downloaded maps
- Downloaded maps disappear after closing app
- App fails after iOS update
- Subscription options cause crashes
- Incorrect prices charged
- App shuts down randomly
- Refuses to open walk details in the field
- Pay-per-trail purchases are buggy
- GPS locating button is bugged
- App not working offline
- Rendering of walk routes on map is clumsy
Requested features
21 requests- Ability to download GPX files
- See GPS location on downloaded maps
- Tab for easy access to downloaded tracks
- Search functionality
- Filter by favorites
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- Filter by area when map doesn't specify
- List of favorite walks
- Saved tracks option
- Click 'done' on a track to see explored walks
- Link to Apple Maps
- Sort list by national park
- Live tracking and recording of distance
- Add additional walks
- Option to add extra walks
- Dark mode
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Cross-device support
- Flat fee for all walks instead of per-walk fees
- Better search feature for specific national parks/areas
- Real-time map usage as a guide
- Change app icon
Bondi to Manly Walk
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Wildwalks
- Monthly subscription to access all walks$1.991 Month
- Annual subscription to access all walks.$4.991 Year
- The Charles Darwin Walk$1.99
- Taronga Zoo to Balmoral Beach$1.99
- Spit Bridge to Manly (Manly Scenic Walkway)$1.99
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- Uloola Track$1.99
- Otford to Helensburgh$1.99
- Jerusalem Bay Track (Cowan to Brooklyn)$1.99
- Otford to Figure of Eight Pools via Burning Palms$1.99
- The Coast Track (Otford to Bundeena)$2.99
Bondi to Manly Walk
No in-app purchases
Questions
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