Walker vs The Pedometer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Walker
Track your daily steps, distance, and calories burned with this simple pedometer. View your progress with lists and graphs, and utilize features like goal achievement notifications, a music player, and health data recording for comprehensive self-management.
- Step tracking
- Distance measurement
- Calorie calculation
- Background operation
- Data visualization (list/graph)
- Goal achievement notifications
- Health data recording
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Walker is an application for recording and managing the number of steps. It can carry on running in the background, even if the application is closed. It measures the number of steps taken, the time, the distance, and number of calories burned. You can view the results both as a list and as a graph, so it's suitable for self-management, health management and weight loss. Moreover, the posting on Twitter, the notice function at the time of goal achievement, a music player, a memo and weight, body fat, blood pressure, the recording function of a moving route, etc. Other functions are also rich. Let's walk ! ※ If you use the route tracking and continue use of GPS running will be to decrease battery life. If you using GPS for a long time or you not using an external battery, make sure to keep track of the remaining charge. [Features and Functions] - Compatible with iOS 11. - Health app support. - Post to SNS. - Notifications at the time of target achievement. - Music player. - Record the notes. - Record your weight / body fat. - Record your blood pressure. - Route tracking. [URL scheme] walkerlite: [Difference between paid and free versions] - Paid version is ad-free
The Pedometer
Track your daily, monthly, and annual steps with detailed graphs to monitor progress towards your goals. This app also offers features for creating walking routes, breathing exercises, and managing water intake, weight, and calories. Stay motivated with daily reminders and access healthy lifestyle content.
- Step counting (daily, monthly, annual)
- Progress graphs and goal tracking
- Walking route creation and sharing
- Breathing exercises
- Water diary, weight tracker, calorie counter
- Daily motivational notifications
- HealthKit data integration
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The Pedometer application, which counts your steps using the M7 and M8 (motion processor) motion processor in iPhone5S and higher model devices, will be your biggest assistant for a healthy life! Features you can find in the application: ● With the application, you can measure how many steps you take daily, monthly and annually. Moreover, thanks to the graphs in the application, it is possible to measure how close you are to your goal and how far you have travelled. ● You can create and share walking routes. ● You can do breathing exercises. ● You can also easily use the Water Diary, Weight Tracker, Calorie Counter features of the Pedometer application and get one step closer to your goals. ● You can reach your goals with us thanks to the daily notifications that encourage you to drink water and walk. ● You can access the content we prepare for you every day with categories such as healthy content to help you lose weight, exercise plans and healthy life under the Blog tab. ● You can also share your steps, distance travelled and calories burned on social media. ● The Pedometer will be able to access your HealthKit data in order to transfer your movement data to the application.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Walker at 4.5 against The Pedometer's 3.9. Walker also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. The Pedometer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Walker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Walker holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Walker has 425 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of Walker's written reviews are positive against 82% of The Pedometer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Walker ships an update every 2 weeks, The Pedometer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Walker | The Pedometer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (425 ratings) — better | 3.9 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews | 82.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 425 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 181 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Naoya Araki | MUTLU ISLER TEKNOLOJI VE ILETISIM HIZMETLERI TICARET LTD STI |
Customer experience
Walker
The Pedometer
Bugs and requests
Walker
Reported bugs
2 issues- App stops working after Apple update
- Stops counting steps when connected to Bluetooth speakers
Requested features
8 requests- Calculate average pace
- Ability to save workouts before resetting data
- Access music downloaded to iPhone, not just cloud
- Ability to shut off GPS altogether
- BMI calculation on weight record
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- Count distance differently when running
- Lap feature
- Sync with other apps like MyFitnessPal
The Pedometer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Walker
No in-app purchases
The Pedometer
- Premium$4.991 Month
- Premium$39.991 Year
Questions
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