Virtual Walking vs Steps Ten
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Virtual Walking
This app encourages physical activity by letting you virtually explore cities and set step goals. Track your progress, compete with others, and learn about new places as you walk.
- Set daily/weekly step goals
- Track progress and monitor activity
- Compete with other users in groups
- Unlock city sightseeing attractions
- Learn about city landmarks
- Uses HealthKit API for step tracking
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Virtual Walking is not only a fun way to explore cities but it's also a great way to stay healthy and active. With Virtual Walking, you can easily set daily or weekly step goals to challenge yourself and stay motivated to achieve them. And with the app's tracking features, you can monitor your progress and see how far you've come. The app's community features are also a big part of what makes Virtual Walking so engaging. You can join groups and compete with other users to see who can walk the most steps. Plus, the global walking feature allows you to see how many steps all Virtual Walking users have taken collectively, so you can work together to walk around the world. But it's not all about competition. Virtual Walking also offers a great opportunity to learn more about the cities you're virtually walking through. Every time you hit a milestone, you'll unlock a new sightseeing attraction and learn about the city's most fascinating spots. And the best part? Virtual Walking is completely free and requires no registration. Simply download the app, take your phone with you on your walks, and start exploring the world around you while getting healthier and more active. Virtual Walking: Step Tracker uses the HealthKit API to access data in order to track the steps you have taken. app icon - https://github.com/romannurik/AndroidAssetStudio http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt
Steps Ten
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Steps Ten is a simple and reliable step counter app designed to help you stay active and build healthy daily walking habits.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Steps Ten at 5.0 against Virtual Walking's 4.0. Steps Ten also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 8 days). Virtual Walking's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Steps Ten holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Virtual Walking has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Virtual Walking ships an update every 8 days, Steps Ten daily. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Virtual Walking | Steps Ten |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Garuda Development UG haftungsbeschrankt | Venkipuram Ramakrishnan |
In-app purchases
Virtual Walking
No in-app purchases
Steps Ten
No in-app purchases
