Comparison

Walking Game vs Miles

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Walking Game

Transform your daily walks into an engaging game. Earn rewards, collect unique monsters, and compete in leagues by achieving your step goals. Stay motivated with monthly challenges and track your fitness progress.

Highlights
  • Set and adjust daily step goals
  • Earn XP and level up
  • Collect and upgrade over 80 unique monsters
  • Complete daily step quests
  • Participate in weekly leagues
  • Track steps, calories, and activity trends
  • Monthly step challenges with exclusive rewards
Features
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Turn walking into a game & hit your step goal every day. Explora is a walking game that motivates you to become more active. Earn XP, complete quests, and collect monsters as you work toward your goals. From taking the stairs to adding an evening walk, those extra steps bring your next reward closer. Features Walk in real life, level up in Explora • Set a daily step goal that fits your routine and adjust it as you go. • Walk or run with your phone or watch. Your steps sync automatically; log them to earn XP and level up. • Complete daily step quests to earn gems you can spend on your collection. • Keep logging your steps for seven consecutive days to unlock an XP bonus. • Fit the game around your day. Your steps are tracked while you move, so you can log them and collect your rewards later that day. Collect and level up your monsters • Spend your gems to collect more than 80 unique monsters. • Each monster can boost the XP you earn from your steps. • Level up your favorites to strengthen their bonuses and keep your collection growing. Find fresh motivation each month • Choose a monthly step challenge, with targets from 50,000 to 400,000 steps. • Reach your target before the month ends to earn an exclusive seasonal character. • Return each month for a new challenge and another character to work toward. Join the weekly league • Compete with walkers around the world by earning XP from your steps. • Invite friends and follow their progress alongside yours. • Climb the ranks and earn weekly rewards, with a new competition every week. See your progress beyond the game • Track your steps, calories, and activity trends. • Follow your daily goal and see how your activity adds up over time. -- Terms of use: https://www.with-aura.com/terms-of-use/explora-terms Subscription terms: https://www.with-aura.com/subscription-terms/explora-subscription-terms

About

Miles

Track your running progress with a simple, effective app. Features live activities, widgets, weekly goals, and map visualization. Syncs with Apple Health for a comprehensive view of your fitness journey.

Highlights
  • Live Activities for real-time run data
  • Widgets for weekly progress tracking
  • Set weekly or monthly running goals
  • View running routes on maps
  • Syncs with Apple Health
  • Minimalist and focused design
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Miles is the simplest but most effective way to track your running progress. Start and end runs with ease and sync seamlessly with Apple Watch. No ads or subscriptions. **Live Activities and Widgets** Miles uses Live Activities to show your current run so you don't need to unlock your phone to check your distance and time. Widgets show your weekly progress to help you stay motivated and focused. **Weekly Goals** Set a weekly or monthly goal to stay motivated on your running journey. **Simple Stats and Map** Stay on top of your progress with a weekly distance chart, and see your running routes with maps for each run. **Health Syncing** Miles can connect with Apple Health to save runs from the app and display runs from Apple Watch and other fitness apps. **Minimalist Design** Stay focused on your runs with a simple design that highlights only the data you need. **No ads or subscriptions** When you get the app, you get the full app and all future updates. There will never be ads, subscriptions, or in-app purchases..

Screenshots

Walking Game4 screens
Miles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Walking Game at Free against Miles's $1.99. Walking Game also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Miles's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (89% vs 74%). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Walking Game is free to download; Miles costs $1.99 up front. Walking Game sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Miles sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Miles holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 177 and 159 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Walking Game's written reviews are positive against 89% of Miles's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Walking Game ships an update weekly, Miles every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Walking Game versus Miles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWalking GameMiles
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.6 (177 ratings)4.8 (159 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.7% of reviews89.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings177 — better159
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size178 MB45 MB
Age rating12++4
DeveloperExplora (Apps)Miles Vinson

Customer experience

Walking Game

All ratings177 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral2.8%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive73.7%
Neutral10.5%
Negative15.8%

Miles

All ratings159 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive89.1%
Neutral6.5%
Negative4.3%

Bugs and requests

Walking Game

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Miles

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App deleted run data while paused
  • Mile counter/pace counter not working
  • Entire runs not logged
  • App did not work at all (swipe down issue)

Requested features

9 requests
  • Send to Strava feature
  • Siri commands for start/stop
  • Black dark theme option
  • Mile ran yearly goal
  • Calories burned and elevation tracking
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  • Ability to change time or auto-stop
  • Add notes to a run
  • Direct Apple Watch support
  • Companion Apple Watch app

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Walking Game

Subscriptions4
  • Explora VIP Weekly3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Explora VIP Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Explora VIP Monthly1 Month trial$6.991 Month
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  • Explora VIP Yearly1 Month trial$19.991 Year
One-time6
  • 10 Boosters - Limited Offer$1.99
  • Rexy Starter Pack - Limited Offer$3.99
  • 7,700 Gems - Limited Offer$3.99
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  • 7,700 Gems$6.99
  • 30,000 Gems - Limited Offer$12.99
  • Explora VIP Lifetime$49.99
3 purchases

Miles

One-time3
  • Tip 1$2.99
  • Tip 2$4.99
  • Tip 3$9.99

Questions

Is Walking Game free?
Walking Game is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Miles free?
Miles costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Walking Game or Miles?
Miles is rated higher. Walking Game averages 4.6 out of 5 from 177 ratings, while Miles averages 4.8 from 159 ratings.
Do Walking Game or Miles have ads?
Neither Walking Game nor Miles shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Walking Game or Miles?
Walking Game ships an update weekly, and Miles every 2 weeks. Most recently, Walking Game was updated on November 8, 2026 and Miles on November 8, 2026.

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