Comparison

Walking Games 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 Games

Transform your daily steps into an engaging walking game. Earn rewards, level up, and complete quests to stay motivated. Compete with friends and players worldwide in monthly challenges to boost your fitness journey.

Highlights
  • Convert steps into XP, Loot & Levels
  • Complete quests and level up
  • Compete weekly with global players
  • Monthly walking challenges with exclusive rewards
  • Collect unique characters
  • Build walking streaks
  • Advanced step tracking & charts
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 interface that displays distance, time, and maps. Set weekly goals and view your progress with live activities and widgets. Syncs with Apple Health and Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Live Activities for real-time run data
  • Widgets for weekly progress tracking
  • Set weekly or monthly running goals
  • View run history with maps
  • Syncs with Apple Health
  • Apple Watch integration
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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 Games4 screens
Miles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Miles at none against Walking Games's shown. Miles also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (89% vs 74%). Walking Games's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Walking Games sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Miles sells 6 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, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 176 and 157 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Walking Games's written reviews are positive against 89% of Miles's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Walking Games versus Miles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWalking GamesMiles
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (176 ratings)4.9 (157 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.7% of reviews89.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings176 — better157
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size173 MB45 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperExplora (Apps)Miles Vinson

Customer experience

Walking Games

All ratings176 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral2.8%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive73.7%
Neutral10.5%
Negative15.8%

Miles

All ratings157 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive89.1%
Neutral6.5%
Negative4.3%

Bugs and requests

Walking Games

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

17 purchases

Walking Games

Subscriptions7
  • Explora VIP Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Explora VIP Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Explora VIP Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
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  • Weekly Explora Pass Special$1.997 Days
  • Explora VIP Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Explora VIP Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Explora Game Pass | Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time10
  • Rexy Starter Pack - Limited Offer$1.99
  • 10 Boosters - Limited Offer$1.99
  • 2,600 Gems$2.99
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  • 7,700 Gems - Limited Offer$3.99
  • 7,700 Gems$6.99
  • 30,000 Gems - Limited Offer$12.99
  • 30,000 Gems$22.99
  • Explora VIP Lifetime$24.99
  • 100,000 Gems Pack$49.99
  • 250,000 Gems Pack$99.99
6 purchases

Miles

One-time6
  • Miles Pro$1.99
  • Tip 12 variants$2.99
  • Tip 2$4.99
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  • Tip 2$5.99
  • Tip 3$8.99
  • Tip 3$9.99

Questions

Is Walking Games free?
Walking Games is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Miles free?
Miles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Walking Games or Miles?
Miles is rated higher. Walking Games averages 4.6 out of 5 from 176 ratings, while Miles averages 4.9 from 157 ratings.
Do Walking Games or Miles have ads?
Walking Games shows ads; Miles does not.
Which is updated more often, Walking Games or Miles?
Walking Games ships an update fortnightly, and Miles fortnightly. Most recently, Walking Games was updated on October 19, 2026 and Miles on October 17, 2026.

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