Comparison

PacePath vs Snail Walk

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

Head to head
About

PacePath

Features
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Walk famous routes with your real steps. Turn everyday walking into a virtual journey with PacePath. Choose a famous route, connect Apple Health, and walk as usual. Your real walking and running distance moves you forward along your chosen virtual route. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose your journey, such as Route 66, Camino de Santiago, or Pacific Coast Highway. 2. Allow PacePath to read walking and running distance from Apple Health. 3. Go about your day. Open PacePath to see your latest journey progress. No GPS workout is needed. You do not need to keep PacePath open while you walk. Apple Health records your distance, and PacePath uses it to update your virtual journey when you return. A CLEAR START A short introduction explains how your real movement becomes route progress. Choose your first journey and see what to do next, even before your first distance update. SEE YOUR PROGRESS View the distance covered, distance left, and today's contribution from Apple Health. Clear update messages help you understand where your progress comes from. START SMALL Your first checkpoint is just 3 km from the start. Each walk brings you closer to completing your journey. APPLE HEALTH PacePath reads walking and running distance to calculate journey progress. You control Health access and can change it in Settings. Your everyday walk can take you somewhere extraordinary. Privacy Policy: https://misty-overcoat-b8c.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-for-PacePath-98991c45690445449487be12c16216cf Terms of Use: https://misty-overcoat-b8c.notion.site/Terms-of-Use-for-PacePath-58729afed50c47b7ad6967da44adfae5

About

Snail Walk

This app transforms your daily steps into a survival game where a relentless snail pursues you. Your real-life steps are the only way to stay ahead. If the snail catches you, your progress is permanently marked for other players to see.

Highlights
  • Real-life step tracking
  • Survival game mechanics
  • Persistent snail threat
  • Shared player world
  • Adjustable snail speed
  • Cosmetic customization
Features
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Bob is a giant snail. He's behind you on the path, and he never stops moving. Your real daily steps are the only thing keeping him off your back. Snail Walk turns your actual step count into a survival game. Every step you take in real life moves you forward on the path. Stop walking, and Bob - patient, unbothered, always moving - closes the gap. Catch up, and he's still coming. There is no version of this where he gives up. This is the only walking app where you can lose. HOW IT WORKS - Connect Apple Health. Your daily steps become distance on the path. - Hold to advance - spend your banked steps to move forward, or save them for a day you can't walk. - Bob advances at his own pace, whether or not you open the app. - If he catches you, you die. A tombstone is placed at your distance, permanently visible to every other player who walks past. Other apps reward you for moving. Bob doesn't care either way, he's not angry, not disappointed, just walking, same as you. He never stops. If you do, he catches up. A SHARED WORLD Every player walks the same path. Pass other pilgrims, walk by their graves, pay respects at a tombstone with a candle, a stone, or a flower. Compete on the Hall of Fame leaderboard for furthest distance ever survived. SET YOUR OWN PACE Bob's speed is adjustable - start easier, or make it brutal. It's the only setting that's yours to change, and it's never for sale. WHAT YOU GET One-time purchase or subscription. No ads. No free tier. No pay-to-win. Cosmetics (characters, tombstone styles) are optional and never affect the chase. Requires Apple Health step access. No GPS, no location tracking, ever. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PacePath3 screens
Snail Walk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Snail Walk at none against PacePath's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. PacePath sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Snail Walk sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
PacePath versus Snail Walk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPacePathSnail Walk
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB69 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperYauhen ShchamialiouMartin Tale

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PacePath

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Premium$2.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium$7.991 Month
3 purchases

Snail Walk

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Access$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Access$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$19.99

Questions

Is PacePath free?
PacePath is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Snail Walk free?
Snail Walk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PacePath or Snail Walk have ads?
PacePath shows ads; Snail Walk does not.

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