Distance Track vs Walkful
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Distance Track
Seamlessly track your walking, running, and cycling distances with visually engaging progress tracking. Set distance goals, choose workouts, and sync data effortlessly with Apple Health. Enjoy a user-friendly, privacy-focused experience across Apple devices.
- Track walking, running, and cycling distances
- Set and visualize distance goals
- Integrates with Apple Health
- Cross-platform accessibility (iOS, iPadOS, macOS, visionOS)
- Simple and intuitive design
- Privacy-focused, data stored locally or on iCloud
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Welcome to Distance Track! Dive into a world where tracking your walking, running, or cycling distances becomes a seamless part of your fitness journey. Create your goal, choose the workouts you want to track for it, set your sights on new distance goals, and watch your progress unfold in a visually captivating way. Key Features: Integrates with Apple Health: Distance Track effortlessly syncs with Apple Health to import your latest workout stats, ensuring your progress is always up-to-date. Visualize Your Goals: Embark on a visual journey towards your distance milestones. Our easy-to-understand visualizations offer a clear snapshot of how close you are to achieving your dreams. Cross-Platform Accessibility: Whether you’re switching between your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple Vision Pro, Distance Track keeps you connected to your goals with smooth integration across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS devices. Simple and Intuitive Design: We’ve crafted Distance Track to be as user-friendly as possible. Dive into tracking your goals without the hassle of a complicated interface—because your energy should be spent on reaching your goals, not deciphering an app. Privacy-Focused: Your privacy is paramount. Rest assured, all your data is securely housed on your device and/or iCloud, shielded from prying eyes.
Walkful
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Walkful turns your daily walks into something meaningful — calmly, and entirely on your phone. Apple Health gives you the numbers. Walkful gives them meaning: progress paired with what it actually does for your health, built on the science of walking rather than the 10,000-steps myth. WHY WALKFUL • Meaning over numbers — see what your activity means, not just a count. • Private by design — everything stays on your device. No accounts, no servers, no ads, no data collection. • Calm, never pushy — no pace-shaming, no leaderboards, no dark patterns. You compete only against your own records. • Evidence-based — a suggested ~7,000-step goal, grounded in recent research. FREE • Today dashboard: progress ring, distance, active minutes, floors, this-week trend and your streak. • Works with iPhone and Apple Watch via Apple Health. • Gentle, optional reminders to break up long sitting. • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. WALKFUL PRO (one-time purchase — no subscription) • Insights: week / month / year trends and a full-year consistency heatmap. • Mobility & fitness: walking speed, steadiness, cardio fitness (VO₂max) and resting heart rate. • Records: best day, week and month, longest streak, most floors. • A calm monthly recap. • The interval-walking coach — guided easy/brisk sessions to boost your fitness. Walkful collects nothing. Your health data is read from Apple Health, used only on your device, and never shared or sold. Made by IAMJARL.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Distance Track at 4 against Walkful's 1. On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Distance Track sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Walkful sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Distance Track ships an update every 5 days, Walkful every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Distance Track | Walkful |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christopher Golding | IAMJARL |
In-app purchases
Distance Track
- Distance Track+$0.99
Walkful
- Walkful Pro$2.99









