Comparison

Eco Walks vs Balad'Nature

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

Head to head
About

Eco Walks

Explore Paris's evolving districts and natural spaces through guided walking tours. Discover local flora and fauna, view itineraries on a map, and save your favorite routes. Users can also contribute their own photos to enrich the experience.

Highlights
  • Guided walking tours of Paris districts
  • Focus on urban evolution and nature
  • Identify local flora and fauna
  • Interactive map itineraries
  • Save favorite walks and share stages
  • User photo contributions
Features
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Discover a different side of Paris. Walking tours will take you to districts which are evolving, to new developments and corners of wild or cultivated nature, where you can observe the rarest and the most common flora and fauna in the French capital. Explore Paris with a series of urban walks. Get a glimpse of what’s in store for you with photos from each walk, look at the itinerary on a map, and read the illustrated contents. Discover the walks nearest to your location, explore them at your leisure, save your favourites and share stages with your friends. Add to the app by posting your own photos of the itineraries and finding them in the photo galleries.

About

Balad'Nature

Discover nature outings in Seine-et-Marne with this app. Explore by foot, bike, horse, or water, with detailed itineraries and points of interest. Download routes for offline use and find local bike rentals.

Highlights
  • Choose outings by mode of transport
  • Geolocation for nearby itineraries
  • View itinerary distances
  • Discover points of interest
  • Download GPX routes
  • Find bicycle rental shops
Features
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In just a few clicks, pocket a host of nature outings for Seine-et-Marne. By foot, by bike, by horse or by waterway, the department’s beautifully preserved nature offers you an abundance of bucolic and inspirational settings just outside Paris. Set out to explore a departmental nature reserve, or ramble about by foot, bike or horse the over 320,000 acres of accessible forests and woodlands! And the Seine, Marne and Loing rivers offer no less than 1,850 km of navigable waterways to admire our beautiful department during a fun cruise or water outing. The largest department of the Paris region is sure to surprise you with the wonderful wealth of its natural and historic heritage. An app for everyone! - Choose your outing by preferred type: by foot, by bike, by horse or by waterway. - Geolocation allows you to find the nearest itineraries. - Easily check the distance (km) of each itinerary, created in collaboration with the FFR (French hiking federation) and the Seine-et-Marne tourist offices. - Discover the points of interest along your chosen route: monuments, remarkable views, activities, etc. - Download the GPX routes. - Rent your bicycle from amongst the listed rental shops. This app can be used without an internet connection: the routes can be downloaded beforehand, prior to setting out, with all the information remaining accessible on your phone during your outing. So move, breathe, relax, recharge your batteries… and welcome to Seine-et-Marne!

Screenshots

Eco Walks4 screens
Balad'Nature4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Eco Walks at 4.0 against Balad'Nature's 1.0. Eco Walks also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 50%). Balad'Nature's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Eco Walks holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Eco Walks's written reviews are positive against 50% of Balad'Nature's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Eco Walks versus Balad'Nature: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEco WalksBalad'Nature
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperParis.frCirkwi

Customer experience

Eco Walks

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative35.0%

Balad'Nature

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Eco Walks

No in-app purchases

None

Balad'Nature

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Eco Walks free?
Eco Walks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Balad'Nature free?
Balad'Nature is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Eco Walks or Balad'Nature?
Eco Walks is rated higher. Eco Walks averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Balad'Nature averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Eco Walks or Balad'Nature have ads?
Neither Eco Walks nor Balad'Nature shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Eco Walks or Balad'Nature?
Eco Walks ships an update every 9 months, and Balad'Nature every 9 months. Most recently, Eco Walks was updated on October 23, 2026 and Balad'Nature on October 20, 2026.

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