Comparison

World Walking vs Steps & Tree

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

Head to head
About

World Walking

Explore the world virtually by syncing your steps. Track your activity and use your steps to journey through over 400 virtual maps. Stay motivated and active with this fun fitness companion.

Highlights
  • Sync steps from phone and watch
  • Explore over 400 virtual maps
  • Walk solo or with friends
  • Gamified fitness motivation
  • Accumulate steps for virtual journeys
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Explore the world while walking. World Walking offers a simple and fun way to help you keep active. It’s also your virtual ticket to some of the greatest places on Earth, letting you explore over 400 virtual maps as you clock up your steps. Walk solo, or invite friends along for the journey and conquer a bigger route together. Sync your steps from your phone and your watch to add them to your ‘bank’, then ‘spend’ them on your virtual journeys. World Walking has been designed to motivate you by putting the fun back into fitness, allowing you to reap the benefits of a healthier, more active lifestyle. Getting started is as simple as a walk in the park. Just choose your virtual walk, start walking and accumulate your steps to accomplish greater distances than you'd ever imagine. Be inspired, stay motivated and keep fit. Take your first step and join World Walking today. For subscriptions, please refer to the Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Steps & Tree

This app gamifies your daily steps by visualizing them as a growing tree. Earn rewards and maintain streaks by connecting to Apple Health and meeting your step goals. It's designed to motivate you to move more each day.

Highlights
  • Tree grows with every step
  • Syncs with Apple Health
  • Daily step goals
  • Streak tracking for motivation
  • Unlock exclusive app icons
  • Detailed progress stats
Features
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Steps & Tree makes your daily steps visible – as a growing tree. Every movement in real life turns into water that you use to take care of your tree. This keeps you motivated to move a little more every day. The app connects to Apple Health and automatically uses your recorded steps from your iPhone and Apple Watch. Detailed stats and metrics about your tree let you see your progress at any time. Keep moving every day, grow your streak, and unlock rewards in the form of exclusive app icons. Features of the pedometer app: - Your tree grows with every step - Automatically uses your steps from Apple Health - Daily step goals - Streaks to keep you motivated - Streak milestones with exclusive app icons as rewards Make your steps visible – plant your first tree and keep moving! Notes: - The pedometer app Steps & Tree can be used for free and offers in-app purchases. It is optimized for iPhone and not for iPads. - You must allow Steps & Tree to access your steps via Apple Health, otherwise the app cannot be used. (iPads are not supported.) Apple’s Terms of Use apply, which you can find at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/.

Screenshots

World Walking4 screens
Steps & Tree4 screens

Verdict

The call

World Walking and Steps & Tree both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 81% of Steps & Tree's written reviews are positive against 39% of World Walking's. World Walking's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. World Walking sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and Steps & Tree sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for World Walking against 4.4 for Steps & Tree. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 55 and 81 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 39% of World Walking's written reviews are positive against 81% of Steps & Tree's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

World Walking ships an update every 10 days, Steps & Tree every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
World Walking versus Steps & Tree: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorld WalkingSteps & Tree
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (55 ratings) — better4.4 (81 ratings)
Positive reviews38.9% of reviews80.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5581 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB233 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTeam Challenge Apps LtdTobias Feldmann

Customer experience

World Walking

All ratings50 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive38.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative50.0%

Steps & Tree

All ratings81 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral6.2%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive80.8%
Neutral13.5%
Negative5.8%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

World Walking

Subscriptions2
  • World Walking Plus (Monthly)14 Days trial$2.491 Month
  • World Walking Plus Yearly14 Days trial$24.991 Year
14 purchases

Steps & Tree

One-time14
  • Save Water$1.99
  • Refill Water Tank$1.99
  • Ash Tree$1.99
Show 11 more
  • Apple Tree$2.99
  • Gardener$3.99
  • Cherry Blossom Tree$4.99
  • Tank Upgrade ×2 Offer$4.99
  • Starter Pack Deal$5.99
  • Tank Upgrade ×2$5.99
  • Starter Pack$6.99
  • Tank Upgrade ×3$8.99
  • Tank Upgrade ×4$12.99
  • Tank Upgrade ×5$19.99
  • Pond$24.99

Questions

Is World Walking free?
World Walking is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Steps & Tree free?
Steps & Tree is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, World Walking or Steps & Tree?
World Walking is rated higher. World Walking averages 4.6 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while Steps & Tree averages 4.4 from 81 ratings.
Do World Walking or Steps & Tree have ads?
Neither World Walking nor Steps & Tree shows ads.
Which is updated more often, World Walking or Steps & Tree?
World Walking ships an update every 10 days, and Steps & Tree every 2 weeks. Most recently, World Walking was updated on October 25, 2026 and Steps & Tree on October 30, 2026.

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