Comparison

World Walking vs Zelus Virtual Challenges

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

Zelus Virtual Challenges

Features
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Your everyday steps walk you along a real route worldwide. Travel across the Shrines of Japan or the Volcanoes of New Zealand all while tracking calories and unlocking medals for your profile. Multiplayer races to challenge your friends, compete on leaderboards and gamify your daily commute or run. MAKE WALKING FEEL LIKE A GAME Looking for a way to make walking more fun? Zelus turns your everyday movement into game-like progress. Instead of watching a step counter increase, your walking moves you along virtual routes around the world. Reach landmarks, earn XP, level up, unlock badges and collect medals as you progress. It gives your daily walk a destination and a reason to keep going. GAMIFY YOUR DAILY STEPS Zelus is designed for anyone who wants to turn walking or exercise into a game. Your real-world movement becomes progress toward goals, achievements and virtual destinations. Walk to work, take the dog out, use a walking pad while working, go for an evening stroll or head out for a run — the activity you already do can move you further through your current adventure. If ordinary step counters feel boring, Zelus adds maps, progression, rewards and challenges to make those same steps feel meaningful. STAY MOTIVATED TO WALK MORE Walking consistently can be difficult when there is nothing to work towards. Zelus gives you visible goals. Choose a destination, watch your position move across the route and work toward the next landmark or finish line. Short challenges can provide achievable goals while longer routes give you something to gradually complete over days or weeks. TURN EXERCISE INTO AN ADVENTURE Explore real places virtually through your own activity. Your everyday steps can take you through famous routes, landscapes, cities and landmarks without needing to travel there yourself. Zelus combines virtual travel with walking challenges so exercise becomes progress through a journey rather than simply another number on a fitness tracker. A STEP COUNTER WITH PROGRESSION Zelus goes beyond basic step tracking. Earn XP. Gain levels. Unlock badges. Complete routes. Collect virtual medals. Discover landmarks. Compete with friends. Climb leaderboards. It brings progression systems normally associated with games into everyday walking, running and other activity. WALKING CHALLENGES WITH FRIENDS Want to make walking more competitive or social? Compare progress with friends, race toward challenge finish lines, take part in team challenges and use leaderboards to see how your activity compares. Zelus can be used for solo motivation, friendly walking competitions, group step challenges or simply keeping each other active. MAKE EVERYDAY MOVEMENT COUNT You do not need to become a runner or completely change your routine. Walking to the shops counts. Walking the dog counts. Your commute counts. A lunchtime walk counts. Treadmill and walking-pad sessions count. Runs and bike rides can count too. Zelus is designed to turn activity you were already doing into progress toward something. FREE VIRTUAL WALKING CHALLENGES Every Zelus virtual route and challenge is free to access and complete. You do not need to purchase individual destinations, challenges or route packs. Optional Premium features add extra functionality, but Premium does not unlock a separate paid collection of routes. If you're searching for a way to make walking more fun, gamify your steps, stay motivated to exercise, virtually explore the world or turn everyday movement into a game, Zelus gives those steps somewhere to take you.

Screenshots

World Walking4 screens
Zelus Virtual Challenges4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Zelus Virtual Challenges at every 5 days against World Walking's every 10 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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 Zelus Virtual Challenges sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

World Walking ships an update every 10 days, Zelus Virtual Challenges every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
World Walking versus Zelus Virtual Challenges: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorld WalkingZelus Virtual Challenges
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (50 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews38.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings50 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTeam Challenge Apps LtdZelus Software LTD

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
3 purchases

Zelus Virtual Challenges

Subscriptions2
  • Zelus Premium$4.991 Month
  • Zelus Annual Premium14 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Streak Restore$0.99

Questions

Is World Walking free?
World Walking is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zelus Virtual Challenges free?
Zelus Virtual Challenges is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do World Walking or Zelus Virtual Challenges have ads?
Neither World Walking nor Zelus Virtual Challenges shows ads.
Which is updated more often, World Walking or Zelus Virtual Challenges?
World Walking ships an update every 10 days, and Zelus Virtual Challenges every 5 days. Most recently, World Walking was updated on October 18, 2026 and Zelus Virtual Challenges on October 5, 2026.

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