Sketchy Run vs Pedometer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sketchy Run
This app transforms your running routes into simple, hand-drawn sketches, focusing on distance and the unique path taken. It tracks essential metrics like pace, time, and heart rate, syncing with Apple Health. Gamified achievements encourage long-term progress and turn every run into an adventure.
- Generates hand-drawn route sketches
- Focuses on distance as primary metric
- Tracks pace, time, and heart rate
- Syncs with Apple Health
- Offers journey achievements
- Works with Apple Watch
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Sketchy Run turns your running routes into simple, hand-drawn sketches and focuses on distance as your primary metric. Instead of complicated maps and overwhelming statistics, Sketchy Run tracks what really matters: how far you've gone and the unique path you've taken. Of course other important metrics like pace, time and heart rate are tracked as well and synced with Apple Health. Sketchy Run is for runners who love seeing their cumulative distance grow over time. Track your progress with epic journey achievements and transform each run into part of a larger adventure - from a lap around Indy Speedway to completing Frodo's quest or circumnavigating the moon. The app works with your Apple Watch to track your runs, and the iPhone companion app lets you review your collection of running sketches anytime.
Pedometer
This app quietly tracks your steps and captures your thoughts on the go. It offers clear daily trends, privacy-focused iCloud syncing, and quick idea capture via text or voice. Enjoy widgets, complications, and data export for a mindful movement and reflection experience.
- Automatic step counting
- Quick thought capture (text/voice)
- Home Screen widgets & Watch Face complications
- Data export (PDF/CSV)
- Customizable daily step goals
- Progress tracking (day, week, month, year)
- iCloud and Apple Health sync
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Waymate is a simple, private, and mindful companion designed to count your steps and catch your ideas in motion. It works quietly in the background, shows clear daily trends, and keeps all your data — steps and thoughts — private and synced via your iCloud. Features: • Automatic step counting from iPhone and Apple Watch • Quick thought capture: save ideas via text or voice while you walk • Home Screen widgets and Watch Face complications for instant updates • Export your steps and to PDF or CSV • Set your own daily step goals • View your progress by day, week, month, or year Waymate is a good fit if you: • Want to check your daily step count without the noise • Need a simple way to log ideas during your walks • Want a clean, easy-to-use pedometer on your wrist • Want to build a habit of movement and reflection • Value your privacy and want to own your data Privacy first: • Your steps and thoughts are synced via iCloud, staying under your control • Syncs with Apple Health • No account required • No ads, no tracking, no profile building Whether you're hitting a step goal or capturing your next big idea, Waymate makes your daily journey calm, clear, and effortless. ---------------------------- Terms of Use(EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://indieupme.notion.site/Waymate-Privacy-Policy-2965249d7e868091b9e8e79e79675e86
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sketchy Run at none against Pedometer's 3. Sketchy Run also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). Pedometer's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Pedometer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Sketchy Run asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Sketchy Run against 5.0 for Pedometer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Sketchy Run ships an update every 2 weeks, Pedometer every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Sketchy Run | Pedometer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Pfluegl | Andrei Ilnitskii |
In-app purchases
Sketchy Run
No in-app purchases
Pedometer
- Waymate Pro Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Waymate Pro Yearly14 Days trial$6.991 Year
- Lifetime Pro Access$18.99









