Comparison

Walking Tracker vs Snapshot Journal

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

Head to head
About

Walking Tracker

This app acts as a personal walking diary, elegantly tracking your routes, steps, distance, and duration. It allows you to record voice notes, take photos, and capture thoughts during your walks, focusing on reflection rather than performance metrics.

Highlights
  • Route tracking with GPS
  • Step, distance, and duration recording
  • Voice note recording and transcription
  • Photo capture during walks
  • Private data storage on device
  • iCloud syncing option
Features
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Footnotes is your walking journal. Every walk is quietly tracked (route, steps, distance, weather) and every thought along the way is saved: voice notes transcribed to text, photos pinned to the exact spot, short written notes. One-time purchase, no subscription. Private by design. Start a walk from the Home Screen widget, keep an eye on it in the Live Activity, and add a note without unlocking your phone. Later, export any walk as a Markdown page with its GPX route, ready for your notes app or your maps. Not sure yet? Open the sample walk and see what a finished walk looks like before you take your first one. Unlike fitness apps, Footnotes avoids cluttered metrics, calorie counts, or competitive goals. It's not about performance or social validation, it's about reflection, presence, and the simple pleasure of walking. A one-time purchase, not another subscription. For the price of a coffee, you get lifetime access to Footnotes, including all future updates and features. No recurring fees. No hidden plans. Your walks and thoughts belong to you, and so does the app. Privacy first. Always. Your routes, notes, and photos never leave your iPhone and your own iCloud. There is no account, no login, and no Footnotes server holding your memories. Sync between devices happens privately through iCloud, only if you want it. Your feedback truly matters, so please consider leaving a rating or sharing suggestions for future updates. We'd love to hear from you! Footnotes is your walking diary: a companion for mindful walking and reflective thinking, where steps meet thoughts.

About

Snapshot Journal

Easily capture daily moments by turning voice notes into written journal entries. Add colors and photos to reflect your mood and build a habit of reflection. Securely store your thoughts with encrypted entries.

Highlights
  • Voice to text journaling
  • Mood color coding
  • Photo attachments
  • Daily reminders
  • Calendar and search
  • Encrypted storage
Features
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Turn a quick voice note into a written journal entry so you can remember the big and small moments of your life. Snapshot Journal lets you record a quick voice and then turns it into a polished journal entry that still sounds like you. Add colours and photos to match your mood, look back on what you did, and gently build a habit of reflecting and remembering. Why you’ll love Snapshot: - Journal and capture your day in seconds to make journalling easy - Your voice notes are turned into entries that still feel like you - Pick a colour for each entry to track your mood and vibe - Set a daily reminder to remember to journal - Attach images or take photos to go with your entry - Jump straight to past entries with calendar or search - A focused, minimal interface makes journaling feel easy - Your entries are encrypted and stored securely so your thoughts stay yours

Screenshots

Walking Tracker4 screens
Snapshot Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Snapshot Journal at 5.0 against Walking Tracker's 4.5. Snapshot Journal also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Walking Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Walking Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Snapshot Journal asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Snapshot Journal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Walking Tracker versus Snapshot Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWalking TrackerSnapshot Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEduardo QuinteroCRAIG LAWLESS

Customer experience

Walking Tracker

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Snapshot Journal

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Walking Tracker

One-time1
  • Footnotes Lifetime$4.99
None

Snapshot Journal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Walking Tracker free?
Walking Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Snapshot Journal free?
Snapshot Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Walking Tracker or Snapshot Journal?
Snapshot Journal is rated higher. Walking Tracker averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Snapshot Journal averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Walking Tracker or Snapshot Journal have ads?
Neither Walking Tracker nor Snapshot Journal shows ads.

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