Run, Hike, Walk vs Weekly Steps+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Run, Hike, Walk
Track your runs, walks, and hikes with live distance and time updates directly on your lock screen. Capture photos pinned to your route and revisit your past adventures.
- Live lock screen distance & time updates
- Track distance, pace, and time
- GPS route tracking
- Photo pinning along route
- Route history
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Stay focused on your run, walk, or hike with live distance and time updates right on your lock screen — no need to unlock your phone mid-workout. PathRecorder keeps your progress visible at a glance so you can stay in the flow. Along the way, capture the moments that matter with photos pinned directly to your route. Save and revisit your activities to relive your adventures. Key Features • Live lock screen distance & time updates • Track distance, pace, and time during every activity • GPS route tracking – remember where you went • Photo pinning – snap pictures along your route for a visual journey • Route history – revisit activities anytime Whether you’re on a walk, running, hiking, or exploring new places, PathRecorder makes your workouts smarter and your adventures unforgettable.
Weekly Steps+
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Weekly Steps shows your last 7 days of steps at a glance — on your iPhone, on your Apple Watch face, and in widgets wherever you look. See today's steps, your weekly total and your weekly average, plus a color-coded bar chart with your daily goal line. Green means you hit your goal, orange means close, red means below — and your record day stands out in blue. On iPhone: • A clean summary of today, this week and your 7-day average • Switch between a 1-week view and a scrollable 12-week history • Home screen widgets (small and medium) with today's count, weekly average and the 7-day chart • Lock screen widgets: today's steps, weekly average ring, and a compact chart • Light, dark or automatic appearance On Apple Watch: • Modular Duo: today's numbers on top, the full chart below • Rectangular faces: today, weekly average and the 7-day chart • Circular and corner faces: a progress ring or arc toward your goal • Inline: a quick one-line summary • Ring, corner and inline complications can show today's steps or your weekly average Set your daily goal from 5K to 20K once — it stays in sync between your iPhone and Apple Watch. Your data stays on your device. Weekly Steps reads step data from Health only and never sends it anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Run, Hike, Walk at Free against Weekly Steps+'s $0.99. Run, Hike, Walk also leads on iOS requirement (18.2 vs 26.0). Weekly Steps+'s advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Run, Hike, Walk is free to download; Weekly Steps+ costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Run, Hike, Walk ships an update every 9 days, Weekly Steps+ every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Run, Hike, Walk | Weekly Steps+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aparna Natarajan | Ibrahim Poyraz |
In-app purchases
Run, Hike, Walk
No in-app purchases
Weekly Steps+
No in-app purchases
