Comparison

CakeWalkRun vs StepMelon

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

Head to head
About

CakeWalkRun

This fitness app helps you track walks, runs, hikes, and rides. It motivates you to achieve personal records with detailed stats and a supportive community. Follow training plans and celebrate every milestone.

Highlights
  • GPS workout tracking
  • Apple Health import
  • Personal record tracking
  • Training plan guidance
  • Community leaderboards
  • PR badge achievements
Features
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CakeWalkRun: Fitness Made Sweet CakeWalkRun is a fun and friendly fitness app that turns your workouts into a treat! Whether you walk, run, hike, or ride, CakeWalkRun helps you track your progress, crush personal records, and stay motivated with a supportive community cheering you on. Track Your Workouts – Log activities with ease via GPS or import from Apple Health. Keep tabs on your daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly progress with beautiful summaries. Chase Your PRs – Automatically track personal records across distances from 400m to the marathon and beyond. Watch your PR Timeline to see how far you've come and celebrate every breakthrough. Follow a Training Plan – Pick up a training plan and let CakeWalkRun auto-match your workouts to your scheduled sessions, so you always know you're on track. Move Your Way – Whether it's a walk around the block or a weekend long run, all movement counts. Track runs, walks, hikes, rides, and more. Friendly Leaderboards – Compete with friends or challenge yourself on community leaderboards and geo-based rankings. Celebrate Every Step – Get encouragement from others, cheer them on, and earn PR badges along the way. Stay Motivated – Detailed stats, segment records, goal tracking, and positive vibes make it easier to keep going. Because staying active should feel like a piece of cake Download CakeWalkRun and join the sweetest fitness community around!

About

StepMelon

Track your daily steps and fitness goals with a fun watermelon theme. Features customizable watch face complications, iPhone home screen widgets, and detailed analytics. Integrates with Apple Health for seamless data syncing.

Highlights
  • Watch face complications
  • iPhone home screen widgets
  • Three-goal tracking
  • Weekly trend charts
  • CSV/JSON data export
  • Streak tracking
  • Seasonal badges
Features
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Walk with friends, celebrate wins, and make every step count. StepMelon turns your Apple Watch into a joyful step companion with three-goal tracking, streaks, badges, and a refreshing watermelon theme. NEW: Social walking features! Add friends, discover walkers, join groups, share activity, and celebrate progress together. Celebrate wins with milestone badges and shareable cards for daily progress, weekly trends, streaks, and achievements. Track minimum, daily, and stretch goals so your plan can fit rest days and active days alike. See progress on your iPhone and Apple Watch with clear charts, widgets, and complications. StepMelon integrates with Apple Health and keeps analytics on-device. Your step history stays private and under your control. Privacy Policy: https://stepmelon.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/.

Screenshots

CakeWalkRun4 screens
StepMelon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CakeWalkRun at 5.0 against StepMelon's 4.0. CakeWalkRun also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4). StepMelon's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. StepMelon sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. CakeWalkRun asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CakeWalkRun holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CakeWalkRun ships an update every 4 days, StepMelon every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
CakeWalkRun versus StepMelon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCakeWalkRunStepMelon
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTim WoodMatthew Harris

Customer experience

CakeWalkRun

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

StepMelon

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

CakeWalkRun

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

StepMelon

Subscriptions4
  • StepMelon Premium7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • StepMelon Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • StepMelon Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year
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  • StepMelon Premium7 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is CakeWalkRun free?
CakeWalkRun is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StepMelon free?
StepMelon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CakeWalkRun or StepMelon?
CakeWalkRun is rated higher. CakeWalkRun averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while StepMelon averages 4.0 from 3 ratings.
Do CakeWalkRun or StepMelon have ads?
Neither CakeWalkRun nor StepMelon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CakeWalkRun or StepMelon?
CakeWalkRun ships an update every 4 days, and StepMelon every 5 days. Most recently, CakeWalkRun was updated on October 4, 2026 and StepMelon on October 12, 2026.

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