Comparison

Garfunkel Walk vs Gulliver Steps

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

Head to head
About

Garfunkel Walk

Turn everyday walks into epic journeys. Track your steps and virtually travel across the globe, exploring streets and landmarks along your chosen routes. Stay motivated to walk more by seeing your progress towards distant destinations.

Highlights
  • Custom route creation between cities
  • Automatic progress tracking
  • Interactive map with street view
  • Landmark discovery
  • Estimated arrival dates
  • Virtual location weather
Features
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Your real-world walking becomes a long-distance adventure. As you accumulate steps throughout your day, watch yourself move mile by mile along your chosen route. Zoom in to see the streets you're "walking" through. Drop into street view to look around. Discover landmarks along the way. Whether you're walking to the grocery store or around the block, every step counts toward your destination. Track your progress, see how far you've come, and explore places you've never been—all while staying motivated to walk more. Features include: - Create custom routes between any two cities - Automatic progress tracking via HealthKit - Interactive map with zoom and street view - Landmark discovery along your route - Estimated arrival dates based on your walking pace - Weather at your current virtual location

About

Gulliver Steps

Features
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Gulliver Steps is a pedometer that turns your daily walking into Gulliver's voyages. Every step you take moves the journey forward: set sail on the Antelope, wake up tied down in Lilliput (where your 1 step counts for 12), cross the giants' fields of Brobdingnag (where 12 of yours count for 1), pass under the flying island, and reach Luggnagg - the last port your sea chart can name. The chart ends there. The country doesn't. Beyond the false destination lies the one land Gulliver visited that your maps can only misspell: Yedo, Nangasac - 長崎. Unlock The Unknown Port and walk the readable country - the harbor of Nagasaki, the country of horses, and the long walk home. 42,000 steps, door to door. FEATURES • Steps counted on your iPhone - no account, no ads, no data collection • 12 chapters illustrated with public-domain engravings and ukiyo-e prints (Grandville, Rackham, Hiroshige, the Nagasaki school) • Lines quoted letter-for-letter from the 1735 text of Gulliver's Travels • Scale conversion: watch your steps count twelvefold in Lilliput • 10 collectible keepsakes along the road, from a pocket telescope to the key to Redriff • Apple Watch app: your voyage on your wrist • One one-time purchase opens the second half. No subscriptions. The chart is sepia. The sea past Luggnagg is indigo. Walk until the letters change.

Screenshots

Garfunkel Walk4 screens
Gulliver Steps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Garfunkel Walk at none against Gulliver Steps's 1. Garfunkel Walk also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). 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. Gulliver Steps sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Garfunkel Walk asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Garfunkel Walk ships an update every 2 weeks, Gulliver Steps every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Garfunkel Walk versus Gulliver Steps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGarfunkel WalkGulliver Steps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB13 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperScott SmithRIEKO NAITO

In-app purchases

None

Garfunkel Walk

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Gulliver Steps

One-time1
  • The Unknown Port$2.99

Questions

Is Garfunkel Walk free?
Garfunkel Walk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gulliver Steps free?
Gulliver Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Garfunkel Walk or Gulliver Steps have ads?
Neither Garfunkel Walk nor Gulliver Steps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Garfunkel Walk or Gulliver Steps?
Garfunkel Walk ships an update every 2 weeks, and Gulliver Steps every 2 months. Most recently, Garfunkel Walk was updated on October 24, 2026 and Gulliver Steps on October 25, 2026.

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