Walker vs StrideQuests
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Walker
This app transforms your daily steps into a virtual exploration of global cities. Connect your health data to track progress along real city routes, discover landmarks, and set personal goals for a more rewarding walking experience.
- Real walking distance to virtual travel
- Explore 92 real cities
- Unlock 380+ points of interest
- Track progress by city
- Set daily step or kilometer goals
- Calm, visual walking experience
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Walker turns your real walking distance into a journey through 100 real cities around the world. Connect Apple Health, walk as usual, and watch your journey move through streets, landmarks and landscapes, with rain, snow, days and nights. Your journey starts with what you've walked today, and every time you come back you'll see how far you've gone since your last visit. Why download Walker: - Turn your daily steps into travel distance - Steps calculated with your own stride, measured by Apple Health - Walk through 100 real cities, including Paris, Rome, New York, Tokyo and Sydney - Discover hundreds of landmarks and points of interest along the way - Cities that come alive: shimmering water, waving flags, turning Ferris wheels and moving trams - Pick your walker: classic, on a bike, Santa Claus or Trump - Walk at your goal's pace: every city is a stage, and your daily goal moves along with you and rests at night - Set your daily goal in steps, kilometers or miles - Get optional notifications when your goal is getting close to the next city - Track your progress by city and across the full route - Enjoy a calm, visual walking experience without pressure Walker is for people who want to walk more, stay consistent, and make every walk count. The first 8 cities are free. Full access unlocks the complete world route with a one-time purchase, no subscription.
StrideQuests
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StrideQuests turns real-world walking into a cozy authored fantasy story. Open the app, see the exact next story action, and let ordinary steps move the next chapter closer. Choose Pip the fox, Morrow the owl, or Clover the rabbit. Your companion remembers chapters and discoveries from the path, while Moonlit Meadow offers a complete seven-chapter story world free. BEGIN IN MOONLIT MEADOW Moonlit Meadow is the first story world. Follow its path, unlock chapters, replay scenes in your Quest Log, and save keepsakes, stamps, postcards, Field Notes, Bond Cards, and stickers in your Journal. WALK YOUR WAY - See daily steps, Energy, and journey progress on Today - Start Live Walk Adventure for an active walking session with discoveries and rewards - Use Apple Watch during supported Live Walk sessions - Optionally draw a local trail map during an active walk - Build a bond with your companion through walks and saved memories - Explore seven distinct fantasy worlds - Use Home Screen widgets and Messages stickers PRIVATE BY DESIGN StrideQuests has no ads, no account, no IDFA, and no leaderboards. Apple Health values and optional route coordinates stay on your device and are never sent to analytics. MORE WORLDS WHEN YOU'RE READY After Moonlit Meadow, approved annual and monthly subscriptions can open the premium story-world catalog where available. Story progression remains sequential. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: StrideQuests at every 5 days against Walker's every 3 weeks. StrideQuests also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Walker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and StrideQuests sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Walker ships an update every 3 weeks, StrideQuests every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Walker | StrideQuests |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 458 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Javier Querol Morata | Joey Hoffmann |
In-app purchases
Walker
- Full Access$3.99
StrideQuests
- Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
- Premium Annual14 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Sunlit Grove Forever$7.99
- Twilight Harbor Forever$7.99
- Starlit Highlands Forever$7.99
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- Autumn Lanternwood Forever$7.99
- Crystal Caverns Forever$7.99
- Snowfall Ridge Forever$7.99
- Current Worlds Pass$19.99









