Comparison

Stepscape vs Random Walk

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

Head to head
About

Stepscape

Discover your city on foot with custom walking routes based on your interests. Explore hidden gems, parks, and scenic streets with live tracking and detailed maps. Save, share, and track your progress towards your step goals.

Highlights
  • Custom route generation based on interests
  • Live walking route tracking
  • Points of interest on maps
  • Browse curated routes by city
  • Save and share routes
  • Track steps and meet goals
Features
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Stepscape turns any city into your personal walking adventure. Free to start, no account needed. Your first 14 days of Explorer+ are included. CURATED ROUTES Every curated route has hand-picked stops and is walked by real people before it's published. he notes read like they came from a friend who lives there, because they did. Only available in New York and Miami for now, but we pick the next cities based on where people ask. MAP MY ROUTE Hit "Start mapping" and go. Your path is recorded as you walk. Drop a pin at your favorite bakery along the way or the bench with the view, with a photo or a note if you want one. Forgot a spot? Tap the map afterward to add it. The route is saved with the exact line you walked, ready for you to share. SUBMIT YOUR WALK If you mapped something good, send it to us. If we think it's a good fit, we build it into a curated route for everyone in your city. GENERATE A ROUTE Pick a starting point and tell us what you're into. Coffee and parks, bookshops, whatever you look for on a walk. Or skip that and just say 45 minutes, or 8,000 steps. You get a few options to choose from, each with real named stops and a map. Works in any walkable city. TRACK YOUR WALKS Start a route and follow it stop by stop. Stepscape logs the distance and time for every walk you track and keeps a tally of the routes you've finished. Connect with your health app to track your daily steps and hit your step goals. THE 14-DAY CHALLENGE Finish 5 walks in your first 14 days and you earn another month of Explorer+ free. In Miami and New York those are curated routes. Anywhere else, any 5 walks you track or map. New challenges coming soon! SAVE AND SHARE Save routes you'd walk again, ours or yours. When you finish a walk, share the route or show off your stats with 10 unique designs to choose from. EXPLORER+ Every curated route in every city, with no limits on generated, mapped, or saved routes. $6.99 a month or $59.99 a year after your first 14 days. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled. Cancel anytime in Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://absorbing-jeep-58f.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-for-Stepscape-2ab0135234b7804a96dec57afbc74fdf

About

Random Walk

Features
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Tap once and get a fresh walking loop that starts and ends right where you're standing. Pick how long you have, from 15 minutes to 2 hours, and go. Made for a lunchtime stroll, a daily lap of your neighborhood or sightseeing in a new city. No planning, no dead ends, no walking back the way you came. Random Walk plans each loop with Apple Maps walking directions and sizes it to your pace (easy, normal or brisk). MAP EVERY STREET YOU'VE WALKED • Every walk drawn as a line on a real map, with the rest of your city under fog • Bring years of past walks from Apple Health, or import GPX files from other apps • See how many km² of your neighborhood you've explored, and what's new this week • Milestones from your first 0.1 km² to your whole neighborhood • Share a card of the streets you've walked around home • New ground loops head straight for the blank parts of your map CHOOSE A THEME • Wander – a fresh loop in a random direction • Green – nature nearby: parks, water and trees • Coffee – past a café, about halfway around • Sights – a mini city tour via museums, landmarks and viewpoints • New ground – streets you've never walked Every loop shows its distance, time, how much of it is new ground, and its stops. Not feeling it? Shuffle for another. WALK WITHOUT STARING AT YOUR PHONE • Turn cues like "Turn left" before each corner • A different haptic for each direction, so you can feel the next turn in your pocket • An off-route warning if you drift from the line • Keeps following your loop by GPS with the screen locked • Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Finishes on its own when you're back at the start A JOURNAL THAT KEEPS YOU GOING • Day streak and best streak • Totals for distance, time on foot and area explored • A fog-of-war map that clears everywhere you've walked • A weekly quest set against your own best week • Every walk saved with its map, plus a share card for your favorites • Milestones on every summary: first walk, new best streak, longest walk • An optional daily reminder, skipped on days you've already walked APPLE HEALTH Random Walk works with the Health app, and both ways are optional. Turn on "Save walks to Health" to save each finished walk as an outdoor walking workout with its route. Or import your past walking, hiking and running workouts with their routes to fill in your map. Everything stays on your iPhone. ALWAYS ONE TAP AWAY • Streak widget for the Home Screen and Lock Screen • Siri and Shortcuts: say "Find a loop in Random Walk" FREE TO START, NO ACCOUNT, NO ADS Wander loops, your journal, streaks and your home-area stats are free. Random Walk Pro adds the full street map, every theme, unlimited loops and walks up to 2 hours. Pro is a yearly subscription with a 7-day free trial, or monthly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel them in your Apple Account settings. Head outside and let the loop surprise you. Terms of Use: https://walk.dautovri.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://walk.dautovri.com/privacy

Screenshots

Stepscape4 screens
Random Walk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Random Walk at every 4 days against Stepscape's every 2 weeks. Stepscape's advantage is iOS requirement (17.5 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Stepscape sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Random Walk sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stepscape ships an update every 2 weeks, Random Walk every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Stepscape versus Random Walk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepscapeRandom Walk
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.5 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB8 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSpencer BradkinRuslan Dautov

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Stepscape

Subscriptions2
  • Explorer+ Monthly1 Month trial$6.991 Month
  • Explorer+ Yearly1 Month trial$59.991 Year
2 purchases

Random Walk

Subscriptions2
  • Random Walk Pro · Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Random Walk Pro · Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Stepscape free?
Stepscape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Random Walk free?
Random Walk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Stepscape or Random Walk have ads?
Neither Stepscape nor Random Walk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stepscape or Random Walk?
Stepscape ships an update every 2 weeks, and Random Walk every 4 days. Most recently, Stepscape was updated on October 24, 2026 and Random Walk on October 24, 2026.

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