LoopTrail vs Five Foot Way
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
LoopTrail
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Walking Counter is a simple walking app designed to track steps, distance, and time without unnecessary complexity. Whether walking outdoors on looped routes or indoors without GPS, Walking Counter provides clear stats that help build consistency over time. Key Features: 1. Step tracking with distance and time 2. Outdoor looped walks with map support 3. Indoor walking mode (no GPS required) 4. Home Screen widgets for quick access 5. Daily progress rings and summaries 6. Achievement badges based on real activity 7. Clean interface designed for focus Walking Counter is built for everyday walking nothing more, nothing less.
Five Foot Way
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Every step you take goes into a building site on your own little island. Walk more and it rises, from a bare plot to a lit-up landmark. Five Foot Way turns your everyday walking into a city. Pick what to build, then go about your day. When you come back, the crew has been busy: scaffolding, walls, a roof, and finally the lights come on. YOUR WALK, IN BRICKS Steps from your iPhone and Apple Health are measured against your own usual pace, not someone else's. A good day for you is a good day for the city, whether that's 3,000 steps or 15,000. ONE BUILDING AT A TIME Every walk goes into the site you chose, so you always finish what you start. Watch it go up stage by stage, and get a gentle note when a new stage goes in. FROM HAMLET TO METROPOLIS Homes bring residents, residents bring new eras, and each era unlocks more to build. Grow from a quiet hamlet through village, town and city to a full metropolis, and watch the island itself grow to make room. 55 BUILDINGS WITH CHARACTER Kopitiams, shophouses, kampung houses, a mosque, a temple, an Art Deco cinema, a town hall, a stadium, a Ferris wheel and towers that scrape the sky. Each one is modelled for itself. SEE YOUR WALKING A chart of your steps for the last 7 days, 30 days or year, measured against your own usual day. Tap any bar to read that day or that month. PLAN EVERY STREET Drag a building into place, turn it to face the street, and move or turn it again any time. Lay roads, and watch residents and traffic bring them to life. DAY AND NIGHT The island follows your clock. After dark, windows, lamps and signs light up across the city. ITS OWN SOUNDTRACK Relaxed music for mornings, sunny afternoons, evening lamps and starlit nights, with drums that join in while you walk. A WIDGET THAT KEEPS UP See today's steps and the building they're going into on your Home Screen, without opening the app. KEEP THE MEMORIES Save a postcard of a finished building, a monthly recap, or a video of your island growing. SAFE IN ICLOUD Your city is backed up to your own iCloud, so a new iPhone or a reinstall picks up where you left off. Only the city is saved, never your steps. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No tracking. Five Foot Way only reads your step count, and your steps never leave your iPhone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: LoopTrail at 3 against Five Foot Way's 1. LoopTrail also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LoopTrail ships an update every 8 days, Five Foot Way fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LoopTrail | Five Foot Way |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days โ better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Uncle Sams Tech LLC | YEONG JIE KHOO |
In-app purchases
LoopTrail
No in-app purchases
Five Foot Way
No in-app purchases








