Comparison

PawPath vs Walka

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

Head to head
About

PawPath

Features
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Make every walk with your dog more fun and convenient. PawPath is a simple dog walking tracker that automatically records your dog’s walk route, distance, and time using GPS. Review your walks on a map and understand your dog’s activity with helpful statistics. PawPath also supports Apple Watch. With gesture controls, you can start and end a walk hands-free while holding the leash. You can also share walk records with your family, so everyone knows who took the dog out today. Widgets are available to quickly check your latest walk data anytime. Automatic Walk Tracking PawPath automatically records your walking route with GPS. Distance, time, and routes are saved for every walk. ■Apple Watch Hands-Free Control Supports Apple Watch gesture controls. Start and stop walks with a double tap, even while holding your dog’s leash. ■Quick Start from the Lock Screen Start or end walks directly from your Lock Screen. No need to open the app to begin tracking immediately. ■Visual Walk Route Map View past walks on a map. Routes are color-coded by weekday, making it easy to see your weekly walking patterns. You can also replay your walks with the route animation feature. ■Walk Statistics Track your dog’s activity with useful statistics. • Number of walks • Total distance / Average distance • Average walking time • Weekly and monthly comparisons ■Share Walks with Family Easily share walk records with your family. Send an invitation link and everyone can see who walked the dog. You can also share live walk locations and routes with family members in real time. ■Perfect for Dog Owners Who • Want to track their dog walks • Want to monitor their dog’s exercise • Want to review walk routes • Share dog walking duties with family • Want to check family walk activity in real time • Use Apple Watch during walks • Want to quickly start walks from the Lock Screen • Want to check walk data with widgets How It Works 1. Open the app and start your walk 2. GPS automatically records the route 3. Finish the walk and save the data 4. Review the walk on maps and statistics Subscription • Monthly plan: $0.49 / month • Yearly plan: $5.99 / year Family members who join via invitation link can use the app for free while the host has an active subscription. 7-day free trial is available. Auto-Renewal • Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Payment will be charged to your App Store account • You can manage or cancel auto-renewal in your App Store account settings Privacy Policy https://pawpath.web.app/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Walka

This app transforms dog walks into an adventure by mapping explored routes on a cloud-clearing map. Track walk distance, time, and new paths, earning experience and collecting items. It's designed for dog owners who want to make walks more engaging and create lasting memories.

Highlights
  • Exploration map with clearing clouds
  • Track walk distance and time
  • Record new exploration distance
  • Dog profiles with levels and XP
  • Collections and achievements
  • Weekly rankings
  • Register up to 5 dogs
  • Background recording
Features
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Walka is a dog walking app where the clouds on your map clear only where you and your dog have walked. Every walk becomes a small adventure. Your town fills in street by street, each walk brings a little find, your family shares one record, and your dog's own trading card grows with every walk. FEATURES - A fog map that clears where you walk - Town progress for each municipality (towns in Japan) - "Today's find" after every walk - A weekly goal and weeks in a row (a day off does not break it) - Distance, time and newly walked distance of every walk - A Home that shows your dog's photo and this week, this month and all time - Time and distance of your walk on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island (iOS 16.2 or later) - One-tap potty records during a walk (pee, poop and more) - Levels and experience for each dog - 100 collection badges, 55 titles, 16 seasonal badges and anniversary badges - Cards for your month, anniversaries and your year of walks - Rankings with friends, your country and the world (weekly, monthly, all time) - Your dog's trading card: it grows with every walk, with 100 traits and designs that unlock as your dog levels up - Dog friends: swap cards with dogs you meet, a binder of friends' cards, and a friends league - Family: share your dog with your family and thank them for their walks - Walk several dogs at once - Sign in with Apple or Google, or use the app as a guest - In Japanese, English and Korean TOWN PROGRESS Your walks turn into progress for each town. You hear about it at 1%, 5%, 10% and beyond. Town progress covers municipalities in Japan. DOG TRADING CARDS Your dog's card grows as you walk. Each level adds points to share out between attack and healing, and you can share them again any time; the points are the same for everyone and are never sold. Pick a trait from 100, and unlock new designs as your dog levels up. Share your card as a picture. DOG FRIENDS Swap cards with a dog you meet just by showing each other a QR code. Your card shows only what you choose. Your name, address, contact details and location are never on it. Keep your friends' cards in a binder. Share walk plans and photos in circles of friends you invite. Friends who join the friends league compare how often and how far they walked this week. You can block and report at any time. Dog friends needs a signed-in account. FAMILY Share your dog with your family, and every walk, map and level goes into one record, whoever walks. Thank a family member for a walk they took. Invited family members do not need Walka+. NOTIFICATIONS Get a thank-you from your family or a friend's footprint as a notification. Notifications come only when you turn them on in Settings. WALKA+ Walka+ is an auto-renewing monthly or yearly subscription. - Change paw stamps, cloud themes and map styles - Walk trends (comparisons, history, time of day) and your frequent places - Create a Family and share your dog - Add a third dog and more (two are free, up to five) - Every trading card design (the sparkly ones open as your dog levels up), finishes, backs, all 100 traits, a trait and move names of your own, and look presets - Own three or more circles (two are free) Payment is charged to your Apple ID. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Cancel in iPhone Settings > your name > Subscriptions. PRIVACY Your routes are not stored in the cloud as latitude and longitude. Explored places are kept as cells for each dog. Your records are stored on your device, and when you sign in you can back them up to the cloud, only when you choose to. Town progress and Today's find are worked out on your device. Terms of Use: https://walka-app.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://walka-app.com/privacy/ Keep the world you walk with your dog, a little at a time.

Screenshots

PawPath4 screens
Walka4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Walka at 15.0 against PawPath's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. PawPath sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month and Walka sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PawPath ships an update every 5 days, Walka every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
PawPath versus Walka: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPawPathWalka
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB154 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSatoru TsunagaHiroki Minaga

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PawPath

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan$0.491 Month
  • Annual Plan$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$11.99
6 purchases

Walka

Subscriptions2
  • Walka+ 月額プラン$2.991 Month
  • Walka+ 年額プラン1 Year trial$29.991 Year
One-time4
  • ほね$1.99
  • ドッグフード$2.99
  • おもちゃ$5.99
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  • ドッグハウス$11.99

Questions

Is PawPath free?
PawPath is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Walka free?
Walka is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PawPath or Walka have ads?
Neither PawPath nor Walka shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PawPath or Walka?
PawPath ships an update every 5 days, and Walka every 10 days. Most recently, PawPath was updated on October 25, 2026 and Walka on October 25, 2026.

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