Comparison

Kora 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

Kora

This app turns your daily walks into a serene visual experience. Watch a personalized meadow flourish and evolve with each step, synced directly from your health data. Celebrate milestones and enjoy a peaceful, distraction-free journey.

Highlights
  • Personalized meadow visualization
  • Apple Health step sync
  • Daily goals and streak tracking
  • Milestone celebrations
  • Calming, distraction-free design
Features
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Kora transforms your walking into a calming visual journey. Watch your personal meadow grow and evolve with every step you take. Your steps from Apple Health bring your meadow to life: • Flowers bloom as you walk • Trees grow taller with your progress • A friendly companion joins you along the way • Celebrate milestones as your meadow transforms Features: • Beautiful, hand-crafted meadow that reflects your walking journey • Syncs automatically with Apple Health step data • Daily goals and streak tracking • Milestone celebrations to mark your achievements • Peaceful, calming design with no distracting notifications Start your 3-day free trial and discover the joy of watching your steps come to life. Premium subscription unlocks unlimited access to your growing meadow.

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

Kora4 screens
Gulliver Steps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kora at none against Gulliver Steps's 1. Kora also leads on update cadence (every 4 days 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. Kora asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kora ships an update every 4 days, Gulliver Steps every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Kora versus Gulliver Steps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKoraGulliver Steps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB13 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperDevin TeagerRIEKO NAITO

In-app purchases

None

Kora

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Gulliver Steps

One-time1
  • The Unknown Port$2.99

Questions

Is Kora free?
Kora 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 Kora or Gulliver Steps have ads?
Neither Kora nor Gulliver Steps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kora or Gulliver Steps?
Kora ships an update every 4 days, and Gulliver Steps every 2 months. Most recently, Kora was updated on November 5, 2026 and Gulliver Steps on November 10, 2026.

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