Sleep Note vs ShiroWalk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Sleep Note
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ใทใณใใซใช็ก็ ่จ้ฒใขใใชใSleep Noteใ ๆฏๆใฎ็ก็ ใ็ฐกๅใซ่จ้ฒใใใ ใใ ็ก็ ๆ้ใ่ณชใฎๅพๅใใฒใจ็ฎใงใใใใใใใใ่ฏใ็ก็ ็ฟๆ ฃใ็ฎๆใใพใใ ใไธปใชๆฉ่ฝใ ใปๅค้็ก็ ใฎ่จ้ฒ๏ผ็ก็ ๆ้ใป่ณชใปไธญ้่ฆ้๏ผ ใปๆผๅฏใฎ่จ้ฒ ใป้ฑ้ใปๆ้ใฎ็ก็ ใฐใฉใ ใป็ฎๆจ็ก็ ๆ้ใฎ่จญๅฎ ใปใชใใคใณใใผ้็ฅ ใใใใชๆนใซใใใใใ ใป็ก็ ใฎ่จ้ฒใ็ฟๆ ฃๅใใใๆน ใป่ชๅใฎ็ก็ ใใฟใผใณใๆๆกใใใๆน ใปใทใณใใซใซ็ก็ ใ็ฎก็ใใใๆน ไฝ่จใชๆฉ่ฝใฏไธๅใชใใ ใทใณใใซใ ใใ็ถใใใใใๆฐใใ็ก็ ่จ้ฒใขใใชใงใใ
ShiroWalk
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Walk your steps. Build Japan's legendary castles. No ads. No gacha. At your own pace. ShiroWalk is a collection-style walking game where your daily steps bring Japan's iconic castles to life โ across 7 historic stages: Castle Plan, Stonework, First Tier, Tiled Roof, Keep, White Walls, and Completion. Every castle in ShiroWalk is an AI-generated artistic interpretation inspired by the real castle โ not a historically accurate reconstruction. โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ Why ShiroWalk โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โ Zero ads. No gacha. Monthly subscription. No ad interruptions, no random pulls. Walk at your own pace, on your own terms. โ 47 Castles ร 7 Stages From Hokkaido to Okinawa โ all 47 prefectures. Each castle transforms through all 7 stages, from empty lot to completion. Complete one castle to unlock the next. Watch your collection map turn gold. โ 4 Legendary Phantom Castles (not for sale) Earn special titles to unlock historically lost castles: ยท Complete all 47 โ Edo Castle (destroyed 1657) ยท 1,000,000 steps โ Golden Azuchi Castle (Nobunaga's lost masterpiece, 1582) ยท 5,000,000 steps โ Heian Imperial Palace ยท 100 consecutive days โ Hiraizumi Muryoukouin These can never be purchased. Walking earns them. โ 21 Achievement Titles Earn titles for castle completions, total steps, streaks, regional mastery, and more. โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ Key Features โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โ Choose your first castle from three Start free with Osaka, Nagoya, or Edo Castle. This first castle has a shortened step requirement โ about a week at 7,000 steps a day. Subscribe or use a Castle Select Ticket to take on the remaining 46. โ Castle Select Ticket Want just one specific castle without subscribing? One ticket = one castle instantly unlocked. โ Castle Encyclopedia All 47 castles listed. Locked castles show a lock icon; active and completed castles show their current stage. Tap any castle to see detailed progress. โ Completion Ceremony Reach your step goal and watch your castle come to life. โ Widget (Lock Screen / Home Screen) See today's castle progress without opening the app. โ A gentle word at every milestone ShiroWalk sends encouragement as your castle grows. Never pushy, never urgent. โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ How steps work โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ ShiroWalk reads your steps from Apple Health (read-only โ it never writes to Apple Health, and your step data is never uploaded). Most castles require roughly 70,000โ300,000 steps to complete, depending on the castle. Your first castle is shortened to about 50,000 โ around a week at 7,000 steps a day. โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ For you if... โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ ยท You struggle to stay motivated to walk ยท You're tired of subscription overload and ads ยท You love Japanese history, castles, or samurai ยท You enjoy collection games or sim games ยท You want a calm game with no pressure ยท You loved PixelPot or Forest ShiroWalk. One step at a time. โโโ Terms of Use (EULA): https://hiroooo.github.io/shirowalk/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://hiroooo.github.io/shirowalk/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sleep Note at none against ShiroWalk's 7. Sleep Note also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). ShiroWalk's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. ShiroWalk sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Sleep Note asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sleep Note | ShiroWalk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 4 days |
| Ads | Yes | No โ better |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 205 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kengo Kanehiro | hiroaki suzuki |
In-app purchases
Sleep Note
No in-app purchases
ShiroWalk
- Monthly Premium7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Annual Premium14 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Castle Boost Small$0.99
- Castle Select Ticket$0.99
- Castle Boost Medium$1.99
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- Castle Boost Large$2.99
- Founder Lifetime$59.99
Questions
Is Sleep Note free?
Is ShiroWalk free?
Do Sleep Note or ShiroWalk have ads?
Which is updated more often, Sleep Note or ShiroWalk?
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