StepMaps vs Walkingo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
StepMaps
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Every walk you take tells a story. StepMaps reads your Apple Health workouts and transforms them into beautiful, interactive maps โ organized by the cities you've explored. VISUALIZE YOUR JOURNEYS See all your walks, runs, hikes, and bike rides plotted as colorful routes on gorgeous maps. Watch your city come alive as years of activity weave together into a personal map that's uniquely yours. ORGANIZED BY CITY Your workouts are automatically grouped by city. Whether it's your daily neighborhood loop, a vacation run through Barcelona, or a weekend hike near Kyoto โ every route finds its place on the map. DETAILED STATISTICS Discover insights about your activity: total distance, workout streaks, busiest months, most visited cities, elevation climbed, and fun comparisons like "You walked the distance from Berlin to Paris!" BEAUTIFUL MAP STYLES Choose from multiple map themes to find the look that suits you โ from clean and minimal to detailed outdoor maps. EXPORT & SHARE (Premium) Create stunning, high-resolution map prints of your favorite cities. Choose from beautifully designed templates โ Japanese, Vintage, Modern, Blueprint, and more โ and customize fonts, colors, and borders. Perfect for wall art, social media, or gifts. PRIVACY FIRST Your data never leaves your device. StepMaps reads workout routes from Apple Health and processes everything locally. No accounts, no servers, no tracking. Premium unlocks map exports in multiple sizes (social, desktop, print), weekly & monthly statistics breakdowns, and all export design templates.
Walkingo
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Walkingo turns Apple Health walking and hiking workouts into a calm, local-first home for routes, progress, and outdoor momentum. Use Walkingo to: - open Dashboard for a clear briefing on your goals, streaks, recent activity, and familiar routes - browse Walks and Hikes with search, filters, route thumbnails, and fast drill-in to activity detail - revisit each activity with maps, elevation, pace, conditions, notes, tags, ratings, and matching photos or videos - follow weekly, monthly, yearly, walk-count, elevation, and duration goals - spot patterns across days, hours, distances, durations, effort, and elevation - read weekly and monthly recaps that reflect your goals and walking rhythm - keep progress visible with home screen and lock screen widgets - support development with an optional tip jar Walkingo works directly with Apple Health and keeps the core experience local-first. No account is required, and the app does not depend on an external backend.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Walkingo at none against StepMaps's 2. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. StepMaps sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Walkingo asks for nothing beyond the download.
StepMaps ships an update daily, Walkingo every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StepMaps | Walkingo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Daily โ better | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 โ better | 26.2 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Benedikt Terhechte | bambooapps |
In-app purchases
StepMaps
- Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Pro Annual$29.991 Year
Walkingo
No in-app purchases









