Footscroll vs CapyWalk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Footscroll
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Every step you take writes a new page in a 200-year-old story. Footscroll turns your daily walk into the legendary journey of Ino Tadataka — the Edo-period cartographer who spent 17 years walking Japan's entire coastline to create the nation's first accurate map. ■ Ino Tadataka's Dream Your steps fuel a tiny surveyor's progress along Japan's 40,000 km coastline. Watch him walk across Honshu, Hokkaido, Shikoku, Kyushu, and beyond — all rendered on aged washi paper with sumi ink, just like the original Ino maps. The further you walk in real life, the more of Japan unfolds before you. ■ Charts That Tell a Story Track your steps across four time scales — day, week, month, and year. A prediction bar shows whether you're on pace to hit today's goal. A heatmap calendar paints your active days in shades of green. ■ Gold Leaf Celebration Hit your daily goal and gold leaf drifts across the screen — a quiet, beautiful moment of celebration. Your consecutive streak is tracked too, keeping you motivated day after day. ■ Washi, Sumi, Indigo This isn't just another step counter. Footscroll is crafted with the aesthetics of traditional Japanese art: washi paper textures, sumi ink coastlines, indigo ocean gradients, and old province names written in classical vertical script. Every screen feels like holding a piece of Edo-era cartography. ■ Your Data Stays Yours Steps are read from Apple Health. Everything is stored on your device. Nothing leaves your phone. Ever. Key features: • Step ring with daily goal tracking • Ino Tadataka's Dream — coastline survey mode • Day / week / month / year step charts • Step heatmap calendar • Pace comparison vs. yesterday • Consecutive goal streak • Gold leaf celebration animation • Japanese & English
CapyWalk
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Walk with a cozy animal friend on a beautiful map — not just another step counter. CapyWalk turns every step into a little adventure. Your capybara (or cat, otter, panda, and more) walks with you on a stylized real-world map, earns watermelons as you move, and leaves a trail of nature behind. WALK TOGETHER • Your character follows your real GPS position on a warm, illustrated map • 7 lovable animals — each with its own personality • Day & night themes, smooth animations, bedtime sleep mode STEPS THAT FEEL REWARDING • 1 step = 1 watermelon • Daily goal & streak system (default 10,000 steps) • Smart tracking: phone + Apple Watch + HealthKit merged • Vehicle detection — steps don’t count while driving EXPLORE & NAVIGATE • Search destinations and get walking routes • Share or import meet-up locations (Apple/Google Maps links) • Save favorite places (“My Nests”) and walk there in one tap • Sakura markers grow along your path as you walk STAY MOTIVATED • Analytics with 7/30-day charts • Shareable weekly memory cards • Character-voiced local reminders (daily, bedtime, goal reached) • Live weather with playful character reactions APPLE WATCH • Companion app with map, progress, speed & weather • Syncs your active character, route, theme & accessories • Watch-only walks count toward your progress CUSTOMIZE • Unlock new characters with watermelons earned by walking — not pay-to-win • Optional accessories: Red Cowboy Boots & Fedora Hat • 7 languages: Turkish, English, Spanish, German, French, Japanese + system PRIVACY FIRST • No account required • No ads, no tracking • Location stays on your device • Optional iCloud backup for your progress Optional in-app purchases: accessories & convenience packs. Characters are unlocked by walking. Ready to meet your walking buddy? Let’s go
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: CapyWalk at none against Footscroll's shown. On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. Footscroll sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CapyWalk sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Footscroll | CapyWalk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Isao Yamaguchi | ALPER BOZKURT |
In-app purchases
Footscroll
- Remove Ads$3.99
CapyWalk
- Red Cowboy Boots$0.99
- 1 Streak - Save Today$0.99
- 10000 Watermelons$0.99
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- Fedora Hat$9.99









