WalkFindr vs Random Walk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WalkFindr
Discover scenic loop walks starting and ending at your current location. Simply select a duration, and the app creates a unique circular route through local parks and green spaces with turn-by-turn navigation. Track your progress and enjoy daily wellbeing tips.
- GPS-based loop walk generation
- Customizable walk duration
- Turn-by-turn directions
- Option to generate new routes
- Progress tracking (distance, calories)
- Daily wellbeing tips
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Walkfindr generates scenic walks from wherever you are. Pick a duration or a destination, choose places you'd like to pass through, and head out the door — the app handles the rest. DISCOVER WALKS YOUR WAY Select from 15 to 120 minutes and Walkfindr builds a circular walking route that brings you back to your starting point. Or switch to A-to-B mode and get the scenic way to anywhere — the station, a friend's house, the pub. Choose waypoints like pubs, restaurants, cafes, churches, landmarks or viewpoints so your walk includes stops worth making. SMARTER, CLEANER ROUTES Routes follow real footpaths and public ways. Built-in intelligence avoids paid-entry heritage sites and steers clear of dead-end detours, so every walk feels coherent and well-planned. Not quite right? Open the route editor, add or move stops, and reroute in a tap. COMMUNITY ROUTES Discover walks shared by other walkers near you, and share your own favourites with a tap. No account or sign-up — it works quietly through iCloud. AN AUDIO COMPANION Turn on narration and your walk talks back: scenic spots announced as you approach them, kilometre milestones along the way, and a warm welcome as you set off. It politely ducks your music and podcasts. EXPLORE EVERY STREET Exploration mode charts the unique ground you've covered and, when you ask it to, deliberately routes you down streets you've never walked. KNOW BEFORE YOU GO Each route shows distance, estimated time, calories, step count and a difficulty rating — Easy, Moderate or Hard. A smart weather card scans the next 36 hours and tells you the best window to walk — dry, mild and bright — with an optional reminder when it arrives. LIVE NAVIGATION — PHONE AND WRIST Follow turn-by-turn directions with GPS auto-advance. See your stats update in real time — time, distance, calories, elevation gain and steps. On Apple Watch, glance at your progress and feel a gentle tap when a turn is coming up. Mindfulness prompts appear along the way to help you stay present. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Build a walking streak by heading out every day. Set a weekly distance goal and watch your progress bar fill up. Dive into Trends & Training for charts of your weekly distance, monthly totals, pace progression and personal records. Earn points, unlock milestones from First Steps to Legend, and look back through your complete walk history with photos and notes. WALK BEYOND SIGNAL Download offline regions — maps and footpaths for up to 8 km around any point — so saved walks keep working in the hills, on the coast, and anywhere the bars disappear. SAVE AND SHARE Bookmark routes to walk again later, complete with offline map snapshots and cached directions. Share walks with friends — they'll get the difficulty, steps, a direct Apple Maps link and a download link for Walkfindr. BUILT FOR PRIVACY Walkfindr uses your location only to generate routes. No accounts, no ads, no tracking, and zero third-party dependencies — pure Apple frameworks. Your walk history stays on your device; the only thing that ever leaves it is a route you choose to share with the community. WALKFINDR PREMIUM Try everything free for 30 days, then choose the plan that suits you: • Walkfindr Premium Monthly — £0.99 per month, auto-renewing • Walkfindr Premium Yearly — £9.99 per year, auto-renewing • Walkfindr Premium Lifetime — £19.99, one-time purchase Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account, and you can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings at any time. Prices may vary by region. And if you were with us before Premium existed: the whole app stays free for you, forever. Privacy policy: https://www.opticell-limited.com/walkfindr Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Download Walkfindr and step outside — your next favourite walk is waiting.
Random Walk
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Tap once and get a fresh walking loop that starts and ends right where you're standing. Pick how long you have, from 15 minutes to 2 hours, and go. Made for a lunchtime stroll, a daily lap of your neighborhood or sightseeing in a new city. No planning, no dead ends, no walking back the way you came. Random Walk plans each loop with Apple Maps walking directions and sizes it to your pace (easy, normal or brisk). MAP EVERY STREET YOU'VE WALKED • Every walk drawn as a line on a real map, with the rest of your city under fog • Bring years of past walks from Apple Health, or import GPX files from other apps • See how many km² of your neighborhood you've explored, and what's new this week • Milestones from your first 0.1 km² to your whole neighborhood • Share a card of the streets you've walked around home • New ground loops head straight for the blank parts of your map CHOOSE A THEME • Wander – a fresh loop in a random direction • Green – nature nearby: parks, water and trees • Coffee – past a café, about halfway around • Sights – a mini city tour via museums, landmarks and viewpoints • New ground – streets you've never walked Every loop shows its distance, time, how much of it is new ground, and its stops. Not feeling it? Shuffle for another. WALK WITHOUT STARING AT YOUR PHONE • Turn cues like "Turn left" before each corner • A different haptic for each direction, so you can feel the next turn in your pocket • An off-route warning if you drift from the line • Keeps following your loop by GPS with the screen locked • Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Finishes on its own when you're back at the start A JOURNAL THAT KEEPS YOU GOING • Day streak and best streak • Totals for distance, time on foot and area explored • A fog-of-war map that clears everywhere you've walked • A weekly quest set against your own best week • Every walk saved with its map, plus a share card for your favorites • Milestones on every summary: first walk, new best streak, longest walk • An optional daily reminder, skipped on days you've already walked APPLE HEALTH Random Walk works with the Health app, and both ways are optional. Turn on "Save walks to Health" to save each finished walk as an outdoor walking workout with its route. Or import your past walking, hiking and running workouts with their routes to fill in your map. Everything stays on your iPhone. ALWAYS ONE TAP AWAY • Streak widget for the Home Screen and Lock Screen • Siri and Shortcuts: say "Find a loop in Random Walk" FREE TO START, NO ACCOUNT, NO ADS Wander loops, your journal, streaks and your home-area stats are free. Random Walk Pro adds the full street map, every theme, unlimited loops and walks up to 2 hours. Pro is a yearly subscription with a 7-day free trial, or monthly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel them in your Apple Account settings. Head outside and let the loop surprise you. Terms of Use: https://walk.dautovri.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://walk.dautovri.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Random Walk at every 4 days against WalkFindr's fortnightly. WalkFindr's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. WalkFindr sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Random Walk sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
WalkFindr ships an update fortnightly, Random Walk every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WalkFindr | Random Walk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Opticell Limited | Ruslan Dautov |
In-app purchases
WalkFindr
- Walkfindr Premium$0.991 Month
- Walkfindr Premium$9.991 Year
- Walkfindr Lifetime$19.99
Random Walk
- Random Walk Pro · Monthly$3.991 Month
- Random Walk Pro · Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year









