Comparison

WalkPadLog vs Padometer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

WalkPadLog

Manually log your walking pad distance and sync it to Apple Health. This app accurately calculates calories burned and helps you build daily streaks with motivating reminders and achievements. It works with any walking pad and prioritizes your privacy by keeping all data offline.

Highlights
  • Manual walking pad distance entry
  • Apple Health integration for workouts
  • Accurate calorie calculation
  • Daily streak building and reminders
  • Milestone achievements
  • Works with any walking pad
  • 100% offline and private
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You're walking on your pad, but your Apple Watch shows zero steps. That's because your hands are on the keyboard instead of swinging. WalkPadLog fixes this in 3 seconds: read the distance from your pad's display, enter it, done. No Bluetooth, no pairing, no sync issues. APPLE HEALTH INTEGRATION Every session is saved as an Indoor Walking Workout in Apple Health. Distance, steps, and workout minutes count toward your Activity Rings, even when your Apple Watch misses your steps at the desk. If you're wearing your Apple Watch during the session, your real heart rate is automatically attached to the workout. ACCURATE CALORIES No more flat estimates. WalkPadLog calculates your burned calories from your weight, pace and your pad's incline, using the MET formula from the Compendium of Physical Activities plus the grade term of the ACSM walking equation. Set your weight once in Settings or sync it from Apple Health, and your Move ring will reflect realistic values instead of a rough guess. BUILD YOUR STREAK Set your walking days and build a daily streak. Missed a day? Your streak resets, and a friendly reminder helps you start fresh, instead of pretending you're still on track. Smart reminders only notify you on days when you haven't walked yet. Motivating without being annoying. UNLOCK ACHIEVEMENTS 12 milestone achievements named after famous routes around the world: First Steps (1 km) → Marathon (42 km) → Paris to London (340 km) → Trans-Siberian Railway (3,500 km) Each achievement turns your daily walking pad routine into a long-distance journey. WORKS WITH ANY WALKING PAD Compatible with every walking pad, with or without its own app, flat or inclined. No Bluetooth required. Just enter your distance and you're done. 100% PRIVATE All data stays on your device. No accounts, no servers, no analytics. Works completely offline.

About

Padometer

This app uses your Apple Watch's motion sensors to accurately count steps taken on a walking pad, even without arm swing. It integrates with Apple Health to record workouts, distance, and calories, offering customizable sensitivity for different desk setups.

Highlights
  • Counts steps without arm swing
  • Uses Apple Watch motion sensors
  • Integrates with Apple Health
  • Customizable sensitivity levels
  • Live signal display
  • Standalone Apple Watch app
Features
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If you walk on a walking pad under your desk, you know the problem: the watch barely counts a thing. Wrist-based step counting lives off arm swing - and that disappears the moment your hands rest on the desk or grip the handlebar. Padometer takes a different route. It reads the Apple Watch motion sensors across several channels and picks up your gait from the vibration that each step sends through your body and the desk. No arm swing needed. TUNED TO YOUR SETUP Every desk resonates differently. A solid wooden table transmits less than a thin panel, a springy stride less than a firm one. So Padometer gives you three sensitivity levels: - Strict - for soft tables, or when too much gets counted - Balanced - the starting point for most setups - Sensitive - for stiff tables or a light stride A live signal display during the session shows which channel is currently responding. Within a few minutes you will find the level that matches your desk. CLEAN IN HEALTH Every session runs as a real workout. Padometer writes steps, distance and the session itself to Health, and reads heart rate and active calories. Set your stride length so the distance comes out right. AT THE END OF A SESSION A summary with steps, distance, duration, calories and average cadence. Plus a daily goal you set yourself. RUNS ON ITS OWN Padometer is a pure Apple Watch app. No iPhone needed, no sign-up, no account - which matters at a desk, where the phone is lying on the table rather than in a pocket. YOUR DATA STAYS WITH YOU Padometer sends nothing. There are no servers, no analytics, no tracking. Everything stays on the watch and in Health.

Screenshots

WalkPadLog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Padometer at none against WalkPadLog's 3. Padometer also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. WalkPadLog sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Padometer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for WalkPadLog against 5.0 for Padometer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WalkPadLog ships an update every 2 weeks, Padometer weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
WalkPadLog versus Padometer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWalkPadLogPadometer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohannes SchmidtSEBASTIAN WENZEL

In-app purchases

3 purchases

WalkPadLog

One-time3
  • A coffee$0.99
  • Coffee and cake$2.99
  • Breakfast$4.99
None

Padometer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WalkPadLog free?
WalkPadLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Padometer free?
Padometer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WalkPadLog or Padometer?
WalkPadLog and Padometer are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do WalkPadLog or Padometer have ads?
Neither WalkPadLog nor Padometer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WalkPadLog or Padometer?
WalkPadLog ships an update every 2 weeks, and Padometer weekly. Most recently, WalkPadLog was updated on October 31, 2026 and Padometer on October 31, 2026.

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