Comparison

WalkPadLog vs Loop

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

Loop

Features
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Loop turns every session on your treadmill into a real workout on Apple Watch and in Fitness. Connect your treadmill over Bluetooth, start walking or running, and Loop combines what each device measures best: the treadmill provides distance, speed and steps, and Apple Watch provides heart rate and calories. When you finish, the workout is saved to Health and shows up in Fitness, so your rings, trends and history match what you actually did. EVEN IF YOUR ARM STAYS STILL Walking with your hands on the handrail, on a laptop or holding a coffee? On its own, the watch would count too few steps and too little distance. Loop uses the treadmill's data, so the workout is right even when your wrist is still. AS SIMPLE AS AN APPLE WORKOUT • The same pages, colours and gestures as the Workout app: time, heart rate, zones, calories, distance, pace and splits. • Change the treadmill speed with the Digital Crown, with the buttons or by sliding the speed indicator. • Start the belt from its remote and the workout starts on its own. Stop it and the workout pauses and ends by itself. • Pause, resume or end from your wrist and the treadmill follows. WALK OR RUN? LOOP KNOWS When you finish, Loop looks at your speed and cadence and saves the workout as a walk or a run. If it gets it wrong, change it with one tap and it's corrected in Health too. ON IPHONE TOO • Follow your watch workout live, including on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. • Change the treadmill speed from your iPhone. • History with Fitness-style summaries: splits, heart rate and zones, pace, cadence and effort. FREE TRIAL Try Loop free for 4 days. Then unlock it with a one-time purchase: no subscription, yours forever on iPhone and Apple Watch. COMPATIBILITY Loop works with Bluetooth treadmills that use the FTMS (Fitness Machine Service) or RSC (Running Speed and Cadence) standard. It has been tested with the Mobvoi Home Treadmill SE. Treadmills that use their own proprietary protocols aren't supported yet. If yours won't connect or something isn't right, write to us from the app (Settings > Help) with the brand and model and we'll try to make it compatible. REQUIREMENTS • iPhone with iOS 26 or later. • Apple Watch with watchOS 10 or later. • Treadmill with FTMS or RSC Bluetooth. PRIVACY Your workouts are stored in Health, on your devices. Loop has no accounts, no ads and no tracking. Loop is not a medical device.

Screenshots

WalkPadLog4 screens
Loop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Loop at daily against WalkPadLog's every 2 weeks. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. WalkPadLog sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Loop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WalkPadLog ships an update every 2 weeks, Loop daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
WalkPadLog versus Loop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWalkPadLogLoop
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohannes SchmidtVICTOR REDONDO VARGAS

In-app purchases

3 purchases

WalkPadLog

One-time3
  • A coffee$0.99
  • Coffee and cake$2.99
  • Breakfast$4.99
1 purchases

Loop

One-time1
  • Unlock Loop$2.99

Questions

Is WalkPadLog free?
WalkPadLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Loop free?
Loop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do WalkPadLog or Loop have ads?
Neither WalkPadLog nor Loop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WalkPadLog or Loop?
WalkPadLog ships an update every 2 weeks, and Loop daily. Most recently, WalkPadLog was updated on October 31, 2026 and Loop on November 13, 2026.

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