Comparison

Walk & Hatch vs StepJoy

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

Head to head
About

Walk & Hatch

This app turns your daily steps into a game of collecting pixel pets. Walk to hatch eggs, discover companions in the wild, and manage your collection. It integrates with health data to track your progress and offers a bonus game for your collected creatures.

Highlights
  • Step counting with Apple Health integration
  • Hatch eggs by walking
  • Collect over 80 pixel companions
  • Catch wild companions in a garden game
  • Evolve companions
  • Daily step goals and progress tracking
  • Widgets for step progress
Features
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A pixel-art step counter where every step hatches an egg. Your commute and your evening walk become time spent collecting companions. WALK TO HATCH - Put an egg in an incubator and walk. Every step brings it closer to hatching - Bigger eggs take more steps, but rarer companions are more likely - Reach your daily step goal to receive a new egg - Hatch more to unlock extra incubators and warm several eggs at once CATCH THEM IN THE GRASS - The grass rustles as you walk. Search it and a wild companion pops out in your Garden - Tap fast to catch it in the Garden before time runs out, or it gets away - Morning or night, sun or rain, the season, a full moon: who appears keeps changing - Complete "Today's request" and that day's companion comes to you 80+ COMPANIONS TO COLLECT - Three rarities: Common, Rare and Legendary, plus very rare color variants - Everyone you meet is recorded in your collection - More companions are on the way A REAL STEP COUNTER - Automatic step counting with Apple Health - Set your own daily goal and follow it on a progress ring - Distance, flights climbed and your streak - Calendar heatmap plus 7, 30 and 90-day charts WIDGETS - Small: today's steps and progress ring - Medium: recent days and the steps left until your egg hatches BONUS: THE GARDEN - Companions you meet on your walks can live in the Garden, a small bonus game inside the app. They wander around and gather acorns - Bring two of the same companion together and they evolve, through three stages. Evolved forms show up in your collection - Raise one to its third stage and you get a thank-you egg, which you hatch by walking - Acorns keep piling up while the app is closed, so you can play at your own pace between walks CLASSIC STYLE - The previous screens are still here. Switch any time under "Screen style" in Settings - "Where Am I?" (AI insights about your location, on-device with Apple Intelligence, iPhone 15 Pro or later) and achievement badges live in Classic PERSONALIZATION - Theme colors and dark mode - 33 languages Privacy first: Your step data never leaves your device. Location is only used when you tap "Where Am I?", and the AI runs entirely on your iPhone — nothing is sent to a server. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://keik.co.jp/mydailysteps/privacy-en.html

About

StepJoy

Features
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StepJoy is the simple, private way to count your steps and track your walks - no account, no clutter, just your daily movement. StepJoy reads your phone's built-in pedometer to count every step automatically, then turns it into clear progress toward your daily goal. See your distance, calories and active minutes at a glance, and watch your steps fill the ring as you move. WHY STEPJOY - Private by design: all your data stays on your device. No sign-up, no cloud, no tracking of your activity. - Lightweight: a clean, fast alternative to bloated fitness suites. - Motivating: goals, streaks and achievements keep you moving day after day. TODAY AT A GLANCE - Animated step ring showing progress toward your daily goal - Distance, calories burned and active minutes - Hour-by-hour breakdown of your steps - A motivational nudge - and a little celebration when you hit your goal TRACK YOUR WALKS - Start a walk to see live time, steps, distance and pace - Pause, resume and save each walk to your history - Optional GPS for more precise distance (entirely up to you) - Browse every saved walk with full details STATS, STREAKS & ACHIEVEMENTS - Step charts by week, month and year - Current streak and longest streak - Goal-completion rate, best day and lifetime totals - Unlock badges as you reach new milestones MADE YOUR WAY - Set your own daily step goal - Choose kilometers or miles - Tune stride length and body weight for accurate distance and calories - Optional daily reminder to get moving - Available in English, Spanish, French, Italian, German and Portuguese - Export and import your data as a backup whenever you like Whether you want to hit 10,000 steps, build a daily walking habit, or simply move a little more, StepJoy makes it easy and rewarding. Download StepJoy and start counting what counts - every step. StepJoy is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice. Step, distance and calorie figures are estimates.

Screenshots

Walk & Hatch4 screens
StepJoy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StepJoy at none against Walk & Hatch's 1. StepJoy also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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. Walk & Hatch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. StepJoy asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Walk & Hatch versus StepJoy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWalk & HatchStepJoy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKeiK LLCFerran Espuna

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Walk & Hatch

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99
None

StepJoy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Walk & Hatch free?
Walk & Hatch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StepJoy free?
StepJoy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Walk & Hatch or StepJoy have ads?
Both Walk & Hatch and StepJoy show ads.

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