Comparison

go for a walk vs Random Walk

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

Head to head
About

go for a walk

Features
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You already know you should walk more. The hard part is walking the same streets again. Go for a Walk builds walking routes that start and end at your door — through parts of your neighborhood you haven't seen yet. Tell it how far or how long you want to walk, pick what you'd like to discover along the way, and it creates three personalized routes in seconds. Choose one, lace up, and go explore. DISCOVER YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD — AND THE NEXT ONE OVER The app creates walking routes based on real walkable paths, not straight lines on a map. Every route takes you in a different direction so you actually see new streets, new parks, and new corners of your city. You'll be surprised what's been a ten-minute walk from your house this whole time. WALK YOUR WAY Set your walk by distance or duration. Prefer parks and green space? Tap it. Want a coffee shop halfway through? Done. Looking for flat terrain or a hilly challenge? You choose. Customize every walk with: • Green Space — routes through parks and nature • Coffee Stop — walks past cafés for a mid-walk treat • Landmarks — discover interesting spots nearby • Dog Park — perfect for walks with your pup • Playground — great for parents on the move • Flat or Hilly terrain — match your mood and energy PERSONALIZED TO YOUR PACE Connect Apple Health and the app uses your actual walking speed to estimate how long each route will take. Duration mode lets you say "I have 45 minutes" and get a route that fits — calculated at your pace, not a generic average. TURN-BY-TURN VOICE NAVIGATION Follow voice-guided directions so you can look up, not down. The app keeps you on track with clear spoken instructions, haptic cues, and automatic rerouting if you wander off the path. Explore freely — your screen can stay in your pocket. EXPORT TO STRAVA, GARMIN & MORE Every route exports as a GPX file with full elevation data and points of interest. Send it to Strava, Garmin Connect, Apple Watch, or any app that reads GPX. SEE YOUR PROGRESS A weekly stats card shows how many walks you've taken, your total distance, and time on your feet. Every completed walk is saved with distance, duration, average pace, and the neighborhood you explored. DESIGNED TO GET YOU OUT THE DOOR No accounts. No subscriptions. No social feeds. Just a clean, calm interface that does one thing beautifully: helps you discover new walks, every day, right where you are. Built with love for the everyday explorer.

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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

Screenshots

go for a walk4 screens
Random Walk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: go for a walk at none against Random Walk's 2. Random Walk's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Random Walk sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. go for a walk asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

go for a walk ships an update every 5 weeks, Random Walk every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
go for a walk versus Random Walk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametergo for a walkRandom Walk
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.126.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperROBERT ALEXANDER SINGLETONRuslan Dautov

In-app purchases

None

go for a walk

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Random Walk

Subscriptions2
  • Random Walk Pro · Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Random Walk Pro · Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is go for a walk free?
go for a walk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Random Walk free?
Random Walk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do go for a walk or Random Walk have ads?
Neither go for a walk nor Random Walk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, go for a walk or Random Walk?
go for a walk ships an update every 5 weeks, and Random Walk every 4 days. Most recently, go for a walk was updated on October 25, 2026 and Random Walk on October 28, 2026.

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