TreadCred vs DeskWalker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TreadCred
Effortlessly log treadmill and cardio machine workouts to Apple Health. Snap a photo of your machine's screen to automatically detect and save stats like distance, time, and calories. Manually adjust or add data for accurate tracking without manual entry.
- Photo-based workout stat detection
- Automatic saving to Apple Health
- Manual stat correction and addition
- Calorie and step estimation
- Import old workout photos
- Manual workout creation
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TreadCred is the fastest way to track treadmill and cardio machine workouts to Apple Health when your gym equipment doesn’t sync automatically. Snap a photo of a treadmill or elliptical screen – vertical or horizontal orientation – mid-workout or at the summary screen, review detected stats, quickly make corrections or add missing stats, then save to Apple Health in seconds. TreadCred is built for real gym use and helps you log workouts without manually entering time, distance, calories, incline, pace, speed, or steps after every session. For better workout tracking, TreadCred can also estimate calories burned and step count using your height, weight, speed, incline, and workout duration. In many cases, these estimates may be more consistent and realistic than the numbers shown directly on cardio machines. Forgot to take a photo during your workout? You can also: • Import old workout photos from your photo library • Create workouts manually from memory in seconds • Quickly adjust or override detected stats before saving Designed around speed and low friction: • Snap or import a workout photo • Review and edit detected workout data • Save directly to Apple Health No Bluetooth pairing. No complicated setup. No need to carry your phone or wear a smartwatch during your workout. Perfect for treadmill workouts, incline walks, and elliptical sessions. Fast, lightweight, and built to make cardio logging painless. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
DeskWalker
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Sitting too long? Turn desk time into walking time. DeskWalker is the step counter and log built for under-desk walking pads and treadmill desks, so you stay active at work, not just on outdoor walks. HOW IT WORKS • Connect your walking pad over Bluetooth (FTMS-compatible pads) • Start a session, keep working, keep walking: time, distance and pace are recorded • Estimated steps and calories for every session APPLE HEALTH • Every session is saved to Apple Health as an Indoor Walk workout • Optional: sync steps to Health JOURNEYS • Your pad distance moves a marker along a real road route on a map • Walk a 42 km marathon, the length of Manhattan or the Grand Canyon rim to rim, one desk session at a time GOALS, STREAKS & BADGES • Adaptive daily goals that adjust each week to your recent activity • Streaks with a 90-day streak calendar and weekend streak protection • Badges to unlock as you go • Pro challenges: stand minutes and active days SHARE & LOOK BACK • Share cards for sessions and milestones • Year in Motion: your year of desk walking in one recap • Home Screen widgets • AI insights with Apple Intelligence (on supported devices) PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no server. Your data stays on your iPhone. DeskWalker Pro: monthly, yearly (with free trial) or one-time Lifetime. Privacy Policy: https://deskwalker.app/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://deskwalker.app/terms/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: DeskWalker at weekly against TreadCred's every 4 months. 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. TreadCred sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and DeskWalker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
TreadCred ships an update every 4 months, DeskWalker weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TreadCred | DeskWalker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Ballard | Radoslaw Jozefowicz |
In-app purchases
TreadCred
- TreadCred Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- TreadCred Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
DeskWalker
- DeskWalker3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Pro Yearly3 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Lifetime Pro$17.99









