Comparison

Whimsical Walks vs Walking Buddy

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

Head to head
About

Whimsical Walks

Transform your daily walks into magical adventures with this app. Track steps, complete fun quests, capture memories with fantasy filters, and collect adorable companion pets. It offers a storybook-inspired experience to make wellness magical.

Highlights
  • Whimsical Polaroids with fantasy filters
  • Daily photo quests
  • Collect companion pets
  • Animated step tracking rings
  • Personalized daily step goals
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Whimsical Walks transforms your daily walks into magical adventures. Track your steps with a beautiful, whimsical interface while completing fun daily quests, capturing enchanting polaroid memories, and collecting adorable companion pets along the way. Every walk becomes an expedition filled with wonder. Set your daily step goals, earn rewards, and watch your personal journey unfold through a charming, storybook-inspired experience. Whimsical Walks requires a subscription to access its features, with a 3-day free trial available. Features (included with subscription): • Whimsical Polaroids — Turn your walks into magical memories with fantasy-inspired photo filters • Daily Quests — Fun photo adventures that make every walk an exciting expedition • Collect Companions — Earn adorable pets as you explore and hit your goals • Step Tracking — Beautiful animated rings and stats to track your walking journey • Personalized Goals — Set and achieve daily step targets tailored just for you Walking is the simplest form of wellness — Whimsical Walks makes it the most magical. Subscription Information: • Whimsical Walks offers monthly ($4.99/month) and yearly ($29.99/year) subscription options • Both plans include a 3-day free trial • Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period • You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://whimsicalwalks.carrd.co/ Support url: https://whimsicalwalks.carrd.co/

About

Walking Buddy

This app provides personalized step count reminders throughout the day to help you reach your fitness goals. It learns your usual pace and offers flexible goal setting, even on rest days. Step data is read from Apple Health and stays private.

Highlights
  • Personalized step reminders
  • Apple Health integration
  • Learns usual pace
  • Flexible goal setting
  • Streak protection
  • Apple Watch complications
Features
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Reminders that say how many steps to take and keep you moving through the day instead of one long walk in the morning or evening. Walking Buddy reads your steps from Apple Health, learns your usual pace, and nudges you when the day starts to slip. No account, no ads. STEPS THAT ADD UP See today's count from Apple Health on a ring with your goal, how far you are ahead of or behind pace, and where the steps landed hour by hour. REMINDERS SIZED TO YOUR DAY Instead of "walk more", each nudge tells you how many steps to take right now to stay on pace, and stops once the goal is done. Choose your active hours and days. Snooze a nudge or mark the day done straight from the notification. YOUR USUAL PACE Walking Buddy learns your typical day from the past four weeks and tells you whether today is ahead, on track or behind, with a projection of where the day will land. GOALS FOR EVERY KIND OF DAY Keep more than one goal active, each on its own days: 10,000 steps on weekdays and 6,000 at the weekend. A day without a goal is a rest day: no reminders, and your streak is safe. HISTORY THAT MEANS SOMETHING Week, month and year views, goal-met days, streaks with rest days that do not break them, and a Steps Log calendar back to your first recorded step. A weekly recap arrives every Sunday evening. ON YOUR APPLE WATCH Today's ring, steps to go and your pace on your wrist, with complications for the watch face and the Smart Stack. The watch app works on its own: it reads steps from the watch, keeps your goal, and lets you change the daily target with the Digital Crown. With the iPhone app installed, the goal stays the same on both. WALKING BUDDY PRO - Reminders on your schedule: every hour, twice an hour, fixed intervals, or your own times - Keep the nudges coming after the goal - Custom reminder messages - Vacation mode: plan the days you are away, with no reminders and your streak safe - Streak protection: one missed day a week does not break your streak - Trends and All Time: four-week trend, this week, month and year against the last, the year as a heat map, typical day with weekday and weekend averages, and every year since your first step - Apple Watch: pace and steps to go on the watch face (rectangular and corner complications), your usual pace and the day by hour PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no analytics. Step data is read from Apple Health and stays on your iPhone and Apple Watch. Goals are stored locally. Walking Buddy is a pedometer built on Apple Health: it works with iPhone step counting and with Apple Watch data that syncs to Apple Health. Pro is a subscription, monthly or yearly with a 7-day free trial, charged to your Apple ID and renewed unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage it in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Walking Buddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Walking Buddy at 5.0 against Whimsical Walks's 4.4. Walking Buddy also leads on monetization model (freemium vs subscription) and device support. Whimsical Walks's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases 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. Whimsical Walks sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Walking Buddy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Walking Buddy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Whimsical Walks has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Whimsical Walks versus Walking Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhimsical WalksWalking Buddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (11 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequency—Every 2 days
Ads—No
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
Devices—iPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMax FayrweatherRaphael Koebraam

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Whimsical Walks

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium3 Days trial$29.991 Year
2 purchases

Walking Buddy

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly: Reminders, Trends$1.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly: Reminders, Trends7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Whimsical Walks free?
Whimsical Walks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Walking Buddy free?
Walking Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Whimsical Walks or Walking Buddy?
Walking Buddy is rated higher. Whimsical Walks averages 4.4 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Walking Buddy averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

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