Comparison

Trot vs Walkimals

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

Head to head
About

Trot

This app uses a virtual pet dog to encourage you to walk more. Your pet's mood and reactions are tied to your real-time step count, motivating you to reach daily goals and maintain streaks. It offers insights into your activity and gentle reminders to keep moving.

Highlights
  • Real-time step tracking
  • Interactive virtual pet companion
  • Daily step goal setting
  • Activity streaks and milestones
  • Walking history insights
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Gentle activity reminders
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Meet your new virtual pet. Trot pairs you with a playful dog that reacts to your steps in real time. The more you walk, the happier your pet gets. Reach your daily goal and your pet lights up. Go a while without moving and your pet gets a little antsy, eager for the next walk. Every walk also moves your pet forward. Hit your goals and your dog levels up through playful ranks and earns collectible achievements you can look back on. Trot is a step counter that actually makes you want to move. KEY FEATURES • Real-time step tracking - Syncs with Apple Health and your iPhone's motion sensors for accurate, instant step counts. • A pet that reacts to you - Your pet's mood shifts through the day with your activity: happy, excited, sleepy, or antsy, all based on how much you have moved. • Daily goals - Set a step goal that fits you and follow it on a friendly dashboard with steps, distance, flights climbed, and active time. • Streaks - Build a daily walking streak and watch it grow. Trot celebrates every milestone with you. • Progress and achievements - Level up your pet as you walk and collect achievements for streaks, big days, distance, stairs climbed, sunrise, and weekend walks. Every new badge lands with a celebration. • Insights and trends - Review recent walks by day and week for free. Trot Pro unlocks your full walking history plus Month and Year Trends. • Home and lock screen widgets - Keep your pet and your progress one glance away (Trot Pro). • Gentle reminders - Get a friendly nudge when your pet is antsy for a walk, and a celebration the moment you reach your goal. TROT PRO Upgrade to Trot Pro for an ad-free experience, full walking history, Month and Year Trends, Home and Lock Screen widgets, and every challenge pack. The annual plan starts with a free trial. Real-time step tracking, daily goals, Week Trends, leveling, and the Everyday Habits achievement collection are free. Extra challenge collections are also available as one-time purchases, and anything you unlock stays yours. PRIVACY FIRST Your health data stays on your device. Trot reads your steps, distance, flights climbed, and active energy from Apple Health to bring your pet to life, and none of it leaves your iPhone. We never sell your data. Privacy Policy: https://lambertapps.com/trot/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://lambertapps.com/trot/terms.html EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Walkimals

This social step tracker gamifies walking by letting you earn coins for daily styles and compete with friends. Connect to health data to track progress and unlock new outfits for your 3D mascot.

Highlights
  • Track daily steps via Apple Health
  • Earn coins by reaching step goals
  • Shop rotating daily styles for mascots
  • Customize 3D cat, dog, or bunny mascots
  • Compete on friend leaderboards
  • Private social interactions
  • Understandable privacy controls
Features
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Make every walk more fun with Walkimals, a social step tracker where real steps earn coins for daily styles and fuel friendly competition. TRACK YOUR DAILY STEPS Connect Apple Health to turn your step count into daily progress. Follow clear milestones, keep your streak going, and see how every walk adds up. EARN COINS BY WALKING Reach daily step goals to collect coin rewards. Every milestone gives you another reason to get moving. SHOP NEW STYLES EVERY DAY Browse a rotating Shop with fresh clothing for your mascot. Spend coins earned from walking, or use optional coin packs when you want a style before it rotates away. DRESS YOUR 3D MASCOT Choose a cat, dog, or bunny. Build outfits in your Closet, equip your favorite pieces, and show your current look throughout the app. WALK WITH FRIENDS Add friends by code or invite link. Compare daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly step totals, and climb the friends leaderboard. SEND PERSONALIZED INVITES Share an invite that lets friends preview your animated mascot and current outfit before installing Walkimals. SOCIAL, WITHOUT THE NOISE No public feed, open discovery, or free-text chat. Walkimals keeps the focus on friends, walking, mascots, and friendly competition. PRIVACY YOU CAN UNDERSTAND Walkimals asks for explicit consent before sharing derived daily and weekly step totals. Raw Apple Health samples are never uploaded. Walk more. Collect your style. Keep your crew moving.

Screenshots

Trot4 screens
Walkimals4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Walkimals at none against Trot's 2. Walkimals also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). Trot's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and monetization model 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. Trot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Walkimals asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Trot against 5.0 for Walkimals. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trot has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trot ships an update fortnightly, Walkimals weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 16, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Trot versus Walkimals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrotWalkimals
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB125 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJosh KarnofskyHans Joachim Weidmann

Customer experience

Trot

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Walkimals

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Trot

Subscriptions2
  • Trot Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Trot Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
None

Walkimals

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Trot free?
Trot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Walkimals free?
Walkimals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Trot or Walkimals?
Trot and Walkimals are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Trot or Walkimals have ads?
Trot shows ads; Walkimals does not.
Which is updated more often, Trot or Walkimals?
Trot ships an update fortnightly, and Walkimals weekly. Most recently, Trot was updated on August 16, 2026 and Walkimals on September 11, 2026.

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