Comparison

Run Around the World vs Oz Steps

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

Head to head
About

Run Around the World

This app visualizes your walking and running distance as a journey around planets and moons. Sync with health apps or track manually to see your progress mapped against celestial bodies, offering colossal motivation for your fitness goals.

Highlights
  • Visualize steps as travel around planets
  • Track progress on Earth, Moon, Mars, Jupiter, Pluto
  • Sync with Apple Health and Nike Run Club
  • Manual progress tracking option
  • Motivational visualization of distance covered
Features
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What if each step you took - running or walking - could take you around the world? Run Around the World turns your steps and runs into a visual trek around entire planets or moons. Whether you're walking, running, or just staying active, you’ll see your progress mapped against the scale of Earth and other planets and moons. • See Your Progress Differently. Watch your distance accumulate as you trek around the Earth and other planets and moons. • Go Beyond Earth. Run around the Moon, Mars, Jupiter, or Pluto. • Real-Time Distance Tracking. Sync with Apple Health to automatically update your distance base on your daily activity – or track progress manually. • Customize Your Experience. Track total distance walked or ran with Apple Health and Nike Run Club workouts. • Colossal Motivation. Keep your eye on the prize with a single visualization of how far you’ve come—and how far you can go. Check your progress after each run or walk. Is the Earth too large of a goal? Try the Moon or one of the smaller planets to get the ball rolling. Whether you're training seriously or just trying to move more, Run Around the World gives you motivation to go the distance.

About

Oz Steps

Features
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Oz Steps is a pedometer story app inspired by the public-domain Oz book. Your real steps move Dorothy along a short story route from Kansas to the Emerald City, with silver shoes, curious companions, and small collectible relics appearing as your step count grows. The first half of the walk ends at the green gate. A one-time in-app purchase unlocks Return Road, the second half of the route: the Witch's road, the Golden Cap, Glinda, and the final walk back home. The paid route is designed as a story extension, not a subscription or external service. Features: - Pedometer progress through a literary story route - The first half of the Oz walk - Optional Return Road unlock for the second half - Original English app text written for this app - Public-domain book-inspired Oz framing - Silver shoes, not movie-specific ruby slippers - No account, no ads, no tracking, no location collection

Screenshots

Run Around the World4 screens
Oz Steps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Run Around the World at none against Oz Steps's 1. On price, update cadence, 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. Oz Steps sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Run Around the World asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Run Around the World ships an update weekly, Oz Steps every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Run Around the World versus Oz Steps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRun Around the WorldOz Steps
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReason InteractiveRIEKO NAITO

In-app purchases

None

Run Around the World

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Oz Steps

One-time1
  • Return Road$2.99

Questions

Is Run Around the World free?
Run Around the World is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Oz Steps free?
Oz Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Run Around the World or Oz Steps have ads?
Neither Run Around the World nor Oz Steps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Run Around the World or Oz Steps?
Run Around the World ships an update weekly, and Oz Steps every 2 weeks. Most recently, Run Around the World was updated on October 16, 2026 and Oz Steps on October 25, 2026.

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