Comparison

Run Around the World vs Hardcore Walk

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

Hardcore Walk

Features
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YOUR STEPS MOVE YOUR CHARACTER Hardcore Walk is a walking game where your everyday steps move a character through meadows, forests and mountains. Connect Apple Health to use your step count in the game. Walk alongside players from around the world, chat with nearby walkers, and challenge your friends. WALK ON THE PUBLIC ROAD The public road is a shared world where you can see and chat with players near your character. The more you walk in real life, the farther your character travels. There is no finish line or leaderboard. Choose a daily step goal and one of two modes: Relaxed: Your goal is a personal target. If you miss it, you keep your progress and carry on whenever you next walk. Hardcore: Reach your goal each day to keep your walk going. Miss it and your walk ends. You can start again from the beginning and try to go farther. CHALLENGE FRIENDS IN A PRIVATE ROUND A private round is a separate walking challenge for you and your friends. Create one and share its invite code, or join a friend's round. The person creating it chooses the mode, and each player chooses their own daily step goal. Relaxed rounds: Compete to see who walks farthest. Every step adds to your distance, and missing your goal does not knock you out. Hardcore rounds: Compete to see who can keep reaching their daily goal. Miss your goal and you're out. Here, your goal also limits how far you can travel each day. With a 5,000-step goal, walking 8,000 steps adds 5,000 to your distance. A higher goal lets you travel farther, but you must reach it to stay in. In Hardcore, on the public road or in a private round, you can raise your goal for tomorrow, but cannot lower it during that walk. Private rounds have their own progress and results. You can take part in them while continuing your walk on the public road. GET STARTED Choose your walker's name, connect Apple Health, and start walking. No sign-in is needed to get started. Open the app to see where your steps have taken you. Free to play. Terms of Use: https://hardcorewalk.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://hardcorewalk.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Run Around the World4 screens
Hardcore Walk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Run Around the World at none against Hardcore Walk's 3. Hardcore Walk's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). 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. Hardcore Walk sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Run Around the World asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Run Around the World ships an update weekly, Hardcore Walk every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Run Around the World versus Hardcore Walk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRun Around the WorldHardcore Walk
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB309 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperReason InteractiveKanatago AS

In-app purchases

None

Run Around the World

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Hardcore Walk

One-time3
  • 1 Hardcore Walk Credit$0.49
  • 10 Hardcore Walk Credits$3.99
  • Hardcore Walk Credits x50$17.99

Questions

Is Run Around the World free?
Run Around the World is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hardcore Walk free?
Hardcore Walk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Run Around the World or Hardcore Walk have ads?
Neither Run Around the World nor Hardcore Walk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Run Around the World or Hardcore Walk?
Run Around the World ships an update weekly, and Hardcore Walk every 3 days. Most recently, Run Around the World was updated on October 31, 2026 and Hardcore Walk on October 31, 2026.

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