Comparison

Random Walk vs Walking Route

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

Head to head
About

Random Walk

Discover new walking routes effortlessly with this app. It generates circular paths starting and ending at your location, offering various themes like nature or city sights. Track your explored areas and progress with a unique fog-of-war map.

Highlights
  • Generate one-tap walking loops
  • Explore new streets with fog-of-war map
  • Track explored area and progress
  • Themed walk suggestions (nature, sights)
  • Haptic and audio turn cues
  • Live Activity and Lock Screen support
  • Integrates with Apple Health
Features
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Tap once and get a fresh walking loop that starts and ends right where you're standing. Pick how long you have, from 15 minutes to 2 hours, and go. Made for a lunchtime stroll, a daily lap of your neighborhood or sightseeing in a new city. No planning, no dead ends, no walking back the way you came. Random Walk plans each loop with Apple Maps walking directions and sizes it to your pace (easy, normal or brisk). MAP EVERY STREET YOU'VE WALKED • Every walk drawn as a line on a real map, with the rest of your city under fog • Bring years of past walks from Apple Health, or import GPX files from other apps • See how many km² of your neighborhood you've explored, and what's new this week • Milestones from your first 0.1 km² to your whole neighborhood • Share a card of the streets you've walked around home • New ground loops head straight for the blank parts of your map CHOOSE A THEME • Wander – a fresh loop in a random direction • Green – nature nearby: parks, water and trees • Coffee – past a café, about halfway around • Sights – a mini city tour via museums, landmarks and viewpoints • New ground – streets you've never walked Every loop shows its distance, time, how much of it is new ground, and its stops. Not feeling it? Shuffle for another. WALK WITHOUT STARING AT YOUR PHONE • Turn cues like "Turn left" before each corner • A different haptic for each direction, so you can feel the next turn in your pocket • An off-route warning if you drift from the line • Keeps following your loop by GPS with the screen locked • Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Finishes on its own when you're back at the start A JOURNAL THAT KEEPS YOU GOING • Day streak and best streak • Totals for distance, time on foot and area explored • A fog-of-war map that clears everywhere you've walked • A weekly quest set against your own best week • Every walk saved with its map, plus a share card for your favorites • Milestones on every summary: first walk, new best streak, longest walk • An optional daily reminder, skipped on days you've already walked APPLE HEALTH Random Walk works with the Health app, and both ways are optional. Turn on "Save walks to Health" to save each finished walk as an outdoor walking workout with its route. Or import your past walking, hiking and running workouts with their routes to fill in your map. Everything stays on your iPhone. ALWAYS ONE TAP AWAY • Streak widget for the Home Screen and Lock Screen • Siri and Shortcuts: say "Find a loop in Random Walk" FREE TO START, NO ACCOUNT, NO ADS Wander loops, your journal, streaks and your home-area stats are free. Random Walk Pro adds the full street map, every theme, unlimited loops and walks up to 2 hours. Pro is a yearly subscription with a 7-day free trial, or monthly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel them in your Apple Account settings. Head outside and let the loop surprise you. Terms of Use: https://walk.dautovri.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://walk.dautovri.com/privacy

About

Walking Route

Features
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Walking Route is a free, ad-free app that creates walking routes based on your starting point, destination, and distance. Whether you want to choose only a destination or simply decide how far to walk, you can set a variety of conditions to suit your preferences. There are no ads or paid features, and we have no plans to introduce them. Key features and specifications are listed below. 【Route Planning】 ・Choose a starting point and destination, or let the app select them randomly ・Create a round-trip route that returns to your starting point ・Specify a distance or let the app choose randomly within a range, such as 2–4 km ・Record a walk without planning a route ・Search for alternative routes using the same conditions ・View the estimated distance, walking time, calories burned, and step count for each route 【Map and Tracking】 ・Record your path, distance walked, and elapsed time ・Continue recording while your screen is locked or the app is in the background ・Pause and resume recording ・Switch between north-up and heading-up map orientations 【Walk History】 ・View past walks in a list or on a calendar ・Recall previously generated routes ・View recorded paths on the map ・Add notes and photos ・Export recorded paths as GPX files 【Settings】 ・Set your weight and stride length to personalize calorie and step estimates 【Additional Information】 An internet connection is required to search for routes. You can make an optional contribution toward development and improvements through “Support” in the app. Contributions do not unlock any additional features.

Screenshots

Random Walk4 screens
Walking Route4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Walking Route at 16.4 against Random Walk's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Random Walk sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Walking Route sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Random Walk versus Walking Route: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRandom WalkWalking Route
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRuslan DautovShunsuke Sakai

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Random Walk

Subscriptions2
  • Random Walk Pro · Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Random Walk Pro · Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
4 purchases

Walking Route

One-time4
  • Sanpo Route - Small tip$0.49
  • Sanpo Route - Medium tip$1.99
  • Sanpo Route - Large tip$2.99
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  • Sanpo Route - Extra tip$5.99

Questions

Is Random Walk free?
Random Walk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Walking Route free?
Walking Route is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Random Walk or Walking Route have ads?
Neither Random Walk nor Walking Route shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Random Walk or Walking Route?
Random Walk ships an update weekly, and Walking Route weekly. Most recently, Random Walk was updated on November 13, 2026 and Walking Route on November 13, 2026.

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