Comparison

BuzzBuzz vs Walkimals

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

Head to head
About

BuzzBuzz

This app helps you increase your daily steps and build healthy walking habits with a cute bee companion. Track your progress, maintain streaks, and connect with friends for motivation. Earn rewards and enjoy a fun, supportive fitness experience.

Highlights
  • Daily step tracking
  • Step goal progress
  • Streak tracking
  • Bee buddy for motivation
  • Social fitness feed
  • Honey rewards
Features
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BuzzBuzz is a cute step tracker and pedometer app that helps you walk more every day, stay consistent, and have fun with friends. Track your daily steps, hit your step goal, and build a healthy walking habit with your bee buddy by your side. As you stay active, your bee’s mood grows happier and your streak gets stronger. So fitness motivation feels rewarding, not stressful. BuzzBuzz combines the best of a walking app, habit tracker, and social fitness challenge: • Step tracker + pedometer for daily activity • Daily step goal progress and weekly consistency tracking • Streak tracking to support long-term healthy habits • Bee cam photo diary for quick daily moments • Hive friends feed for light social motivation and accountability • Honey rewards and in-app boosts for extra encouragement Whether you’re starting a new fitness journey, improving daily movement, or looking for a fun social step counter, BuzzBuzz makes walking feel joyful, cozy, and easy to stick with.

About

Walkimals

This app transforms your daily steps into virtual currency to unlock outfits for your 3D mascot. Connect with friends to compare progress, compete in challenges, and showcase your unique style.

Highlights
  • Track daily steps via Apple Health
  • Earn in-game coins for walking
  • Customize 3D mascot with outfits
  • Connect and compete with friends
  • Social features without public feeds
  • Privacy controls for shared data
Features
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Turn your daily steps into outfits for your 3D mascot. Walkimals connects to Apple Health so you can earn in-game coins, dress up your buddy, and compare your progress with friends. TRACK YOUR STEPS See today's step count and follow your daily goal with Apple Health. EARN COINS AS YOU WALK Every 25 steps earn one in-game coin. Check in by opening Walkimals each day to add your walking coins to your balance. FIND YOUR NEXT OUTFIT Browse daily clothing offers, try on styles, and keep the pieces you buy in your Closet. Coins can be earned by walking or bought in optional coin packs. CHOOSE YOUR WALKIMAL Start with a cat, dog, or bunny, then make it your own with outfits. WALK WITH YOUR FRIENDS Add friends by code or invite link. Compare your step totals on the friends leaderboard and go head-to-head in Rivalry. See your friends' mascots and outfits along the way. INVITE YOUR PEOPLE Send a personalized invite so friends can preview your animated mascot and current outfit before installing Walkimals. SOCIAL, WITHOUT THE NOISE No public feed or open discovery. Just friends, walking, mascots, and friendly competition. KNOW WHAT YOU SHARE Before you start, Walkimals asks you to agree to share derived step totals for its social features. People with your invite link can see your mascot, outfit, and recent step total. Raw Apple Health samples are never uploaded. Walk more. Find your style. Keep your crew moving.

Screenshots

BuzzBuzz4 screens
Walkimals4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: BuzzBuzz at free against Walkimals's free with in-app purchases. BuzzBuzz also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. BuzzBuzz sells 18 one-off in-app purchases and Walkimals sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BuzzBuzz against 5.0 for Walkimals. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BuzzBuzz ships an update weekly, Walkimals every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BuzzBuzz versus Walkimals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuzzBuzzWalkimals
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings35 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB445 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMichael HolkerHans Joachim Weidmann

Customer experience

BuzzBuzz

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Walkimals

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

18 purchases

BuzzBuzz

One-time18
  • Emo Bee$0.99
  • Apprentice Bee$0.99
  • Unc Summer$1.99
Show 15 more
  • Suho$1.99
  • Boram$1.99
  • Vampire Bee$1.99
  • Witch Bee$1.99
  • Small Hive Pack$1.99
  • Pink Bee$2.99
  • Luau Bee$2.99
  • Outlaw Bee$2.99
  • K-Pop Bee$2.99
  • Goblin Bee$2.99
  • Hani Bee$2.99
  • Festival Bee$3.99
  • Worker Bee Pack$3.99
  • Queen's Reserve$6.99
  • Royal Treasury$9.99
6 purchases

Walkimals

One-time6
  • 500 Coins$0.99
  • 1,200 Coins$1.99
  • 2,500 Coins$3.99
Show 3 more
  • 6,500 Coins$8.99
  • 14,000 Coins$17.99
  • 30,000 Coins$34.99

Questions

Is BuzzBuzz free?
BuzzBuzz is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Walkimals free?
Walkimals is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BuzzBuzz or Walkimals?
BuzzBuzz and Walkimals are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do BuzzBuzz or Walkimals have ads?
Neither BuzzBuzz nor Walkimals shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BuzzBuzz or Walkimals?
BuzzBuzz ships an update weekly, and Walkimals every 5 days. Most recently, BuzzBuzz was updated on October 31, 2026 and Walkimals on October 31, 2026.

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