Meridian vs PlainWalk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Meridian
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Track daily and weekly habits through living visual metaphors — orbits, moons, tides, blooms, constellations, and columns. Every rep you log lights up your metaphor. No account. No ads. Your data stays on your device. • Six beautiful metaphors — each habit gets its own animated progress visual • Daily and weekly goals — set targets like “3× per week” or “once a day” • Interactive widgets — log a rep from Home Screen or Lock Screen without opening the app • Completion heatmap — see your consistency over the last two weeks • Streaks and stats — current streak, longest streak, and 7-day history per habit • Hold to reorder — arrange habits the way you want on your Today list • Privacy-first — offline SwiftData storage; no analytics or third-party tracking WIDGETS: Add at least one habit in the app, then add a Meridian widget from the iOS widget gallery. Tap the metaphor to log progress. Meridian is built for people who want a habit tracker that feels rewarding to look at — not just another checklist.
PlainWalk
This app transforms your walks, runs, or cycles into a unique visual experience by drawing your path on a blank map in real time. Explore new routes, revisit favorites to thicken them, and mark special spots with photos and notes. Your journey becomes a personalized, evolving artwork.
- Real-time path drawing on a blank map
- Records walks, runs, and drives
- Pioneered distance tracking for new roads
- Road thickness indicates frequency of use
- Background recording
- Live Activity and Home Screen widgets
- Pin spots with photos and notes
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PlainWalk is a walking app where you draw a pure white map with your own feet. Open the app and the map is empty. Start walking, and only the roads you actually walked appear, one line at a time. Roads you take often grow darker and thicker. Roads you walk for the first time are recorded as ground you pioneered. Take a different street home tonight. Turn into the alley you have never tried. Small adventures like these stay on your map. ■ Features ・Your trail is drawn onto the blank map in real time ・Runs, rides and drives are recorded too. PlainWalk tells them apart, and you choose which ones to draw ・First-time roads count toward your pioneered distance ・Roads you walk often grow thicker, revealing the shape of your daily life ・Background recording keeps going after you close the screen ・Live Activity shows your distance on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island ・A Home Screen widget shows today's pioneered distance and your map ・A real-map view overlays your trail on the actual streets ・Daily walk history with trail previews ・Pin "spots" to your map with a photo, a category and a note ・Replay a single walk, or watch your whole map grow as a timelapse ■ Privacy Your location and walking records are stored only on your device. Nothing is ever sent to a server, and no account is required. Why not turn that still-blank corner on today's walk? —————— PlainWalk Plus (auto-renewable subscription) Unlocks map colour schemes, trail and photo pin styles, area badge details with crystal finishes, town replays, cat coats and a hedgehog, automatic recording and recording from home and work, several flags and unlimited Someday places, workouts from Apple Health on your map, your own LUTs, sticker finishes, and the Around you and Your region widgets, and removes ads. The blank map, all statistics and the pioneer ranks stay free. - Monthly and yearly plans. Prices are shown in the app for your region. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically at the same price unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel it in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://bitpackman.github.io/plainwalk/privacy.en.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Meridian at none against PlainWalk's 4. Meridian also leads on ads (none vs shown). PlainWalk's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, 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
Both are free to download. PlainWalk sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.69 per month. Meridian asks for nothing beyond the download.
Meridian ships an update every 2 weeks, PlainWalk every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Meridian | PlainWalk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.9 (27 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 88.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 27 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maximillian Hum | KANTA KOKONNO |
In-app purchases
Meridian
No in-app purchases
PlainWalk
- PlainWalk Plus Monthly$2.691 Month
- PlainWalk Plus Yearly7 Days trial$26.901 Year
- Remove Ads$5.99
- PlainWalk Plus Lifetime$79.99









