Comparison

Walkie vs first10steps

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

Head to head
About

Walkie

Features
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Share your daily steps with friends and give each other a reason to keep walking. Walkie brings your group’s steps, daily goal, and encouragement together in one place. SHARE YOUR EVERYDAY STEPS See how everyone in your group is progressing toward the daily step goal. A walk to work or a short evening stroll can be part of it. GIVE A LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT Send a gentle nudge or cheer with a tap. Check in on a friend’s progress and celebrate their effort. SHARE MOMENTS FROM YOUR WALKS Post photos in private groups and share a little of your everyday life. KEEP TRACK WITHOUT MANUAL ENTRY Walkie reads steps from your iPhone’s motion sensor and the Health app, including steps recorded by Apple Watch. You can review your own walking records in the app. START WITH SOMEONE YOU KNOW Create a private group and invite a friend to join. Public groups are also available when you want to find a group to walk with. STEP DATA AND PERMISSIONS Walkie asks for permission to read your step count. Steps are the only health data it reads, and it does not write data to Health. Your step count is shared with members of the groups you join. Notifications let you receive nudges and cheers. Invite a friend and start sharing today’s steps.

About

first10steps

This app offers comprehensive running and race training features, including GPS tracking, structured training plans, and personalized AI coaching. It prioritizes user privacy by keeping all data on the device and offers features like ghost racing and gear tracking.

Highlights
  • GPS tracking for runs, walks, and rides
  • Structured 5K, 10K, and Half-Marathon training plans
  • On-device AI coaching
  • Ghost racing against past performances
  • Daily readiness score
  • Shoe mileage tracking
Features
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first10steps is your all-in-one running and race-training companion — and it keeps everything on your iPhone. No account, no servers, no tracking. TRACK EVERY WORKOUT • GPS tracking for runs, walks and rides — live map, pace, distance, elevation, automatic splits • Indoor sessions for strength and HIIT with a live timer • A live pace band shows if you're on target; cadence guidance keeps your form honest • Everything saves to Apple Health RACE YOURSELF • Ghost race: pick a route you've run and race your best time with a live ahead/behind bar • Routes you repeat are discovered automatically, with per-route bests and attempt history • Personal-best progression charts and an "On this day" look-back TRAIN FOR YOUR RACE • Structured 5K, 10K and Half-Marathon plans with professional periodization • Plan adherence that tells you if you're on track — and adjusts when life happens • Race-day countdown with taper guidance and a predicted finish time • Custom interval builder with a guided, voice-coached player APPLE WATCH • Start and track workouts from your wrist — live heart rate, distance, calories • Guided intervals on the watch with haptic cues • Steps at a glance and a watch-face complication RECOVERY & READINESS • A daily readiness score from your sleep, resting heart rate and HRV • VO₂ max cardio fitness with a trend and equivalent race times • Hydration logging and Apple activity rings on your Today screen ON-DEVICE AI COACHING • Powered by Apple Intelligence — a coach that knows your training, run summaries, daily tips • Runs entirely on your device, privately MOVE EVERY DAY • Live step tracking with a daily goal ring, streaks and challenges • Badges with Bronze/Silver/Gold levels and a shareable Year in Review GEAR & DATA • Track your shoes' mileage and know when to replace them • Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy widgets; Siri shortcuts • Export everything: CSV of all sessions, GPX of every route Private by design. Your data never leaves your iPhone. Export or delete anytime.

Screenshots

Walkie4 screens
first10steps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: first10steps at none against Walkie's shown. first10steps also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 days). Walkie's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Walkie ships an update every 4 days, first10steps daily. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Walkie versus first10steps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWalkiefirst10steps
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developergiyeop hyeonhttps://airussolutions.com/

In-app purchases

None

Walkie

No in-app purchases

None

first10steps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Walkie free?
Walkie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is first10steps free?
first10steps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Walkie or first10steps have ads?
Walkie shows ads; first10steps does not.
Which is updated more often, Walkie or first10steps?
Walkie ships an update every 4 days, and first10steps daily. Most recently, Walkie was updated on October 31, 2026 and first10steps on October 31, 2026.

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