Comparison

WalkHero vs Walkful

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

Head to head
About

WalkHero

This app helps you achieve your walking goals by tracking your steps, calories, and distance. It offers a simple, visual way to monitor progress and stay motivated with a personalized plan. Optional features include a future progress preview.

Highlights
  • Personalized daily walking goal
  • Automatic step tracking via Apple Health
  • Progress tracking (daily, weekly, monthly)
  • Streak building and goal celebration
  • Active calorie and distance monitoring
  • Weight-loss walking plan
  • Optional Future Progress Preview
Features
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WalkHero turns your daily steps into a clear walking goal you can actually follow. Set a realistic target, connect Apple Health, and see your daily progress at a glance. WalkHero keeps step tracking simple, visual, and low pressure. Use WalkHero to: • Follow a personalized daily walking goal • Track steps automatically with Apple Health • See today's steps, active calories, and walking distance • Build a walking routine around your real schedule • Start from a free Home dashboard • Unlock tracked walks, route maps, progress history, streaks, and awards with WalkHero Premium WalkHero is designed for everyday walkers who want a calmer way to build consistency. Open the app, see where you stand, and keep moving one walk at a time. WalkHero Premium is available as weekly and annual subscriptions. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in your Apple ID account settings. Privacy Policy: https://appstore.devjmc.com/walkhero/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://appstore.devjmc.com/walkhero/terms

About

Walkful

Features
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Walkful turns your daily walks into something meaningful — calmly, and entirely on your phone. Apple Health gives you the numbers. Walkful gives them meaning: progress paired with what it actually does for your health, built on the science of walking rather than the 10,000-steps myth. WHY WALKFUL • Meaning over numbers — see what your activity means, not just a count. • Private by design — everything stays on your device. No accounts, no servers, no ads, no data collection. • Calm, never pushy — no pace-shaming, no leaderboards, no dark patterns. You compete only against your own records. • Evidence-based — a suggested ~7,000-step goal, grounded in recent research. FREE • Today dashboard: progress ring, distance, active minutes, floors, this-week trend and your streak. • Works with iPhone and Apple Watch via Apple Health. • Gentle, optional reminders to break up long sitting. • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. WALKFUL PRO (one-time purchase — no subscription) • Insights: week / month / year trends and a full-year consistency heatmap. • Mobility & fitness: walking speed, steadiness, cardio fitness (VO₂max) and resting heart rate. • Records: best day, week and month, longest streak, most floors. • A calm monthly recap. • The interval-walking coach — guided easy/brisk sessions to boost your fitness. Walkful collects nothing. Your health data is read from Apple Health, used only on your device, and never shared or sold. Made by IAMJARL.

Screenshots

WalkHero4 screens
Walkful4 screens

Verdict

The call

WalkHero and Walkful are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. WalkHero sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days and Walkful sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WalkHero ships an update weekly, Walkful every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
WalkHero versus Walkful: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWalkHeroWalkful
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJACOB COXIAMJARL

In-app purchases

2 purchases

WalkHero

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Weekly$9.997 Days
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$49.99
1 purchases

Walkful

One-time1
  • Walkful Pro$2.99

Questions

Is WalkHero free?
WalkHero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Walkful free?
Walkful is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do WalkHero or Walkful have ads?
Neither WalkHero nor Walkful shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WalkHero or Walkful?
WalkHero ships an update weekly, and Walkful every 9 days. Most recently, WalkHero was updated on September 4, 2026 and Walkful on September 14, 2026.

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