Walking Connect vs BloomStep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Walking Connect
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Walking Connectは、毎日の「歩く」をもっと楽しく、もっと続けやすくするウォーキングアプリです。 歩数や移動距離、歩いたルートを記録するだけでなく、全国ランキングや地域イベント、友達・家族とのグループランキングなどを通じて、ゲーム感覚でウォーキングを楽しめます。 【主な機能】 ■ 歩数・距離・ルートの記録 毎日の歩数や歩行距離、歩いたルートを記録し、自分の活動を振り返ることができます。 ■ 全国ランキング 全国のユーザーと歩数を競い、自分の順位を確認できます。毎日の一歩がモチベーションにつながります。 ■ 地域イベント さまざまなウォーキングイベントを楽しめます。 ■ グループ機能 友達や家族、学校などでグループを作成し、メンバー同士でランキングを楽しめます。 ■ つながるウォーキング体験 自分が歩いた記録を残し、他のユーザーの活動を知ることで、一人のウォーキングをみんなの楽しさへと広げます。 ■ プライバシーに配慮 位置情報はウォーキング体験の向上やルート記録のために利用します。ユーザーの許可なく位置情報が公開されることはありません。 Walking Connectは、 「運動不足を解消したい」 「毎日の散歩をもっと楽しくしたい」 「家族や友達と健康づくりを続けたい」 「歩くことを習慣にしたい」 そんな方におすすめのアプリです。 毎日の一歩を、もっと楽しく。 一人ひとりの歩いた軌跡がつながり、新しいウォーキング体験が広がっていきます。 Walking Connectで、今日から新しい一歩を始めましょう。
BloomStep
This app encourages outdoor walking by tracking steps, distance, and active time. It uses your Apple Health data to fuel a virtual garden that grows as you reach your goals. Record outdoor walks and runs, complete challenges, and earn rewards to nurture your digital plants.
- Step and distance tracking
- Daily step goal setting
- Outdoor walk and run recording
- Virtual garden growth reward
- Challenges and achievement badges
- Home screen widget
- Activity history review
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Go outside. Take a walk. Let each step count. BloomStep is a gentle outdoor walking companion. Use Apple Health data to bring your steps, walking distance, and active time into one place. Set a daily step goal, turn movement into visible progress, and let a virtual garden grow as a calm reward for getting outside. WALK OUTSIDE, ONE STEP AT A TIME • Turn step count and walking distance into in-app energy • Set a daily step goal and track your progress • Collect unclaimed walking energy for up to seven days • Review daily activity, weekly totals, streaks, and calendar history RECORD WALKS AND RUNS OUTDOORS • Start an outdoor walking or running session with location tracking • See your route, distance, and duration while you move • Pause, resume, and save completed routes to your activity history • Keep your active session visible with a Live Activity CHALLENGES, CHECK-INS, AND BADGES • Complete weekly and monthly step-goal challenges for extra rewards • Claim daily check-in rewards and streak milestones • Unlock achievements for steps, active days, energy, plants, and blooms • Earn badges for monthly challenges and consistent 30-minute walks GROW A GARDEN THAT REWARDS YOUR WALKS • Choose from eighteen plant varieties and nurture each through five growth stages • Unlock and collect six garden scenes • Earn coins through walking goals, check-ins, challenges, and achievements • Create a full-bloom milestone card with your activity summary STAY IN YOUR RHYTHM • Add a Home Screen widget for today's steps, progress, and plant growth • Choose gentle walking reminders that suit your routine • Explore your activity history and celebrate milestones DESIGNED WITH PRIVACY IN MIND BloomStep reads Apple Health step count, walking distance, and exercise time to show your progress and create in-app energy. Location is used only while you record an outdoor walk or run to draw your route. Your Health data stays on your device and is never used for advertising. OPTIONAL PURCHASES You can earn coins as you use BloomStep. Optional coin packs and a full content unlock are available for users who want to unlock plants and garden scenes sooner. PRIVACY & TERMS Privacy Policy: https://sunheihei.github.io/app-policie/bloomstep-privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://sunheihei.github.io/app-policie/bloom-step-terms-of-use.html Start with one small step outside. Keep walking, and let your progress grow with you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Walking Connect at none against BloomStep's 3. Walking Connect also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. BloomStep sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Walking Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.
Walking Connect ships an update every 5 days, BloomStep every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Walking Connect | BloomStep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuri Sakaino | 依欢 孙 |
In-app purchases
Walking Connect
No in-app purchases
BloomStep
- Small Coin Pack$0.99
- Medium Coin Pack$4.99
- Large Coin Pack$9.99









