Comparison

ChiWalking vs CF Companion

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

Head to head
About

ChiWalking

Improve your walking technique and boost your fitness with guided video lessons and audio prompts. Learn to walk farther with less effort, burn fat, and enhance your well-being through mindful movement.

Highlights
  • Video lessons for walking technique
  • Audio prompts for focus
  • Guided walks with interval cues
  • Track distance, pace, and calories
  • Map walking routes
  • Log walk notes
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Chi Walking, the best-selling fitness walking book, is now an iPhone App to help you combine fitness, fun and fat-burning. Whether you’re returning from illness or injury, want to lose weight, or you’re walking in a fundraising event – this app will motivate and support you every step of the way!! Unique among walking apps, the Chi Walking® app is a complete coaching tool for improving your walking technique and boosting your training. With video lessons that show you how to walk farther with less effort, and audio prompts that help you focus on good walking technique – you can improve everything about your walking experience. While learning to breathe better, strengthen your core, and improve your balance, you’ll see how walking is easier, more enjoyable, and more effective when you walk focused. Inspired by the T’ai Chi principle of moving from your center, you’ll learn to rely more on your core and less on leg-strength to walk your best. You’ll practice “mindful movement” – using a smooth and relaxing technique to save your joints and muscles from overuse and injury. Danny’s voice will talk you through Guided Walks with audio focuses played at self-selected, repeating intervals. Track your distance, pace, caloric burn, and map your routes all within the app– you can even log notes on each walk to share with your friends! Use this app to start a regular walking program, walk your first 10K, or stay fit for the rest of your life. Walking never felt this good!

About

CF Companion

Features
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CF Companion is a comprehensive health tracking app designed specifically for cystic fibrosis patients, caregivers, and family members. Track treatments, symptoms, nutrition, lung function, and pulmonary exacerbations — all in one place. Key features include treatment tracking with customizable medication and therapy schedules, airway clearance session management with guided programs (Standard PEP, Quick Airway, Autogenic Drainage), symptom logging with trend analysis, nutrition and enzyme tracking, weight monitoring, lung function and vitals tracking, and pulmonary exacerbation (flare-up) management with smart detection alerts that monitor symptom trends and lung function changes. The Doctor Visit Prep feature generates comprehensive PDF and CSV reports covering treatment adherence, symptom trends, lung function, nutrition, airway clearance, and flare-up history — ready to share with your care team. CF Companion supports three user roles: patients who manage their own care, family members who monitor a loved one's health journey, and caregivers who support multiple patients. The free tier is fully functional for everyday tracking including flare-up logging, daily check-ins, and smart detection alerts. Pro unlocks advanced analytics, trend charts, weekly and monthly reports, doctor visit PDF exports, and an ad-free experience. The Pay It Forward feature lets the community gift Pro memberships to those in need, inspired by the Turkish tradition of "Askıda Ekmek." Built with privacy at its core, CF Companion keeps your health data secure. Available in 10 languages and designed for the global CF community. Note: CF Companion is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice. Smart detection alerts are informational only and do not constitute medical diagnosis. Always consult your healthcare team for treatment decisions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Use: https://cfcompanion.io/#terms

Screenshots

ChiWalking4 screens
CF Companion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CF Companion at Free against ChiWalking's $2.99. CF Companion also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 35 months). ChiWalking's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On 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

CF Companion is free to download; ChiWalking costs $2.99 up front. ChiWalking sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and CF Companion sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChiWalking ships an update every 35 months, CF Companion every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ChiWalking versus CF Companion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChiWalkingCF Companion
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating2.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 35 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size311 MB48 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperChiLiving, Inc.Erhan Dogan

In-app purchases

5 purchases

ChiWalking

One-time5
  • Strengthen your Core$0.99
  • Improve Your Balance$0.99
  • Strengthen Your Heart$0.99
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  • Reduce Stress$0.99
  • Increase your Energy$0.99
3 purchases

CF Companion

Subscriptions2
  • CF Companion Pro - Monthly$8.991 Month
  • CF Companion Pro - Yearly$79.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Gift (1 Month)$2.99

Questions

Is ChiWalking free?
ChiWalking costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is CF Companion free?
CF Companion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ChiWalking or CF Companion have ads?
CF Companion shows ads; ChiWalking does not.
Which is updated more often, ChiWalking or CF Companion?
ChiWalking ships an update every 35 months, and CF Companion every 3 days. Most recently, ChiWalking was updated on October 29, 2026 and CF Companion on October 25, 2026.

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