Comparison

Map My Tracks vs walk.App

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

Head to head
About

Map My Tracks

This app helps you understand your walking habits and stay motivated. It tracks your walks and hikes with GPS, providing personalized feedback, goal setting, and route discovery. Share your adventures or keep them private.

Highlights
  • GPS walking and hiking tracking
  • Personalized feedback and insights
  • Streak and habit building
  • Activity goal setting
  • Route discovery and tracking
  • Live tracking and sharing
  • Integration with Garmin, HealthKit, etc.
Features
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Every walk tells a story. Map My Tracks helps you understand yours. Whether you're walking around the neighborhood, exploring new trails, or hiking in the mountains, Map My Tracks gives you insights that actually matter. Discover patterns in your walking habits. Celebrate streaks that keep you motivated. Understand what your body is telling you. Join over a million people who've made Map My Tracks their go-to companion for walks and hikes. ===== Featured in Apple's What's hot list #1 iPhone app in Health & Fitness in Japan, France, Belgium, Iceland, Czech Republic ===== YOUR PERSONAL WALKING COACH After every walk, get feedback that's tailored to you. Learn about your consistency and habit-building. Discover which routes you enjoy most. See how weather affects your walking distance. Get encouragement that keeps you moving. See patterns like: "You tend to walk further on sunny days" or "Your morning walks are consistently longer than evening ones." Celebrate when you hit a new streak. Track your favorite routes. It's like having a walking companion who knows your history and keeps you motivated. TRACK YOUR WALKS AND HIKES Record every walk with GPS precision. Track distance, pace, elevation, steps, calories, and duration. Or just press start and let the app do the work. Review your week at a glance or dive deep into detailed stats when you want them. Connect your Garmin, Wahoo, Coros, HealthKit, and more, to automatically bring all your walks into one place. All your outdoor activities—all your insights—in a single app. SHARE YOUR WALKING ADVENTURES Broadcast live so friends and family can follow along on your hikes. Add photos from your walks and create videos that capture the whole experience. Follow friends and keep each other motivated. Or keep it private—it's your choice. SET YOUR OWN WALKING GOALS Whether it's walking 10,000 steps daily, maintaining a walking streak, exploring new routes, or increasing your distance, set goals that matter to you. Track your progress with intelligent insights that help you get there. DISCOVER NEW ROUTES Find popular walking routes and hiking trails near you. See where other walkers go. Track your favorite paths and revisit them anytime. UNLOCK EVERYTHING WITH PLUS • AI-powered Activity Insights after every walk • Live tracking so others can follow your progress • Ad-free experience • Advanced analysis tools on app and website • Full access to all features Subscriptions for Map My Tracks PLUS are $4.99 per month or $49.99 for a full year. Map My Tracks PLUS subscriptions will be charged to your iTunes account after your confirmation of purchase. Your monthly subscription will automatically renew each month and be charged through your iTunes account, yearly subscriptions will automatically renew each year. Subscriptions renew at $4.99 per month or $49.99 for a full year automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings. Cancellation of the current active subscription period is not allowed. FEEDBACK If you're enjoying Map My Tracks: Walking Tracker, leave us a good review in the App Store. If not, send your feedback to support@mapmytracks.com and let us fix it before you write a review. Map My Tracks uses HealthKit to export your walking activities into the Health app and to read heart rate and biometric data. This service is optional. Please note that continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Terms of service: https://www.mapmytracks.com/term-service Privacy policy: https://www.mapmytracks.com/privacy-policy

About

walk.App

Easily track your walks with GPS. This app focuses on essential features for a private and straightforward experience, offering customizable audio feedback and detailed statistics. It stores all data locally on your iPhone with no registration required.

Highlights
  • Easy to use interface
  • Local data storage on iPhone
  • No registration required
  • Target time setting
  • Customizable audio feedback
  • Extensive statistics
  • GPX Export
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THE EASIEST WAY TO TRACK YOUR WALKS walk.App is systematically tuned for ease of use and privacy. We concentrated on the essential features and implemented them with great attention to details. Just go, walk.app takes care of the tracking ‣ Easy to use ‣ All data are stored on the iPhone ‣ No registration or login necessary ‣ Target time - determine how fast you want to be ‣ Audio feedback - very individually adjustable ‣ Operation also via headphone remote control ‣ Extensive statistics ‣ Automatic pause detection ‣ Post your successes ‣ GPX Export ‣ Apple Health Integration ‣ Synchronization via iCloud We are always very open for suggestions and questions, send us an email and we will answer: info@walkApp.de Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

Screenshots

Map My Tracks4 screens
walk.App4 screens

Verdict

The call

Map My Tracks and walk.App both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 89% of Map My Tracks's written reviews are positive against 79% of walk.App's. walk.App's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Map My Tracks sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and walk.App sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Map My Tracks holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 332 and 164 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Map My Tracks's written reviews are positive against 79% of walk.App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Map My Tracks ships an update every 6 weeks, walk.App every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Map My Tracks versus walk.App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMap My Trackswalk.App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (332 ratings) — better4.4 (164 ratings)
Positive reviews89.3% of reviews — better78.8% of reviews
Number of ratings332 — better164
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTinderhouseWolfgang Saiger

Customer experience

Map My Tracks

All ratings332 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral3.3%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews177 reviews
Positive89.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative6.2%

walk.App

All ratings145 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral4.1%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive78.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative18.2%

User reviews

Map My Tracks

From 332 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Accurate tracking
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 💡 Offline functionality
  • 🚀 Detailed maps and statistics
  • 👍 Motivating for fitness goals

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional GPS inaccuracies
  • 🔋 Battery drain when tracking
  • 🔇 Interrupts audio playback
  • 🔒 Lack of privacy controls

walk.App

From 164 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Excellent for casual walkers
  • 👍 One-time purchase, no subscription
  • 👍 Great for tracing and mapping walks
  • 👍 Easy to use and straightforward
  • 👍 Good for tracking history of walks

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Does not record all walks accurately
  • 🐛 Music playlist resets
  • 🐛 Location Services required 'Always On'
  • 🐛 App freezes or doesn't open map
  • 🐛 Test license expiration warning

Bugs and requests

Map My Tracks

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Registration issues
  • Tracking stops unexpectedly
  • Syncing problems between app and website

Requested features

4 requests
  • Step count integration
  • Ability to export/share data
  • More customization options
  • Improved audio integration

walk.App

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Does not record all walks
  • Music function won't remember playlist
  • Location Services 'Always On' requirement
  • App freezes, won't open map or work distances
  • Test license expiration issue
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  • App claims free but asks for money
  • GPS connection issues
  • Location access prompt despite 'only while using' setting
  • Deleted walks still in statistics
  • Stopped working, would never start a new walk

Requested features

10 requests
  • Pedometer/step counter
  • Link with Apple Watch
  • Import heart rate from Apple Watch/other devices
  • Apple Watch version of the app
  • Reminder or motivation element
Show 5 more
  • More analysis of last walk (summary screen, graphs)
  • Add 'last walk' to summary screen
  • Bar graph of last walk by altitude/pace
  • Color-coded distance by pace
  • Ability to import heart rate from other devices

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Map My Tracks

Subscriptions2
  • PLUS subscription1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • PLUS subscription$49.991 Year
One-time4
  • Enable sensors$0.99
  • Graphs$0.99
  • No ads$0.99
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  • Pro upgrade$3.99
1 purchases

walk.App

One-time1
  • Pro version$5.99

Questions

Is Map My Tracks free?
Map My Tracks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is walk.App free?
walk.App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Map My Tracks or walk.App?
Map My Tracks is rated higher. Map My Tracks averages 4.6 out of 5 from 332 ratings, while walk.App averages 4.4 from 164 ratings.
Do Map My Tracks or walk.App have ads?
Neither Map My Tracks nor walk.App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Map My Tracks or walk.App?
Map My Tracks ships an update every 6 weeks, and walk.App every 2 months. Most recently, Map My Tracks was updated on November 1, 2026 and walk.App on November 1, 2026.

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