Comparison

Dr. Walker vs Walker

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

Head to head
About

Dr. Walker

This app transforms your iPhone into an intelligent step tracker, utilizing its motion coprocessor for power-efficient tracking. It displays hourly and daily steps, offers goal recommendations, and provides context for walking distance with relatable equivalents. Enjoy detailed step data without significant battery drain.

Highlights
  • Hourly and daily step tracking
  • Daily goal recommendations
  • Step equivalent comparisons
  • Power-efficient motion coprocessor use
  • Clear and beautiful data presentation
Features
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So you just bought your shiny iPhone and want to take full advantage of the forward thinking hardware. Well, look no further and give Dr. Walker a try! Dr. Walker turns your iPhone into an intelligent step tracker. By utilizing the unique motion coprocessor, it presents your hourly and daily steps in a beautiful and clear way. Moreover, it motivates you to walk more and become more healthy with DailyGoal and StepEquivalents. Unlike GPS-based step counting apps, Dr. Walker is super power-efficient and has very little effect on battery life. So you no longer have to decide whether to track your steps, or still be able to write iMessages in the evening - you get both! - Shows your hourly and daily steps - DailyGoal: remind you of your daily goal with professional recommendations - StepEquivalent: helps making sense of your walking distance by showing famous objects of similar lengths - Based on motion co-processor, not GPS, to preserve crucial battery life - Easy to use, pleasure to look at

About

Walker

Track your daily steps, calories burned, and body metrics like weight, body fat, and blood pressure. This power-saving pedometer app helps manage weight loss and overall health, with features like GPS route tracking and world rankings.

Highlights
  • Step tracking
  • Calorie tracking
  • Body weight management
  • Body fat tracking
  • Blood pressure tracking
  • GPS route tracking
  • World rankings
Features
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'Walker - Pedometer' is a simple and power saving pedometer app using the motion co-processor. In addition to managing data such as the number of steps during walking or running, calories burned etc. It also enables record management of the body weight, body fat, and blood pressure and I also recommend it for managing weight loss and health. Have more fun with walking and running! ※ If you use the route tracking and continue use of GPS running in the background will be to dramatically decrease battery life. If you using GPS for a long time or you not using an external battery, make sure to keep track of the remaining charge. 《 Functions / Features 》 - Compatible with iOS 26. - Health access. - Route tracking using GPS. - World rankings. 《 URL Scheme 》 walkerm7:

Screenshots

Dr. Walker4 screens
Walker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Dr. Walker at none against Walker's shown. Dr. Walker also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Walker's advantage is ratings volume (1.6K vs 5) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 10 months). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Dr. Walker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Walker 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Dr. Walker against 4.6 for Walker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Walker has 1.6K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Dr. Walker's written reviews are positive against 67% of Walker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dr. Walker ships an update every 10 months, Walker every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Dr. Walker versus Walker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDr. WalkerWalker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5 ratings)4.6 (1.6K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better67.1% of reviews
Number of ratings51.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.118.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShuo YangNaoya Araki

Customer experience

Dr. Walker

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Walker

All ratings1,642 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral4.6%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews280 reviews
Positive67.1%
Neutral8.6%
Negative24.3%

Bugs and requests

Dr. Walker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Walker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Incorrect day/month/year counts in statistics
  • Ads still show up despite paid ad-free version
  • Fails to sync with Health app on some devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to set daily step goal
  • Ability to view step history by minute/hour
  • GPS route tracking for walks/runs
  • Customizable data display and graphs

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dr. Walker

One-time1
  • Standard Version$0.99
1 purchases

Walker

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Dr. Walker free?
Dr. Walker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Walker free?
Walker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dr. Walker or Walker?
Dr. Walker and Walker are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 1.6K ratings respectively.
Do Dr. Walker or Walker have ads?
Walker shows ads; Dr. Walker does not.
Which is updated more often, Dr. Walker or Walker?
Dr. Walker ships an update every 10 months, and Walker every 3 months. Most recently, Dr. Walker was updated on October 7, 2026 and Walker on October 18, 2026.

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