Comparison

Gait vs WalkBy

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

Head to head
About

Gait

This app tracks your daily steps, distance walked, average pace, and floors ascended/descended. It prioritizes privacy and utilizes the M7 co-processor on iPhones for efficient activity monitoring. Simply pull down to refresh your step count.

Highlights
  • Step counting
  • Distance tracking
  • Average pace calculation
  • Floors ascended/descended
  • Privacy-focused design
  • M7 co-processor utilization
Features
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Gait counts your steps on your iPhone. That is the whole idea. ONE SOURCE, ONE NUMBER Most step counters merge readings from your iPhone, your Apple Watch and Health, then show a total that matches none of them. Gait reads the motion sensor in your iPhone and nothing else. One number, nothing to reconcile. NO HEALTH PERMISSION. NO ACCOUNT. NO ADS. Gait never asks for access to Health, because it never needs it. There is no sign-up and no cloud. Your steps stay on your phone. TODAY AT A GLANCE A trail of footprints fills as you walk, and the arc at the end of it is your goal. Underneath: distance, walking speed, cadence and floors climbed, live from the same sensor. A GOAL THAT FITS Choose 5,000, 8,000, 10,000 or 12,000 steps. The trail redraws to match. Built for iPhone and iPad, in light and dark. Gait is free and always has been. If it earns a place on your home screen there is a tip jar, and that is the only thing it will ever ask you for. WANT TO KNOW HOW YOU WALK, NOT JUST HOW MUCH? Gait Pro adds your full history and the eight walking measurements Apple Health records, including walking speed, step length, walking asymmetry and walking steadiness.

About

WalkBy

Features
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Steps Unlock helps you build a daily walking habit by requiring you to walk before you can access your apps. Set a step goal, lock the apps you spend too much time on, and unlock them only by walking. It's a simple idea that works. The more you walk, the more you earn your screen time. How It Works Choose which apps to lock. Set your daily step goal. Walk to hit your target and your locked apps become available. Miss your goal, and those apps stay locked until you move. Flexible Unlock Modes - Rest of Day unlocks your apps until midnight once you reach your goal. - Time-Limited gives you a set number of hours before apps lock again. - Evening Re-Lock lets apps lock back at a time you choose. - Session Mode earns you timed app sessions each time you walk. Why Steps Unlock Most people know they should walk more and scroll less. Steps Unlock gives you the push you need by tying your screen time to real movement. No complicated setup, no fitness tracking you'll never check. Just walk and unlock. Steps Unlock uses your iPhone pedometer to count your steps in the background with minimal battery impact. The application contain in-App Purchases: weekly : $2.99 yearly: $29.99 Privacy Policy: https://pixooapps.com/steplocker/privacypolicy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Gait4 screens
WalkBy4 screens

Verdict

The call

Gait and WalkBy 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. Gait sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and WalkBy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gait ships an update every 6 days, WalkBy weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Gait versus WalkBy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGaitWalkBy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKai KunzePixoo LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Gait

One-time1
  • Coffee$1.99
2 purchases

WalkBy

Subscriptions2
  • Premium (Weekly)$2.997 Days
  • Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Gait free?
Gait is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WalkBy free?
WalkBy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gait or WalkBy have ads?
Neither Gait nor WalkBy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gait or WalkBy?
Gait ships an update every 6 days, and WalkBy weekly. Most recently, Gait was updated on October 9, 2026 and WalkBy on October 24, 2026.

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