Comparison

Walker vs Bear Walking Pal

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

Head to head
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 27. - Health access. - Route tracking using GPS. - World rankings. 《 URL Scheme 》 walkerm7:

About

Bear Walking Pal

This app encourages daily walking by tracking your steps, distance, and calories burned with a cute bear companion. Earn collectible rewards and view detailed statistics to stay motivated on your fitness journey.

Highlights
  • Accurate step tracking
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Voice walking journal
  • Motivational bear character
  • Collectible rewards
  • Home screen widgets
  • Detailed statistics
Features
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Make every walk feel a little more rewarding. Bear Walking Pal is a friendly step counter built around Tom the Bear. Check your daily movement, work toward a goal, and enjoy a small celebration when you get there. The clean design keeps your progress easy to read while Tom adds a little warmth to every day. DAILY STEP COUNTER • See steps, distance, estimated calories burned, and flights climbed from available motion and Apple Health data • Choose a daily target of 4,000, 7,000, 10,000, or 15,000 steps • Compare today with your average and review daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly trends TOM, YOUR WALKING COMPANION • Watch Tom’s mood change as your day progresses • Tap Tom to see him dance • Celebrate when you reach your daily goal • With Premium, collect Ddakji designs as a fun record of your achievements IPHONE AND APPLE WATCH • Check your steps from Apple Watch complications • With Premium, create walking notes from your wrist • With Premium, start a voice note using Double Tap on compatible Apple Watch models running watchOS 11 • Add Home Screen widgets for an at-a-glance view on iPhone VOICE WALKING JOURNAL Capture an idea, observation, or memory without stopping your walk. Speak naturally and Bear Walking Pal transcribes your voice into a daily note. Walk Notes are available on iPhone and Apple Watch with Premium. PROGRESS AT A GLANCE • Review your walking history in clear charts • Explore achievements in the Premium calendar • Set walk reminders and receive a notification when you reach your goal PREMIUM FEATURES The optional Premium Upgrade includes Calendar View, the Ddakji collection, Walk Notes, and iCloud backup. Bear Walking Pal uses HealthKit to integrate with Apple Health. Step and activity estimates can vary according to your device, permissions, available data, and how the device is carried. Take a walk with Tom today and give each step a little more personality. Questions or feedback: bearwalkingpal@gmail.com

Screenshots

Walker4 screens
Bear Walking Pal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Bear Walking Pal at none against Walker's shown. Bear Walking Pal also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). Walker's advantage is ratings volume (1.6K vs 65). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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. Walker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Bear Walking Pal 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 Walker against 4.8 for Bear Walking Pal. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Walker has 1.6K ratings behind it against 65, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Walker's written reviews are positive against 63% of Bear Walking Pal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Walker ships an update every 3 months, Bear Walking Pal every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Walker versus Bear Walking Pal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWalkerBear Walking Pal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.6K ratings)4.8 (65 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.9% of reviews — better63.2% of reviews
Number of ratings1.6K — better65
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNaoya ArakiEUIHYUNG JUNG

Customer experience

Walker

All ratings1,640 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral4.6%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews281 reviews
Positive66.9%
Neutral8.9%
Negative24.2%

Bear Walking Pal

All ratings64 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral1.6%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews136 reviews
Positive63.2%
Neutral11.0%
Negative25.7%

Bugs and 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

Bear Walking Pal

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Walker

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
1 purchases

Bear Walking Pal

One-time1
  • Premium Upgrade$1.99

Questions

Is Walker free?
Walker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bear Walking Pal free?
Bear Walking Pal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Walker or Bear Walking Pal?
Bear Walking Pal is rated higher. Walker averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while Bear Walking Pal averages 4.8 from 65 ratings.
Do Walker or Bear Walking Pal have ads?
Walker shows ads; Bear Walking Pal does not.
Which is updated more often, Walker or Bear Walking Pal?
Walker ships an update every 3 months, and Bear Walking Pal every 2 weeks. Most recently, Walker was updated on November 6, 2026 and Bear Walking Pal on November 3, 2026.

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