Comparison

Walking Distance Tracker vs Pedometer King

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

Head to head
About

Walking Distance Tracker

This app helps users track their walking fitness goals with GPS. It offers real-time stats, maps, and voice updates, along with features for managing shoe mileage and sharing progress. Integrates with Apple Watch and HealthKit.

Highlights
  • GPS tracking for walks
  • Real-time stats (speed, distance, altitude, time)
  • Color-coded speed maps
  • Voice progress updates
  • Shoe mileage tracking
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Calorie tracking
Features
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Vima is a GPS based tracking app for people who want to keep track of their walking fitness goals. It is an app aimed at simplicity that allows walkers to keep track of their walks easily without a lot of unnecessary stuff getting in the way. Great for tracking your evening dog walks. APPLE WATCH Easily start, pause, resume, and save a walk without your phone. Check your distance, speed, time, and altitude from your Apple Watch in realtime. STEP TRACKING Keep track of your daily steps and hit your long term goals. STATS AND MAPS Vima tracks speed, distance, altitude, and time. It also gives you a map showing where you have been while you are saving a walk. COLOR CODED When viewing saved walks your route shows up on the map color coded by speed. It shows where you went the fastest (green) and where you were slowest (red). VOICE SUMMARY Don't want to look at the screen every few minutes? You can have the app tell you updates on your progress in set distance and/or time intervals. SPLIT TIMES Added splits to the history review page. Choose from 9 different distances and see how each section of your workout went. CALORIES See calories burned. Set your weight in settings and get your calories burned in real time and on the history page after your run. SHOE TRACKING Track the distance on your walking shoes so you know when it's time to replace them before they start causing problems PAUSE AND RESUME Pause the workout to catch your breath or chat with a friend and then resume when you get back to it. FACEBOOK & INSTAGRAM Share your workout with your friends on Instagram or Facebook with our easy to use integration. UNITS The supports both standard and metric units. HEALTH KIT Apple Health permissions allow us to enhance your data as well as saving your workout information to Apple Health. If you've read this far, you should definitely give Vima a shot. We think you'll love it, and if there is anything you'd like to see for the app in the future just let us know. We love hearing from our users. Note: Continued use of the GPS will reduce battery life. If you upgrade to a premium subscription, payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. The weekly subscription costs USD 4.99 per week, monthly subscription costs USD 9.99 per month, while the yearly subscription costs USD 29.99 per year. Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. There is no increase in cost when renewing. Subscriptions can be managed and auto-renewal turned off in Account Settings in iTunes after purchase. Once purchased, the current period cannot be canceled. Find the full terms and conditions and our privacy policy at https://www.vimafitness.com/privacy and https://www.vimafitness.com/terms

About

Pedometer King

This app automatically tracks your daily steps, distance, and calories burned using HealthKit. Set personal goals, monitor weight and BMI, and view detailed activity reports to stay motivated and achieve your fitness objectives.

Highlights
  • Automatic step tracking via HealthKit
  • Calorie and distance monitoring
  • Daily step goals and achievements
  • Weight and BMI tracking
  • Daily, weekly, and monthly reports
  • Privacy-friendly with no account required
Features
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* Pedometer King – Walk, Track, Achieve. * Pedometer King is a simple, accurate, and privacy-safe step counter that helps you stay active every day. Powered by Apple HealthKit, the app automatically tracks your steps, calories burned, walking/running distance, and active duration with seamless background updates. Whether you’re walking for fitness, weight loss, or a healthy routine, Pedometer King keeps your progress clear and effortless. * Automatic Step Tracking (HealthKit) * Your steps are updated in real time using Apple HealthKit for maximum accuracy. No manual input. No battery drain. Just walk and let the app do the rest. Tracks: Steps Calories Distance (km/miles) Active walking duration * Daily Step Goals & Achievements * Stay motivated with clear daily goals and milestone achievements. The more you walk, the more badges you unlock! Set your own daily target Track remaining steps at a glance Celebrate every achievement with progress visuals * Weight Tracking & BMI Monitoring * Reach your ideal body weight with built-in tracking tools: Add and update your current weight * Set a goal weight * View your progress over time Auto-calculate BMI with healthy ranges Great for fitness, health improvement, and long-term weight management. * Clean Daily & Weekly, Monthly, Yearly Reports * Understand your activity better through simple and elegant charts: * Daily step insights * Weekly bar chart for trends See calories burned and distance covered * Privacy-Friendly & Easy to Use * Your health data stays securely on your device and inside HealthKit. No account required. No personal data collection. * Why Choose Pedometer King? * Accurate HealthKit step syncing Works automatically in the background Beautiful UI optimized for iPhone Daily goals & achievement system Weight, BMI & long-term progress tracking * Activity tracking like walk, jog, run using gps map with all history and reports of workout sessions. Walk more, stay fit, and reach your health goals with Pedometer King. * Sources for BMI formula and calculations World Health Organization (WHO) – BMI classification and definitions. https://apps.who.int/nutrition/landscape/help.aspx?helpid=420 * Terms and conditions : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ * Privacy policy : https://pedometerking.com/ios/privacy_policy_ios.html

Screenshots

Walking Distance Tracker4 screens
Pedometer King4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pedometer King at none against Walking Distance Tracker's 10. Walking Distance Tracker's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (3.1K vs 3). On price, update cadence, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Walking Distance Tracker sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Pedometer King asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Walking Distance Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Walking Distance Tracker has 3.1K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Walking Distance Tracker versus Pedometer King: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWalking Distance TrackerPedometer King
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (3.1K ratings) — better4.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews41.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.1K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB78 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer30 South LLCSmriti Tomer

Customer experience

Walking Distance Tracker

All ratings3,091 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral4.3%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews108 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative50.0%

Pedometer King

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Walking Distance Tracker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes or stops working
  • Premium subscription not recognized
  • Walks not properly recorded or saved

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add ability to manually add/edit walks
  • Include average speed metric
  • Improve GPS accuracy and reliability

Pedometer King

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Walking Distance Tracker

Subscriptions9
  • Vima Premium$4.997 Days
  • 1 Month Premium$9.991 Month
  • Vima Walk Monthly Premium$9.991 Month
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  • Vima Walk Premium$14.993 Months
  • 1 Year Premium$29.991 Year
  • Vima Walk Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Vima Premium1 Year trial$29.991 Year
  • Vima Walk Premium7 Days trial2 variants$29.991 Year
  • Vima Premium7 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

Pedometer King

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Walking Distance Tracker free?
Walking Distance Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pedometer King free?
Pedometer King is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Walking Distance Tracker or Pedometer King?
Walking Distance Tracker is rated higher. Walking Distance Tracker averages 4.5 out of 5 from 3.1K ratings, while Pedometer King averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Walking Distance Tracker or Pedometer King have ads?
Pedometer King shows ads; Walking Distance Tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, Walking Distance Tracker or Pedometer King?
Walking Distance Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pedometer King every 3 weeks. Most recently, Walking Distance Tracker was updated on October 17, 2026 and Pedometer King on October 11, 2026.

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