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Map My Walk

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Value score / 100 Worth paying? Depends It depends

Map My Walk is a generally well-regarded app for tracking walks, with many users finding the free version sufficient for their needs, though recent updates have introduced significant bugs and accuracy issues.

Free + in-app purchases seen up to $39.99 4.8★ lifetime (475,710) since 2011

Map My Walk is a popular app for tracking walks, offering features like distance, time, and route mapping, with many users satisfied with the free version R35R11. However, recent updates have led to critical issues such as inaccurate tracking, app crashes, and missing map features in saved workouts, making the paid version a questionable investment for now R13R29.

Free vs paid

The free version of Map My Walk provides core functionality for tracking walks, including distance, time, pace, and mapping routes R2R7R46R70. Users can also add notes and pictures to their adventures R5R7. Many users find this free offering to be very useful and sufficient for their needs R11R35. The app description mentions in-app purchases ranging from $2 to $39.99, which are for a version that adds "many extra features" R35. However, specific details on what these paid features are, beyond general mentions of advanced stats or coaching , are not clearly outlined in the reviews, and recent reviews focus more on critical bugs affecting even basic functionality.

Value complaints

    Where it delivers

    • The app is easy to use and helps users track distance, time, and pace effectively.R2R7R11R14
    • It serves as a great motivator, helping users set and reach fitness goals and maintain accountability.R15R20R23R26
    • Users appreciate being able to view their walking history, map routes, and add notes or photos to their workouts.R5R7R16R19
    • The app offers useful features like audio announcements for progress and the ability to sync with other fitness apps.R26R51R60R91
    • Many long-term users have found the app dependable and continue to use it for years.R16R17R22R40
    Worth paying if

    You might consider paying if the critical bugs reported in recent reviews (like tracking failures, map disappearance, and app crashes) are resolved, and if you require advanced features such as detailed pace analysis, calorie tracking (which some free users report missing), or integration with other fitness platforms, assuming these are part of the paid offering R41R43R91.

    Skip / stay free if

    You should skip paying for Map My Walk if you are experiencing the widespread issues reported in recent reviews, such as the app stopping mid-walk, inaccurate distance tracking, maps not appearing in saved workouts, or difficulty creating an account R13R27. Many users are switching to alternative apps due to these problems R27.

    Evidence note: While there is strong praise for the app's core functionality and motivational aspects, recent reviews are heavily skewed towards critical bugs and accuracy issues, particularly concerning tracking, app stability, and the disappearance of map features. The information on paid features is very thin, as reviews primarily discuss the free experience and current problems.

    Frequently asked

    Is Map My Walk free to use?
    Yes, Map My Walk offers a free version that many users find very useful and provides core tracking features like distance, time, and route mapping R11R35R70.
    Does Map My Walk accurately track distance?
    Historically, many users found Map My Walk to be accurate R48, but recent reviews indicate significant issues with accuracy, with some reporting overestimation, underestimation, or the app stopping and failing to record full distances R13R27R29.
    Can I see my walking route on a map with Map My Walk?
    Yes, the app is designed to show your route on a map during and after your walk R46R71, but many recent users report that the map feature has disappeared from saved workouts or is not showing during walks R63R80.
    Are there issues with creating an account for Map My Walk?
    Yes, several recent reviews indicate significant problems with account creation, with users reporting errors when trying to sign up, issues with existing email addresses, and inability to log in via Apple ID or Facebook R89R93R101R104.
    Does Map My Walk track calories burned?
    Yes, some users report that Map My Walk tracks calories burned R41R43R91, though one review specifically states it doesn't tell them how many calories they are burning R31.

    What reviewers actually said

    Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

    1. [R2] 5/5 · US Great app: I can keep track of the distance and time.
    2. [R7] 5/5 · US Very Helpful: I like being able to track my daily exercise routine. Time, distance and being able to write notes about how my workout went. Weather, health, etc.
    3. [R11] 5/5 · US Easy & Free!: Easy to use, I get all the value from the free version!
    4. [R14] 5/5 · US Easy: Convenient.
    5. [R15] 5/5 · US Accountability: This app is a great way for me to hold myself accountable. To reach my exercise goals this app helps me track my daily progress.
    6. [R20] 5/5 · US Great App!: I really like this app for tracking time and steps. It’s a motivator‼️
    7. [R23] 5/5 · US Walk: Great motivator
    8. [R26] 5/5 · US Love it!: Having a visual record of what I’m doing each day and an audio announcement of how I’m doing as I move help me so much!
    9. [R5] 5/5 · US I love this platform!!: This is the best app I have used for my fitness tracking!! I love being able to post pictures of my adventures & get to look back at them & remember how far I have came
    10. [R16] 5/5 · US User friendly!: Love this app! I’ve been using it for years and I have been able to track my progress as well as push myself when I need to! Thank you! It also helps me remember when I saw something I wanted to go Back to by be g able to add notes!
    11. [R19] 5/5 · US Fantastic app!: This app works great and is easy to use. I like how I can look back to view my walking history. Perfect!
    12. [R51] 5/5 · GB Simple to Use: Map my Walk is simple to use and I especially like the regular updates on speed of travel/ distance covered / and overall progress
    13. [R60] 5/5 · GB Great App: I love this app as I walk a lot & I always use it to track my stats. I love the regular updates it gives during my walk as it pushes me to do a little bit more to attain that extra mileage! Great app.
    14. [R91] 5/5 · GB Fab app !!: Brilliant app, didn't realise how far I walked & how many calories can be burnt! Sync'd mine with my fitness pal app & use them both constantly. Brilliant!!!!
    15. [R17] 5/5 · US Great App: I have been using this for years. I wouldn’t use anything else.
    16. [R22] 5/5 · US Dependable every time!: I have been using this app for a number of years and it is dependable every time! Gives all the information you could ever want, super simple to use.
    17. [R40] 5/5 · US Great App: Been using it for over 15-years.
    18. [R35] 5/5 · US Shareware: I wrote an earlier review that was in error. There is a free version that is very useful. The so-called paywall is only for a version that adds many extra features. The free version is great. I can’t imagine the advances in the pay version.
    19. [R70] 5/5 · GB Perfect: Have used it for years on organised walks & individual rambles. Totally reliable & just so easy to use. The amazing thing is it’s free with accurate mapping. Many a time it’s got me out of trouble.
    20. [R13] 1/5 · US The app keeps stopping.: The app keeps stopping at 8.5 miles even when I’ve walked more than that. Very frustrating and disappointing!!
    21. [R27] 1/5 · US Not accurate: The weekly performance never adds up with the daily performance. It’s inaccurate and it’s discouraging. After a few weeks of continuous incorrect workout logs I have made the switch to Strava.
    22. [R29] 3/5 · US Something’s wrong or changed: Have loved this app for a while but today on my hike it dropped out for about 40 minutes and 2 miles. Was using it for a long walk while simultaneously playing a podcast. Has worked well in the past with Audible and short podcast. Seems the last update created a new problem.
    23. [R48] 5/5 · US Great walking app.: Very nice and accurate walking app!! Love it
    24. [R46] 5/5 · US Easy!: App is very easy to use and like it gives a map of each walk!
    25. [R63] 2/5 · GB Not what it was: When I’m walking using this app, the maps gone so cannot use it when out which is really annoying. Used to be able to but that options gone. When I find another waking app I will be deleting this
    26. [R71] 5/5 · GB Motivation: This app is great motivator, giving you an update each kilometre, time taken etc, and the route is mapped too.
    27. [R80] 2/5 · GB Where have the maps gone?: Love this app, but now there is no map to view after a walk. Please can you address, I can see that I’m not the only person having this issue.
    28. [R89] 1/5 · GB Useless: Tried to sign in kept refusing to accept any passwords. Don’t waste your time.
    29. [R93] 1/5 · GB Pointless: It’s not possible to register to use this app either from the app itself or their website - “An error occurred”. That’s it - no apology or explanation, and no account created so the app is completely useless.
    30. [R101] 1/5 · CA Sign Up Problem: Am trying to sign up, and create an account. Tells me: THERE WAS A PROBLEM SIGNING UP. or: THAT EMAIL HAS ALREADY BEEN USED. Please help.
    31. [R104] 1/5 · CA Need to sign up to try: App can’t even be demoed without signing up for an account. No thanks.
    32. [R31] 3/5 · US Review: It doesn’t tell me how many calories I’m burning
    33. [R41] 5/5 · US Get your miles in: I use this to track my walking, mostly, but also for steadiness and energy expended (calories burned) Easy to use a plus!
    34. [R43] 5/5 · US Beautiful Nature: This app helps me stay healthy as it tracks my distance, calories and of course my time! I get to enjoy nature on my walks.

    Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store