Walkster: Walking Weight Loss Reviews

Walkster has lots of things I don’t need, and isn’t great at tracking what I do need. I was basically looking for an app to track my walks/runs, not to lead me through a fitness routine. Foolishly I didn’t cancel before the trial period so I ended up paying for it so I’m trying to make the most of it. I just went to check my progress since I started recording runs in June. I am extremely disappointed that it only stored my runs for the last 4 weeks! I cannot find the missing runs. I’ve also been frustrated with Walkster stopping the tracking while I’m in the middle of my run. I’m sure the motion of my phone in my pocket is causing this but it shouldn’t be this easy for the tracking to stop.
It’s probably a great app for somebody but definitely not for me. I wish I’d never spent money on it.

Was looking for a walking app that would help me start walking more again and help me stick with it. Need to lose some weight, but don’t want to run. Found this walking app. The walking plans are easy to follow and do everyday. I like that it keeps track of how far I walked and how many times a week I’ve walked. Makes me want to keep walking according to the plan and not miss a day. I’ll update my review as I start to walk more, but so far so good. Thanks.

I have been loving Walkster, the work outs really help me stay consistent which is the key to feeling better and losing weight. The warm ups are really helpful too. I know I could go out and walk on my own but Walkster just really helps me get out the door and also tracks my progress.

UPDATE: I’ve been using Walkster for a few weeks and I am really surprised how far I’ve come with my walks. It’s helpful having videos to guide me through warm ups and everything too.

I have been wanting for a while to loose wt by diet and a walking program. I saw Walkster and it was my answer!! I just love it!! A program was created for me by answering a few questions. I started to follow my program ( very easy to follow) and walking became not only something I have to do but fun. I get a great feeling of accomplishment when I reach my goals!!!
I like the the warm up and stretches after all programmed for me as a beginner.
Walkster will make my weight loss goal easier to obtain.

I’m in Week 2 of my Beginner Walk II plan. It’s a nice little app that encourages me to walk. I have owned a Fitbit for many years but I fell off the steps wagon a while back and struggle to complete my lowered goal of 5000 steps per day. Walkster is getting me back to regular walks and I’m already seeing improvement as I can walk the same route in less time. Thank you to the developers who read and implement changes based on the feedback section after every workout!

I needed something simple to monitor my walks; to count my steps & calories burned ...& Walkster does that, but it also maps out my walk & saves my progress.
It also asks me if I want to warm up b4 & after my walk.
Additionally, when I walk away from my wifi connection, it doesn’t shut down.

& if you have to stop intermittently to stretch, that’s ok too!

I’ve been using Walkster for over a year. It is a good app. My only questions would be is there a way to track historical information? For instance, YTD instead of just the past 30 days. I’d like to see cumulative data. Also, the Duration column, for November it says: 15:00:01 I know I walked / ran more than 15 hours total for November so I don’t know how to interpret 15:00:01 or what that number means or how it is determined. Thank you.

Great app if you’re looking for a guided plan to help you lose weight. Having a plan and tracking your progress is much better then walking without one. Seeing how far you’ve walked and how many calories you’ve burned is important if you want to see real progress.

I am new to Walkster and only on my 5th workou walk. The calorie counter stopped after one of my pauses and after walking over 5 miles the calories burned at the end of the workout is 0! Unbelievable and I am extremely frustrated as this is the furthest of all my walks. This is the second walk this has happened. The calorie functionality is basic and there should be no glitches at this point. I am unhappy with Walkster for this reason.

This was exactly what I was looking for to get back into shape!

It maps my route, tallies my distance, keeps track of time, gives me incentive and an ever increasing goal to aim for and rewards me when I do more.

I love Walkster and it’s the only free app that has ever worked for me because it’s not full of annoying pop-ups and nonstop pitches to buy more.

Walkster has been really helpful for me to get out and walk a few times a week. I already notice a difference in my endurance, and I feel a mood uplift as well. Like a brain fog has lifted. The warm ups, exercises and videos are very helpful as well. All in all I rate Walkster 5 stars.

- Margaret

literally the entire reason I downloaded Walkster was to calculate my calories during fast walking. At one point during my workout I paused and at that point there was 60 cal accounted for in Walkster , then I continued and walked .4 miles looked down and the calorie counter said zero. Hit pause still zero. Hit finish to see if any number of calories would be accounted for in the summary, nope still zero. This was a good workout, but due to an upcoming fitness test I really needed to know how many calories I burned and Walkster sadly has let me down.

I’m surprised that the trail membership does not give you a better experience. I’ve been using Walkster for about 5 days now, and I have to fool around with it at least 10 minutes before I start my walk. It never picks up the location on the gps, it never shows me the route I’m taking.... it’s nothing like what was promised. Although I signed up for the year membership after the trial period, I’m canceling now. Total waste of my app space on my phone!

Walk Before you Run stands out in a sea of apps that want you to become marathoners. Definitely refreshing, and keeps me motivated - the stretching suggestions have helped keep me pain free as well!

App designers fixed all major issues, it now works smoothly, stops tracking after each use, saves consistently. Impressive for a free app, with excellent responsiveness to consumer questions and suggestions. Go for it!

Most of the times, over 50% of the time, the ads won’t exit. Usually the candyland visually assaulting and frantic game ads. You have to exit Walkster , turn off phone and hope. Then, even when you hit save, the walk route/event doesn’t save so jo record of it happening. VERY ANNOYING

Walk same 1 mile routes weekly. Large inconsistency in step count reported , varying from 2500 to 3500 steps/mile. Purchased apps without my permission, and had to call carrier to have charges reversed. Can’t turn off the ap after use, and it rapidly drains the battery. You need to shut the phone off to turn off the ap. Needs a lot of fixing.

Needs to be able to run over the last run u did

I love how enthusiastic Joe is, it really motivated me to get going. It’s always been hard for me to push myself but Walkster has completely changed that! Great app and absolutely worth 5 dollars a month.

Wanna see maps as I walk

Walkster has been really helpful for me to get out and walk a few times a week. I already notice a difference in my endurance, and I feel a mood uplift as well. Like a brain fog has lifted. The warm ups, exercises and videos are very helpful as well. All in all I rate Walkster 5 stars.

- Margaret

I think the videos from joe are awesome and gets me fired up. I can’t wait to see the daily joe that’s coming out. Keep up the good work and keep me motivated.

All the other apps I tried we’re too intense. Walkster started me off slowly and gradually built me up. I would recomend Walkster to any fitness beginner.