Map My Walk vs. Map My Run

Ms_J1

What's the difference between Map My Walk and Map My Run? The descriptions are the same.

Timelordlady85

good question, I have been wondering the same thing as I have the mapmywalk app, there is also a mapmyfitness app too.

zamphir66

MapMyFitness is the umbrella for MayMyWalk, Run, Hike, and Ride. If you have more than one of the apps, all the feeds are merged. So, when I look at my history in MapMyWalk, I can also see all of my hikes, rides, and runs. You choose the starting app to determine what the activity is recorded as. They all work pretty much the same.

jrline

they all can track the same exercises and do them well

Advaya

I just got mapmyfitness after having mapmyrun and mapmywalk and mapmyhike and realizing they ARE ALL THE SAME!!! I liked the icon better for the rest but it was a waste of phone space :P

KimbaCan

I did the same walk, once using mapmyhike and then using mapmywalk. Mapmyhike recorded higher calorie burn.

Anyone know if there's a trick to get it to sync since the upgrade?
I can't get them to sync to MFP.

kayemme

MapMyFitness is the umbrella for MayMyWalk, Run, Hike, and Ride. If you have more than one of the apps, all the feeds are merged. So, when I look at my history in MapMyWalk, I can also see all of my hikes, rides, and runs. You choose the starting app to determine what the activity is recorded as. They all work pretty much the same.

if i could upvote you, i would!

PaulTurner1971

I was thinking the same myself... guess it's just about your core activity. I walk more often than run / hike / cycle so guess I'd naturally opt for MMW

bakergina82

Map my hike is for walking on rough terrains. You burn more calories on rough terrain than if you walked on pavement.

brianpperkins

bakergina82 wrote: »

Map my hike is for walking on rough terrains. You burn more calories on rough terrain than if you walked on pavement.

There is no difference in how any of the Map My (insert activity here) apps calculate calories. If you log a hike in Map My Ride, Map My Dog Walk, or Map My Hike ... the end result is the same.

jjburger77

Honestly, just get MapMyFitness and not all of the individual apps. Why? I have MapMyFitness, MapMyWalk, and MapMyRide, and whenever one of my friends logs what they just did, I get notifications from 2 of the apps based on what they just did. It's overkill.

4seasons4

Here's what the company says in their support pages:

The main difference between the free apps and sites is that each is catered toward an individual audience and will provide nearby and recommended maps based on that app's user base, as well as a default activity type. For instance, using MapMyRun will provide nearby running routes others have recorded, while MapMyRide will provide nearby routes for cyclists.

You only need ONE of the apps on your device. Any of the apps will record all different types of workouts (biking, running, walking, hiking, etc.) The app you choose (walk, ride, run, hike, etc) determines which type of nearby/recommended maps will be shown to you.

https://support.mapmyfitness.com/hc/en-us/articles/200118114-What-s-the-Difference-Between-the-Free-and-Apps-

jld1975

Oh, this is interesting. I have MapMyWalk but maybe I would be better off with the hike app. Most of my walks start out as walks headed to hiking areas. I could probably use the recommendations.

Jon_VW

@winifredtigerlily that's because the default activity in MMW is walking whereas in MMW it's hiking, but both apps support a variety of activities, for example you can select hike in MMW which should give the same result as if you logged the hike in MMH. It makes sense that hiking would burn more calories than walking since you're likely traversing heavier terrain, plus hiking gear trends to weigh more. I hope that makes sense.

Liorde

Wow. so much confusion. I think I may be able to sum it all up.
They all can track ALL the same activities. You can walk with mapmyride, ride with mapmywalk or mapmyfitness, etc.
But each app is tailored more specifically to that activity so mapmyride shows data that cyclists usually want to see like avg speed in mph vs mapmywalk/run which would show pace as minutes/mile by default since runners/walkers generally care more about their pace. Try to compare your bike ride pace with another cyclist and most will look at you cross-eyed not understanding what you're talking about.

Hopefully that helps. Basically, download the app for the sport you do the most and you can still record everything else in that one app just fine. Otherwise, if you truly do everything, perhaps mapmyfitness will work better for you as it's more general.

jennybearlv

Just use mapmyfitness. It covers all the above.

stanmann571

jrline wrote: »

they all can track the same exercises and do them well wildly exaggerate caloric burn.

Fixed it for you

DX2JX2

kayemme wrote: »

if i could upvote you, i would!

as an aside, this is now my favorite gif in the entire world.

bellkurt6

I did essentially the same route & pace with each app. Map My Walk gave 120 cal/mile, Map My Hike gave 164 cal/mile.

AtownSuzyQ

There is a large calorie difference between logging a hike and logging a walk. I did a very long hike and the calories seemed low for how strenuous it was. Then I noticed that I logged it in as a walk. I went to edit and change it to a hike. The calories burned were about three times as much. I assume it was because the elevation change was pretty great from the bottom to the summit.