These shoes are a miracle.  I have stress-fractures on the balls of my feet which result in constant pain.  Yes, getting new shoes always helped initally, but after a few months and the insoles getting invariably flattened, the pain would kick up again.
Not with these shoes.  They tip you back just enough to keep pressure off the front section of your feet.  I can walk in them all day and do.  I have two pairs, one a half size larger than the other to wear with thicker socks and to give me just a bit of variance as I switch back and forth between them.  I have no idea if they work for sore arches or heels, but they have turned my life around and I am forever grateful.