# Social Steps — Tracks steps with friends

> Social step tracking app for friendly competition and goal achievement. (iPhone/iPad app by Jose Jeria.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/social-steps/id1217028732 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Jose Jeria](https://appshunter.io/developer/1866419514)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Social Networking
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 5,132 App Store ratings · 93 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.6 · 22 MB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Greek, Hebrew, Hindi and 17 more
- Released: 2017-08-03
- Data updated: 2026-08-26
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/social-steps/id1217028732/reviews.md

## What is Social Steps?

Set goals. Compete with friends. Stay active.

Social Steps makes walking more fun by turning your daily steps into friendly competition. Track your progress, challenge friends, and push yourself to be more active every day.

Key Features:
- Set your daily goal: Choose how many steps to walk each day and track your progress automatically.
- Add friends: Connect with friends and see who is hitting their goals.
- Compete and win: Beat your friends and earn the top walker status.
- Automatic tracking: Social Steps imports steps from Apple Health—no setup or tracking start required.
- Supported devices: Works with Apple Watch, Garmin, and Fitbit, so you don’t need to carry your phone all the time.

Stay motivated. Walk, compete, and succeed with Social Steps.

## Key features

- Set daily step goals
- Compete with friends
- Automatic step tracking
- Connect with friends
- Earn top walker status
- Integrates with Apple Health, Apple Watch, Garmin, Fitbit

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Small | $1.99 | one-time |
| Medium | $4.99 | one-time |
| Large | $9.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Social Steps?

Overall sentiment: neutral

**Pros**

- 👍 Great app for family/friend competition
- 🚀 Motivates users to be more active
- 💡 Allows tracking steps across different devices
- 😊 Fun and engaging way to stay healthy

**Cons**

- 🐛 Inaccurate step tracking
- 🐛 Syncing issues with connected devices
- 🐛 Inconsistent data display
- 🤔 Limited features for a step tracking app

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Unable to add friends
- Steps not syncing correctly
- App crashes or freezes
- Delayed or missing step updates

**Most requested features**

- Add group/team challenges
- Implement chat/messaging functionality
- Provide more detailed statistics and analytics
- Expand compatibility to Android and other devices

## Recent user reviews (10 of 93)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/social-steps/id1217028732/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Best Tracking App

*2026-07-17*

If it wasn’t for this app, I would not be getting my steps in. I love how it tracks it and you can add friends to hold each other accountable. It’s like a friendly competition that helps you stay consistent with your goals.

### 5/5 — Motivation!

*2026-04-21, version 1.32.1*

My family & I use Social Steps for accountability & competition. It makes it fun getting our steps in.

### 5/5 — Please add a lockscreen widget

*2026-01-23, version 1.31.0*

Great app. Can you please add a widget?

### 1/5 — Can’t log in

*2026-01-10*

Both my husband and I got logged out of our accounts and couldn’t get back in. I don’t remember how it lets you sign up, but it says my email address isn’t on file. It was the same with him. We are both IT people, so it’s not like we are idiots. He signed up for a new account, but I opted not to be bothered with an app that is so lousy that it can’t help you log back in without setting up a new account. I just deleted the app.

**Developer response:** Got it. Here’s a version without any promise:

Sorry for the frustrating experience, that’s not how it should be. If you had contacted support, I could have helped recover the account or look into what went wrong.

### 4/5 — Excellent dupe for Fitbit challenges on iPhone!

*2026-01-03*

Our group is loving this app do those of us that have Apple Watches. The one person with the Garmin is having issues. Super simple to use. I do wish there was a widget as well as alerts when someone has taken the lead, getting close to you, etc.. I have all my notifications on but haven’t seen one come through, so not sure what the notifications are? The best part about the Fitbit was that step challenges, am this app is closest thing I can find to it! Thanks!!

### 1/5 — Lori

*2025-11-11, version 1.28.2*

This app is always making me restart and then loses track of my steps.
Very frustrating!!!!!

### 5/5 — Great App

*2025-10-22, version 1.28.2*

This app all my family has it and we motivate each other ! love this app ! makes us do extra steps to get first place

### 1/5 — Unable to add friends

*2025-10-06, version 1.28.0*

I keep getting an error that says “The subscription is unavailable in the current storefront.”

### 1/5 — Useless

*2025-08-28, version 1.27.0*

This app does not accurately track step count. It’s synced to my watch and it’s thousands of steps off.

### 4/5 — So far great

*2025-07-22, version 1.26.0*

Wishing I can send this to my Samsung Friends ! Would be a great app for all phones.

## Frequently asked questions about Social Steps

### What does Social Steps do?

Social Steps makes walking more engaging by enabling friendly competition among friends. You can set daily step goals, track your progress automatically, and challenge others to see who can achieve the most steps.

### How does the app track steps?

The app automatically imports your steps from Apple Health. It also supports integration with popular wearable devices like Apple Watch, Garmin, and Fitbit, meaning you don't always need to carry your phone to track your activity.

### Is Social Steps free to use?

The app is free to download and use, with options for in-app purchases. This allows users to enhance their experience or access additional features beyond the core functionality.

### What devices are compatible with Social Steps?

Social Steps is designed to work seamlessly with Apple Health, Apple Watch, Garmin, and Fitbit devices. This broad compatibility ensures that users can track their steps from their preferred fitness tracker.

### Who is Social Steps for?

This app is ideal for individuals who want to increase their daily activity and find motivation through social interaction. It's perfect for those who enjoy friendly competition and want to stay active with friends.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.34.0 — 2026-08-10

CHANGES\n- Added support for Ukrainian, Romanian, Czech, Greek and Hebrew\n- It is now possible to specify what day of the week you want to filter by in the history view

### 1.33.2 — 2026-08-03

FIXES
- potentially fixes a Fitbit users that was introduced in the last release

### 1.33.1 — 2026-07-28

FIXES
- Fixes an issue that could prevent some users from seeing their friends’ step counts.
- Restores the prompt to rate Social Steps.
- Restores the alert that lets you know when you need to update Social Steps.

### 1.33.0 — 2026-07-21

Home
- Enjoy smoother new animations.
- Explore your progress in more detail: drag your finger across the chart to see your step count for any day.
- Added a chart header and a tip explaining how to explore daily step counts by dragging your finger across the chart.
- Added a quick link to your step history.

History
- Filter your history with new quick-filter chips.
- See a podium view when you have at least three friends.

General
- Tapping a friend-request notification now takes you directly to the Friends screen.

### 1.32.2 — 2026-04-27

FIXES
- Fixes a crash that would occur when viewing a user's invitation 
- Fixes a crash that could occur when signing up

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