HealthMon vs Step Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HealthMon
This app combines a virtual pet with a step tracker. Your pet grows as you meet daily walking goals, but can get sick if you don't. It syncs with health apps and allows multiplayer interaction with friends.
- Virtual pet growth based on steps
- Syncs with Apple Health
- Multiplayer with friends
- Apple Watch integration
- Third-party step tracker support
- iMessage stickers
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HealthMon is a virtual pet + step tracker app. Rules are simple - You feed your pet as you walk more everyday. Meet your daily and weekly step goals and your pet will continue to grow with you! If you don't meet them, your pet will get sick and could potentially die :'( Have fun and stay healthy! Features: - Automatic syncing with Apple's Health App to ensure that you're pulling in all the steps walked to feed your pet - Give your pet fruits & and play with your pet to help you get your daily goal - Multiplayer: It's never to easy to do it alone. Play with your friends! Invite your friends via Friend Codes or Facebook to check up on how your friends are doing. Once linked up, you can send or ask for items. You can add your friend's pet in your home playground and play with their pet! - Enjoy HealthMon with your Apple Watch to always see how your pet is doing; you can also play with it. You phone and watch syncs automatically! - Third party step tracker integrations such as Fitbit and Jawbone - Use all the pet's animations in your iMessage stickers
Step Tracker
Transform your daily steps into an engaging walking game. Earn rewards, level up, and complete quests to stay motivated. Compete with friends and players worldwide in monthly challenges to boost your fitness journey.
- Convert steps into XP, Loot & Levels
- Complete quests and level up
- Compete weekly with global players
- Monthly walking challenges with exclusive rewards
- Collect unique characters
- Build walking streaks
- Advanced step tracking & charts
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Turn walking into a game & hit your step goal every day. Explora is a walking game that motivates you to become more active. Earn XP, complete quests, and collect monsters as you work toward your goals. From taking the stairs to adding an evening walk, those extra steps bring your next reward closer. Features Walk in real life, level up in Explora • Set a daily step goal that fits your routine and adjust it as you go. • Walk or run with your phone or watch. Your steps sync automatically; log them to earn XP and level up. • Complete daily step quests to earn gems you can spend on your collection. • Keep logging your steps for seven consecutive days to unlock an XP bonus. • Fit the game around your day. Your steps are tracked while you move, so you can log them and collect your rewards later that day. Collect and level up your monsters • Spend your gems to collect more than 80 unique monsters. • Each monster can boost the XP you earn from your steps. • Level up your favorites to strengthen their bonuses and keep your collection growing. Find fresh motivation each month • Choose a monthly step challenge, with targets from 50,000 to 400,000 steps. • Reach your target before the month ends to earn an exclusive seasonal character. • Return each month for a new challenge and another character to work toward. Join the weekly league • Compete with walkers around the world by earning XP from your steps. • Invite friends and follow their progress alongside yours. • Climb the ranks and earn weekly rewards, with a new competition every week. See your progress beyond the game • Track your steps, calories, and activity trends. • Follow your daily goal and see how your activity adds up over time. -- Terms of use: https://www.with-aura.com/terms-of-use/explora-terms Subscription terms: https://www.with-aura.com/subscription-terms/explora-subscription-terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Step Tracker at 4.6 against HealthMon's 3.9. Step Tracker also leads on ratings volume (177 vs 9). HealthMon's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. HealthMon sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Step Tracker sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Step Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Step Tracker has 177 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of HealthMon's written reviews are positive against 74% of Step Tracker's.
HealthMon ships an update weekly, Step Tracker fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HealthMon | Step Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (9 ratings) | 4.6 (177 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | 73.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 177 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 177 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Lazily Inspired | Explora (Apps) |
Customer experience
HealthMon
Step Tracker
In-app purchases
HealthMon
- 10000 Steps$0.99
- 5 Medicine$0.99
- 3 Revives$0.99
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- Daily Step Goal$0.99
- Weekly Step Goal$2.99
- Healthpack$2.99
- Double Interaction Steps$2.99
- Double Incoming Steps$4.99
- Roll Over Excess Steps$4.99
Step Tracker
- Explora VIP Weekly$0.997 Days
- Weekly Explora Pass Special$1.997 Days
- Explora VIP Monthly1 Month trial$3.991 Month
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- Explora VIP Monthly$5.991 Month
- Explora VIP Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Explora VIP Yearly1 Month trial$19.991 Year
- Explora Game Pass | Yearly$24.991 Year
- 10 Boosters - Limited Offer$1.99
- 2,600 Gems$2.99
- Rexy Starter Pack - Limited Offer$3.99
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- 7,700 Gems - Limited Offer$3.99
- 7,700 Gems$6.99
- 30,000 Gems - Limited Offer$12.99
- 30,000 Gems$22.99
- Explora VIP Lifetime$49.99
- 100,000 Gems Pack$49.99
- 250,000 Gems Pack$99.99









