Comparison

StepsApp Pedometer vs Walking Challenge with Friends

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

StepsApp Pedometer

This app transforms your phone into a powerful step counter and activity tracker. Monitor steps, distance, calories burned, and set daily goals. It integrates with Apple Health and Apple Watch for comprehensive activity monitoring.

Highlights
  • Automatic step counting
  • Workout tracking with GPS and heart rate
  • Apple Health and Apple Watch integration
  • Customizable charts and animations
  • Goal setting and notifications
  • Widgets for home screen
  • Wheelchair push tracking
Features
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The step counter that actually gets you moving. Join over 100 million people building healthier habits with StepsApp. Track your daily activity, stay consistent with streaks, and now compete with friends through leaderboards, group challenges, and social features that make walking surprisingly addictive. FEATURES • Automatic step tracking • Daily goals and streaks • Challenges with friends, family, and coworkers • Leaderboards and groups • Workout tracking with Heart Rate Zones and Insights • Apple Health integration • Apple Watch support • Activity trends, records, and analytics • Beautiful charts and animations • Awards and achievements • Home Screen widgets • Lock Screen widgets • Dark Mode and customizable app icons • Social sharing • Wheelchair support • Export your data • No extra hardware required PRO FEATURES • Advanced analytics & insights • GPS workout tracking • Premium customization • Additional Streak Freezes • Advanced goals • Fully ad-free experience * PRO features require an active paid subscription. CONNECT YOUR DEVICES StepsApp seamlessly syncs with popular health and fitness devices — on your wrist, finger, or phone. • Apple Watch • Garmin • Oura • Fitbit • Whoop • Polar • Amazfit • And many more STAY MOTIVATED StepsApp turns movement into a habit. Set a daily goal. Build streaks. Join challenges. Climb the leaderboard. Whether you walk 2,000 steps or 20,000, StepsApp helps you stay consistent and actually enjoy the process. Small daily wins add up fast. TRACK EVERYTHING Get a complete overview of your activity: • Steps • Distance • Floors climbed • Active calories • Walking time • Workouts and routes • Heart rate data • Weekly, monthly, and yearly trends See your progress evolve over time with detailed insights, averages, and personal records. CHALLENGES, GROUPS & LEADERBOARDS Walking is better together. Create groups with friends, family, coworkers, or your entire office. Compete in daily and weekly leaderboards, motivate each other, and stay accountable through shared challenges. A little competition goes a long way. APPLE WATCH & APPLE HEALTH • Sync seamlessly with Apple Health • Combine activity from iPhone and Apple Watch • Track workouts with GPS on Apple Watch • Secure health data storage DESIGNED FOR EVERYONE • Accessible with VoiceOver • Wheelchair support • Available in 20+ languages • Clean, simple, and highly customizable interface Download StepsApp and start building healthier habits one step at a time. Privacy Policy: https://steps.app/privacy

About

Walking Challenge with Friends

Compete with friends in a fun step-counting race. Use special powers to gain an advantage or hinder opponents. Syncs with your Health App to track steps automatically.

Highlights
  • Compete with friends and family
  • Use powers to affect race progress
  • Multiple step goal races (10K, 50K, 100K)
  • Health App integration for automatic step syncing
  • Attack and defense power-ups
Features
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Steps Race is a game where you can compete with your friends and family to see who can get to the finish line first. Oh, but this is not a regular race… to add more fun, you can use POWERS to slow down your opponents or help you get faster to the finish line and WIN the race. STEPS RACES - 10K steps - 50K steps - 100K steps POWERS - Freeze Time ○ Type: Attack ○ Effect: Opponent steps don't count ○ Duration: 1 hour ○ Tip: Use it exactly when your friend usually goes out for a run/walk - Shrink Ray ○ Type: Attack ○ Effect: Opponent steps count only a half ○ Duration: 1 hour ○ Tip: Use it similarly to the freeze time power - Super Speed ○ Type: Speed ○ Effect: Your steps count double ○ Duration: 1 hour ○ Tip: Use it when you know you will start walking/running - Shield ○ Type: Protection ○ Effect: Gives you immunity against attacks ○ Duration: 1 hour ○ Tip: Use it when someone attacked you and want to deflect it HEALTH APP Steps Race integrates with your Health App to be able to read your steps. It uses HealthKit to automatically sync your steps in the race. SUPPORT At the moment we only support reading your steps using your Health app, so all you need to get started is keep tracking your steps using your iPhone or Apple Watch. No other wearables are supported at the moment.

Screenshots

StepsApp Pedometer4 screens
Walking Challenge with Friends4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Walking Challenge with Friends at none against StepsApp Pedometer's shown. Walking Challenge with Friends also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). StepsApp Pedometer's advantage is ratings volume (297K vs 2) and update cadence (every 6 days 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. StepsApp Pedometer sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Walking Challenge with Friends sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Walking Challenge with Friends holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StepsApp Pedometer has 297K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of StepsApp Pedometer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Walking Challenge with Friends's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StepsApp Pedometer ships an update every 6 days, Walking Challenge with Friends fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
StepsApp Pedometer versus Walking Challenge with Friends: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepsApp PedometerWalking Challenge with Friends
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (297K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings297K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#31 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size405 MB69 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperStepsApp GmbHTuxedo Lab LLC

Customer experience

StepsApp Pedometer

All ratings297,353 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral1.9%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews10,042 reviews
Positive93.1%
Neutral2.4%
Negative4.5%

Walking Challenge with Friends

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

StepsApp Pedometer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Steps disappearing throughout the day
  • Syncing issues between phone and watch
  • Incorrect distance/calorie calculations

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add manual step/distance entry
  • Improved Apple Watch integration
  • More customization options
  • Ability to compete with friends

Walking Challenge with Friends

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

StepsApp Pedometer

Subscriptions12
  • PRO Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • PRO Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • StepsApp Pedometer Pro7 Days trial$6.991 Month
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  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • StepsApp Pedometer Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • PRO Yearly2 variants$19.991 Year
  • PRO Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • PRO Yearly$23.901 Year
  • StepsApp Pedometer Pro7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • StepsApp Pedometer Pro$29.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • PRO Yearly7 Days trial$32.991 Year
One-time2
  • StepsApp Freeze - 1day$0.99
  • StepsApp Pedometer Pro$2.99
4 purchases

Walking Challenge with Friends

One-time4
  • Attack Pack$1.99
  • Shield Pack$1.99
  • Speed Pack$1.99
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  • Value Pack$2.99

Questions

Is StepsApp Pedometer free?
StepsApp Pedometer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Walking Challenge with Friends free?
Walking Challenge with Friends is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, StepsApp Pedometer or Walking Challenge with Friends?
Walking Challenge with Friends is rated higher. StepsApp Pedometer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 297K ratings, while Walking Challenge with Friends averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do StepsApp Pedometer or Walking Challenge with Friends have ads?
StepsApp Pedometer shows ads; Walking Challenge with Friends does not.
Which is updated more often, StepsApp Pedometer or Walking Challenge with Friends?
StepsApp Pedometer ships an update every 6 days, and Walking Challenge with Friends fortnightly. Most recently, StepsApp Pedometer was updated on September 25, 2026 and Walking Challenge with Friends on August 21, 2026.

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