StepBet vs Barkle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StepBet
Earn money by meeting personalized step goals through weekly fitness games. Connect your activity tracker, join a game with a bet, and stay active to win and split the pot with other participants. Offers a risk-free trial with a full refund within the first week.
- Personalized step goals
- Weekly fitness games
- Bet on yourself
- Split pot with winners
- Connects with activity trackers
- Risk-free trial
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Become more active and earn money doing it! Receive personalized Step Goals based on your activity/exercise tracker history, and bet money on yourself during weekly health-focused games where you’ll be encouraged to walk and exercise to meet your personalized step targets. How it works: - Download the StepBet app. - Select your step source (Apple Health, Apple Watch, Fitbit, and Garmin) to get your custom fitness goals. - Find a game and place a bet into the game’s pot to officially join. - Walk, exercise, and stay active to hit your fitness goals every week of the game. - Win, and split the pot with other winners to recoup your bet and then some! By committing real money, engaging in the social aspect of our games, and interacting with our one-of-a-kind customer support team, you’ll find unparalleled motivation in reaching your health and fitness goals. Try it risk-free! Cancel any time during the first week for a full refund. Terms of Use: https://stepbet.com/terms
Barkle
Analyze your fitness data and enhance your performance with community-driven tools. Upgrade for exclusive features, cross-platform data integration, and early access to live events and races.
- Data analysis tools
- Performance enhancement features
- Community-driven features
- Exclusive previews
- Cross-platform data integration (coming soon)
- Early access to live events and races
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At Barkle, we've got a bunch of cool features that were created with the help of a super engaged community of Peloton users. With our tools, you can analyse your data and even use some advanced stuff to up your performance game. Barkle+ Upgrade and get access to: - Complete access to the Barkle app along with exclusive previews for new feature releases. - Connect Barkle to non-Peloton data and get a more holistic view of your fitness. (Coming soon) - Get early and free access to exclusive LIVE events and races with our supportive community. - Auto-renewing subscription ($8 monthly / $70 yearly - price varies by country) Privacy Policy: https://barkle.io/pp Terms and Conditions: https://barkle.io/tc
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Barkle at 100% against StepBet's 35%. Barkle also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). StepBet's advantage is ratings volume (23K vs 6). On price, update cadence, 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. StepBet sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $10.99 per month and Barkle sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Barkle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StepBet has 23K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of StepBet's written reviews are positive against 100% of Barkle's.
StepBet ships an update every 10 days, Barkle every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StepBet | Barkle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (23K ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | FitnessAI Inc. | 22 Eleven Ltd |
Customer experience
StepBet
Barkle
Bugs and requests
StepBet
Reported bugs
3 issues- Steps not syncing correctly
- Logging in/account issues
- Challenges not working as expected
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to change tracking devices during a challenge
- Option to set custom step goals
- Improved app stability and performance
Barkle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
StepBet
- StepBet Membership7 Days trial$10.991 Month
- StepBet Membership$12.991 Month
- StepBet Membership1 Month trial$12.991 Month
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- StepBet Membership14 Days trial$12.991 Month
- StepBet Quarterly Membership$29.993 Months
- StepBet Annual Membership$59.991 Year
- StepBet Annual Membership7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- StepBet Annual Membership$79.991 Year
- StepBet Lifetime Membership$119.99
Barkle
- Barkle+$7.991 Month
- Barkle+$69.991 Year
- Single Event Access.5 variants$4.99
- Pay As You Use8 variants$4.99
