Comparison

StepBet vs TAP

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Personalized step goals
  • Weekly fitness games
  • Bet on yourself
  • Split pot with winners
  • Connects with activity trackers
  • Risk-free trial
Features
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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

About

TAP

Features
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TAP is a different kind of screen time app. Built to help your kids develop skills for this screen-heavy world, TAP teaches negotiation, discipline, and self-management — not surveillance and enforcement. A pact is a screen time agreement your family builds together. Not rules handed down from a parent's phone. An actual negotiation — where teens propose terms, parents respond, and everyone signs before it goes live. If it stops working, anyone can request a renegotiation. HOW IT WORKS 1. Sit down together. Open TAP with your family. Each person sees the same screen. 2. Build the pact. Propose screen time rules, responsibilities, and rewards. Negotiate until both sides agree. 3. Sign it. Everyone commits. The pact is live. 4. Check in daily. Teens post a quick check-in showing they held up their end. No background tracking. No app surveillance. Just honest accountability. 5. Watch your streak grow. Consistent follow-through builds a family streak. Parents can send bonus rewards for effort. 6. Renegotiate when life changes. Got a new semester? Summer break? Anyone can propose new terms. TAP is the only screen time app where teens can formally renegotiate the rules. WHY TAP INSTEAD OF PARENTAL CONTROLS? Parental controls treat your teen as a threat. Block. Monitor. Restrict. Teens resist — they share passcodes, factory-reset phones, use friends' devices. The controls fail, and the relationship pays for it. TAP does the opposite. When teens help write the rules, they follow them. When both sides see the same dashboard, there's nothing to sneak around. When renegotiation is built in, nobody feels trapped. The American Academy of Pediatrics dropped specific screen time limits in January 2026. Their new recommendation: collaborative family media plans where parents and kids make decisions together. TAP is that plan, in an app. WHO TAP IS FOR - Parents of tweens and teens (ages 9-17) who are tired of screen time fights - Families who've tried enforcement apps and watched them backfire - Parents who believe kids should have a voice in family rules WHO TAP IS NOT FOR - Parents of toddlers who need hard device locks - Families looking for content filtering or web monitoring - Anyone who wants to secretly track their teen's phone FOUNDING FAMILY PRICING Be one of our first families. Founding Families get a locked-for-life annual price that never goes up — and a voice in how TAP grows. Wave 1 (25 families): $14.99/year Wave 2 (25 families): $19.99/year Wave 3 (50 families): $24.99/year Wave 4 (50 families): $29.99/year Wave 5 (100 families): $39.99/year Wave 6 (100 families): $49.99/year When founding waves are filled, standard pricing applies: - TAP Monthly: $9.99/month (auto-renews) - TAP Annual: $59.99/year (auto-renews) TAP is free to start with 1 pact and 2 family members. No credit card. No trial countdown. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple ID account settings. Privacy Policy: https://tcityjohn.github.io/app-pages/tap/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

StepBet4 screens
TAP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: TAP at none against StepBet's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. StepBet sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $10.99 per month and TAP sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
StepBet versus TAP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepBetTAP
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (23K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews34.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings23K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB45 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperFitnessAI Inc.John Carter

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

TAP

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

StepBet

Subscriptions8
  • 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
One-time1
  • StepBet Lifetime Membership$119.99
8 purchases

TAP

Subscriptions8
  • TAP Premium$9.991 Month
  • TAP Premium — Wave 1$14.991 Year
  • TAP Premium — Wave 2$19.991 Year
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  • TAP Premium — Wave 3$24.991 Year
  • TAP Premium — Wave 4$29.991 Year
  • TAP Premium — Wave 5$39.991 Year
  • TAP Premium — Wave 6$49.991 Year
  • TAP Premium (Annual)$59.991 Year

Questions

Is StepBet free?
StepBet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TAP free?
TAP is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StepBet or TAP have ads?
StepBet shows ads; TAP does not.

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