Comparison

Marco vs Stepling

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

Head to head
About

Marco

Locate your misplaced Fitbit tracker using its wireless signal. The app guides you to its general vicinity, helping you find it before the battery dies. Supports a wide range of Fitbit models.

Highlights
  • Locate lost Fitbit trackers
  • Uses wireless radio signature
  • Guidance to general location
  • Supports many Fitbit models
  • Helps find before battery dies
Features
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"Where did I leave my AirPods?" "Is my Fitbit in the couch cushions... or lost for good?" Marco is the fastest way to find any Bluetooth device you've lost. Open the app, tap your device, and follow the live signal — it glows brighter as you get closer. No more tearing apart your house. No more giving up. --- WHY MARCO --- - Works with ANY Bluetooth device: AirPods, Fitbit, Garmin, Apple Watch, JBL speakers, Tile trackers, and more. - Live proximity orb pulses faster as you close in. - Warmer/colder direction hints tell you which way to move. - Haptic feedback guides you without looking at the screen. - Smart signal processing cuts through Bluetooth noise. --- SAVE YOUR DEVICES --- Bookmark any device and Marco remembers it. Saved devices sit at the top of your home screen — even when they're out of range — so re-finding is one tap away. With Marco+, the app watches for your saved devices in the background and notifies you the moment any of them comes back in range. --- RING YOUR DEVICE --- Tiles, fitness trackers, and many headphones can play a sound on command. Tap "Ring" and Marco makes your device beep through the couch cushions. --- LAST-SEEN ON A MAP --- Marco quietly records where you last saw each saved device. Open the map to see exactly where that was. Retrace your steps and find it. --- PRIVATE BY DEFAULT --- Nothing leaves your device. No accounts, no tracking, no data sold. Just your devices, found. --- MARCO+ --- Remove ads and unlock: - Background scanning with notifications - Unlimited saved devices - Last-seen map history - Battery level for compatible devices $0.99/month or $4.99/year. Cancel anytime in App Store subscriptions. Subscriptions auto-renew at the same price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Terms: https://marco.apps.deucks.com/terms.html Privacy: https://marco.apps.deucks.com/privacy.html Screens created with AppScreenKit. https://appscreenkit.com

About

Stepling

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Every step helps your own cloud dragon grow. Stepling turns the step count already on your iPhone into a calm, playful daily ritual. Walk with your companion, build momentum and discover a small adventure together each day—without pressure. SIMPLE ON PURPOSE • Today’s steps and goal progress at a glance • Momentum that increases the growth XP earned from your steps • A fresh daily adventure with landmarks and discoveries • Five gentle growth stages • A Journey view for growth, memories, adventures and settings • A creature whose personality develops as you walk • Optional morning forecasts and rainy-day umbrella reminders • Connect with friends using a code and see each other’s dragon name and appearance PRIVATE BY DESIGN Stepling uses Apple Health with your permission to read only your step count. Health data is processed on your iPhone. Optional weather features use your location to request a local forecast from Apple Weather. Any saved home location stays on your device. Optional Friends uses your iCloud account and Apple CloudKit to share only your dragon’s name and appearance with people you connect with. Steps, goals and rankings are never shared. There are no Stepling accounts, ads, analytics or tracking. Your growth never goes backwards. Stepling is here to celebrate movement—at your pace.

Screenshots

Marco4 screens
Stepling3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stepling at none against Marco's 2. Stepling also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). Marco's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. Marco sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Stepling asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Marco ships an update every 3 months, Stepling weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Marco versus Stepling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarcoStepling
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (6.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews43.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDeucks Pty LtdSamuel Che

Bugs and requests

Marco

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Doesn't work with Versa 2
  • Inaccurate location tracking
  • Doesn't work when Fitbit is nearby

Requested features

4 requests
  • Instructions are not well
  • Should set off alarm
  • Needs to support more Fitbit models
  • Needs to provide direction to the Fitbit

Stepling

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Marco

Subscriptions2
  • Macro Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Macro Pro Yearly$4.991 Year
None

Stepling

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Marco free?
Marco is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stepling free?
Stepling is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Marco or Stepling have ads?
Marco shows ads; Stepling does not.
Which is updated more often, Marco or Stepling?
Marco ships an update every 3 months, and Stepling weekly. Most recently, Marco was updated on November 2, 2026 and Stepling on October 29, 2026.

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