Steptember vs FocusNYC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Steptember
This app helps you track your daily steps and convert over 40 activities into step counts. It allows you to sync with health platforms, compete with teams on leaderboards, and monitor fundraising goals, all while supporting a good cause.
- Track steps and convert activities to steps
- Sync with Apple Health/Google Health Connect
- Live team leaderboards
- Fundraising QR code and target monitoring
- Collect badges
- Support babies with cerebral palsy
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The Official Steptember 2026 App Your month-long mood boost is waiting for you! Get creative with your fitness and put wellbeing front and centre this Steptember. 10,000 steps a day – your way. Step, move, play, ride, stretch. How you Steptember is completely up to you! Whether it’s a dance break, Pilates class or bike ride, every move counts – and you can track it all right here. With the Steptember app, you can: • Track your steps and convert over 40 activities into steps like swimming, cycling or even cleaning the house • Sync with Apple Health or Google Health Connect for automatic tracking • Follow your workplace, team and colleagues on live leaderboards • Get your personal QR code to fundraise on the go • Monitor your fundraising target • Collect as many badges as you can Feel good, inside and out knowing you’re supporting babies with cerebral palsy thrive. Sign up now and get the app – all totally free! It’s time to make this your Steptember to remember. www.steptember.us
FocusNYC
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With the FocusNYC app, you can finally take your trainer with you wherever you go. The FocusNYC personal training app delivers training plans and custom built programming, meal plans and nutrition coaching, a supportive community, and so much more. - Access to goal specific training plans and custom built programs - Log all of your workouts and track your progress over time - Communicate directly with your trainer in real-time via the app - See your trainer's availability and schedule in-person training sessions - Schedule and complete virtual personal training sessions, all right within the app - Watch and follow along with on-demand workout videos on your own schedule - Set goals and build a plan with your coach to accomplish them - Log your meals and manage your nutrition intake - Choose a meal plan that works for you or work with a registered dietician to build your own - Track body measurements and take progress photos - Track daily movement and calorie burn through integration with wearable devices like Apple Watch and Fitbit - Participate in Focus community fitness challenges
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Verdict
Steptember and FocusNYC are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Steptember ships an update every 5 weeks, FocusNYC every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Steptember | FocusNYC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (416 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 416 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 161 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cerebral Palsy Alliance | Focus Integrated Fitness, Inc |
Bugs and requests
Steptember
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to log in or access account
- Steps not accurately recorded or synced
- Frequent app crashes and freezes
- Inconsistent performance across devices
Requested features
4 requests- Automatic step syncing without manual intervention
- Detailed daily step history and tracking
- Integration with more fitness trackers
- Improved team management and leaderboard features
FocusNYC
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Steptember
No in-app purchases
FocusNYC
No in-app purchases
