Comparison

One Million Steps vs WellChallenge

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

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About

One Million Steps

Embark on a 100-day walking challenge to reach one million steps and raise money for causes you care about. Track your progress, engage in mini-challenges, and compete with friends on leaderboards.

Highlights
  • 100-day walking challenge
  • Fundraise for charities
  • Track steps, distance, calories
  • Mini-challenges
  • Friend leaderboards
  • Pedometer sync
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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One Million Steps is an affordable fitness fundraising challenge that anyone can take part in, from any location, without previous training and raise money for good causes It’s a hundred-day journey with mindfulness, Pilates and strengthening exercises to get you feeling good and doing good. Individuals walk a million steps in 100 days (500 miles) while fundraising for causes they care about. Charities receive a branded charity page with integrated fundraising, and the opportunity to widen their pool of supporters and see 6 times the return of investment. Businesses receive affordable tools and resources to support staff health and wellbeing while fulfilling their corporate social responsibility and giving back to the community. Use the app to: · wirelessly sync our pedometer with your mobile device · or use Apple Health (HealthKit) with your favourite pedometer device · track your progress and goals, · compete in mini-challenges · follow friends on leader boards · and fundraise for good causes Track Your Progress · Steps – did you reach your daily goal? · Total Active Time - try to reach 2 hours a day · Active Mins – get those cardio minutes by walking a total of 45 mins a day at three miles per hour pace · Active Hours - Stop just sitting around! Try to make 9 out of 12 hours your Active Hours. How? Do 300 steps in that hour or get a buzz reminder · Step Average - Monitor your 7, 14, 30, 60 and 100-day step average to keep you on track – no more lying to yourself, it’s all there to see · Distance – tell your friends how far you have walked or run · Calories – With all that hard work, check to see how many calories you may have burnt Mini-Challenges Mini-Challenges are great for that extra boost or getting back on track. We have six mini challenges to take and compete with friends. 24-hour Burst – Nothing says it better than an all-out push Weekend Walkathon – Two-day challenge. Use the weekends to catch up on steps or just keep active on the quiet days Work Week Wonder – Five-day challenge. Monday to Friday. Who’ll be champion at the end? Full Week Monty – 7-day challenge Monday to Sunday to walk through the week 14 day Reset – Feel like a reboot? This two-week challenge is a great refresher. 30-day Rejuvenator – 30 days to get fighting fit again Leader boards When we take up something new, first we make a commitment, then we look for tools to help us with the challenge. But being humans, we love to do things together. So joining a group can really help us succeed Follow your friends on leader boards and push yourself to be No.1 For more information on how you, your business or your charity can benefit from The Million Steps Challenge, visit www.millionsteps.com or send us an email info@millionsteps.com

About

WellChallenge

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Increase the level of exercise at the company with step challenges and activity challenges via WellChallenge. An easy and fun way to get all employees moving, regardless of previous level of exercise. WellChallenge integrates with Apple Health and can automatically fetch your steps and register them in the step challenge. To log in and register steps and activities, a WellChallenge login is required.

Screenshots

One Million Steps3 screens
WellChallenge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: One Million Steps at fortnightly against WellChallenge's every 28 months. One Million Steps also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

One Million Steps ships an update fortnightly, WellChallenge every 28 months. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
One Million Steps versus WellChallenge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOne Million StepsWellChallenge
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 28 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB4 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperOne Million Steps LimitedWellstep AB

In-app purchases

None

One Million Steps

No in-app purchases

None

WellChallenge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is One Million Steps free?
One Million Steps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WellChallenge free?
WellChallenge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do One Million Steps or WellChallenge have ads?
Neither One Million Steps nor WellChallenge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, One Million Steps or WellChallenge?
One Million Steps ships an update fortnightly, and WellChallenge every 28 months. Most recently, One Million Steps was updated on July 4, 2026 and WellChallenge on September 17, 2026.

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