Comparison

Kanopy vs Eighty Thousand Steps

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

Head to head
About

Kanopy

Access a vast library of films and documentaries for free with your library card. Enjoy ad-free streaming of award-winning movies, The Criterion Collection, and curated content for children, with new titles added regularly.

Highlights
  • Free film streaming
  • Ad-free viewing
  • Library card required
  • Festival award-winning films
  • Documentaries
  • The Criterion Collection
  • Kanopy Kids with parental controls
Features
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Stream thousands of films for free without ads through your library. Sign up with your library card and start watching festival award-winning films, thought-provoking documentaries, The Criterion Collection, and more with new titles added weekly. Browse Kanopy Kids for unlimited age-appropriate shows and movies with access to parental controls. Available on mobile, web, and living room devices.

About

Eighty Thousand Steps

This interactive audio experience uses your steps to power a captivating story. Uncover a family secret through an immersive, cinematic saga inspired by real-life migration. Enjoy a unique blend of exercise and storytelling.

Highlights
  • Step-powered narrative
  • Immersive surround-sound audio
  • Unlockable clues
  • Offline playback
  • Accessible without walking
  • In-app step counter
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Ready for an inspiring journey? Here’s the twist. You power this story—with your footsteps. Take a walk in someone else’s shoes. Uncover a long-buried secret. Welcome to a story like no other. Walk the dog, run an errand, stroll the park, take a coffee break around the block. You can even run or jog, hit the treadmill, step machine, or elliptical. Now listen. And be prepared: this will move you in every way. Body, mind, and heart. A cinematic saga for the ears. An intimate personal secret, dipped in folklore and magic. Eighty Thousand Steps is a unique, genre-bending interactive podcast about family and migration, inspired by the true story of journalist Crystal Chan’s search for what really happened to her grandmother as a refugee. Follow the clues beyond the headlines. How do you keep going, no matter where life takes you? From award-winning studios Stitch Media and CBC Arts: a show for those who walk their own path. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. What step will you take today? HAPPY STEPPERS “It’s like a double whammy, getting my exercise in and listening to a story—2 for 1 value.” “Very fun and I enjoyed having something to walk to that added purpose to my movement.” “I have been enjoying the story while I do my daily walk. It’s so immersive and I love the interactive quality.” “This approach to storytelling feels so fresh and real and human.” “Really tugged at my heartstrings.” SPECIAL FEATURES Motivating Step Counter: In-app step counter shows your steps traveled as you uncover the mystery. Immersive Storytelling: Groundbreaking surround-sound audio with hand-illustrated scrolling art. Unlock clues after listening to each of the six episodes. Accessible and Adaptive: Completely free. Available offline. All transcripts available. Walk or run at any speed. Enable Accessibility Mode to enjoy without walking. Secure and Private: Will not save or store your health, motion or fitness data.

Screenshots

Kanopy4 screens
Eighty Thousand Steps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Kanopy at 4.8 against Eighty Thousand Steps's 4.4. Kanopy also leads on ratings volume (152K vs 5) and chart position (#167 vs unranked). Eighty Thousand Steps's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 72%) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 14.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kanopy holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kanopy has 152K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 72% of Kanopy's written reviews are positive against 100% of Eighty Thousand Steps's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kanopy ships an update every 2 weeks, Eighty Thousand Steps every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Kanopy versus Eighty Thousand Steps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKanopyEighty Thousand Steps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (152K ratings) — better4.4 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews72.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings152K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#167 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB305 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKanopyStitch Media

Customer experience

Kanopy

All ratings151,658 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral2.1%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews801 reviews
Positive72.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative20.1%

Eighty Thousand Steps

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Kanopy

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes and freezes frequently
  • Login issues, unable to sign in or access account
  • Chromecast and TV streaming problems
  • Video playback issues, including blurry or out of sync
  • Inconsistent behavior when resuming or rewatching movies

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add ability to pause, rewind, and resume movies without using credits
  • Improve search and browsing functionality
  • Provide more content filtering and parental control options
  • Add support for offline viewing and downloads
  • Enhance Chromecast and TV integration
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  • Improve video quality and playback stability

Eighty Thousand Steps

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Kanopy

No in-app purchases

None

Eighty Thousand Steps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kanopy free?
Kanopy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Eighty Thousand Steps free?
Eighty Thousand Steps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kanopy or Eighty Thousand Steps?
Kanopy is rated higher. Kanopy averages 4.8 out of 5 from 152K ratings, while Eighty Thousand Steps averages 4.4 from 5 ratings.
Do Kanopy or Eighty Thousand Steps have ads?
Neither Kanopy nor Eighty Thousand Steps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kanopy or Eighty Thousand Steps?
Kanopy ships an update every 2 weeks, and Eighty Thousand Steps every 3 weeks. Most recently, Kanopy was updated on October 14, 2026 and Eighty Thousand Steps on October 7, 2026.

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