Comparison

Social Steps vs Step Bro

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

Head to head
About

Social Steps

This app transforms daily walking into a fun, competitive experience. Set personal step goals, challenge friends, and track your progress automatically. It integrates with popular fitness trackers to keep you motivated and active.

Highlights
  • Set daily step goals
  • Compete with friends
  • Automatic step tracking
  • Connect with friends
  • Earn top walker status
  • Integrates with Apple Health, Apple Watch, Garmin, Fitbit
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Set goals. Compete with friends. Stay active. Social Steps makes walking more fun by turning your daily steps into friendly competition. Track your progress, challenge friends, and push yourself to be more active every day. Key Features: - Set your daily goal: Choose how many steps to walk each day and track your progress automatically. - Add friends: Connect with friends and see who is hitting their goals. - Compete and win: Beat your friends and earn the top walker status. - Automatic tracking: Social Steps imports steps from Apple Health—no setup or tracking start required. - Supported devices: Works with Apple Watch, Garmin, and Fitbit, so you don’t need to carry your phone all the time. Stay motivated. Walk, compete, and succeed with Social Steps.

About

Step Bro

This app transforms daily walks into friendly competitions. Automatically track your steps and compete with friends on leaderboards, join fun challenges, and earn achievements. It syncs with Apple Health to keep you motivated and accountable.

Highlights
  • Daily leaderboards
  • Themed walking challenges
  • Lifetime step statistics
  • Achievement system
  • Friend comparisons
  • Apple Health integration
  • Dark mode interface
Features
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Step Bros turns walking into a daily competition with your friends. Track your steps automatically with Apple Health integration, then see how you stack up on the daily leaderboard. Challenge your crew, climb the ranks, and turn every walk into a reason to move more. FEATURES: • Daily Leaderboards — See who walks the most each day among your friends • Fun Challenges — Join themed walking challenges like Route 66, Walk Every Dog in Manhattan, and more • Lifetime Stats — Track your total steps, yearly history, streaks, and personal records • Achievements — Unlock badges and level up as you walk • Friends — Add friends, compare steps, and keep each other accountable • Apple Health — Syncs automatically with your existing step data • Beautiful Design — Dark mode with a clean, modern interface Whether you walk 5,000 or 50,000 steps a day, Step Bros makes every step count. Download now and start walking with your bros.

Screenshots

Social Steps4 screens
Step Bro4 screens

Verdict

The call

Social Steps and Step Bro both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Step Bro's written reviews are positive against 62% of Social Steps's. Step Bro also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (daily vs every 10 days). Social Steps's advantage is ratings volume (5.2K vs 20). On price, rating, ads 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. Social Steps sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Step Bro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Social Steps against 4.7 for Step Bro. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Social Steps has 5.2K ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of Social Steps's written reviews are positive against 100% of Step Bro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Social Steps ships an update every 10 days, Step Bro daily. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Social Steps versus Step Bro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSocial StepsStep Bro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (5.2K ratings) — better4.7 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews62.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.2K — better20
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJose JeriaSixty Seven LLC

Customer experience

Social Steps

All ratings5,184 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews93 reviews
Positive62.4%
Neutral10.8%
Negative26.9%

Step Bro

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Social Steps

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Unable to add friends
  • Steps not syncing correctly
  • App crashes or freezes
  • Delayed or missing step updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add group/team challenges
  • Implement chat/messaging functionality
  • Provide more detailed statistics and analytics
  • Expand compatibility to Android and other devices

Step Bro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Social Steps

One-time3
  • Small$1.99
  • Medium$4.99
  • Large$9.99
None

Step Bro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Social Steps free?
Social Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Step Bro free?
Step Bro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Social Steps or Step Bro?
Social Steps is rated higher. Social Steps averages 4.7 out of 5 from 5.2K ratings, while Step Bro averages 4.7 from 20 ratings.
Do Social Steps or Step Bro have ads?
Neither Social Steps nor Step Bro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Social Steps or Step Bro?
Social Steps ships an update every 10 days, and Step Bro daily. Most recently, Social Steps was updated on November 6, 2026 and Step Bro on October 31, 2026.

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