Social Steps vs Wake
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Wake
Build positive habits and break negative ones with daily tracking and structured programs. Features include workout routines, journaling prompts, task lists, and guided breathing exercises to foster discipline and progress.
- Habit building and tracking
- Workout programs (lifting, running)
- Daily journaling with prompts
- Task list management
- Guided breathing exercises
- Progress and streak tracking
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Wake helps you build the habits that move you forward — and break the ones holding you back. Every day is a chance to show up for yourself. Wake gives you the tools to build discipline, track your progress, and keep moving forward, one day at a time. BUILD HABITS Track the habits you want to build and watch your streaks grow. Simple daily check-ins keep you accountable and consistent. BREAK HABITS Quit what's holding you back. Name the habit, set your anchor, and track every day you stay on course. TRAIN Follow structured workout programs for lifting and running — each with a clear session for every day. Or log your own workouts your way and track your progress over time. JOURNAL End each day with a quick reflection. Optional daily prompts help you get started when you don't know what to write. PLAN Keep a simple daily task list so you always know what needs to get done. BREATHE Reset with guided breathing techniques for focus, calm, and energy. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Watch your streaks, stats, and milestones grow as you stay consistent. The more you show up, the further you go. MORE ON THE WAY Wake is just getting started. New features and tools are on the way to help you go even further. Wake is built for anyone trying to build discipline, better their habits, and move their life forward. Download Wake and start moving forward today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Social Steps at 5.2K against Wake's 1. Wake's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). 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
Both are free to download. Social Steps sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Wake sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Wake holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Social Steps has 5.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Social Steps ships an update every 10 days, Wake weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Social Steps | Wake |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (5.2K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5.2K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jose Jeria | Timothy Emrich |
Customer experience
Social Steps
Wake
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
Wake
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Social Steps
- Small$1.99
- Medium$4.99
- Large$9.99
Wake
- Wake7 Days trial$3.991 Month
