Comparison

PKs List vs Step

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

Head to head
About

PKs List

Discover over 2,000 personally vetted hotels worldwide. This subscription-based service offers exclusive travel club membership with perks like upgrades and VIP amenities at participating hotels, ensuring no more poor travel decisions.

Highlights
  • Over 2,000 vetted hotels globally
  • Personalized trip planning
  • Exclusive travel club membership
  • VIP amenities and upgrades
  • Bespoke itineraries
  • Access to sought-after events
Features
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PK’s List Subjective Travel Intelligence™ This dynamic database of over 2,000 individually selected, reviewed and visited hotels around the globe will help discerning travellers ensure they end up in the right hotels. Subscription Required. PK's List Travel Club Membership grants users perks such as upgrades, breakfast and VIP amenities (participating hotels only). The best part is this – no more poor travel decisions! All hotels have been personally vetted and selected by PK. No exceptions. PK's List - Subjective Travel Intelligence™ a ‘by invitation or referral only’ travel advisory service for like-minded individuals seeking the best in personalized trip planning. We're a travel club built on first-hand experiences and unparalleled industry relationships that are two decades in the making. Our members enjoy guaranteed VIP status and privileges at virtually every luxury hotel brand across the globe; as well as bespoke trip itineraries, access to sought-after events and experiences. To view our terms and conditions, please go to https://www.pks-list.com/terms

About

Step

Consolidate travel recommendations from various sources like TikTok, Instagram, and Google Maps into a single, organized map. Discover curated city guides from trusted creators and easily plan your trips with all your saved places readily accessible.

Highlights
  • Import places from TikTok, Instagram, Google Maps, and Notes
  • Automatic organization of saved places by city
  • Follow friends and curators for recommendations
  • Magazine-style interface for a clean look
  • Share lists of recommendations with friends
  • Discover hidden gems and curated city guides
Features
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Save every place you find on TikTok, Instagram and Google Maps to one map you'll actually use. You screenshot the restaurant. You save the Reels. You paste the address into your notes. Then the trip comes around and it's all gone. Step fixes that. Share a post to Step and the places land on your map, tagged and sorted by city, waiting for you when you get there. IMPORT FROM ANYWHERE TikTok. Instagram posts and Reels. Google Maps links. Screenshots. Even the running list in your Notes app. Send it to Step and we pull the place, the address and the details. No copy-pasting, nothing lost. BUILT AROUND CITIES Your saves organise themselves by city automatically. Land in Lisbon, open Step, see every place you've been collecting for months. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM PEOPLE, NOT ALGORITHMS Follow friends and Step's Culture Curators, a network of writers, chefs, designers and travellers who publish guides to the cities they know best. Build a personally curated map of the world, populated by the people you love, respect, and admire. MADE TO BE LOOKED AT Step is designed like a magazine, not a directory. Clean typography, real editorial, none of the review-farm noise. WHAT PEOPLE USE STEP FOR - Collecting places from social media before a trip - Rescuing a years-old list of recommendations out of Notes - Keeping a running map of their own city - Sharing a list of recommendations with a friend in one link - Following creators they trust instead of trawling review sites Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PKs List3 screens
Step4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PKs List at 100% against Step's 52%. PKs List also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). Step's advantage is ratings volume (232 vs 7). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Step sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. PKs List asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PKs List holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Step has 232 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of PKs List's written reviews are positive against 52% of Step's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PKs List ships an update every 3 weeks, Step every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
PKs List versus Step: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPKs ListStep
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better4.4 (232 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better52.4% of reviews
Number of ratings7232 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPK's List LtdStep Digital Holdings Limited

Customer experience

PKs List

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Step

All ratings232 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral5.2%
Negative10.8%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive52.4%
Neutral8.6%
Negative39.0%

Bugs and requests

PKs List

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Step

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Locations not registering in certain cities
  • Frequent errors, content not loading
  • Profile and login issues
  • Subscription charges not visible, hard to cancel

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow users to add their own places
  • Ability to separate places visited vs want to go
  • Option to create custom categories
  • Search by city to find local users

In-app purchases

None

PKs List

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Step

Subscriptions4
  • Step Premium Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Step Premium Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Step Premium Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
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  • Step Premium Annual$49.991 Year

Questions

Is PKs List free?
PKs List is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Step free?
Step is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PKs List or Step?
PKs List is rated higher. PKs List averages 5.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Step averages 4.4 from 232 ratings.
Do PKs List or Step have ads?
Neither PKs List nor Step shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PKs List or Step?
PKs List ships an update every 3 weeks, and Step every 2 weeks. Most recently, PKs List was updated on November 2, 2026 and Step on November 3, 2026.

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