PKs List vs Step
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Over 2,000 vetted hotels globally
- Personalized trip planning
- Exclusive travel club membership
- VIP amenities and upgrades
- Bespoke itineraries
- Access to sought-after events
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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
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.
- 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
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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/
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | PKs List | Step |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | 4.4 (232 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 52.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 232 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PK's List Ltd | Step Digital Holdings Limited |
Customer experience
PKs List
Step
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
PKs List
No in-app purchases
Step
- 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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