Comparison

10,000 Steps vs Push For Better

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

Head to head
About

10,000 Steps

This physical activity program helps you increase daily movement with evidence-based tools and resources. Track your progress, join challenges, and connect with others to achieve your fitness goals. It does not count steps directly but allows manual entry and syncing from other health apps.

Highlights
  • Add steps and activity minutes
  • Sync steps from Apple Health
  • View progress graphs and statistics
  • Access annual Public Leaderboard
  • Create personalized reminders
  • Connect with friends and family
  • Join Monthly Challenges
Features
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10,000 Steps is a physical activity program here to help you move more each day! Delivered by the Physical Activity Research Group at CQUniversity, the Program supports individuals, organisations and communities to incorporate more activity into daily living through evidence-based tools and resources also available at 10000steps.org.au. This mobile app does not count your steps. On this app, you can: · Add steps and minutes of activity · Sync steps from Apple Health · See progress towards your daily goal · View progress graphs and steps statistics · Access the annual Public Leaderboard · Create personalised reminders · Connect with friends and family · View Group progress and compare steps · View team Tournament progress · Join Monthly Challenges from around the world · Read evidence-based physical activity articles Additional tracker connections can be set up through Apple Health to integrate with the 10,000 Steps mobile app, more information is available at 10000steps.org.au/support. The Coordinator Hub, accessible at 10000steps.org.au, makes it easy to create Tournaments and manage team members, access team statistics and utilise Resources. If you need any support while using the 10,000 Steps app, please contact our team directly at 10000steps@cqu.edu.au. 10,000 Steps is proudly funded by the Queensland Government through Health and Wellbeing Queensland and Wellbeing SA, Government of SA.

About

Push For Better

Track your push-ups during a challenge event, learn daily mental health facts, and connect with your team. Earn achievement badges and work towards collective goals while staying informed about event resources.

Highlights
  • Bank daily push-ups
  • Daily mental health facts
  • Individual achievement badges
  • Team goals and progress
  • Event-wide progress overview
  • Access event resources and FAQs
Features
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Through The Push-Up Challenge event app you can bank your push-ups, learn about mental health and see how your mates are going too. Some features include: · See the daily mental health facts · Bank your push-ups on each day of the event · Receive individual achievement badges If you’re in a team, you can also: · Work towards team based goals · See how your team mates are going You can also see how the event is going as a whole and get easy access to event features, including FAQs, resources, tips and your event settings.

Screenshots

10,000 Steps4 screens
Push For Better4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Push For Better at 74% against 10,000 Steps's 29%. Push For Better also leads on rating (4.4 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Push For Better holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Push For Better has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of 10,000 Steps's written reviews are positive against 74% of Push For Better's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

10,000 Steps ships an update every 2 months, Push For Better every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and August 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
10,000 Steps versus Push For Better: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter10,000 StepsPush For Better
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.4 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.0% of reviews74.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings121 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCentral Queensland UniversityThe Push for Better Foundation

Customer experience

10,000 Steps

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive29.0%
Neutral6.5%
Negative64.5%

Push For Better

All ratings21 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews128 reviews
Positive74.2%
Neutral9.4%
Negative16.4%

Bugs and requests

10,000 Steps

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Push For Better

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • Circle dial scrolling is inaccurate and unresponsive
  • App crashes when reaching 100% daily push-ups
  • White/blank screen on launch preventing app access
  • Login errors despite correct credentials
  • Password reset functionality not working
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  • Team leaderboard scrolling locks up
  • Cannot navigate away from certain pages (X button unresponsive)
  • Glitch adding incorrect push-up counts (4100+ errors)
  • App not recognizing challenge start date
  • Freezing when banking push-ups
  • Navigation issues jumping back to current day unexpectedly
  • Donation error appearing on opening page
  • Time zone not adjusting for international users

Requested features

15 requests
  • Quick buttons for common push-up amounts (10, 20, 30, 40, 50)
  • Real-time team leaderboard updates
  • Optional notifications when teammates log push-ups
  • Widget support showing daily target and progress
  • Ability to bank more push-ups than daily limit
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  • Year-round app availability for continuous tracking
  • In-app team messaging and chat functionality
  • Apple Health integration for workout syncing
  • Ability to donate directly through the app
  • Time zone auto-detection and adjustment
  • Overall challenge progress tracking (not just daily %)
  • Flexible rest day scheduling
  • Ability to view future challenge days in advance
  • Source citations for mental health facts
  • Secondary team tracking for different groups

In-app purchases

None

10,000 Steps

No in-app purchases

None

Push For Better

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 10,000 Steps free?
10,000 Steps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Push For Better free?
Push For Better is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 10,000 Steps or Push For Better?
Push For Better is rated higher. 10,000 Steps averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Push For Better averages 4.4 from 21 ratings.
Do 10,000 Steps or Push For Better have ads?
Neither 10,000 Steps nor Push For Better shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 10,000 Steps or Push For Better?
10,000 Steps ships an update every 2 months, and Push For Better every 10 days. Most recently, 10,000 Steps was updated on September 17, 2026 and Push For Better on August 1, 2026.

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