Comparison

MySteps vs Step Up Challenge

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

Head to head
About

MySteps

This app acts as a personal fitness companion, automatically tracking your daily steps, activities, and calories burned. It offers real-time workout tracking with GPS, goal setting, and progress visualization to keep you motivated. Seamlessly syncs with Apple Health for a comprehensive view of your fitness data.

Highlights
  • Automatic step counting
  • Real-time activity tracking
  • GPS workout mode
  • Goal setting and motivation
  • Apple Health integration
  • Calorie and distance tracking
Features
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MySteps is a step counter and activity tracker with a pedometer that easily tracks your steps, activities, and calories burned. Staying active is simple and motivating with MySteps. Have a 24/7 fitness companion with tools, insights, and motivation to make progress that lasts. Use My Steps for free! PEDOMETER FOR STEP COUNTING Track your steps (no GPS needed), calories burned, and floors climbed automatically. • Built-in pedometer for automatic step counting • Duration and pace info • See current steps, pace, floors climbed • Check your step count for the last 4 days on the main dashboard • Check your step count for each day on a neat calendar REAL-TIME ACTIVITY TRACKING Go into workout mode to track your activities in real-time and on a map. MySteps provides accurate, live tracking with a map that keeps you aware of your movement throughout the day. • Pedometer for automatic step counting and pace • Distance, calories burned, and walking/running speed tracking • Floors and elevation data • Duration and pace info • Daily progress charts and summaries SET GOALS & STAY MOTIVATED MySteps helps you set meaningful goals and celebrates your progress every step of the way. • Personalized walking and fitness goals • Progress notifications and reminders • Visual achievements to celebrate consistency • See weekly and monthly trends for Steps, Calories, Distance, Floors WORKOUT MODE WITH GPS Level up your routine with detailed outdoor activity tracking. Whether you’re walking, running, or cycling, MySteps records every route and performance stat with precision. • GPS-based tracking for walking, running, or cycling • Route mapping with distance and pace stats • Detailed session analysis to monitor improvement APPLE HEALTH INTEGRATION Keep all your fitness data connected and secure. MySteps seamlessly syncs with Apple Health for a complete overview of your health and movement. • Apple Health sync for step, distance, and calorie data • Optional GPS/location access for route and speed tracking • Data privacy and control built into every feature Whether you’re starting a healthy habit or pushing your limits, MySteps helps you track every step of progress. ► Try now for FREE to stay active, consistent, and confident. ______ Terms of Use: https://nextleap.com.sa/terms-of-use/

About

Step Up Challenge

Turn daily steps into live competitions with friends and groups. Receive instant updates when someone passes you on the leaderboard. Earn badges and track progress with automatic step syncing from Apple Health.

Highlights
  • Live step leaderboards
  • Instant friend passing alerts
  • Automatic step syncing
  • Private, invite-only groups
  • Customizable challenges
  • Milestone and streak badges
Features
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Walking is more fun when you're competing. Outstep turns your daily steps into a live competition with the people who'll actually keep you moving, your friends, your run club, your coworkers, your family. Small groups, real leaderboards, and the one feature no other step app nails: knowing the instant a friend passes you. WHEN A FRIEND PASSES YOU, YOU'LL KNOW The moment someone edges ahead on the leaderboard, Outstep sends you a live update usually within minutes of their steps syncing STEPS SYNC AUTOMATICALLY Your steps come straight from Apple Health. No manual entry, no calorie counting, no clutter. Just steps, ranked. BUILT FOR GROUPS - Create private, invite-only groups that never expire - Always-on daily, weekly, and monthly leaderboards - Up to 8 friends free - React with a fire, muscle, or turtle to cheer each other on (or tell someone to speed up) CHALLENGES EVERYONE CAN WIN - Set custom challenges over any timeframe - Group Target mode: chase one shared goal together, so nobody gets left behind SEE WHERE YOU STAND - City, region, and country percentile ranking - Earn badges for milestones, streaks, and breakthroughs all free GROUP PREMIUM (OPTIONAL) Love it and want more room? One person can back the whole group. Group Premium unlocks up to 50 members, more concurrent challenges, longer challenge durations, and a full group analytics dashboard and it covers every single member at once. One subscription, whole crew. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Delete your account and all health data anytime from Settings. No ads. Ever. Get your group. Get moving. Get Outstep. Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of service: https://outstepapp.com/legal#terms Privacy Policy: https://outstepapp.com/privacy

Screenshots

MySteps4 screens
Step Up Challenge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Step Up Challenge at none against MySteps's shown. Step Up Challenge also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). MySteps's advantage is ratings volume (45K vs 13). On price, rating, 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. MySteps sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Step Up Challenge sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for MySteps against 4.7 for Step Up Challenge. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MySteps has 45K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of MySteps's written reviews are positive against 100% of Step Up Challenge's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MySteps ships an update every 2 weeks, Step Up Challenge every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MySteps versus Step Up Challenge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyStepsStep Up Challenge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (45K ratings)4.7 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings45K — better13
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB63 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNext LeapYousuf Abduljawad

Customer experience

MySteps

All ratings45,166 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral2.7%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews124 reviews
Positive79.8%
Neutral4.0%
Negative16.1%

Step Up Challenge

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

MySteps

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Meters not displayed, only feet
  • Step counting not working properly

Requested features

2 requests
  • Ability to change app language
  • Show full year's activity data

Step Up Challenge

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

MySteps

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Pro$9.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly$17.991 Year
9 purchases

Step Up Challenge

Subscriptions9
  • Oustep Plus Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Group Premium7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Outstep Plus7 Days trial$24.991 Year
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  • Group Premium 100$49.991 Month
  • Group Premium Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Group Premium 250$109.991 Month
  • Group Premium 500$199.991 Month
  • Group Premium 100 Annual$449.991 Year
  • Group Premium 250 Annual$999.991 Year

Questions

Is MySteps free?
MySteps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Step Up Challenge free?
Step Up Challenge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MySteps or Step Up Challenge?
Step Up Challenge is rated higher. MySteps averages 4.6 out of 5 from 45K ratings, while Step Up Challenge averages 4.7 from 13 ratings.
Do MySteps or Step Up Challenge have ads?
MySteps shows ads; Step Up Challenge does not.
Which is updated more often, MySteps or Step Up Challenge?
MySteps ships an update every 2 weeks, and Step Up Challenge every 6 days. Most recently, MySteps was updated on October 25, 2026 and Step Up Challenge on October 25, 2026.

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