Comparison

Showpass vs Eighty Thousand Steps

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

Head to head
About

Showpass

Discover and purchase tickets for top events across North America. This app allows you to store and present your digital tickets via a QR code for seamless entry, eliminating the need for physical tickets.

Highlights
  • Event discovery
  • Ticket purchasing
  • Digital ticket scanning
  • QR code entry
  • Eliminates physical tickets
Features
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Showpass is the leading event management and ticketing provider in North America. You can discover the best events, buy tickets and get them scanned all on this app. You can just show the Showpass QR code to any events and you are all set! So no more printing, finding and keeping physical tickets.

About

Eighty Thousand Steps

This interactive audio experience uses your steps to power a captivating story. Uncover a family secret through an immersive, cinematic saga inspired by real-life migration. Enjoy a unique blend of exercise and storytelling.

Highlights
  • Step-powered narrative
  • Immersive surround-sound audio
  • Unlockable clues
  • Offline playback
  • Accessible without walking
  • In-app step counter
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Ready for an inspiring journey? Here’s the twist. You power this story—with your footsteps. Take a walk in someone else’s shoes. Uncover a long-buried secret. Welcome to a story like no other. Walk the dog, run an errand, stroll the park, take a coffee break around the block. You can even run or jog, hit the treadmill, step machine, or elliptical. Now listen. And be prepared: this will move you in every way. Body, mind, and heart. A cinematic saga for the ears. An intimate personal secret, dipped in folklore and magic. Eighty Thousand Steps is a unique, genre-bending interactive podcast about family and migration, inspired by the true story of journalist Crystal Chan’s search for what really happened to her grandmother as a refugee. Follow the clues beyond the headlines. How do you keep going, no matter where life takes you? From award-winning studios Stitch Media and CBC Arts: a show for those who walk their own path. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. What step will you take today? HAPPY STEPPERS “It’s like a double whammy, getting my exercise in and listening to a story—2 for 1 value.” “Very fun and I enjoyed having something to walk to that added purpose to my movement.” “I have been enjoying the story while I do my daily walk. It’s so immersive and I love the interactive quality.” “This approach to storytelling feels so fresh and real and human.” “Really tugged at my heartstrings.” SPECIAL FEATURES Motivating Step Counter: In-app step counter shows your steps traveled as you uncover the mystery. Immersive Storytelling: Groundbreaking surround-sound audio with hand-illustrated scrolling art. Unlock clues after listening to each of the six episodes. Accessible and Adaptive: Completely free. Available offline. All transcripts available. Walk or run at any speed. Enable Accessibility Mode to enjoy without walking. Secure and Private: Will not save or store your health, motion or fitness data.

Screenshots

Showpass4 screens
Eighty Thousand Steps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Eighty Thousand Steps at 100% against Showpass's 16%. Eighty Thousand Steps also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Showpass's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 5). 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

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

Eighty Thousand Steps holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of Showpass's written reviews are positive against 100% of Eighty Thousand Steps's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Showpass ships an update fortnightly, Eighty Thousand Steps every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Showpass versus Eighty Thousand Steps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShowpassEighty Thousand Steps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (16 ratings)4.4 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better5
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.012.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB305 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperUp In Code Inc.Stitch Media

Customer experience

Showpass

All ratings16 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive16.1%
Neutral19.4%
Negative64.5%

Eighty Thousand Steps

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Showpass

No in-app purchases

None

Eighty Thousand Steps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Showpass free?
Showpass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Eighty Thousand Steps free?
Eighty Thousand Steps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Showpass or Eighty Thousand Steps?
Eighty Thousand Steps is rated higher. Showpass averages 4.0 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Eighty Thousand Steps averages 4.4 from 5 ratings.
Do Showpass or Eighty Thousand Steps have ads?
Neither Showpass nor Eighty Thousand Steps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Showpass or Eighty Thousand Steps?
Showpass ships an update fortnightly, and Eighty Thousand Steps every 3 weeks. Most recently, Showpass was updated on September 21, 2026 and Eighty Thousand Steps on September 19, 2026.

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