Stepminder vs Running Buddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stepminder
This app calculates your average daily activity based on recent steps and distance, smoothing out daily fluctuations. Customize the averaging period and weighting for personalized insights. Track progress towards goals or simply monitor your movement.
- Weighted step averaging
- Customizable averaging period
- Unweighted average option
- Goal progress visualization
- Health app integration
- Distance tracking
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Stepminder averages your recent steps and distance, smoothing out day-to-day variations. The default 7-day weighted average gives the most weight to steps today (¼ of the total), and the least weight to steps six days ago (1/28 of the total). Change the averaging period, or choose an unweighted average (that is, each day has the same weight). An unweighted average of 7-28 days, for example, is useful if you do most of your walking on weekends. Visually track your progress toward your goal through the day. Or turn off goal orientation and just see how much you walk. Stepminder integrates with the Health app, using it as its source of past step counts and walking & running distances. Questions or problems? Email support@lobitoscreek.com
Running Buddy
Connect with local runners who match your pace, schedule, and fitness goals. Create a profile, specify your running preferences, and discover others in your area. Make your running routine more social, consistent, and enjoyable.
- Connect with local runners
- Match pace, schedule, and goals
- Create runner profiles
- Discover nearby runners
- Make running social
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Running Buddy is a simple way to meet other runners nearby. Whether you're just getting started or have been running for years, it helps you find people who share your pace, schedule, and goals. Set up your profile, choose when and where you like to run, and see who else is out there. It’s about making running feel more social, more consistent, and a little more fun.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Running Buddy at every 3 days against Stepminder's every 5 weeks. On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Stepminder against 5.0 for Running Buddy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Stepminder ships an update every 5 weeks, Running Buddy every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stepminder | Running Buddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lobitos Creek | Beyza Tumkor |
Customer experience
Stepminder
Running Buddy
In-app purchases
Stepminder
No in-app purchases
Running Buddy
No in-app purchases
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