Fitness Coach vs StepForest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fitness Coach
Personalized workout plans adapt to your fitness goals and level, whether you train at home, the gym, or outdoors. Access numerous training sessions and hundreds of exercises to target all muscle groups. Track your progress over time and stay motivated with 30-minute sessions.
- Personalized workout programs
- Goal-based training adaptation
- Dozens of training sessions
- Hundreds of exercises
- Progress tracking
- 30-minute sessions
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Follow programs adapted to your goals directly via your iPhone or iPad. Whether at home, at the gym, or outdoors, stay in shape with Fitness Coach! - Choose your GOAL and we make you a program according to your LEVEL. - Dozens of SESSIONS of various trainings. - A HUNDREDS of exercises to progress on all the MUSCLES of your body. - Choose your RHYTHM and train in a 30-minute session. - FOLLOW your evolution and PROGRESS over the weeks. " I had a hard time getting into fitness ... now I get what I needed " - "Easy to use, all you need to progress" - "A very complete application to achieve its physical purpose!" This app uses HealthKit to track and log your water consumption, steps, and activities SUBSCRIPTIONS - You can subscribe for this app to get access premium features - Subscription options are: 1-week with 3-day trial, 1-year with 3-day trial, 3-months - Privacy : http://privacy.appfeedbacks.com/1472638797 - Terms of Use : https://www.iubenda.com/terms-and-conditions/44220384
StepForest
This app tracks your daily steps, distance, and calories burned, syncing with your device's motion data. It offers a unique visual reward system where a virtual forest grows as you reach your goals, with optional features for deeper insights and customization.
- Step, distance, and calorie tracking
- Virtual forest growth reward system
- Syncs with Apple Health
- No account or signup required
- Home screen widgets
- Weight and BMI logging
- Streaks and badges
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StepForest is a step counter that stays out of your way: no account, no location permission, and simple setup. Walk, and a small forest grows along with you. WHY PEOPLE KEEP IT · No account or signup — connect Apple Health or Motion & Fitness to see your steps · No location permission. StepForest does not record your route · Steps come from Apple Health and your iPhone's motion data · StepForest only reads Apple Health. It never writes to it · A daily goal you can change anytime, from a short walk to 10,000 steps STEP COUNTING See today's steps, distance, calories, and goal progress. With your permission, StepForest reads steps recorded by Apple Health. When health data is unavailable, it can use your phone's motion data and tells you the source. YOUR GREEN SPACE Every walk leaves a mark. Reach your daily goal to earn water drops, then water the tree in your Green Space. Keep going and a tree house, birds, a photo frame by the window, and other small things appear — a quiet place that fills up as you move. Day or night, sound on or off, it is yours. TRENDS AND INSIGHTS Start with today's hourly steps, then switch to week, month, or year. See your daily average and how this period compares with the last one. Your first insight report is free once you have enough history, and it stays free to revisit. STREAKS AND BADGES Consecutive goal days build a streak. Check your current and longest streak, look back at any day on the calendar, and collect badges along the way. WEIGHT AND BMI Log your weight and height and follow BMI next to your steps. Units follow your region — pounds and feet by default in the US, with WHO weight categories. STEPFOREST PRO (OPTIONAL) The core app is free. The free version may display a banner ad; Pro removes ads and adds period comparisons, insights, and the cat and fireflies in your Green Space. Choose monthly, yearly, or lifetime when available in your region. Purchases and restores use your Apple ID. PERMISSIONS AND PRIVACY · Health: reading steps and walking/running distance needs your permission, and only to show steps and statistics · Motion & Fitness: used when Apple Health data is not available · No location permission is requested · StepForest never writes data to Apple Health · No account required. Step cache, streaks, badges, and Green Space progress stay on your device Questions, refunds, or feedback: tianxin3344@icloud.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://stepforest.com/privacy_en Support: https://stepforest.com/support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: StepForest at 100% against Fitness Coach's 40%. StepForest also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Fitness Coach's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (73K vs 9). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Fitness Coach sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and StepForest sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
StepForest holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fitness Coach has 73K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Fitness Coach's written reviews are positive against 100% of StepForest's.
Fitness Coach ships an update monthly, StepForest every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fitness Coach | StepForest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (73K ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 73K — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 209 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Luni | 北京智动无限信息技术有限公司 |
Customer experience
Fitness Coach
StepForest
Bugs and requests
Fitness Coach
Reported bugs
3 issues- Videos don't load properly
- Workout progress not tracked accurately
- Subscription issues and inability to cancel
Requested features
4 requests- Allow customization of workouts
- Add audible cues during workouts
- Provide more free workout options
- Improve user interface and navigation
StepForest
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Fitness Coach
- 1 Week Fitness Premium7 Days trial$4.997 Days
- 1 Week Fitness Premium3 Days trial2 variants$5.997 Days
- 1 Week Fitness Premium7 Days trial$5.997 Days
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- 1 Week Fitness Premium3 Days trial$6.997 Days
- 1 Month Fitness Premium3 Days trial$15.991 Month
- 1 Month Fitness Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Month
- 1 Month of Fitness7 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Coach +3 Days trial$19.991 Month
- 1 Quarter Fitness Premium3 Days trial$29.993 Months
- 1 Quarter Fitness Premium3 Days trial$49.993 Months
StepForest
- StepForest Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- StepForest Pro Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
Questions
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