Comparison

StepDog vs Sober

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

Head to head
About

StepDog

This app combines step tracking with a virtual pet experience. Your daily steps keep a virtual dog healthy and happy, turning fitness into a rewarding game. It's designed to motivate you to build a consistent walking habit.

Highlights
  • Automatic step tracking via HealthKit
  • Virtual dog care and happiness meter
  • Apple Watch complications and watch face integration
  • Gamified fitness with goals and rewards
  • Unlockable dog breeds and animations
  • Premium weather and home screen widgets
Features
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StepDog: Your Step Counter & Your Cute Virtual Dog Step Up. Look After Your Dog. Stay Fit. StepDog is more than just a step counter. It’s a simple way to make daily walking fun and rewarding, by giving you a virtual dog that lives on your iPhone and Apple Watch. Every step keeps your dog healthy, happy, and by your side. HOW IT WORKS * Track steps automatically: StepDog connects with Apple HealthKit to read your daily step count in real time. * Care for your dog: Walk enough each day and your virtual dog will eat, sit, play, and finally curl up to sleep. * Turn fitness into a habit: Think of it as a gamified pedometer. By walking, you take care of your dog. That's how you stay motivated! BUILT FOR APPLE WATCH * See steps at a glance: Keep your step count and goal progress visible on your watch face all day. * Designed for modern faces: Use StepDog with the Infograph Modular watch face (Series 4 and above). Earlier modular faces show your daily ring too. * Add complications: Make your step tracker always accessible with a glance, no extra taps needed. * Stay motivated from your wrist: Your dog goes where you go. NEW WAY TO STAY ACTIVE & MOTIVATED * Regular step trackers get boring. StepDog makes daily walking feel like a game you actually want to win. * Skip excuses: your dog depends on your steps, you’re walking for you and for them. * Compete on local leaderboards (Premium) to see who’s getting the most steps. * Earn medals and small rewards for reaching goals to build a daily habit that sticks. YOUR OWN VIRTUAL PET * Pick your favourite dog breed and watch your puppy walk, sit, bark, eat, and sleep. * Unlock more breeds and animations with upgrades. * Treat your virtual dog well by staying active. It’s a small, daily commitment that makes you smile. WEATHER & EXTRA FEATURES * Premium members unlock widget for Home Screen, live weather backgrounds for your dog, plus daily forecasts to plan your walks. * Local leaderboards turn solo walking into a friendly competition. * Stay motivated, rain or shine. FITNESS TAMAGOCHI StepDog brings back the nostalgic joy of virtual pets, but this time it gets you moving. If you miss a goal, your dog might get restless. So get up, get outside, and hit your steps! KEY BENEFITS * Automatic step tracking with Apple HealthKit. * A virtual dog you feed with your steps. * Apple Watch complications to keep goals visible. * Local leaderboards and medals to push you further. * Pick your favourite virtual dog and unlock new breeds. * Live weather and daily forecasts to stay on track. * Works seamlessly with Apple Watch. JOIN THE PACK StepDog keeps you active every day. Walk more. Care more. Stay fit. & keep your virtual dog happy. Whether you’re looking for a simple daily habit or a cute companion to boost motivation, StepDog makes every step count. Download StepDog free today and start walking with your dog by your side. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Note: Full watch face support requires Apple Watch Series 4 and above. Older modular faces show progress rings. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Unlock premium features like extra dog breeds, live weather, and leaderboards with StepDog Premium. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage your subscription anytime in your settings. Privacy Policy: https://stepdogapp.azurewebsites.net/Privacy Terms of Use: https://stepdogapp.azurewebsites.net/Terms HealthKit: StepDog uses HealthKit to read your step data and keep your dog’s daily progress up to date.

About

Sober

Features
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Sober-ish is a calm calendar for the days you drank, used cannabis, or vaped. Not a quit-or-fail streak counter. Just an honest, private picture of how your month really went, so cutting back feels doable. ONE TAP A DAY Tap a day, tick what applies. Days with nothing logged stay quiet; logged days get a soft color, so patterns show up on their own. SEE WHERE YOU STAND • Days since you last logged each one, and your longest break • How many days this week or month, side by side • Works for alcohol, cannabis, and nicotine. Track only what matters to you. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Sign in with a one-time email code. No passwords, no ads, no tracking, and your logs are never sold or shared. Delete your account and everything in it from Settings anytime. SOBER-ISH PRO • How much, not just if: record amounts and see what a typical day looks like • Mood, context & notes: how the day felt, who you were with, and a line on what happened • Widgets: log from your Home Screen, see days since on your Lock Screen • The long view: 90-day and yearly stats, plus six-month trends Pro is available as a yearly subscription ($19.99/year with a 7-day free trial), a monthly subscription ($2.99/month), or a one-time lifetime purchase ($39.99). Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel them in your Apple ID settings. Sober-ish is a personal log, not medical advice or treatment. If you're worried about your use, please talk to a professional. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.soberish.app/privacy

Screenshots

StepDog4 screens
Sober3 screens

Verdict

The call

StepDog and Sober are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. StepDog sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Sober sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
StepDog versus Sober: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepDogSober
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (1.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.3K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB39 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperYingchi WangAyan Osman

Bugs and requests

StepDog

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Dog not showing up on watch face
  • Step count not updating correctly
  • App crashes or won't open
  • Incompatibility with certain Apple Watch models

Requested features

6 requests
  • More dog breed options (Bernese mountain dog, Dachshund, Schnauzer, etc.)
  • Add cat option
  • Ability to use own pet photo
  • Leaderboard with friends
  • History of previous step data
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  • Improved animation and interactivity for the dog

Sober

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

StepDog

Subscriptions2
  • Premium pack7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Premium Pack Annual7 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time2
  • Set of all dogs$1.99
  • Accessories for your dog$1.99
3 purchases

Sober

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is StepDog free?
StepDog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sober free?
Sober is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StepDog or Sober have ads?
Neither StepDog nor Sober shows ads.

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