Comparison

StepChain vs Goplay

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

Head to head
About

StepChain

This app encourages a healthier lifestyle by tracking various physical activities and converting them into digital tokens. Users can redeem these tokens for rewards like gym memberships or electronics, and even donate them to charitable causes. It aims to motivate users to increase their activity levels and improve their overall well-being.

Highlights
  • Activity tracking (walking, running, cycling, etc.)
  • Converts steps to STEP coins
  • Redeem coins for gifts and memberships
  • Donate coins to charity
  • Progress and balance tracking
  • Community chat feature
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StepChain is a responsible fitness app with a main purpose of making the world a better place by decreasing obesity and promoting a healthy way of living. This application tracks all of your physical activity from walking to running, swimming, cycling, dancing, climbing, rope jumping and many more. How? StepChain would be linked to Google Fit, retrieving data of steps walked, then converting them into tokens, STEP coins. StepChain will definitely motivate you to increase your physical activity, improving your health and lifestyle. Not only have that, your STEP coins could be redeemed with a variety of gifts like gym memberships, sports equipment’s, wearables and electronics. StepChain is not only for athletes, StepChain is for every lifestyle. You can benefit from StepChain’s rewarding system when carrying out your daily chores that involves a physical activity. All you have to do is download the app now, create an account and start exercising. To simplify it even more, StepChain is: Motivating – Encouraging you to increase your physical activity. Walk more, Earn more. Rewarding – Converting your steps into STEP coins. Challenging – Pushing you to your limits to challenge yourself and upgrade your fitness level. Giving – Donating your STEP coins to contribute in making the world a better place. Tracking your progress and balance – Keeping record of your advancement and STEP coin wallet. Socializing – Chatting and communicating with the vast StepChain Community. StepChain is currently available only in the free version which will allow you to walk and earn STEP points instantly. StepChain tracks your activity by using Apple's HealthKit, to be able to use StepChain you need to connect your apple account.

About

Goplay

This app rewards physical activity by converting your real-world steps into in-game currency. Walk, run, and earn GoBits, which can then be exchanged for in-game currency or used to pay for eligible in-app purchases in supported games. Compete with friends in step challenges for additional rewards.

Highlights
  • Convert steps to in-game currency
  • Earn GoBits for physical activity
  • Use GoBits for in-app purchases
  • Compete in step challenges
  • Integrates with Apple Health
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Turn your real-world steps into real in-game currency! Goplay® rewards gamers with GoBits®  for being physically active—walking, running, and moving throughout the day. If you’re moving, you’re earning. How it works Goplay connects with Apple Health (the Health app) to read your step count (with your permission) and converts verified steps into GoBits. Earn 1 GoBit for every 100 steps. What you can do with GoBits     •    Exchange GoBits for in-game currency in enrolled games     •    Pay with GoBits to cover part of eligible in-app purchases (available in enrolled games)     •    Race your friends in step competitions and wager GoBits for extra rewards Free vs. Subscription Free users get full access to the core experience, with ads and daily exchange limits. Subscribers unlock more value, including:     •    No ads     •    Higher or unlimited daily GoBit → in-game currency exchanges     •    Higher GoBit contribution limits when using “Pay with GoBits” (limits vary by game) Privacy & permissions Your step data is accessed only after you grant permission in Apple Health. You can change access any time in Settings. Our Terms of Service can be found here: http://goplay.io/home/tos

Screenshots

StepChain4 screens
Goplay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StepChain at none against Goplay's 20. StepChain also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). Goplay's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (100% vs 70%). On price, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Goplay sells 20 one-off in-app purchases. StepChain asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Goplay holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StepChain has 100 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of StepChain's written reviews are positive against 100% of Goplay's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StepChain ships an update every 3 weeks, Goplay every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
StepChain versus Goplay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepChainGoplay
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (100 ratings)4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings100 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB148 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbsolutely DigitalGoplay Inc

Customer experience

StepChain

All ratings100 ratings
Positive78.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative18.0%
Written reviews119 reviews
Positive69.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative26.9%

Goplay

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

StepChain

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App stuck on loading page indefinitely
  • Steps not being recorded despite physical activity
  • Unable to redeem rewards or purchase gift cards
  • Marketplace functionality broken
  • Account balance disappears overnight
Show 4 more
  • Password reset emails not being sent
  • Cannot access transactions section
  • Reward redemption returns 'something went wrong' error
  • Step count shows zero despite calorie tracking working

Requested features

4 requests
  • Sign-up option directly in the app
  • Gift card rewards instead of other reward types
  • Better step counting accuracy
  • Improved transaction history access

Goplay

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

StepChain

No in-app purchases

20 purchases

Goplay

One-time20
  • Goplay Store Purchase$0.29
  • Goplay Store Purchase$0.39
  • Goplay Store Purchase$0.59
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  • Goplay Store Purchase$0.89
  • Goplay Store Purchase$1.09
  • Goplay Store Purchase$1.19
  • Goplay Store Purchase$1.29
  • Goplay Store Purchase$1.39
  • Goplay Store Purchase$1.49
  • Goplay Store Purchase$1.89
  • Goplay Bonus Offer$54.99
  • Goplay Bonus Offer$59.99
  • Goplay Bonus Offer$64.99
  • Goplay Bonus Offer$69.99
  • Goplay Bonus Offer$74.99
  • Goplay Bonus Offer$79.99
  • Goplay Bonus Offer$84.99
  • Goplay Bonus Offer$89.99
  • Goplay Bonus Offer$94.99
  • Goplay Bonus Offer$99.99

Questions

Is StepChain free?
StepChain is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Goplay free?
Goplay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, StepChain or Goplay?
Goplay is rated higher. StepChain averages 4.2 out of 5 from 100 ratings, while Goplay averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do StepChain or Goplay have ads?
Goplay shows ads; StepChain does not.
Which is updated more often, StepChain or Goplay?
StepChain ships an update every 3 weeks, and Goplay every 6 months. Most recently, StepChain was updated on October 11, 2026 and Goplay on October 7, 2026.

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