Comparison

Step vs BidALift

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

Head to head
About

Step

Discover and share your favorite places globally. Create a personalized world map with recommendations from friends and trusted curators. Easily find new experiences based on categories like food, culture, and accommodation.

Highlights
  • Save and share favorite places
  • Personalized world map creation
  • Add photos and comments to places
  • Follow friends and curators
  • Filter map by categories
  • Community feed for updates
Features
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Save every place you find on TikTok, Instagram and Google Maps to one map you'll actually use. You screenshot the restaurant. You save the Reels. You paste the address into your notes. Then the trip comes around and it's all gone. Step fixes that. Share a post to Step and the places land on your map, tagged and sorted by city, waiting for you when you get there. IMPORT FROM ANYWHERE TikTok. Instagram posts and Reels. Google Maps links. Screenshots. Even the running list in your Notes app. Send it to Step and we pull the place, the address and the details. No copy-pasting, nothing lost. BUILT AROUND CITIES Your saves organise themselves by city automatically. Land in Lisbon, open Step, see every place you've been collecting for months. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM PEOPLE, NOT ALGORITHMS Follow friends and Step's Culture Curators, a network of writers, chefs, designers and travellers who publish guides to the cities they know best. Build a personally curated map of the world, populated by the people you love, respect, and admire. MADE TO BE LOOKED AT Step is designed like a magazine, not a directory. Clean typography, real editorial, none of the review-farm noise. WHAT PEOPLE USE STEP FOR - Collecting places from social media before a trip - Rescuing a years-old list of recommendations out of Notes - Keeping a running map of their own city - Sharing a list of recommendations with a friend in one link - Following creators they trust instead of trawling review sites Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

BidALift

Set your own price for rides and let local drivers compete to offer you the best deal. Take control of your travel expenses and find affordable transportation.

Highlights
  • Set your own ride price
  • Drivers compete for your business
  • Save money on travel
  • User-controlled pricing
  • Local driver network
Features
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Save money by being in control of what you pay! Enter a bid YOU feel is fair for your ride. All drivers in the area will receive your bid and compete for YOUR business!

Screenshots

Step4 screens
BidALift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BidALift at 5.0 against Step's 4.5. BidALift also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Step's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (231 vs 1). On price, ads and device support 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. Step sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. BidALift asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BidALift holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Step has 231 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Step ships an update every 2 weeks, BidALift every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and June 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Step versus BidALift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepBidALift
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (231 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings231 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStep Digital Holdings LimitedBidALift inc.

Customer experience

Step

All ratings231 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral5.2%
Negative10.4%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive53.9%
Neutral8.8%
Negative37.3%

BidALift

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Step

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Locations not registering in certain cities
  • Frequent errors, content not loading
  • Profile and login issues
  • Subscription charges not visible, hard to cancel

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow users to add their own places
  • Ability to separate places visited vs want to go
  • Option to create custom categories
  • Search by city to find local users

BidALift

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Step

Subscriptions4
  • Step Premium Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Step Premium Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Step Premium Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
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  • Step Premium Annual$49.991 Year
None

BidALift

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Step free?
Step is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BidALift free?
BidALift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Step or BidALift?
BidALift is rated higher. Step averages 4.5 out of 5 from 231 ratings, while BidALift averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Step or BidALift have ads?
Neither Step nor BidALift shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Step or BidALift?
Step ships an update every 2 weeks, and BidALift every 6 months. Most recently, Step was updated on September 29, 2026 and BidALift on June 22, 2026.

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