Comparison

Step vs Pelorus

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

Pelorus

Features
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Welcome to the Pelorus App! This is your portal into the plans, details, and logistics for your upcoming Pelorus experience. With this app, you will have all the information you need at your fingertips with no need for an internet connection. Here are some of the features you will have access to: - Your Pelorus itinerary with at-a-glance, day-by-day summary - Accommodation info - All your essential travel documents - Live flight updates - Destination weather reports - Local maps with tailored points of interest and recommendations - Emergency contact information

Screenshots

Step4 screens
Pelorus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pelorus at none against Step's 4. Pelorus also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Step's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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. Step sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Pelorus asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Step ships an update every 2 weeks, Pelorus every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Step versus Pelorus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepPelorus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (232 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews52.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings232 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStep Digital Holdings LimitedPelorus

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

Pelorus

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

Pelorus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Step free?
Step is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pelorus free?
Pelorus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Step or Pelorus have ads?
Neither Step nor Pelorus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Step or Pelorus?
Step ships an update every 2 weeks, and Pelorus every 2 months. Most recently, Step was updated on October 29, 2026 and Pelorus on October 25, 2026.

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