Comparison

Step vs Here East Shuttle

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

Head to head
About

Step

Consolidate travel recommendations from various sources like TikTok, Instagram, and Google Maps into a single, organized map. Discover curated city guides from trusted creators and easily plan your trips with all your saved places readily accessible.

Highlights
  • Import places from TikTok, Instagram, Google Maps, and Notes
  • Automatic organization of saved places by city
  • Follow friends and curators for recommendations
  • Magazine-style interface for a clean look
  • Share lists of recommendations with friends
  • Discover hidden gems and curated city guides
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

Here East Shuttle

Purchase bus tickets securely and plan your journeys with live departure information. Save favorite routes and access timetables and service updates on the go.

Highlights
  • Mobile ticket purchasing
  • Live departure times
  • Journey planning
  • Timetable access
  • Favorite routes
  • Service disruption alerts
Features
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Here East is the perfect mobile ticketing companion for getting around by bus. Mobile Tickets: Purchase mobile tickets securely with Apple Pay or a debit/credit card and show the driver when boarding - no more searching for cash! Live Departures: Browse and view bus stops on the map, explore upcoming departures, or check out the routes from a stop to see where you could travel next. Journey Planning: It’s now even easier to plan ahead with Here East. Timetables: We’ve squeezed the whole timetable into the palm of your hand. Favourites: You can quickly save your favourite Departure Boards, Timetables and Journeys, with quick access from one convenient menu. Service Updates: You’ll be able to keep up to date with disruption information inside the app. As always, we welcome your feedback. You can send it to us via the app.

Screenshots

Step4 screens
Here East Shuttle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Step at 4.4 against Here East Shuttle's 1.0. Step also leads on ratings volume (232 vs 1). Here East Shuttle's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, update cadence, 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. Here East Shuttle asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Step holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Step has 232 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Step ships an update every 2 weeks, Here East Shuttle fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Step versus Here East Shuttle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepHere East Shuttle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (232 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews52.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings232 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStep Digital Holdings LimitedHere East

Customer experience

Step

All ratings232 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral5.2%
Negative10.8%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive52.4%
Neutral8.6%
Negative39.0%

Here East Shuttle

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Here East Shuttle

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

Here East Shuttle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Step free?
Step is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Here East Shuttle free?
Here East Shuttle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Step or Here East Shuttle?
Step is rated higher. Step averages 4.4 out of 5 from 232 ratings, while Here East Shuttle averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Step or Here East Shuttle have ads?
Neither Step nor Here East Shuttle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Step or Here East Shuttle?
Step ships an update every 2 weeks, and Here East Shuttle fortnightly. Most recently, Step was updated on November 3, 2026 and Here East Shuttle on November 4, 2026.

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