Comparison

StepWorld vs Stepstakes

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

Head to head
About

StepWorld

This app automatically tracks your daily steps using your device's health data. Compete with friends, family, and global users on leaderboards, and earn daily medals for reaching step milestones. It offers a simple, clean interface to view your progress.

Highlights
  • Automatic step counting
  • Friend and family leaderboards
  • Global country challenges
  • Daily step medals
  • Walking distance and calorie tracking
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Turn every step into a friendly competition. StepWorld counts your steps automatically using Apple Health, then shows how you rank against friends, family, and walkers around the world. No workouts to start, no complicated setup. Just walk. WALK TOGETHER, RANK TOGETHER • Daily and monthly leaderboards to see where you stand • Add friends and family and share your progress • Global country challenge: help your country climb the world board ALL YOUR STEPS IN ONE PLACE • Daily, weekly, and monthly step totals • Walking distance and active calories • Daily medals from bronze at 5,000 steps up to diamond at 20,000 • Works with Apple Watch and iPhone data through Apple Health SIMPLE BY DESIGN A clean, easy-to-read layout shows your numbers at a glance. Free to use. Download StepWorld and see how far your steps can take you. StepWorld reads step data from Apple Health with your permission. It is not a medical device.

About

Stepstakes

This app encourages you to reach your daily step goals by rewarding you with entries into weekly prize drawings. Connect your health data to receive a personalized target and earn chances to win gift cards, gear, or cash.

Highlights
  • Personalized daily step targets
  • Earn entries for prize drawings
  • Win gift cards, gear, and cash
  • Connects with Apple Health
  • Weekly prize winner announcements
  • Free to play
Features
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Hit your daily step target. Earn entries. Win real prizes. Free to play, every single week. Stepstakes gives you a personalized daily step target based on your own walking history and rewards you for hitting it. Every day you reach your target, you earn an entry into that week's prize drawing. Hit all seven days and earn three bonus entries. Every Monday morning, we draw a winner. No gym. No gimmicks. No catch. Just walk like you already do. YOUR TARGET IS YOURS Your daily step target comes from your real walking data, not a generic goal. If your median is 4,800 steps, that's your target. If it's 12,000, that's yours. We meet you where you are. PRIZES EVERY WEEK Gift cards, gear, and cash prizes. New prizes announced every Monday. One winner drawn at random from all entries. Real prizes, real winners, every week. WAKE UP TO YOUR RESULTS Every morning you get a short email: steps walked, target hit or missed, entries banked, days left in the week. Open the app when you want, not because you have to. HOW IT WORKS 1. Connect Apple Health (takes 30 seconds) 2. Get your personalized daily step target 3. Walk and hit your target to earn entries 4. Every Monday, a winner is drawn Free to play. Must be 18+ and a US resident (excluding FL and NY). See Official Rules in the app for complete details.

Screenshots

StepWorld4 screens
Stepstakes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stepstakes at 100% against StepWorld's 0%. Stepstakes also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StepWorld ships an update every 2 months, Stepstakes every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
StepWorld versus Stepstakes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepWorldStepstakes
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB38 MB
Age rating+417+
DeveloperSkydea K.K.Around The Hoop Holdings, LLC

Customer experience

StepWorld

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Stepstakes

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

StepWorld

No in-app purchases

None

Stepstakes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StepWorld free?
StepWorld is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stepstakes free?
Stepstakes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do StepWorld or Stepstakes have ads?
Neither StepWorld nor Stepstakes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StepWorld or Stepstakes?
StepWorld ships an update every 2 months, and Stepstakes every 4 days. Most recently, StepWorld was updated on November 3, 2026 and Stepstakes on October 31, 2026.

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