# Stridekick Activity Challenges vs Steppers

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Steppers at 90% against Stridekick Activity Challenges's 46%. Steppers also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Stridekick Activity Challenges's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (4.5K vs 31). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Stridekick Activity Challenges sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and Steppers sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Steppers holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stridekick Activity Challenges has 4.5K ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Stridekick Activity Challenges's written reviews are positive against 90% of Steppers's.

Stridekick Activity Challenges ships an update weekly, Steppers every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Stridekick Activity Challenges | Steppers |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.6 (4.5K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stridekick-activity-challenges/id1484402218/reviews) | **[4.8 (31 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/steppers-step-with-friends/id6758587648/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **4.5K** | 31 |
| Positive reviews | 45.9% of reviews | **90.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Weekly | **Every 5 days** |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 90 MB | 123 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.6** | 16.4 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch** | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Stridekick Inc](https://appshunter.io/developer/1778306063) | [Guy Tepper](https://appshunter.io/developer/1545132765) |

## What reviewers say

### Stridekick Activity Challenges

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stridekick-activity-challenges/id1484402218)

Engage in fun, free activity challenges with friends and family, regardless of their fitness tracker. Connect various wearables or use your smartphone to compete in diverse challenge modes and track your progress over time. An upgrade offers extended challenges and higher participant limits.

**Highlights:** Connects multiple fitness trackers, Smartphone activity tracking, Manual activity entry, Variety of challenge modes, Community challenges, Progress tracking over time, Social activity feed

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (6)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Stridekick Pro–10 | $12.99 | per month |
| Stridekick Pro–20 | $24.99 | per month |
| Stridekick Pro–50 | $49.99 | per month |
| Stridekick Pro–10 | $139.99 | per year |
| Stridekick Pro–20 | $274.99 | per year |
| Stridekick Pro–50 | $549.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 💪 Motivating app for fitness challenges
- 👥 Great for connecting friends with different devices
- 🤝 Excellent customer service
- 🎨 Clean and user-friendly interface
- 🏆 Engaging challenges and competitions

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🤖 Issues with syncing and data accuracy
- 🔒 Lack of privacy/security controls
- 💰 Paid subscription required for certain features
- 🚫 Inability to manually add activities
- 🤯 Buggy and unstable app

**Reported bugs**

- Frequent app crashes and login issues
- Syncing problems with various fitness devices
- Inability to edit or manually add activities
- Notification issues and unclear in-app notifications

**Requested features**

- Ability to create larger group challenges
- More activity tracking beyond just steps
- Push notifications for challenge updates
- Integration with more fitness trackers
- Archiving of past challenges


### Steppers

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/steppers-step-with-friends/id6758587648)

This app transforms your daily steps into a fun, social game. Create teams with friends and family, customize your in-game character, and compete on leaderboards. It encourages friendly competition and motivates you to move more by tracking your progress and celebrating milestones together.

**Highlights:** Create or join teams with friends, Personalize in-game characters, Sync real steps for progress tracking, Compete in daily leaderboards, Participate in weekly contests, Celebrate streaks and milestones

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support, iPhone Duo support

**In-app purchases (9)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Super Steppers Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| Super Steppers Yearly | $29.99 | per year |
| New Stepper | $0.99 | one-time |
| Special Offer | $1.99 | one-time |
| 50 Coins | $1.99 | one-time |
| Stepper Outfit | $2.99 | one-time |
| 150 Coins | $4.99 | one-time |
| 350 Coins | $9.99 | one-time |
| 800 Coins | $19.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Stridekick Activity Challenges free?

Stridekick Activity Challenges is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Steppers free?

Steppers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Stridekick Activity Challenges or Steppers?

Steppers is rated higher. Stridekick Activity Challenges averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4.5K ratings, while Steppers averages 4.8 from 31 ratings.

### Do Stridekick Activity Challenges or Steppers have ads?

Steppers shows ads; Stridekick Activity Challenges does not.

### Which is updated more often, Stridekick Activity Challenges or Steppers?

Stridekick Activity Challenges ships an update weekly, and Steppers every 5 days. Most recently, Stridekick Activity Challenges was updated on October 30, 2026 and Steppers on October 31, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*