Comparison

StepManiaX Link vs Simply Plural

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

Head to head
About

StepManiaX Link

Track your rhythm game progress, set daily goals, and compete on global leaderboards. Share your scores, create custom step patterns, and sync your exercise data with HealthKit.

Highlights
  • Track progress and save scores
  • Set and monitor daily targets
  • Global and regional leaderboards
  • Compare scores with rivals
  • Create and share custom step patterns
  • Sync with HealthKit for exercise data
Features
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StepManiaX Link is the ultimate companion to the StepManiaX game, allowing you to track your progress and rank yourself amongst the best! TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Scan StepManiaX QR Codes to log into the main StepManiaX game, save scores, and restore custom settings. Set daily targets to challenge yourself, and watch them update in real time during play sessions. Quickly see your highest scores at a glance to know exactly where to improve and where you're at your best! FIND YOUR RIVALS Use the ranking system to climb to the top of regional and global leaderboards with rotating weekly competition! Find other players to mark as rivals to directly compete with each other. Use the built in tools to compare your best scores against rival players, or track your own progress by filling out each song's individual difficulties. SHARE YOUR SCORES Use the built-in score tracking features to keep track of played songs and view top scores, or view detailed statistics for any submitted score in the game, including total steps and calories. Share your own scores externally to other apps and messaging services to show off your accomplishments. CREATE CUSTOM STEP PATTERNS Use SMXEdit to find, create, and share custom step patterns for songs within StepManiaX! Jot down ideas anywhere, at any time, and share your creations with the world. Any bookmarked custom step patterns are immediately available on any online connected StepManiaX game after logging in! HEALTHKIT SUPPORT Synchronize your StepManiaX exercise activity with HealthKit as you play, uploading step counts automatically. ALWAYS EVOLVING With new features and tools added constantly, the StepManiaX Link app will continue to get better and better! Please note that this is a companion app for the StepManiaX game, and requires StepManiaX itself to upload scores. Find out more at https://stepmaniax.com/

About

Simply Plural

Manage your system members, track who is fronting, and communicate with others. This app offers privacy-first design, accessibility features like dark mode and adjustable font sizes, and optional sharing of front changes with chosen contacts.

Highlights
  • Member tracking
  • Front history graph
  • Member voting
  • In-app chat
  • Privacy-first design
  • Accessibility features (dark mode, font scaling)
  • Front change notifications
Features
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Simply Plural is an app designed for plurals/systems who want to keep track of their members and optionally share those details with their friends. The app also includes functionality to vote per member on decisions within the system as well as chatting with your members. See your front history in a handy graph that shows every person who fronted. We designed the app privacy-first and any data that is not explicitly set to shared by you will not be shared with anyone. The app is built with accessibility in mind and comes with high contrast mode and dark mode for both dark and bright mode. In addition, you can scale up and down the font size. If you have any accessibility concerns we are very interested in listening. In addition, we added the possibility to share who's front and to allow specific people or systems of your choosing to be notified of front changes, to more easily communicate who is front. Should you need support with using this app or you are experiencing issues, do let us know on our Discord, we'd be happy to help. Finally, we hope you enjoy this app :)

Screenshots

StepManiaX Link4 screens
Simply Plural4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: StepManiaX Link at 4.7 against Simply Plural's 4.3. Simply Plural's advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 37) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

StepManiaX Link holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simply Plural has 1.1K ratings behind it against 37, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of StepManiaX Link's written reviews are positive against 75% of Simply Plural's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StepManiaX Link ships an update every 2 months, Simply Plural monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
StepManiaX Link versus Simply Plural: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepManiaX LinkSimply Plural
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (37 ratings) — better4.3 (1.1K ratings)
Positive reviews69.2% of reviews74.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings371.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStep Revolution LLCApparyllis U.G.

Customer experience

StepManiaX Link

All ratings33 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.0%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative23.1%

Simply Plural

All ratings932 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral6.5%
Negative10.2%
Written reviews335 reviews
Positive74.9%
Neutral8.7%
Negative16.4%

Bugs and requests

StepManiaX Link

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Simply Plural

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Login issues and account creation problems
  • Frequent crashes and app not loading properly
  • Front history and member data disappearing
  • Inconsistent behavior with image uploads
  • Notifications not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to upload multiple photos per alter
  • Implement a journaling/notes feature
  • Add option to sort/rearrange members list
  • Improve notification system for fronting changes
  • Develop an Apple Watch app for easier tracking

In-app purchases

None

StepManiaX Link

No in-app purchases

None

Simply Plural

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StepManiaX Link free?
StepManiaX Link is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simply Plural free?
Simply Plural is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, StepManiaX Link or Simply Plural?
StepManiaX Link is rated higher. StepManiaX Link averages 4.7 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while Simply Plural averages 4.3 from 1.1K ratings.
Do StepManiaX Link or Simply Plural have ads?
Neither StepManiaX Link nor Simply Plural shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StepManiaX Link or Simply Plural?
StepManiaX Link ships an update every 2 months, and Simply Plural monthly. Most recently, StepManiaX Link was updated on November 3, 2026 and Simply Plural on November 3, 2026.

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