Step Forward vs Acacia Connection
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Step Forward
This app encourages teams to stay active and connected through daily step challenges. It features leaderboards for friendly competition and integrates with popular health trackers to monitor progress.
- Daily step challenges
- Team leaderboards
- Personal goal tracking
- Apple Health integration
- Google Fit integration
- Garmin integration
- Fitbit integration
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Step Forward (an initiative of Healthy Workplaces) is an app designed to help organisations support their teams to keep active and stay connected. The app features events that encourage users to achieve 10,000 steps per day. Leader boards generate automatically in the app allowing team members to compete with one another while striving to reach their personal goals. The app tracks users steps through integrations with Apple Health (HealthKit), Google Fit, Garmin, and Fitbit.
Acacia Connection
Access confidential support and resources to navigate personal and professional challenges. This app empowers you to improve your wellbeing and thrive at work and beyond with counseling, self-help articles, and interactive tools.
- Confidential counseling and support
- Self-help resources and articles
- Interactive mental health tools
- Appointment scheduling
- Workplace productivity improvement
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Welcome to Acacia Connection – Your Partner in Employee Wellbeing Acacia Connection provides access to confidential support and resources designed to help you navigate personal and professional challenges. Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) app empowers you to improve your wellbeing and thrive at work and beyond. Key Features: Access confidential counseling and support services. - Explore a wide range of self-help resources and articles. - Engage with interactive tools to improve mental health and workplace productivity. - Easily schedule appointments with our professionals. - Whether you're managing stress, seeking work-life balance, or looking to develop professionally, Acacia Connection is here to support you every step of the way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Acacia Connection at 100% against Step Forward's 83%. Acacia Connection also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Step Forward's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Step Forward ships an update fortnightly, Acacia Connection monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Step Forward | Acacia Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | NetEngine Pty Ltd | Acacia Connection |
Customer experience
Step Forward
Acacia Connection
In-app purchases
Step Forward
No in-app purchases
Acacia Connection
No in-app purchases
Questions
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