Step Forward vs Fasting and Walking
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.
Fasting and Walking
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Fasting and Walking is a simple and clear app designed for users who want to track intermittent fasting and daily steps in one place. The app focuses on clean visuals, easy tracking, and science based information so users can understand what is happening in the body during each stage of a fast. It supports beginners and experienced users who want structure, discipline, and a minimal fasting tracker without distractions. The app includes the most popular fasting methods, step tracking, hydration guidance, and clear progress rings that help users stay on track. Everything is presented in a direct and easy to read format. Main features include: • Fasting timer for popular fasting plans such as 12 hours, 14 hours, 16 8, 18 6, 20 4, OMAD, 24 hour fasts, 48 hour fasts, 72 hour fasts, and extended fasts • Science based fasting stages that show what happens in the body as hours pass • Clear explanation of glycogen depletion, fat burning, ketone rise, ketosis stages, and autophagy activation • Visual progress rings for fasting hours and daily walking steps • Daily step tracking to support movement during fasting • Hydration guidance to help maintain healthy water intake • Simple and clean design with no accounts and no distractions • Built exclusively for iOS with a minimal and user friendly interface • Easy to understand information for users who are new to fasting • A focused experience without complex menus or confusing screens Fasting stages explained inside the app include: • Early fasting stage • Glycogen depletion stage • Fat burning stage • Ketone production stage • Light ketosis stage • Deep ketosis stage • Autophagy stage • Extended fasting metabolic stage Benefits of combining fasting and walking include: • Better awareness of daily movement • Support for weight management goals • Increased consistency in fasting habits • Healthier routines built through simple tracking • Improved discipline and daily structure • A balanced approach between fasting and light activity Keywords integrated into the experience: • fasting • intermittent fasting • fasting tracker • fasting timer • fasting app • fasting stages • fasting progress • autophagy • ketosis • ketones • OMAD • 16 8 fasting • 20 4 fasting • extended fasting • weight loss support • walking tracker • daily steps • steps counter • hydration tracking • clean fasting guide • metabolic stages • health and fitness The app was created for users who want clarity, precision, and a clean approach to intermittent fasting. There are no unnecessary features, no complicated systems, and no confusing settings. Every part of the app is designed to help users stay consistent with their fasting plan while maintaining daily movement. Fasting and Walking gives users a direct way to track their fasting window, understand what the body is doing during each hour, stay motivated with progress rings, and reach daily step goals. It is a simple tool for building sustainable habits and improving overall wellness through fasting and walking. Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t30s1ZjFkniDMTxKX3e_bwEYoMUv0zMS_38cCO3iMSE/edit?usp=sharing Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Step Forward at none against Fasting and Walking's 2. Step Forward also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Fasting and Walking sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Step Forward asks for nothing beyond the download.
Step Forward ships an update fortnightly, Fasting and Walking every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Step Forward | Fasting and Walking |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NetEngine Pty Ltd | Pedro Gregorio |
In-app purchases
Step Forward
No in-app purchases
Fasting and Walking
- All Access$1.997 Days
- All Access$19.991 Year
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