Step vs StepHub
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Step
This app challenges you to achieve daily walking goals and maintain streaks. It automatically tracks your steps, workouts, and integrates with Apple Health. Enjoy beautiful visuals and motivational features without needing extra hardware.
- Automatic step counting
- Workout tracking (walking, jogging, running, hiking)
- Streak challenges for distance goals
- Apple Health integration
- Calendar view of activity
- Background operation
- No extra hardware required
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Can you walk 10,000 steps for 10, 20 or maybe even 30 days in a row? Step will challenge you to walk further and complete your goals. Just put your phone in your pocket and you are ready to go. FEATURES • Automatic step counter • Calendar-view • Apple Health integration • Beautiful drawings • Lots of different workouts • Timed workouts • Streaks - complete distances for a long period of time • Notification whenever you finished a distance • No extra hardware required • It runs in the background so no need of constantly looking at the app • It tracks walking, jogging, running and hiking • Step will motivate you to walk further • Set the goal-distance per day yourself • See easily if you reach your daily goal or not • It doesn’t rely on GPS, but actual steps, so the battery will not be affected a lot • The iPhone’s pedometer will make the step counting very accurate SOME OF THE WORKOUTS • 10 km • 10,000 steps • Half-Marathon • Marathon • 10 km in two hours • 20 km in five hours • 10,000 steps in four hours • Two Marathon in one week • 5 km thirty days in a row • 8 km forty-five days in a row • 15 km five days in a row • 20 km seven days in a row • 10,000 steps forty-five days in a row (There are many more and we will add workouts on a regular basis) APPLE HEALTH • Automatically synchronise your activity data such as running and walking via Apple Health • Whenever your Apple Watch is connected to your iPhone, Step will get the data from any workout Step respects your privacy: All your personal fitness data is only read by Step and NOT shared in anyway via network connection or any other technically way. As always when it comes to my apps, I listen to you as a user. If you have any issue or any feature that you miss, just contact me through the app and I will reply to you faster than you walk a mile… And remember, Every Step Counts… Steps Privacy Policy: http://miiam.net/privacy Steps Terms of Condition http://miiam.net/terms
StepHub
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StepHub makes daily movement feel clear, calm, and rewarding. Connect Apple Health and instantly understand your walking, running, workouts, streaks, recovery context, and long-term progress. Start an outdoor walk, jog, or run from iPhone or Apple Watch, follow live pace and distance, and revisit real routes and splits afterward. MOVE WITH CLARITY • See steps, distance, active time, calories, flights, streaks, records, and weather in one thoughtful dashboard • Explore daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly, and lifetime trends • Build sustainable goals that can adapt to your history • Log mood and understand movement, sleep, and recovery context without medical claims TRAIN YOUR WAY • Choose eight distinct walking, habit, 5K, 10K, half-marathon, and marathon calendars with progressive recovery and race tapering • Choose your weekdays for a progressive custom plan, start one of six workout presets, or build a custom interval workout • Record walks, jogs, and runs with live GPS, pace, elevation, heart rate, haptics, and voice prompts • Review pace-colored maps and genuine kilometer splits when route data was recorded ENCOURAGEMENT WITHOUT OVERSHARING Create invite-only friend circles and groups. Community syncs only the alias and conversation you choose to share—never HealthKit samples, GPS routes, mood, sleep, or workout metrics. Encourage posts, comment, block, report, or delete your content at any time. EVERYWHERE YOU MOVE Use StepHub on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Home Screen, Lock Screen, StandBy, Live Activities, and Dynamic Island. StepHub Premium unlocks advanced long-range analytics, custom plans, custom workouts, and saved routes. Prices and any introductory offer are displayed by the App Store before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. StepHub provides fitness information and is not a medical device. Always consider your own condition and professional guidance before changing your activity. Privacy Policy: https://stephub.us/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: StepHub at every 2 weeks against Step's monthly. Step's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). 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. Step sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and StepHub sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Step ships an update monthly, StepHub every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Step | StepHub |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (35 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Marcus Carlsson | Rahimi Enterprises LTD |
In-app purchases
Step
- All Access$1.991 Month
- All Access$3.993 Months
- All Access$9.991 Year
- All Access$1.99
- All Access$3.99
- Pro$34.99
StepHub
- StepHub Premium Monthly3 Days trial$7.991 Month
- StepHub Premium Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year









