StepSense vs StepSense Gold
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StepSense
This app helps organizations encourage healthy habits among employees through step challenges and team competitions. It offers a customizable, white-label solution to boost employee wellbeing, reduce absenteeism, and increase productivity.
- Employee step challenges
- Team competitions
- White-label customization
- Supports 130+ activity types
- Real-time progress tracking
- Multi-national challenge support
Read full descriptionHide full description
Equip your employees, teams, students with the knowledge, tools and support they need to build new healthy habits. We support your organisation's health and wellness initiatives and objectives. Helping to change culture and assisting ongoing wellbeing of your employees. Our white-label product is completely brand-able to suit your organisation. Brand it with your colours, logos, own images and text. Users sign up for your step / walk challenge, create teams and compete against each other individually as well as in teams. You can run multi-national challenges that span across continents to make it even more fun and engaging. All information is available in real-time and is the most fun way for corporates to engage with each other, reduce absenteeism at the office and to create the most productive, happy and healthy workforce on the planet. Some call it walk challenges, others call it company step challenges, but one thing is for sure - employees love it. Your teams will work better together, build healthy habits, sleep better, reduce stress and anxiety and come out fitter, stronger and ready for the next big challenge - we see it over and over with every organisation we work with - vast improvements in metal health, absenteeism and stress management - with rock solid reports to back up our claims and show you real ROI. We now support a whopping 130 different activity types: Aerobic dancing class, Aerobic fitness class, Aerobics, low impact, Aerobics, step, Auto repair (light to moderate), Backpack, Badminton (casual - competitive), Ballet, Baseball, Basketball (shooting baskets), Basketball game, Bicycling, easy pace, Bicycling, moderate pace , Bicycling, vigorous pace , Boxing, non-competitive, Boxing, competitive, Bowling, Calisthenics, Canoe, light to moderate , Circuit training, Climb (rock/mountain), Croquet, Cross-country skiing, Curling (sweeping), Dance (light to lively), Downhill ski, Elliptical trainer, Fencing, Firewood carry/stack, Fishing, Football / Rugby, Frisbee, Gardening, Golf, no cart, carry clubs, 18 holes, Grocery shop, Handball, Hang laundry on line , Hike, Horseback ride, Hockey, Horseshoes, House/garage cleaning, Ice skate, Judo/Karate, Jump rope, Kayak, Kickboxing, Lacrosse, Miniature golf, Mop, Mow lawn, Orienteer, Paint wall/room, Pilates, Ping pong, Pool/billiards, Punching bag, Racquetball, Rake leaves, Rock climb, Rollerskate/rollerblade, Row, light , Row, competitive , Row, moderate, Run, 10 mph (6 min/mile), Run, 8 mph (7.5 min/mile), Run, 6 mph (10 min/mile), Run, 5 mph (12 min/mile), Sailing, Scrub floors, Scuba dive, Shop (grocery, mall), Skateboard, Skeeball, Skiing, Sledding, Snow shovel, Snowboard, Soccer, recreational, Soccer, competitive, Softball, Spinning, Squash , Stair climbing, machine, Stair climbing, downstairs , Stair climbing, up stairs, Stretch, Surf, Swimming, backstroke, Swimming, butterfly, Swimming, freestyle, Swimming, leisure, Swimming, treading water, Tae Bo, Tae Kwon Do, Tai Chi, Tennis, Trampoline, Trim trees/shrubs manually, Vacuum house, Volleyball, Walk slow, Walk moderate , Walk fast, Wash car (small to truck), Wash/dry dishes by hand , Wash windows manually, Water aerobics, Water ski, Wax your car, Weight lifting Wheelchair use, Yard work, Yoga, Zumba Fully GDPR compliant, we do NOT track anyone's physical location or GPS co-ordinates, EVER. Completely anonymous and perfect for any organisation, no matter how big or small. Important information about AppleHealth integration: StepSense integrates with AppleHealth. When you sign up for a corporate step challenge in StepSense, you will be required to grant permission for StepSense to read your steps walked, calories burned, flights climbed and BMR information to feature you on the leaderboard. We do not share this information with anyone else and it is solely used to feature you on the leaderboard.
StepSense Gold
Read full descriptionHide full description
Most organisations start with a step challenge. Many discover something bigger. By combining movement, learning, mindfulness and community, StepSense helps participants build healthier habits that extend beyond the challenge itself. Movement Build healthier activity habits. Learning Discover practical wellbeing insights. Mindfulness Support focus and resilience. Community Strengthen connection and positive action. From fully branded experiences and custom challenge formats to global leaderboards, maps and reporting, StepSense adapts to the way your organisation wants to run. Trusted by Fortune 200 companies and tens of thousands of participants worldwide. StepSense integrates with Apple Health. We read your steps walked, calories burned and exercise information to place you on the leaderboard and let you participate in the challenge.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: StepSense Gold at every 4 days against StepSense's fortnightly. StepSense's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.5). 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.
StepSense ships an update fortnightly, StepSense Gold every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on July 17, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StepSense | StepSense Gold |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 153 MB | 204 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | NYXTEK DEVELOPMENT STUDIOS PTY LTD | LifeArmor Tree Pty Ltd |
In-app purchases
StepSense
No in-app purchases
StepSense Gold
No in-app purchases









