Comparison

Walking Challenge with Friends vs Genopets

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

Head to head
About

Walking Challenge with Friends

Compete with friends in a fun step-counting race. Use special powers to gain an advantage or hinder opponents. Syncs with your Health App to track steps automatically.

Highlights
  • Compete with friends and family
  • Use powers to affect race progress
  • Multiple step goal races (10K, 50K, 100K)
  • Health App integration for automatic step syncing
  • Attack and defense power-ups
Features
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Steps Race is a game where you can compete with your friends and family to see who can get to the finish line first. Oh, but this is not a regular race… to add more fun, you can use POWERS to slow down your opponents or help you get faster to the finish line and WIN the race. STEPS RACES - 10K steps - 50K steps - 100K steps POWERS - Freeze Time ○ Type: Attack ○ Effect: Opponent steps don't count ○ Duration: 1 hour ○ Tip: Use it exactly when your friend usually goes out for a run/walk - Shrink Ray ○ Type: Attack ○ Effect: Opponent steps count only a half ○ Duration: 1 hour ○ Tip: Use it similarly to the freeze time power - Super Speed ○ Type: Speed ○ Effect: Your steps count double ○ Duration: 1 hour ○ Tip: Use it when you know you will start walking/running - Shield ○ Type: Protection ○ Effect: Gives you immunity against attacks ○ Duration: 1 hour ○ Tip: Use it when someone attacked you and want to deflect it HEALTH APP Steps Race integrates with your Health App to be able to read your steps. It uses HealthKit to automatically sync your steps in the race. SUPPORT At the moment we only support reading your steps using your Health app, so all you need to get started is keep tracking your steps using your iPhone or Apple Watch. No other wearables are supported at the moment.

About

Genopets

This app gamifies an active lifestyle by letting you raise a digital pet that grows and evolves with your physical activity. Bank your daily steps to earn rewards, level up your pet, and customize its appearance and abilities. Compete in mini-games and battles to win rewards and climb leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Bank steps for rewards and energy
  • Level up and evolve digital pet
  • Customize pet with Augments and Crystals
  • Compete in arcade mode and step battles
  • Bond with your pet through care actions
  • Earn badges and achievements
Read full description

It's time to meet your Genopet. A digital companion made in your likeness. Take care of your Genopet by taking care of yourself. Answer a 5 question quiz to summon a digital pet unique to you! Then go for a walk. Genopets is the gamification of an active lifestyle. Walking around town? Jogging at the gym? No matter how you stay active, your Genopet is always by your side, counting the steps you’ll use to fuel your gameplay. Focus on leveling up your Genopet to prepare it for an expansive world. Key Features • Bank Your Steps Daily Whether you just ran a 5k or walked to the fridge, bank your steps each night to earn rewards and in-game Energy • Level Up and Evolve Use your Energy to level up your Genopet—evolve to increase its rarity. • Customize your Genopet Transform your Genopet with Augments and Crystals—customize its appearance and power it up • Compete in Arcade Mode & Step Battles Play to win! Compete in mini-games to earn rewards and climb the global leaderboard • Take care of your Genopet Bond with your Genopet - play, feed, and pet it to boost its mood • And more! Earn badges and achievements, view your step history, shop the marketplace, and share your progress Ready for an adventure? Gamify staying active and building healthy habits while exploring Genoverse! --- A Note on Permissions: HealthKit is used to synchronize with Apple Health and Activity, so that Genopets can import step count data and distance.

Screenshots

Walking Challenge with Friends4 screens
Genopets4 screens

Verdict

The call

Walking Challenge with Friends and Genopets both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Walking Challenge with Friends's written reviews are positive against 62% of Genopets's. Genopets's advantage is ratings volume (3K vs 2) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, 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. Walking Challenge with Friends sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Genopets sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Walking Challenge with Friends against 4.9 for Genopets. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Genopets has 3K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Walking Challenge with Friends's written reviews are positive against 62% of Genopets's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Walking Challenge with Friends ships an update every 3 weeks, Genopets monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Walking Challenge with Friends versus Genopets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWalking Challenge with FriendsGenopets
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.9 (3K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better62.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB351 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperTuxedo Lab LLCMonarch Nascent, Inc.

Customer experience

Walking Challenge with Friends

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Genopets

All ratings3,066 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral0.2%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews274 reviews
Positive62.0%
Neutral7.3%
Negative30.7%

Bugs and requests

Walking Challenge with Friends

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Genopets

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Forced to log in or sign up, losing accumulated steps
  • No network connection errors preventing access
  • Inability to see pet details after initial hatch

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add practice mode for feeding and playing with pet
  • Improve user interface and visual indicators
  • Implement in-game market to spend banked points
  • Add ability to sell pets directly from the app

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Walking Challenge with Friends

One-time4
  • Attack Pack$1.99
  • Shield Pack$1.99
  • Speed Pack$1.99
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  • Value Pack$2.99
6 purchases

Genopets

One-time6
  • 4000 Qubits$1.99
  • 10600 Qubits$4.99
  • 22000 Qubits$9.99
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  • 45000 Qubits$19.99
  • 116000 Qubits$49.99
  • 240000 Qubits$99.99

Questions

Is Walking Challenge with Friends free?
Walking Challenge with Friends is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Genopets free?
Genopets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Walking Challenge with Friends or Genopets?
Walking Challenge with Friends is rated higher. Walking Challenge with Friends averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Genopets averages 4.9 from 3K ratings.
Do Walking Challenge with Friends or Genopets have ads?
Neither Walking Challenge with Friends nor Genopets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Walking Challenge with Friends or Genopets?
Walking Challenge with Friends ships an update every 3 weeks, and Genopets monthly. Most recently, Walking Challenge with Friends was updated on November 3, 2026 and Genopets on November 3, 2026.

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