Strive vs StepUp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Strive
Compete in fitness challenges with friends using various metrics like weight loss, steps, and body fat. Track your progress with integrated health data and visualize your journey with insightful charts and graphs.
- Interactive leaderboards
- 7 competition types
- Health App integration
- Smart Scale integration
- Charts and graphs
- Weight loss challenges
- Step tracking
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Strive has built an interactive Leaderboard so you can compete in step challenges, chat, and encourage each other to Strive! Strive Individual plans: * Monthly Premium: $5.99 * Yearly Premium: $24.99 Strive Group plans: * 5 Users Yearly Premium: $99.99 * 10 Users Yearly Premium: $199.99 * 25 Users Yearly Premium: $499.99 * 50 Users Yearly Premium: $999.99 More information on how to host an Employee Step Challenge: https://www.strivecompetitions.com/employee-step-challenge Payments and Renewal: * Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. * Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. * You can manage or turn off auto-renew in your Account settings at any time after purchase * No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active period. Terms of use: https://www.strivecompetitions.com/terms Privacy policy: https://www.strivecompetitions.com/privacypolicy
StepUp
Track your daily steps, compete with friends, and earn virtual awards for your achievements. This app syncs with Apple HealthKit to provide real-time progress and detailed insights into your activity.
- Real-time step tracking
- Compete with friends
- Leaderboard and awards
- Daily and weekly challenges
- Detailed activity insights
- Syncs with Apple HealthKit
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Track your steps, challenge friends, and earn awards! StepUp is the ultimate social step counter that turns daily walking into a fun and engaging challenge. Sync with Apple HealthKit to track your steps, compete with friends, and earn awards for your achievements. Why You’ll Love StepUp: - Leaderboard & Awards – Climb the daily and weekly rankings! Win titles like Step Champion, Most Improved, and Weekend Warrior for your walking milestones. - Real-time Step Tracking – Automatically sync your steps with Apple Health and see your progress instantly. - Daily & Weekly Challenges – Earn achievements for stepping up your game, like Early Bird (most steps before 9 AM) and Goal Crusher (exceeding your weekly goal). - Detailed Insights – Track your distance, calories burned, and daily goals to stay motivated. - Compete with Friends – Add friends and challenge each other to see who can take the most steps! How It Works: 1. Connect with Apple HealthKit to sync your step count. 2. Compete on the leaderboard with friends and the community. 3. Earn awards for your walking achievements. 4. Stay motivated with healthy competition. Ready to step up your game? Download StepUp today and start walking your way to victory! EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: StepUp at free with in-app purchases against Strive's subscription. StepUp also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 8 days) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Strive's advantage is ratings volume (3.1K vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). 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. Strive sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and StepUp sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
StepUp holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Strive has 3.1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Strive ships an update every 8 days, StepUp daily. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Strive | StepUp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.1K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.1K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Strive Competitions LLC | Atrus Ltd |
Bugs and requests
Strive
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when trying to read chat
- Frustrating loss of steps
- Waste of Money
Requested features
2 requests- Relative goals for challenges like apple fitness
- Weekend challenges
StepUp
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Strive
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Strive Monthly$1.491 Month
- Strive Monthly$2.991 Month
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- 6 Months$3.996 Months
- Strive Yearly$4.991 Year
- Annual$5.991 Year
- Monthly with FREE 7-Day Trial7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Strive Yearly$9.991 Year
- Yearly with FREE 7-Day Trial7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- 10 Users7 Days trial$39.991 Month
- 10 Users$50.001 Year
- 25 Users$100.001 Year
- 100 Users$300.001 Year
- Public Challenges$5.00
StepUp
- StepUp Monthly$0.991 Month
