Comparison

Meltum vs Sync Stairs

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

Head to head
About

Meltum

This app provides detailed statistics for Apple Watch Activity Rings, helping users track their fitness progress. It offers insights into current and longest streaks, personal bests for daily activity, and weekly activity levels. An optional one-time purchase unlocks unlimited stats.

Highlights
  • Current streaks tracking
  • Top daily activity records
  • Longest streak history
  • Weekly activity summaries
  • Apple Health data integration
  • Privacy-focused data collection
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Meltum is an iPhone app for Apple Watch users, who love filling their Activity Rings, and are interested in viewing different stats about their Activity data. Note: Only users with a paired Apple Watch shall be able to use the app. Meltum shows stats by accessing data collected by the Apple Watch. Within the app, we require permission for read access to your Activity data from the Apple Health app to calculate your stats. CURRENT STREAKS Now you have easy access to all your current streaks and when they started TOP DAYS Shows your personal records for each of your Move, Exercise and Stand rings. TOP STREAKS Shows your longest streaks of reaching your Move, Exercise and Stand Goals, and of completing all the rings. TOP WEEKS You can see which week you were most active in MELTUM PRO Meltum is free to use, with no ads and collects no Health data. However, for viewing unlimited stats, there is a one-time purchase of Meltum Pro which unlocks all features without limits. COMMUNITY We are just getting started and are looking forward to your feedback and feature requests. Join the conversation on Reddit at our community /r/Meltum, and vote on feature requests and share your stories. SUPPORT Send us an email at hello@meltum.com for feedback, reporting bugs and requesting features. PRIVATE Meltum collects minimal anonymous usage data for improving the app. We have a very easy-to-understand Privacy Policy at meltum.com/privacy/ Technical requirements: The minimum iOS version supported by Meltum is 14.0. Read access to Activity data from the Apple Health app is required to view stats based on that data. Meltum is an iPhone-only app, and does not function as expected on an iPad as Apple Health app is unavailable on iPad.

About

Sync Stairs

Track your stair climbing workouts with real-time metrics, detailed analytics, and personal best achievements. Integrates seamlessly with Apple Health and Apple Watch for comprehensive fitness tracking. Offers smart features like live activities and widgets to keep you motivated.

Highlights
  • Real-time climb tracking
  • Comprehensive workout analytics
  • Apple Watch support
  • Apple Health integration
  • Live Activity and widgets
  • Automatic personal best detection
Features
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Transform your STEPR workouts with Sync Stairs - the fitness companion built for stair climbing. Connect to your machine over Bluetooth and unlock live metrics, comprehensive analytics, and personal best achievements, on iPhone and on Apple Watch. REAL-TIME CLIMB TRACKING • Live metrics including floors, steps, steps per minute, speed level, elevation gain, calories, and heart rate • Metric tiles you can drag to reorder, with your layout remembered • Automatic personal best detection and celebration • Pause and resume, with a confirmation before a climb ends COMPREHENSIVE ANALYTICS • Climb history grouped by month, with medal badges on records • Best, total, and average for every metric, filtered by week, month, quarter, year, or all time • Streak tracking for consecutive days climbed • Charts for climbs over time, steps over time, any metric's trend with a trend line, and heart rate against step rate • Per-climb detail with full-resolution step, speed, and heart rate charts APPLE WATCH SUPPORT • Record a climb entirely from your wrist - the watch connects to the machine itself • The same metric grid as the phone, sized for the watch • Keeps the heart rate sensor on and the workout running once your wrist drops • Saves straight to Health, so a watch climb shows up on your iPhone • Works with your iPhone nearby or left in the locker HEALTH & FITNESS INTEGRATION • Every climb saves as a Stair Climbing workout in Health • Floors and steps written at full resolution, second by second • Reads heart rate, energy, and effort score back from Health for your climb • Closes your activity rings like any other workout • Health is the only store - no account, no cloud, nothing to sign into SMART FEATURES • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island Live Activity with your climb in progress • A 7x7 heat map widget of the last seven weeks • A Control Center button to start a climb • Start a climb with Siri, Shortcuts, or Spotlight • Share a climb summary as an image • Metric or Imperial units, defaulting to your region DESIGNED FOR STEPR • Bluetooth connection to your STEPR • Scans for your machine and connects when you start a climb - nothing to pair first COMPATIBILITY Sync Stairs has only been tested on the 2026 STEPR Pro Classic. Other STEPR models, and other stair climbers may work but are untested. If yours does not connect properly, get in touch through the feedback link in Settings and it can be looked at. SYNC STAIRS PRO The app is free to use, and every climb you record is yours to keep. Sync Stairs Pro is an optional subscription that unlocks unlimited workouts, the Apple Watch app and the full Insights screen - all charts, all statistics, and streaks. Whether you climb twice a week or every morning, Sync Stairs gives you the tools to track progress, chase records, and stay motivated. Start tracking your climbing today. Privacy Policy: https://www.rspoon3.com/sync-stairs/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Meltum4 screens
Sync Stairs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sync Stairs at 100% against Meltum's 67%. Sync Stairs also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Meltum's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Meltum sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sync Stairs sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sync Stairs holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meltum has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Meltum's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sync Stairs's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Meltum ships an update fortnightly, Sync Stairs every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Meltum versus Sync Stairs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeltumSync Stairs
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperParag PurkayasthaRichard Witherspoon

Customer experience

Meltum

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Sync Stairs

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Meltum

One-time1
  • Meltum Pro$7.99
2 purchases

Sync Stairs

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Subscription$4.997 Days
  • Annual Subscription$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Meltum free?
Meltum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sync Stairs free?
Sync Stairs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Meltum or Sync Stairs?
Sync Stairs is rated higher. Meltum averages 4.8 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Sync Stairs averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Meltum or Sync Stairs have ads?
Neither Meltum nor Sync Stairs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Meltum or Sync Stairs?
Meltum ships an update fortnightly, and Sync Stairs every 4 weeks. Most recently, Meltum was updated on October 17, 2026 and Sync Stairs on October 24, 2026.

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