Comparison

Step Mastery vs OruxMaps

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

Head to head
About

Step Mastery

Features
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Your personal area for everything that moves you in dance. Upload your videos, manage and keep track of your dances, steps and dance experiences – organized, inspiring, and completely free. Discover the full range of beautiful capabilities. A supportive environment designed to help you develop grace, strength, and confidence. Unlock the beauty of movement and express yourself through every step. Add your dance school and get instant access to everything it provides: Dance step videos with exercise music organized per dance style, course programs, events, and direct push notifications. Stay connected and inspired – wherever you dance. Manage your entire team, clients, and dance portfolio in one intuitive platform. Share step videos, course programs, and events directly with your students — and keep everyone connected through real-time updates and push notifications. Event registrations are seamlessly integrated, complete with smart statistics and fully automated heat planning with TV integration for training days. Step Mastery brings structure, energy, and joy to your dance school. Terms and Conditions: https://www.step-mastery.com/terms-and-conditions Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

OruxMaps

Record and analyze outdoor activities with various online and offline maps. Track routes, use sensors, and share your live position. Includes advanced GIS tools for calculations and utilities like a compass and dashboard.

Highlights
  • Record routes with online/offline maps
  • Integrate with heart rate and bike sensors
  • Upload activities to Strava/SICAMI
  • Analyze activity data with graphs
  • Follow routes with alerts
  • Live position sharing
  • GIS tools for calculations
Features
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Enjoy your outdoor activities. The app allows you to record your routes using different types of maps, both online and offline. NEW: Peak visualization, using augmented reality or a synthetic view. Supported offline map formats: Mapsforge .map, Garmin .img, Rmap .rmap, GeoPDF .pdf, GeoTIFF .tif, MBTiles .mbtiles Keep your data private. No registration required, and no uploading of your data anywhere if you don't want to. Use different sensors in your activities (heart rate monitor, cadence/speed/power on a bike). Upload your activities to important sites like Strava or SICAMI. Analyze your activities, obtaining graphs, average and maximum data, etc. Follow routes, with alerts when you move away from the path or when you approach points of interest. Search for routes using an online service, which will allow you to find paths anywhere. It includes a powerful GIS tool for complex distance calculations, bearings, intersections, coordinate conversions, and more. Share your live position with your friends and hiking companions, or with family so they can follow your trail. It includes numerous utilities: - Dashboard - Compass - Artificial horizon - GIS tool Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Step Mastery4 screens
OruxMaps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Step Mastery at every 5 days against OruxMaps's monthly. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Step Mastery sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and OruxMaps sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Step Mastery ships an update every 5 days, OruxMaps monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Step Mastery versus OruxMaps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStep MasteryOruxMaps
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—35.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB114 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperMichael Thomas Huhnjose Vazquez Araujo

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Step Mastery

Subscriptions5
  • Premium$3.991 Month
  • School Basic - Monthly$17.991 Month
  • Premium7 Days trial$24.991 Year
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  • School Professional - Monthly$69.991 Month
  • School Enterprise - Monthly$129.001 Month
6 purchases

OruxMaps

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$9.991 Year
One-time4
  • Buy me a coffee$1.99
  • Small contribution$2.99
  • Medium contribution$4.99
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  • Large contribution$9.99

Questions

Is Step Mastery free?
Step Mastery is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OruxMaps free?
OruxMaps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Step Mastery or OruxMaps have ads?
Neither Step Mastery nor OruxMaps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Step Mastery or OruxMaps?
Step Mastery ships an update every 5 days, and OruxMaps monthly. Most recently, Step Mastery was updated on October 9, 2026 and OruxMaps on October 25, 2026.

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