Step Mint vs BainUp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Step Mint
This app encourages a healthier lifestyle by rewarding users for their daily steps. It allows you to track your movement, participate in challenges, and securely manage your fitness data while earning rewards.
- Step tracking
- Health rewards
- Healthy habit building
- Fitness data ownership
- Daily challenges
- Wellness movement
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StepMint rewards your daily steps with real health benefits. Track your movement, build healthy habits, and earn exciting rewards — all in one simple app. Track Every Step Seamlessly. Earn Health Rewards Instantly. Own Your Fitness Data Securely. Boost Wellness with Daily Challenges. Be Part of the StepMint Wellness Movement.
BainUp
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BainUP is a fitness and wellness app designed to make staying active more engaging through gamification, activity tracking, and social challenges. Track your workouts, explore new areas, and stay motivated with interactive challenges and progress insights. BainUP combines movement, competition, and consistency to help users build healthy habits over time. Key Features Workout Tracking • Track running and movement-based activities • View activity summaries and progress over time • Optional video recording for personal review Gamified Challenges • Capture territory on the map by staying active • Participate in fitness challenges and events • Earn rewards and unlock achievements • Leaderboards to compare progress with others Wellness Insights • View sleep duration and activity consistency • Understand basic wellness patterns over time Social Features • Share activity updates and achievements • Connect with other users • Optional in-app messaging BainUP is designed for general fitness and wellness purposes only and does not provide medical advice. Stay active, explore your surroundings, and turn movement into a game with BainUP.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Step Mint at none against BainUp's 7. Step Mint also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). BainUp's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads 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. BainUp sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Step Mint asks for nothing beyond the download.
Step Mint ships an update fortnightly, BainUp every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Step Mint | BainUp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 82.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | EMBELLISH SPECTRUM PROGRAM SOFTTECH PRIVATE LIMITED | Subal Bain |
Bugs and requests
Step Mint
Reported bugs
3 issues- Withdrawal option disabled
- MNT tokens not received after completing steps
- Policies changed without informing users
Requested features
3 requests- Proper knowledge from someone who knows about this field
- More clarity on investment
- Better customer support
BainUp
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Step Mint
No in-app purchases
BainUp
- Silver Monthly$4.991 Month
- Gold Monthly$8.991 Month
- Platinum Monthly$17.991 Month
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- Silver Annually$39.991 Year
- Gold Annually$69.991 Year
- Platinum Annually$129.991 Year
- Bainup Lifetime$349.00









