MedalMad vs Step Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MedalMad
Participate in hundreds of virtual challenges to earn unique medals and stay motivated. Connect with a community of users and manage your progress within the app.
- Virtual challenges
- Medal collection
- Community features
- Challenge management
- Stay active
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Find your motivation at MedalMad. Take part in 100's of virtual challenges. Collect stunning medals, take on Ultimate Challenge and stay active. Manage your challenges, join in the MedalMad community and more in the MedalMad app.
Step Tracker
This app gamifies walking by turning your steps into progress on an adventure. Hatch eggs to collect unique creatures, advance along a virtual path, and unlock new biomes and levels. It offers detailed statistics and integrates with Apple Health to motivate you to reach your daily goals.
- Gamified step tracking with virtual journey
- Collect over 250 unique Beasts
- Daily streak rewards for rarer Beasts
- Detailed daily and weekly statistics
- Home screen and Lock Screen widgets
- Apple Watch and Apple Health integration
- iCloud backup for progress
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Turn your daily steps into a real adventure! Steps & Beasts motivates you to walk more by turning every step into progress on your very own Journey — hatching eggs, collecting Beasts, and unlocking a whole world along the way. WHY STEPS & BEASTS? Every morning starts with a new egg. Walk toward your step goal and watch it hatch into a unique Beast. At the same time, your character moves forward on the Journey — a real path that grows with your steps, taking you through new biomes, landmarks, and levels. FEATURES YOU'LL LOVE: • YOUR OWN JOURNEY Every step carries your character down a living path. Explore distinct biomes, reach landmarks, open treasure chests, and level up as your total steps add up. • COLLECT 250+ UNIQUE BEASTS Hatch a new Beast every time you reach your goal. Hatch the same Beast again and again to unlock shiny Gold and Glitter looks. • QUESTS, XP & FEATHERS Complete quests along the Journey to earn XP and Feathers, then spend Feathers in the Shop on new looks for your character. • DAILY STREAK REWARDS Keep your streak alive to unlock rarer and more legendary Beasts. • DETAILED STATISTICS Track your daily steps, distance, calories, and 7-day averages — plus motivating charts and comparisons. • WIDGETS THAT MOTIVATE Watch your egg evolve as you move — right from your iPhone home screen or Lock Screen. • APPLE WATCH & APPLE HEALTH Steps are tracked automatically from your iPhone, Apple Watch, or any Apple Health‑compatible wearable. • NEVER LOSE PROGRESS Your steps, Beasts, and Journey are safely backed up to iCloud, so switching to a new iPhone is effortless. Start your Journey today and make walking the highlight of your day! Support: malte@stepsandbeasts.app Privacy: https://stepsandbeasts.app/privacy Terms: https://stepsandbeasts.app/terms EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MedalMad at none against Step Tracker's 10. MedalMad also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). Step Tracker's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (419 vs 3). On price, review sentiment, ads and iOS requirement 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. Step Tracker sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.79 per 7 days. MedalMad asks for nothing beyond the download.
Step Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Step Tracker has 419 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 93% of MedalMad's written reviews are positive against 92% of Step Tracker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
MedalMad ships an update every 8 days, Step Tracker every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MedalMad | Step Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) | 4.8 (419 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 93.3% of reviews — better | 92.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 419 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Active Connections Ltd | Malte Peters |
Customer experience
MedalMad
Step Tracker
Bugs and requests
MedalMad
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Step Tracker
Reported bugs
6 issues- Step count is off
- Widgets not updating
- App not starting
- Streak broken due to app update
- Incorrect step/distance tracking
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- Charged for subscription unexpectedly
Requested features
8 requests- Integration with iWatch Home Screen
- More diverse creature rewards
- Bios for creatures
- Ability to compete with friends
- Step count displayed on watch
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- Widgets for home screen
- More beasts to collect
- Option to hide potential animals until earned
In-app purchases
MedalMad
No in-app purchases
Step Tracker
- Pro Weekly Subscription$0.797 Days
- Pro Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Weekly Subscription$1.997 Days
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- Pro Annual Subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Pro Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$17.901 Year
- Annual Subscription3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Pro Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$24.99
- Pro Lifetime$39.99
- Pro Lifetime$49.99
Questions
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