Comparison

JoyPace vs StepBucks

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

Head to head
About

JoyPace

This app transforms your daily steps into redeemable energy points. Complete fitness challenges and set personalized goals to earn rewards like gift cards. Visualize your progress with easy-to-read graphs and build lasting healthy habits.

Highlights
  • Walk & Collect Energy Points
  • Redeem for Gift Cards
  • Healthy Habit Challenges
  • Personalized Fitness Goals
  • Visualize Progress Graphs
Features
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Transform your daily steps into rewards with JoyPace, the innovative app that motivates you to embrace a healthier lifestyle while earning exciting rewards! Key Features: Walk & Collect Energy: Every step counts! Track your daily walks and earn energy points that can be redeemed for gift cards from popular retailers like Amazon, PayPal, and Visa. Healthy Habit Challenges: Complete fun tasks to boost your energy collection! From drinking 8 cups of water to hitting your calorie burn goals, each challenge brings you closer to amazing rewards. Personalized Goals: Set and achieve your fitness milestones, whether it's reaching a specific step count or dedicating time to exercise. JoyPace keeps you motivated every step of the way! Visualize Your Progress: Stay on track with weekly step trends visualized in easy-to-read graphs. Monitor your progress and see how your activities stack up over time, helping you stay motivated and engaged. Why Choose JoyPace? JoyPace isn’t just about earning rewards; it's about building lasting healthy habits while having fun! Whether you’re a seasoned fitness enthusiast or just starting your journey, JoyPace makes staying active enjoyable and rewarding. Download JoyPace today and start turning your steps into rewards! Your path to a healthier lifestyle and exciting prizes awaits!

About

StepBucks

Track your daily steps, calories, and distance with detailed progress charts. Set personalized fitness goals and convert your steps into energy points to redeem for real gifts like gift cards and electronics.

Highlights
  • Precise step, calorie, and distance tracking
  • Daily, weekly, and monthly progress charts
  • Personalized fitness goal setting
  • Convert steps to energy points
  • Redeem energy for real gifts
  • Gift shop with various rewards
Features
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StepBucks provides clear daily, weekly, and monthly progress charts, plus personalized fitness goals tailored to you. You can convert your steps into energy, which you can accumulate and redeem for cash and gift card within the app. Precise Tracking: Accurately records your daily steps, calories burned, distance covered, and exercise duration. Comprehensive Data Visualization: Provides clear and easy-to-understand charts summarizing your progress daily, weekly, and monthly. Personalized Goal Setting: Offers customized fitness goals based on your individual needs and fitness level. Detailed Progress Monitoring: Allows you to track every step, calorie, and kilometer towards your health goals. Step Rewards: Convert your steps into energy point, and you can redeem energy for gift at the gift shop. Gift Shop: Redeem a variety of real rewards in gift shop, such as Amazon gift cards, watches, or switch. Every step counts towards a healthier lifestyle. Download the StepBucks now and start your journey to a healthier you. Privacy Policy: https://resource.stepbucks123.com/stepbucks/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://resource.stepbucks123.com/stepbucks/service.html If you have any feedback or inquiries regarding the StepBucks app, please feel free to email us at: flybrothercy620@outlook.com.

Screenshots

JoyPace4 screens
StepBucks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: JoyPace at fortnightly against StepBucks's every 6 weeks. JoyPace also leads on review sentiment (34% vs 22%) and ratings volume (9.7K vs 1.9K). On price, rating, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for JoyPace against 4.6 for StepBucks. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: JoyPace has 9.7K ratings behind it against 1.9K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 34% of JoyPace's written reviews are positive against 22% of StepBucks's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JoyPace ships an update fortnightly, StepBucks every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
JoyPace versus StepBucks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJoyPaceStepBucks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9.7K ratings) — better4.6 (1.9K ratings)
Positive reviews34.0% of reviews — better22.1% of reviews
Number of ratings9.7K — better1.9K
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0.117.0.1
Further details — not scored
Size201 MB181 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShenzhen Zhongcheng World Information Technology Co., LtdFlybrother Mobile Limited

Customer experience

JoyPace

All ratings8,795 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews1,570 reviews
Positive34.0%
Neutral2.9%
Negative63.1%

StepBucks

All ratings1,848 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral4.9%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews289 reviews
Positive22.1%
Neutral5.2%
Negative72.7%

User reviews

JoyPace

From 9.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to earn energy/money
  • 💡 Multiple ways to earn energy

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Difficult to cash out
  • 🐛 Impossible to get fragments
  • 💰 Misleading ads about payouts
  • 🔋 Too many ads to watch

StepBucks

From 1.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💯 Perfect choice
  • 🤍 Incentive to get healthier
  • ✨ Love it
  • 💰 Received $0.05

Room to improve

  • ⚠️ Seems like a scam
  • 💸 Difficult to earn and withdraw money
  • 📺 Too many ads
  • 🔍 Unreliable step/calorie tracking

Bugs and requests

JoyPace

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Fragment count resets unexpectedly
  • Eggs always empty after certain point

Requested features

2 requests
  • Transparent cash-out process
  • Consistent fragment earning

StepBucks

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Lost earned energy/beans after deleting and reinstalling
  • Inconsistent tracking and rewards

Requested features

2 requests
  • Ability to cash out through PayPal
  • More transparent withdrawal process

In-app purchases

None

JoyPace

No in-app purchases

None

StepBucks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is JoyPace free?
JoyPace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StepBucks free?
StepBucks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, JoyPace or StepBucks?
JoyPace is rated higher. JoyPace averages 4.6 out of 5 from 9.7K ratings, while StepBucks averages 4.6 from 1.9K ratings.
Do JoyPace or StepBucks have ads?
Both JoyPace and StepBucks show ads.
Which is updated more often, JoyPace or StepBucks?
JoyPace ships an update fortnightly, and StepBucks every 6 weeks. Most recently, JoyPace was updated on November 5, 2026 and StepBucks on November 4, 2026.

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