Step Tracker vs StepPet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Step Tracker
This app transforms your daily steps into a fun, collectible adventure. Walk to hatch eggs and discover over 200 unique creatures, with rarer beasts unlocked through consistent activity. Track your progress with detailed statistics and motivating home screen widgets.
- Collect 200 unique beasts
- Daily streak rewards for rare creatures
- Detailed step, distance, and calorie statistics
- Motivating home screen widgets
- Apple Health and wearable support
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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/
StepPet
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Meet your new walking buddy — a tiny mouse that lives on your Apple Watch and needs you to stay active. Earn cheese by walking (every 150 steps = 1 cheese), then feed your pet to keep it happy and healthy. Neglect it and it gets hungry, sad, or even hangry. Take care of it every day and watch your streak grow. FEATURES • Step tracking with HealthKit — earn cheese just by walking • 7 mood states — happy, chill, hungry, sad, starving, hangry, sleeping • Smart Stack widget — your pet lives on your watch face • Daily minigame — play a memory match to earn bonus cheese • Sleep mode — your pet follows your real sleep schedule • Milestone celebrations — streak rewards at 3 days, 1 week, 1 month, and beyond • Step celebrations — animations at 1k, 2k, 5k, and 10k steps No subscriptions. No ads. Just you and your mouse.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Step Tracker at Free against StepPet's $1.99. Step Tracker also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). StepPet's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads 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
Step Tracker is free to download; StepPet costs $1.99 up front. Step Tracker sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $0.79 per 7 days. StepPet asks for nothing beyond the download.
Step Tracker ships an update every 2 weeks, StepPet every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Step Tracker | StepPet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (366 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 91.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 366 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Malte Peters | JOHN YUNG |
Bugs and 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
StepPet
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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 Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- 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
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- Pro Lifetime$59.99
- Pro Lifetime$99.99
StepPet
No in-app purchases









