Comparison

STEPR vs Sync Stairs

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

Head to head
About

STEPR

This app enhances your stair climbing workouts with personalized classes, real-time performance tracking, and virtual scenic climbs. Connect with a community, participate in challenges, and achieve your fitness goals with efficient cardio.

Highlights
  • Personalized workouts
  • On-demand classes
  • Performance tracking
  • Scenic virtual climbs
  • Community engagement
  • Custom challenges
Features
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Introducing the STEPR App: Your Ultimate Stair Climbing Companion Elevate your fitness journey with the STEPR App, designed to seamlessly integrate with your STEPR or any Stria Climber and bring the benefits of stair climbing to your fingertips. Key Features: • Personalized Workouts: Access a variety of on-demand classes tailored to your fitness level and goals, from beginner to advanced. • On-Demand Classes: Choose from a vast library of on-demand workouts led by expert trainers specifically designed for the STEPR or any stair climber. • Performance Tracking: Monitor your progress with real-time metrics, including steps per minute, calories burned, and heart rate integration. • Scenic Climbs: Experience virtual climbs through iconic locations worldwide, making your workouts engaging and immersive. • Community Engagement: Connect with a global community of fitness enthusiasts, share achievements, and stay motivated. • Device Compatibility: Not just for STEPR but can be used with any stair climber across the globe. • Faster Results: Burn more calories in less time with stair climbing, proven to be one of the most efficient forms of cardio. • Custom Challenges: Participate in fun, community-wide challenges like “STEPtember” to stay motivated and win exclusive rewards. (*coming soon!) • More Coming Soon! Enjoy regular updates with new features, classes, and content to keep your fitness journey fresh and exciting. Why Choose STEPR? STEPR is committed to making stair climbing mainstream by providing innovative equipment and a supportive platform that caters to all fitness levels. Our app enhances your workout experience, offering flexibility, variety, and the motivation you need to achieve your health goals. Download the STEPR App Today and Always Take The Stairs!

About

Sync Stairs

Features
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Transform your STEPR workouts with Sync Stairs - the fitness companion built for stair climbing. Connect to your machine over Bluetooth and unlock live metrics, comprehensive analytics, and personal best achievements, on iPhone and on Apple Watch. REAL-TIME CLIMB TRACKING • Live metrics including floors, steps, steps per minute, speed level, elevation gain, calories, and heart rate • Metric tiles you can drag to reorder, with your layout remembered • Automatic personal best detection and celebration • Pause and resume, with a confirmation before a climb ends COMPREHENSIVE ANALYTICS • Climb history grouped by month, with medal badges on records • Best, total, and average for every metric, filtered by week, month, quarter, year, or all time • Streak tracking for consecutive days climbed • Charts for climbs over time, steps over time, any metric's trend with a trend line, and heart rate against step rate • Per-climb detail with full-resolution step, speed, and heart rate charts APPLE WATCH SUPPORT • Record a climb entirely from your wrist - the watch connects to the machine itself • The same metric grid as the phone, sized for the watch • Keeps the heart rate sensor on and the workout running once your wrist drops • Saves straight to Health, so a watch climb shows up on your iPhone • Works with your iPhone nearby or left in the locker HEALTH & FITNESS INTEGRATION • Every climb saves as a Stair Climbing workout in Health • Floors and steps written at full resolution, second by second • Reads heart rate, energy, and effort score back from Health for your climb • Closes your activity rings like any other workout • Health is the only store - no account, no cloud, nothing to sign into SMART FEATURES • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island Live Activity with your climb in progress • A 7x7 heat map widget of the last seven weeks • A Control Center button to start a climb • Start a climb with Siri, Shortcuts, or Spotlight • Share a climb summary as an image • Metric or Imperial units, defaulting to your region DESIGNED FOR STEPR • Bluetooth connection to your STEPR • Scans for your machine and connects when you start a climb - nothing to pair first COMPATIBILITY Sync Stairs has only been tested on the 2026 STEPR Pro Classic. Other STEPR models, and other stair climbers may work but are untested. If yours does not connect properly, get in touch through the feedback link in Settings and it can be looked at. SYNC STAIRS PRO The app is free to use, and every climb you record is yours to keep. Sync Stairs Pro is an optional subscription that unlocks unlimited workouts, the Apple Watch app and the full Insights screen - all charts, all statistics, and streaks. Whether you climb twice a week or every morning, Sync Stairs gives you the tools to track progress, chase records, and stay motivated. Start tracking your climbing today. Privacy Policy: https://www.rspoon3.com/sync-stairs/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

STEPR4 screens
Sync Stairs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: STEPR at none against Sync Stairs's 2. STEPR also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sync Stairs sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. STEPR asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
STEPR versus Sync Stairs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSTEPRSync Stairs
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSTEPR, Inc.Richard Witherspoon

In-app purchases

None

STEPR

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Sync Stairs

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Subscription$4.997 Days
  • Annual Subscription$29.991 Year

Questions

Is STEPR free?
STEPR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sync Stairs free?
Sync Stairs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do STEPR or Sync Stairs have ads?
Neither STEPR nor Sync Stairs shows ads.

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