The Mega Gym vs Stepwise
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
The Mega Gym
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With the The Mega Gym App, you can manage your membership details, book appointments, and sign up for classes as you work to achieve your fitness goals. - Access digital membership pass - Enroll in classes - Book appointments and view session balance - Edit personal information and view membership details - Stay up-to-date with announcements from your club Download the app today! Features connectivity to Apple Watch (synced to HealthKit app)
Stepwise
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Your steps. One huge number. Nothing else in the way. Stepwise is a step counter for people who just want to know how far they have walked today โ without dashboards, feeds, sign-ups, or a tutorial to sit through. Open it and the number is already there, big enough to read at arm's length. WHAT YOU GET โข Today's steps, huge and instant Your step count fills the screen in a clean, rounded typeface you can read in a glance while walking. The number animates as it climbs, so you can watch it move. โข Distance, automatically in your units Right below your steps you get the distance you have covered, in kilometres or miles depending on your region. No settings to dig through. โข A daily goal that actually celebrates you Set any goal from 1,000 to 100,000 steps. Hit it and the screen bursts into confetti โ once a day, when you have earned it. Not a badge buried in a profile tab. โข Home Screen widget Small, medium, or large. Your step count sits on your Home Screen and stays current, so most days you never need to open the app at all. โข Hour-by-hour stats Tap Stats for a clean bar chart of today and yesterday, broken down by hour. See when you actually move โ the morning commute, the afternoon slump, the evening walk โ and compare today against yesterday at the same hour. โข Light and dark, your call Follow your system appearance or lock it to light or dark from the menu. BUILT ON APPLE HEALTH Stepwise reads your step count from Apple Health, so it counts the steps your iPhone is already recording โ including the ones you took before you installed it. There is no separate tracker running in the background and no extra battery drain from a second counter. If you carry your phone, your steps are counted. PRIVATE BY DESIGN โข No account, no sign-up, no email โข Your step history stays on your device โข Read-only access to Health โ Stepwise never writes to your Health data โข Nothing to opt out of, because nothing is collected WHO IT IS FOR If you have tried a fitness app and quit because it wanted your weight, your goals, your notifications and your subscription before showing you a single number โ this is the opposite of that. Stepwise does one thing. Walk, glance, done. Whether you are working toward 10,000 steps a day, keeping a walking habit alive, getting back on your feet after an injury, or just curious how far you actually go in a day, Stepwise keeps the number in front of you and stays out of your way. GETTING STARTED Open Stepwise and allow access to your steps in Apple Health Tap the gear icon and set your daily step goal Add the widget to your Home Screen: long-press anywhere, tap +, search for Stepwise That is the whole setup. There is no step four. Requires an iPhone with step data in Apple Health. Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/yoav-sabag-policy-ios/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/yoav-sabag-policy-ios/privacypolicy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Mega Gym at none against Stepwise's 1. The Mega Gym also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (4 vs 1). Stepwise's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On price there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Stepwise sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. The Mega Gym asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Mega Gym ships an update every 2 months, Stepwise every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Mega Gym | Stepwise |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days โ better |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 โ better | 26.5 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 187 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Mega Gym Inc. | Yoav Sabag |
In-app purchases
The Mega Gym
No in-app purchases
Stepwise
- Remove Ads$4.99
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