# ISRU vs Steppa

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ISRU at none against Steppa's 9. ISRU also leads on review sentiment (65% vs 54%). Steppa's advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 14) and chart position (#87 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Steppa sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. ISRU asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for ISRU against 4.6 for Steppa. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Steppa has 1.5K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of ISRU's written reviews are positive against 54% of Steppa's.

ISRU ships an update every 6 days, Steppa every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | ISRU | Steppa |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.6 (14 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/isru/id6743388136/reviews) | [4.6 (1.5K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/steppa-step-challenges/id6755126064/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 14 | **1.5K** |
| Positive reviews | **65.2% of reviews** | 53.8% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | **Every 6 days** | Every 10 days |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | **Free** |
| Best chart rank | — | **#87** |
| Size | 30 MB | 119 MB |
| Requires iOS | **14.0** | 15.1 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [Tom Sachs Studio](https://appshunter.io/developer/1802562987) | [Steppa, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1852079770) |

## What reviewers say

### ISRU

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/isru/id6743388136)

Engage in creative and athletic challenges designed to foster personal growth. Track your achievements on a leaderboard and your unique ID card. Embrace excellence through participation and find reward in the process.

**Highlights:** Creative and athletic challenges, Progress tracking, Leaderboard participation, Personal ID card, Focus on excellence through participation

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Exciting challenge
- 💡 Chance to win Mars Yard 3.0

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Buggy app
- 🐛 Lagging pages
- 🐛 Images deleting during daily logging
- 🐛 Incorrect point tallying
- 🐛 Time zone issues

**Reported bugs**

- Can't submit logs
- Sign up is broken

**Requested features**

- Seamless user experience
- Properly functioning app


### Steppa

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/steppa-step-challenges/id6755126064)

**Currently charting:** #87 Top Free · Health & Fitness, #110 Top Grossing · Health & Fitness (US App Store)

Engage in daily step competitions with real rewards. Join challenges, meet daily step goals, and earn a share of the prize pool upon completion. Track progress via Apple Health and compete with friends for motivation.

**Highlights:** Daily step competitions, Real prize pool payouts, Apple Health integration, Secure Stripe payments, Join with friends, Progress tracking

**Features:** Apple Wallet

**In-app purchases (9)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Steppa Pro | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Steppa Pro | $14.99 | per month |
| Steppa Pro | $19.99 | per month |
| Steppa Pro | $24.99 | per month |
| Steppa Pro | $79.99 | per year |
| Steppa Pro | $99.00 | per year |
| Steppa Pro | $99.00 | per year |
| Steppa Pro | $99.00 | per year |
| Steppa Pro | $119.99 | per year |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is ISRU free?

ISRU is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Steppa free?

Steppa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, ISRU or Steppa?

ISRU and Steppa are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 14 and 1.5K ratings respectively.

### Do ISRU or Steppa have ads?

Both ISRU and Steppa show ads.

### Which is updated more often, ISRU or Steppa?

ISRU ships an update every 6 days, and Steppa every 10 days. Most recently, ISRU was updated on October 12, 2026 and Steppa on October 20, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*