Comparison

StepMate vs Steppers Squad

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

Head to head
About

StepMate

Features
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StepMate transforms your Apple Health activity data into clear insights, powerful statistics, and beautiful charts—all in one place. No account, no registration, and no complicated setup. Track your daily steps, walking and running distance, and active calories with interactive charts designed to help you understand your activity patterns and stay motivated. UNDERSTAND YOUR ACTIVITY • Interactive charts for steps, distance, and active energy • Totals, daily averages, minimums, and maximums • Detailed daily breakdowns for every data point • Support for metric and imperial units DISCOVER TRENDS • View today, this week, this month, or any custom date range • Save favorite periods for quick access • Compare vacations, trips, fitness challenges, or training blocks • Highlight important periods with custom colors and labels REACH YOUR GOALS • Set daily, weekly, or monthly goals • Choose goals based on steps or distance • Track progress directly in charts and summaries • Optional reminders help keep you motivated PRIVACY FIRST StepMate only reads activity data from Apple Health. Your data remains on your device and is never uploaded to external servers. No account or sign-in required. ALL FEATURES INCLUDED Every feature is available for free. If you'd like an ad-free experience, you can make a one-time in-app purchase to remove banner and full-screen ads permanently. No subscriptions. No recurring fees. StepMate requires permission to read steps, walking and running distance, and active energy from Apple Health. StepMate is not a medical app and is intended for informational and motivational purposes only.

About

Steppers Squad

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Steppers Squad Walk as you already do. Compare daily steps with a small group of friends. Steppers Squad reads your step count from Apple Health and keeps a simple leaderboard in sync with your squad. No accounts to invent—just your iCloud. No ads. Built for a tight circle, not a social network. What you can do - See today's steps on a clear ring, pulled from your iPhone and Apple Watch - Look back through your personal step history on a calendar - Create a squad or join with an invite link or code - Rank against friends on a shared leaderboard - Optionally require owner approval before someone joins - Set a daily goal (default 10,000 or your own fixed target) - Get in-app alerts for goal milestones and squad activity How it works Your steps stay in Health. Steppers Squad only reads them — it never writes to Health. Squads and profiles sync through iCloud so everyone stays on the same board. Good to know - iPhone only - Sign into iCloud on the device - Allow Steps access for Steppers Squad in Health when asked - Owner leaving deletes the squad for everyone Privacy Policy: https://se.orangeman.dev/steppers-squad/privacy Support: https://se.orangeman.dev/steppers-squad/support

Screenshots

StepMate4 screens
Steppers Squad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Steppers Squad at none against StepMate's 1. Steppers Squad also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. StepMate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Steppers Squad asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
StepMate versus Steppers Squad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepMateSteppers Squad
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB7 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRobert BafoeADEDOTUN LUKMAN ADEBIYI

In-app purchases

1 purchases

StepMate

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
None

Steppers Squad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StepMate free?
StepMate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Steppers Squad free?
Steppers Squad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do StepMate or Steppers Squad have ads?
StepMate shows ads; Steppers Squad does not.

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