Comparison

Shift vs Stepscape

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

Head to head
About

Shift

Features
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The simplest calorie, protein, and weight tracker.

About

Stepscape

Discover your city on foot with custom walking routes based on your interests. Explore hidden gems, parks, and scenic streets with live tracking and detailed maps. Save, share, and track your progress towards your step goals.

Highlights
  • Custom route generation based on interests
  • Live walking route tracking
  • Points of interest on maps
  • Browse curated routes by city
  • Save and share routes
  • Track steps and meet goals
Features
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Stepscape turns any city into your personal walking adventure. Free to start, no account needed. Your first 14 days of Explorer+ are included. CURATED ROUTES Every curated route has hand-picked stops and is walked by real people before it's published. he notes read like they came from a friend who lives there, because they did. Only available in New York and Miami for now, but we pick the next cities based on where people ask. MAP MY ROUTE Hit "Start mapping" and go. Your path is recorded as you walk. Drop a pin at your favorite bakery along the way or the bench with the view, with a photo or a note if you want one. Forgot a spot? Tap the map afterward to add it. The route is saved with the exact line you walked, ready for you to share. SUBMIT YOUR WALK If you mapped something good, send it to us. If we think it's a good fit, we build it into a curated route for everyone in your city. GENERATE A ROUTE Pick a starting point and tell us what you're into. Coffee and parks, bookshops, whatever you look for on a walk. Or skip that and just say 45 minutes, or 8,000 steps. You get a few options to choose from, each with real named stops and a map. Works in any walkable city. TRACK YOUR WALKS Start a route and follow it stop by stop. Stepscape logs the distance and time for every walk you track and keeps a tally of the routes you've finished. Connect with your health app to track your daily steps and hit your step goals. THE 14-DAY CHALLENGE Finish 5 walks in your first 14 days and you earn another month of Explorer+ free. In Miami and New York those are curated routes. Anywhere else, any 5 walks you track or map. New challenges coming soon! SAVE AND SHARE Save routes you'd walk again, ours or yours. When you finish a walk, share the route or show off your stats with 10 unique designs to choose from. EXPLORER+ Every curated route in every city, with no limits on generated, mapped, or saved routes. $6.99 a month or $59.99 a year after your first 14 days. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled. Cancel anytime in Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://absorbing-jeep-58f.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-for-Stepscape-2ab0135234b7804a96dec57afbc74fdf

Screenshots

Shift3 screens
Stepscape4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shift at none against Stepscape's 2. Stepscape's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, ads, 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. Stepscape sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Shift asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shift ships an update every 7 months, Stepscape every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Shift versus Stepscape: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShiftStepscape
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.617.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB54 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKip Builds LLCSpencer Bradkin

In-app purchases

None

Shift

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Stepscape

Subscriptions2
  • Explorer+ Monthly1 Month trial$6.991 Month
  • Explorer+ Yearly1 Month trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Shift free?
Shift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stepscape free?
Stepscape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shift or Stepscape have ads?
Neither Shift nor Stepscape shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shift or Stepscape?
Shift ships an update every 7 months, and Stepscape every 2 weeks. Most recently, Shift was updated on October 17, 2026 and Stepscape on October 25, 2026.

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