Comparison

Steps vs Build Your Legend

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

Head to head
About

Steps

This app helps you track your daily steps and workouts with precise counting and goal setting. It offers features to block distracting apps, compete globally, and visualize your progress with detailed charts and insights. Personalize your experience with custom themes and widgets.

Highlights
  • Precise step counting via HealthKit
  • Customizable daily step goals
  • App blocking for focus
  • Global step leaderboard
  • 23+ workout types with live tracking
  • Interactive charts and visualizations
  • Yearly insights and personal records
Features
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Steps is your complete fitness companion that turns every step into progress. Track steps, compete on the global leaderboard, block distracting apps until you hit your goal, and visualize your journey with beautiful charts and widgets. AS SEEN AT WWDC 2026 Steps is featured in "Appreciation," the music video starring Erick the Architect, shown during Apple's WWDC 2026. STEP TRACKING & GOALS - Precise step counting powered by Apple HealthKit - Customizable daily step goals with visual progress - Streak tracking with rest days — never lose progress unfairly - Goal achievement notifications and celebrations AI COACH — CHAT WITH YOUR WORKOUTS - Ask anything about your workouts and get personalized AI feedback - Runs fully on device — your health data never leaves your iPhone - Smart suggestions to help you train better and recover smarter APP LOCK — STAY FOCUSED - Block distracting apps until you reach your daily step goal - Powered by Screen Time — apps auto-unlock when you hit your target - The perfect motivation to get moving every day STEPBOARD — GLOBAL LEADERBOARD - Compete with walkers worldwide on the daily step leaderboard - See your rank update in real-time as you walk - Join or leave anytime — your choice 23+ WORKOUT TYPES - Running, Walking, Cycling, Swimming, Hiking, HIIT, Yoga, and more - Live tracking with real-time pace, distance, heart rate, and elevation - Interactive route maps with GPS and GPX export - 3D Route Playback — replay any run or ride as a cinematic 3D flyover - Share workouts with customizable snapshot styles BEAUTIFUL VISUALIZATIONS - Hourly, weekly, and monthly interactive charts - Calendar heatmaps to explore your activity history - 8 color themes to personalize your experience - Weather-integrated home dashboard YEARLY INSIGHTS & RECORDS - Year-end recap with personal bests and milestones - 8 personal records: fastest pace, longest distance, most calories, and more - Creative formats: yearly receipts, passport stamps - Workout breakdown by type APPLE WATCH & WIDGETS - Native Watch app with real-time step tracking - 3 watch complications for instant step counts - 8 home screen widgets: steps, charts, calendar, streak, workouts - Live Activity during active workouts PERSONALIZATION - Multiple custom app icons - Light, dark, and system appearance modes - Metric, imperial, or nautical units - Configurable daily reminders PRIVACY FIRST - Health data stays on your device - No ads, no selling your data - Transparent privacy controls Steps Pro unlocks the full experience with a free trial: widgets, Watch app, route maps, 3D Route Playback, AI Coach, advanced analytics, App Lock, yearly insights, and all color themes. # Contact and Support Website: https://getsteps.app Terms of Use: https://getsteps.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://getsteps.app/privacy

About

Build Your Legend

This app uses AI to create personalized weekly training plans that adapt based on your real-time fitness data. It automatically rebuilds your schedule each week, factoring in your performance, fatigue, and any contextual information you provide, ensuring your training is always optimized for your goals.

Highlights
  • Adaptive AI-powered training plans
  • Weekly plan regeneration based on real data
  • Strava integration for automatic data import
  • Auto-deload detection for injury prevention
  • Fitness-matched pacing recalibration
  • Context-aware training adjustments
  • Cross-training support
Features
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Most training apps give you a plan and walk away. Build Your Legend is different. Powered by StrideIQ™ — our adaptive AI engine — your plan rebuilds every week from your real data. Not adjusted. Rebuilt. The plan you start with isn't the plan you end with. That's the point. HOW IT WORKS 1. Connect Strava — one tap. We scan 6+ weeks of your history to understand your real fitness, not what you wish it was. 2. Set your goal — pick a race, a distance, and a date. StrideIQ™ builds your plan backward from race day. 3. Regenerate each week — when you're ready, hit Generate. Add context (feeling strong, a tough week, travel obligation, a sore knee) and StrideIQ™ rebuilds from your last 7 days. WHAT STRIDEIQ™ DOES FOR YOU → Adaptive weekly plans — every session tells you what to run, how far, and how fast. Intervals, tempo, easy runs, long runs. You always know what to do and why. → Strava-native — zero manual logging. We read your pace, HR, cadence, drift, and fatigue directly from Strava. No self-reported effort. No RPE guesswork. → Auto-deload detection — when fatigue accumulates, StrideIQ™ inserts a recovery week before you ask. No injury. No spiral. → Fitness-matched pacing — no generic pace zones. Your targets recalibrate automatically every week as you get fitter. → Race countdown logic — build, peak, taper, race. All automatic, all timed to your exact goal date. → Context-aware — tell it what's going on before each rebuild. Heavy week at work, a sick day, legs that felt dead. It factors that in, every single time. → Cross-training support — add weight training, cycling, or swimming. StrideIQ™ accounts for your full training load, not just miles. WORKS WITH YOUR GEAR Strava, Garmin, Apple Watch, COROS, Polar, Wahoo, Suunto — if it syncs to Strava, we read it. WHY RUNNERS SWITCH - "I tried another popular running app for 3 months. Plan never matched what my body was actually doing. Within 2 weeks StrideIQ™ had me on a different schedule than I would have built myself — and I PR'd." — Marcus L., Marathon 2:54 - "The auto-deload is wild. I would have run through that fatigue week and gotten injured. It just inserted a recovery block. Like having a coach who actually pays attention." — Priya S., Half Marathon 1:32 - "No setup. No spreadsheet. No effort ratings. It reads my Strava and figures it out. That alone is worth it." — Devon K., 10K 38:42 30 DAYS FREE, FULL ACCESS 30 days. Full access. No credit card. No commitment. If Build Your Legend doesn't change how you train in 30 days, walk away — you won't have paid a cent. A static plan is a prediction. An adaptive plan is the truth. SUBSCRIPTION Build Your Legend is free for 30 days. To continue after your trial, subscribe with an auto-renewing plan: Legend Monthly or Legend Annual. Pricing is shown in the app and varies by region. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID Account Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.buildyourlegend.app/legal#terms Privacy Policy: https://www.buildyourlegend.app/legal#privacy

Screenshots

Steps4 screens
Build Your Legend4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Build Your Legend at 5.0 against Steps's 4.6. Build Your Legend also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Steps's advantage is ratings volume (54 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Steps sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Build Your Legend sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Build Your Legend holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Steps has 54 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steps ships an update every 10 days, Build Your Legend every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Steps versus Build Your Legend: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepsBuild Your Legend
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (54 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings54 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHieu DinhGestion Bureau inc

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Steps

Subscriptions6
  • Pro Monthly (1 Month)7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly (1 Month)$2.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly - Family (1 Month)$5.991 Month
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  • 1-Year Subscription (1 Year)$19.991 Year
  • 1-Year Subscription (1 Year)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly - Family (1 Year)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time2
  • Steps Pro Lifetime2 variants$39.99
  • Steps Pro Family - Lifetime2 variants$79.99
2 purchases

Build Your Legend

Subscriptions2
  • Legend Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Legend Annual1 Month trial$69.001 Year

Questions

Is Steps free?
Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Build Your Legend free?
Build Your Legend is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Steps or Build Your Legend?
Build Your Legend is rated higher. Steps averages 4.6 out of 5 from 54 ratings, while Build Your Legend averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Steps or Build Your Legend have ads?
Neither Steps nor Build Your Legend shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Steps or Build Your Legend?
Steps ships an update every 10 days, and Build Your Legend every 3 days. Most recently, Steps was updated on November 8, 2026 and Build Your Legend on November 10, 2026.

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