Comparison

PawSteps vs StepScape

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

Head to head
About

PawSteps

Features
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PawSteps turns your daily walk into quality time with an adorable dog companion — no ads, no gacha, just a healthy walking habit. Pick your favorite dog character and walk together every day. Complete morning and afternoon step goals to earn treats, feed your dog for a joyful reaction, and keep your streak alive. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT - Choose from multiple dog breeds, each with its own personality and voice - Daily missions reward you with treats for your dog - Login bonuses and streak tracking keep you motivated - Your dog sends personalized notifications when you hit your goals - Home screen widget shows your dog and today's progress at a glance - No ads. No gacha. Just you and your dog, walking together. Getting started is simple: grant HealthKit access, pick a dog, and start walking. PawSteps reads your step count automatically — no manual logging required. Note: The in-app interface (menus, dog dialogue, notifications) is currently in Japanese only. English support is planned for a future update.

About

StepScape

Features
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Turn everyday steps into a little journey. Explore landmarks in Japan and around the world with StepScape, and enjoy the miniature scenery you collect. ■ Walk, climb, and collect Japan ・ Clear sightseeing spots with your steps, and add that place's diorama to your collection. ・ Summit peaks and towers with the flights of stairs you climb - one floor at a time. ・ The Tokyo area is free. The more you walk, the more the scenery unfolds: Tokyo Station, Sensoji, Shibuya, and beyond. ・ Tokyo is free for everyone, and if your country has its own pack, its first 3 spots are free too. ■ Your journey lives on your Home Screen The widget shows the place you're walking now and the peak you're climbing, and it moves forward on its own as you walk - you don't even need to open the app. ■ The scenery changes with the time of day The same place looks different at morning, noon, dusk, and night. On supported devices, an on-device AI writes a short line from your guide each day. ■ Turn what you collect into postcards Places you clear become beautiful postcards with classic, polaroid, and stamp-style templates. Share them to keep a record of your journey. ■ All 47 prefectures — and now the world Start with the free Tokyo core, then travel across every prefecture from Hokkaido to Okinawa. Beyond Japan lie 43 countries: Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Greece, Egypt, Morocco, Tanzania, Turkey, India, Nepal, China, Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Australia, the USA, Brazil, Peru, the UK, Canada, Mexico, Indonesia, the Netherlands, Portugal, Croatia, Mongolia, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, Cuba, Costa Rica, Jordan, the UAE, South Africa, Namibia, Madagascar and Kenya. Fjords, the Matterhorn, the Colosseum, Mont-Saint-Michel, Neuschwanstein, the pyramids, the blue lanes of Chefchaouen, the Serengeti, Cappadocia, the Taj Mahal, Everest, the Great Wall, the stairways of Jiufen, Ha Long Bay, Wat Arun, Angkor Wat, Uluru, the Grand Canyon, Iguazu Falls and Machu Picchu. Every pack is a one-time purchase — take a single prefecture, a whole region, or a country. You're not buying a shortcut; you're adding more world to walk through. ■ Your journey is safe Your progress is backed up to iCloud, so it follows you to a new iPhone. Your health data (steps and flights climbed) is read only on your device. It is never collected or sent anywhere. Lace up, and let every step become a journey.

Screenshots

PawSteps3 screens
StepScape4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: StepScape at every 2 days against PawSteps's every 9 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. PawSteps sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and StepScape sells 20 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PawSteps ships an update every 9 days, StepScape every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
PawSteps versus StepScape: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPawStepsStepScape
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB92 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShintaro Ishikawakazunari aoki

In-app purchases

4 purchases

PawSteps

One-time4
  • Little Treat$0.49
  • Treat Plate$0.99
  • Reward Meal$2.99
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  • Special Feast$5.99
20 purchases

StepScape

One-time20
  • Fukuoka Pack$1.99
  • Oita Pack$1.99
  • Miyazaki Pack$1.99
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  • Nagasaki Pack$1.99
  • Saga Pack$1.99
  • Kagoshima Pack$1.99
  • Kumamoto Pack$1.99
  • Okinawa Pack$1.99
  • Hokkaido Pack$3.99
  • アルゼンチンパック$5.99
  • キューバパック$5.99
  • ヨルダンパック$5.99
  • ケニアパック$5.99
  • ボリビアパック$5.99
  • チリパック$5.99
  • 南アフリカパック$5.99
  • モンゴルパック$5.99
  • UAEパック$5.99
  • マダガスカルパック$5.99
  • Kyushu Pack$9.99

Questions

Is PawSteps free?
PawSteps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StepScape free?
StepScape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PawSteps or StepScape have ads?
Neither PawSteps nor StepScape shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PawSteps or StepScape?
PawSteps ships an update every 9 days, and StepScape every 2 days. Most recently, PawSteps was updated on November 5, 2026 and StepScape on October 28, 2026.

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