Step Fish vs DigSTEP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Step Fish
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Your daily steps, a world of underwater discoveries. Step Fish brings everyday movement together with a lively pixel aquarium. Whether you're taking a stroll, walking to work or going the long way home, collect steps, earn Fish Food and discover new creatures. Connect Step Fish to Apple Health and choose your daily step goal. Follow your progress, view the past seven days and keep your streak going. Spend your earned Fish Food on creature packs to discover random inhabitants across different rarity levels. From tropical fish and turtles to pufferfish, rays and Arctic animals, build your collection and choose who lives in your aquarium. Make their home your own with four backgrounds, corals, rocks, sunken columns, treasure chests and floating ice floes. Place decorations where you like, adjust their size and flip them to suit your design. Your layout is saved to your account. Watch fish explore caves and swim through arches while penguins rest on ice floes. Tap the water to attract nearby fish. Tilt your iPhone and watch the waves, plants and creatures respond. Trade fish with friends: connect using a code, choose your creatures and confirm the exchange to welcome a new resident. Keep your latest synced step count and daily goal in view with a mini aquarium widget on your Home Screen. Step Fish needs permission to read your steps from Apple Health to show your progress and award Fish Food.
DigSTEP
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Walk. Dig. Reveal. Turn every step you take into a treasure hunt. Your real-world steps power a pickaxe that slowly cracks open a rock ā and when you hit your goal, a hidden gem is revealed. The walk you were going to do anyway finally pays off. ā HOW IT WORKS ā ⢠Walk. Your steps (read securely from Apple Health) chip away at the rock, stage by stage. ⢠Dig. Watch the rock crack across multiple stages as your daily steps add up. ⢠Reveal. Reach your goal and pull out the gem hiding inside. ⢠Collect. Every gem lands in your collection ā 10 gems across 4 rarities, from common Rose Quartz and Citrine to legendary Moonstone and Diamond. Can you find them all? ⢠Share. Export your reveal as a video or photo card and show off what you dug up. ā WHY YOU'LL KEEP WALKING ā ⢠A real reason to hit your step goal every day ā your "silly little walk" is now excavation work. ⢠Stock your extra steps and set a new rock whenever you're ready. ⢠Home Screen widget shows your rock, your day count, and your progress at a glance. ⢠Light & dark themes, with optional automatic switching by time of day. ā OPTIONAL UPGRADES (IN-APP PURCHASES) ā DigStep is free to play. If you want rarer finds, faster: ⢠Silver & Gold Stones ā guarantee higher-rarity gems on a dig. ⢠Gold Stones can even turn a word you "bury" into an AI-crafted gem, fossil, or relic. ⢠Silver Plan / Gold Plan ā auto-renewable monthly subscriptions for unlimited premium stones (Gold also unlocks the stats dashboard). ⢠Stats Dashboard ā a one-time unlock for monthly stats and personal bests. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://digstep-api.itella.workers.dev/terms Privacy Policy: https://digstep-api.itella.workers.dev/privacy ā PRIVATE BY DESIGN ā ⢠Your collection and progress stay on your device. Step data is read from Apple Health and never leaves your phone. ⢠No account. No social feed. Just you, your steps, and what you dig up. Crystal lover, step-counter, or just someone who wants a reason to move ā DigStep turns walking into something worth opening. Note: Gem descriptions and "meanings" are for entertainment and inspiration only and are not health, wellness, or financial claims.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Step Fish at none against DigSTEP's 7. Step Fish also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. DigSTEP sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Step Fish asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Step Fish | DigSTEP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | ā |
| Ads | No ā better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No ā better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod ā better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 ā better | 17.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TILL WANNER | daiya hatoma |
In-app purchases
Step Fish
No in-app purchases
DigSTEP
- Silver Plan$1.991 Month
- Gold Plan$5.991 Month
- Silver Stone$0.99
- Gold Stone$1.99
- Stats Dashboard$2.99
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- Silver Stones x5$5.99
- Gold Stones x5$9.99









