Total Steps vs Stepping
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Total Steps
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Turn your daily steps into friendly competition. Total Steps connects to Apple Health and helps you stay active with public and private step leagues, global leaderboards, achievements, streaks, weekly recaps, and clean progress stats. Compete with friends Create a private league, share an invite code, or join public leagues and race up the standings. Track active and finished leagues, check final results, and share your performance. Build a walking habit See your daily, monthly, yearly, and lifetime steps in a clean dashboard. Follow your streaks, personal records, milestones, and activity heatmap. Unlock achievements Earn badges for consistency, big step days, streaks, goals, and long-term progress. Your profile shows what you've unlocked and what is next. Review your week Weekly Recap shows your total steps, best day, trend vs last week, and progress highlights so you can keep momentum going. Share your progress Share step summaries, leaderboard results, weekly recaps, achievements, and league results with friends. Privacy & permissions Total Steps reads your step count from Apple Health to calculate stats, achievements, and rankings. Sign in with Apple keeps your leagues and stats connected across devices while you stay in control. Start walking, join a league, and see how far you can climb.
Stepping
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Stepping makes fitness tracking simple. Count your steps and monitor daily activity in one beautiful app. Syncs with Apple Health to provide accurate statistics and insights. Set goals, view progress, and stay motivated every day.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Stepping at every 3 days against Total Steps's weekly. Stepping also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Total Steps sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Stepping sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Total Steps ships an update weekly, Stepping every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Total Steps | Stepping |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 โ better |
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| Size | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aleksandr Murashkin | Canh Trinh |
In-app purchases
Total Steps
- Custom Nickname$0.99
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
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- Large Tip$14.99
Stepping
- Americano Tip$2.99
- Latte Tip$4.99









