Comparison

Total Steps vs StepMelon

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

Head to head
About

Total Steps

Features
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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.

About

StepMelon

Track your daily steps and fitness goals with a fun watermelon theme. Features customizable watch face complications, iPhone home screen widgets, and detailed analytics. Integrates with Apple Health for seamless data syncing.

Highlights
  • Watch face complications
  • iPhone home screen widgets
  • Three-goal tracking
  • Weekly trend charts
  • CSV/JSON data export
  • Streak tracking
  • Seasonal badges
Features
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Walk with friends, celebrate wins, and make every step count. StepMelon turns your Apple Watch into a joyful step companion with three-goal tracking, streaks, badges, and a refreshing watermelon theme. NEW: Social walking features! Add friends, discover walkers, join groups, share activity, and celebrate progress together. Celebrate wins with milestone badges and shareable cards for daily progress, weekly trends, streaks, and achievements. Track minimum, daily, and stretch goals so your plan can fit rest days and active days alike. See progress on your iPhone and Apple Watch with clear charts, widgets, and complications. StepMelon integrates with Apple Health and keeps analytics on-device. Your step history stays private and under your control. Privacy Policy: https://stepmelon.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/.

Screenshots

Total Steps4 screens
StepMelon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: StepMelon at 3 against Total Steps's 1. StepMelon also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Total Steps sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and StepMelon sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Total Steps ships an update weekly, StepMelon every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Total Steps versus StepMelon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTotal StepsStepMelon
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAleksandr MurashkinMatthew Harris

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Total Steps

One-time4
  • Custom Nickname$0.99
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
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  • Large Tip$14.99
2 purchases

StepMelon

Subscriptions2
  • StepMelon Premium7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • StepMelon Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Total Steps free?
Total Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StepMelon free?
StepMelon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Total Steps or StepMelon have ads?
Neither Total Steps nor StepMelon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Total Steps or StepMelon?
Total Steps ships an update weekly, and StepMelon every 5 days. Most recently, Total Steps was updated on September 10, 2026 and StepMelon on September 9, 2026.

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