StepPaws vs Stepple
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StepPaws
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StepPaws transforms your daily walks into a joyful adventure where every step fuels your connection with adorable virtual feline friends! More than just a tracker, StepPaws is a beautifully designed, gamified health companion that uses the power of pawsitivity and AI to keep you motivated. Turn the chore of walking into the delight of discovery. Watch your main cat evolve, meet new charming companions, and build a thriving gallery—all by hitting your daily goals! GAMIFIED MOTIVATION & DISCOVERY * Cat Evolution: Achieve your step targets daily and watch your main virtual cat evolve into new, amazing forms. The more you walk, the more they grow! * Unlock New Friends: Level up to unlock a gallery of unique cat characters and their whimsical friends. Your consistent activity expands your charming collection. SMART, VISUAL HEALTH TRACKING * Clear Data at a Glance: The Graph Screen presents your steps, distance covered, and calories burned in an easy-to-read visual format. Track your monthly progress effortlessly. * Goal Customization: Easily set and adjust your personal walking targets and receive personalized Notifications to fit your lifestyle and keep you on track. * Calendar View: Review your activity history with the built-in Calendar function, highlighting your successful days and helping you build a consistent walking streak.he Frog Day Bonus: See a fun, hidden Frog character appear on your calendar whenever you crush the 10,000-step mark—a delightful visual reward for your greatest achievements!What Makes StepPaws the Best Walking Companion? POWERED BY PURR-SONAL AI MESSAGES * Daily Encouragement: Connect with your virtual pet! Our cutting-edge Generative AI delivers unique, engaging, and personalized motivational messages from your cats and their friends, giving you the boost you need exactly when you need it. * Cute & Clean Design: Navigate your fitness journey with a simple, adorable interface filled with charming cat-themed illustrations and easy-to-understand layouts. Download StepPaws today and start walking your way to a healthier, happier you—with your paw-some cat companion leading the way! FEATURES INCLUDE: * Automatic Step, Distance, and Calorie Tracking. * AI-Powered Motivational Messages. * Character Evolution and Gallery Unlock System. * Intuitive Graphing and Calendar View. * Customizable Step Goals & Notifications. * Clean, Cat-Themed UI.Download StepPaws today and start walking your way to a healthier, happier you—with your paw-some cat companion leading the way!
Stepple
This app features a virtual pet that thrives as you meet your daily activity goals. Syncs with health data to track progress, offering a forgiving system for missed days and rewarding consistent effort with unique creatures and achievements.
- Virtual pet grows with movement
- Customizable daily calorie goals
- Syncs with Apple Health
- Forgiving system for missed days
- Unlockable creatures and achievements
- Home screen widget
- Activity Traits reflect workout style
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Stepple is the little pet that grows when you move — even a walk around the block is enough. Hatch an egg, pick a daily calorie goal that fits where you are right now, and watch your pet thrive as you move. Whether you're taking your first walk in years or training for a marathon, every step and every workout counts. Meet your goal and your Stepple gains hearts. Miss a day and they lose some — but a solid walk tomorrow brings them right back. START WHEREVER YOU ARE Stepple is built for anyone trying to move more. Pick a goal you can actually hit — it can be as small as a short daily walk. Beginners can cruise to their goal on steps alone. Experienced users can crush it with runs, lifts, cycling, or yoga. Either way, your pet is rooting for you. YOUR HEALTH IS THEIR HEALTH Stepple syncs with Apple Health to read your active calories, steps, workouts, flights climbed, sleep, and walking distance. Your daily goal is simple: burn enough active calories to keep your pet alive — and every step and every workout you log counts toward that goal, whether you're walking the dog, hitting the gym, or climbing a flight of stairs. A hearts bar shows exactly where your pet stands — thriving, content, tired, sick, or critical. FORGIVING BY DESIGN One bad day won't break anything. A missed day costs a heart, but tomorrow's walk earns half a heart back. Your pet only reaches the end of their story after several skipped days in a row — plenty of room to recover from a rough week, a busy trip, or a sick day. BUILD A STREAK Hit your goal today, tomorrow, and the day after — and watch your streak climb. Stepple tracks a per-pet streak and a global lifetime streak across every pet you raise, so even if one ends, your legacy carries on. A COLLECTION THAT FEELS PERSONAL 10+ unique creatures to discover, each with their own look and attitude. Every egg hatches with a randomly rolled color, so no two pets are alike — even of the same species. Some pets unlock only through dedication: one after earning enough goal days, another at a long streak milestone, and more surprises waiting to be found. EARN YOUR REPUTATION 20+ tiered accolades track running, swimming, cycling, yoga, hiking, strength training, dance, and team sports. Your pet develops an Activity Trait that reflects your dominant workout style — a living fingerprint of your fitness identity. Plus 15+ global achievements that persist across every pet you raise. MAKE IT YOURS 10+ pet color palettes, 20+ heart colors, and multiple free background gradients to start. Stepple+ subscribers unlock additional premium species, exclusive pixel-art backgrounds, parallax depth motion, custom heart shapes, glyph pattern overlays, and custom app icons. HOME SCREEN WIDGET An animated pet sprite lives on your home screen — watch it react to your daily progress without opening the app. Small and medium widget sizes included, free. THE GARDEN & THE GRAVEYARD Retired pets live in a pixel-art garden — tap any pet to revisit their story, or bring one back from retirement to keep going. Pets whose story has ended rest in a graveyard with tombstones marking their name, species, and lifespan. Every pet you raise becomes part of your permanent history. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no sign-up, no ads. Your Apple Health data is read on your device to care for your pet and isn't shared anywhere — unless you turn on optional social features like leaderboards or friend sharing, which publish activity stats (like steps and goal progress) through Apple's CloudKit. You're always in control of what you share. --- STEPPLE+ SUBSCRIPTION Payment is charged to your Apple ID at purchase. Subscription auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage subscriptions in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://stepple.fit/terms Privacy Policy: https://stepple.fit/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StepPaws at none against Stepple's 2. StepPaws also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). Stepple's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Stepple sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. StepPaws asks for nothing beyond the download.
StepPaws ships an update every 5 weeks, Stepple every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on September 10, 2026.
| Parameter | StepPaws | Stepple |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shohei Kobayashi | Joseph DeGrand |
In-app purchases
StepPaws
No in-app purchases
Stepple
- Stepple+$4.991 Month
- Stepple+7 Days trial$39.991 Year






