Comparison

Steppa vs Walka

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

Head to head
About

Steppa

Engage in daily step competitions with real rewards. Join challenges, meet daily step goals, and earn a share of the prize pool upon completion. Track progress via Apple Health and compete with friends for motivation.

Highlights
  • Daily step competitions
  • Real prize pool payouts
  • Apple Health integration
  • Secure Stripe payments
  • Join with friends
  • Progress tracking
Features
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Steppa helps you stay active through fun, motivating step challenges with real rewards. Join a challenge, stay consistent, and qualify for a share of the prize pool when you complete all goals.* There are no penalties or charges for missing goals. If you don’t finish a challenge, you simply don’t qualify for the payout. HOW IT WORKS • Join a challenge with a fixed entry fee • Complete the daily step goals • Qualify for a payout from the shared prize pool • Track your steps directly through Apple Health FEATURES Step Tracking • Apple Health integration • Real-time step updates • Progress charts and trends Challenges • Daily, weekly, or multi-day formats • Fair and transparent rules • Prize pools based on total entries • Clear qualification requirements Wallet • Secure card payments • View challenge earnings • Track past results Community • Join with friends • Compare progress • Stay accountable together WHY IT WORKS Steppa turns movement into a commitment. Set a goal, stay consistent, and earn a reward when you finish the challenge successfully. SAFE & SECURE • No penalties for missed goals • Bank-level payment security • Steps verified through Apple Health *Steppa does not charge users based on individual performance or missed goals. Entry fees are for joining challenges only, and users who do not complete all goals simply do not qualify for the prize pool. Apple Inc. is not a sponsor of, and is not involved in any way with, Steppa challenges. Apple does not endorse, administer, or provide any prize for any challenge, and has no responsibility for any challenge or for any prize paid out. Steppa challenges are run solely by Steppa LLC. The full official rules are available in the app at any time under Profile → Legal → Official Rules. TERMS OF USE: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Walka

This app motivates you to maintain a walking habit by putting real money on your daily step goals. Compete with friends in challenges where hitting your goal means keeping your stake, or miss and forfeit it to others. It integrates with Apple Health for seamless tracking.

Highlights
  • Real money stakes for accountability
  • Host challenges with friends
  • Accountability challenges and Step Races
  • Secure payment processing via Stripe
  • Integrates with Apple Health for tracking
  • Solo betting option with Walka+
Features
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Walka is the simplest way to actually keep your walking habit. Put real money on your daily step goal. Hit it and you keep your money. Miss, and your stake goes to the people who showed up. No streaks, no points, no nagging notifications. WHY WALKA • Real stakes, real accountability. Money on the line works because excuses don't. • Walk with friends. Host a challenge, share an invite link, everyone puts in a buy-in. No subscription needed to join. • Two ways to play. Accountability challenges pay everyone who hits their goal. Step Races are winner takes all, most steps wins the pool. • Fair by design. On accountability challenges our cut comes only from the stakes people forfeit, so hitting your goal never costs you. • Apple Health does the tracking. No extra app, no manual logging. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick a challenge (1, 3, 7, or 14 days at different step goals). 2. Stake your buy-in, held securely via Stripe. 3. Walk your daily target. Apple Health scores it. 4. When it ends, winners are paid out to their bank via Stripe. WALKA+ ($9.99/month) Unlocks solo, bet on yourself. Stake any amount on your own daily goal and get it all back when you finish. Cancel anytime in Settings. PRIVACY Your step data stays on your phone except the daily total we need to score active challenges. We never sell it. Get walking. Get paid. Or don't. Terms of Use: https://getwalka.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://getwalka.com/privacy

Screenshots

Steppa4 screens
Walka4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Walka at 100% against Steppa's 54%. Walka also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Steppa's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 4). On price, update cadence, 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. Steppa sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Walka sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Walka holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Steppa has 1.5K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Steppa's written reviews are positive against 100% of Walka's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steppa ships an update every 10 days, Walka every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Steppa versus Walka: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteppaWalka
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.5K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.5K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#83 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB64 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSteppa, LLCSusan Adelokiki

Customer experience

Steppa

All ratings1,548 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral2.2%
Negative7.2%
Written reviews260 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral9.6%
Negative36.5%

Walka

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Steppa

Subscriptions9
  • Steppa Pro$4.997 Days
  • Steppa Pro$14.991 Month
  • Steppa Pro$19.991 Month
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  • Steppa Pro$24.991 Month
  • Steppa Pro7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Steppa Pro7 Days trial$99.001 Year
  • Steppa Pro14 Days trial$99.001 Year
  • Steppa Pro3 Days trial$99.001 Year
  • Steppa Pro7 Days trial$119.991 Year
1 purchases

Walka

Subscriptions1
  • Walka+7 Days trial$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Steppa free?
Steppa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Walka free?
Walka is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Steppa or Walka?
Walka is rated higher. Steppa averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Walka averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Steppa or Walka have ads?
Steppa shows ads; Walka does not.
Which is updated more often, Steppa or Walka?
Steppa ships an update every 10 days, and Walka every 6 days. Most recently, Steppa was updated on October 13, 2026 and Walka on October 8, 2026.

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