Comparison

Steppa vs Upkeep Social

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

Upkeep Social

This app helps you build consistent fitness habits by creating and joining step challenges. Track your progress, earn a consistency score, and compete with friends or solo to stay motivated and accountable.

Highlights
  • Create personalized step challenges
  • Compete solo, 1-on-1, or in groups
  • Automatic step syncing from Apple Health
  • Track consistency score and streaks
  • Daily verification to prevent cheating
  • Flexible challenge scheduling
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Upkeep Social is the fitness accountability app where your consistency is verified, ranked, and visible to the people who matter. Create step challenges for yourself or with friends. Set a daily step goal, pick your success criteria, and prove you can show up — day after day, week after week. Whether you're building a daily walking habit or defending a 10K-step streak, Upkeep tracks whether you kept your word. HOW IT WORKS Pick a daily step goal: 2K, 3K, 5K, 7K, or 10K. Choose your success threshold: hit your target 70%, 85%, or 100% of days. Go solo, challenge a friend 1-on-1, or compete with a groups. Your steps sync automatically from Apple Health — no manual logging, no separate step counter. At the end of each week, see exactly who showed up and who didn't. YOUR CONSISTENCY SCORE Every verified day earns points toward your Consistency Score — a single number that represents your long-term commitment to showing up. Higher targets and longer streaks earn bigger multipliers. Skip a week and your score decays. The score isn't just a stat. It becomes your fitness identity. Tiers: Getting Started → Building Momentum → Committed → Relentless → Elite → Legendary. CHALLENGE MODES Solo: Challenge yourself. No invite needed. Start immediately. Duel: Go head-to-head with one friend. Group: Compete with multiple people. See the leaderboard update in real time. BUILT FOR ACCOUNTABILITY Daily verification confirms your steps are real — no shaking your phone to fake it. Leaderboards show who's on track and who's falling behind. Streak tracking rewards consistency with visual milestones. Share cards let you post your results to Instagram, WhatsApp, or anywhere you want proof. FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING Start a challenge now, tomorrow, or pick a specific day. No waiting for a fixed weekly window. MORE THAN A STEP TRACKER A pedometer counts your steps. A habit tracker takes your word for it. Upkeep Social does neither — it verifies your activity against Apple Health data and puts the result where your friends can see it. Your daily walk, your workout streak, your active days: all of it counts, none of it can be faked. WHY UPKEEP SOCIAL? Most fitness apps track what you do. Upkeep Social tracks whether you keep your word. The difference is accountability — and it changes everything. Free to use, with an optional Pro upgrade for deeper fitness insights and higher challenge limits. No ads. FOR TEAMS AND ORGANIZERS Running a step challenge for your office, club, campus, or community? Create the challenge, share one invite link, and your participants join free. Verification means the winner earned it — no manual honor-system spreadsheets, no disputed results. Challenges scale from 3 friends to groups of hundreds. Questions or feedback? Reach us at support@upkeep.social Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Steppa4 screens
Upkeep Social4 screens

Verdict

The call

Steppa and Upkeep Social both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Upkeep Social's written reviews are positive against 54% of Steppa's. Upkeep Social also leads on ads (none vs shown). Steppa's advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 8) and chart position (#147 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Steppa sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Upkeep Social sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Steppa holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Steppa has 1.5K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of Steppa's written reviews are positive against 100% of Upkeep Social's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steppa ships an update every 10 days, Upkeep Social every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Steppa versus Upkeep Social: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteppaUpkeep Social
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.5K ratings) — better4.4 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews53.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.5K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#147 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB46 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperSteppa, LLCImperial Engineering Labs

Customer experience

Steppa

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

Upkeep Social

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews1 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
2 purchases

Upkeep Social

Subscriptions2
  • Upkeep Pro Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Upkeep Pro Annual$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Steppa free?
Steppa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Upkeep Social free?
Upkeep Social is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Steppa or Upkeep Social?
Steppa is rated higher. Steppa averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Upkeep Social averages 4.4 from 8 ratings.
Do Steppa or Upkeep Social have ads?
Steppa shows ads; Upkeep Social does not.
Which is updated more often, Steppa or Upkeep Social?
Steppa ships an update every 10 days, and Upkeep Social every 5 days. Most recently, Steppa was updated on October 15, 2026 and Upkeep Social on October 9, 2026.

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