Comparison

Steppa vs Gym Workout Tracker

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

Gym Workout Tracker

Features
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Specular is a strength training tracker for the gym and for home. Follow a program or build your own workouts, log every set in seconds, and know when to add weight. Your sessions go to Apple Health, sync with iCloud, and work with Siri. LOG YOUR WORKOUTS • Build workouts from more than 1,700 exercises, each with instructions and the muscles it works, or start from a template. • Your last weights and reps are already filled in, so every set starts where the previous session ended. • Rest timers and supersets keep the session moving. • See the personal records each session sets, and rate its effort when you finish. FOLLOW A PROGRAM • Multi-week programs for the gym, home, or both, recommended from your goals, experience, and where you train. • Every session comes planned with its exercises, sets, and targets, so you don't have to plan each workout yourself. • Edit a session or swap an exercise for one that fits your equipment. PROGRESS YOUR WEIGHTS • Specular suggests when to increase or reduce the weight for each exercise, based on how your recent sessions went, in programs and in your own workouts. • Suggestions match your equipment's increments, so each one is a load you can set up. • Follow each exercise's top set, estimated 1RM, and volume over time. UNDERSTAND YOUR TRAINING • See on a muscle map what each workout, program, and exercise works, and which muscles you've trained recently. • Training load compares your recent training with your usual, so you can tell a heavy week from a light one. • Set a weekly goal and follow your consistency and volume week by week. • Taking time off? Start a break, and Home, Programs, and Insights pause until you're back. APPLE HEALTH • Every session is saved to Apple Health with its heart rate and active energy. • Bring your past workouts in from Apple Health so your history starts complete. SIRI • Ask Siri about your last session, an exercise, your weekly goal, training load, or volume. • During a session, log a set, hear what's next and how much rest is left, or pause and finish, without unlocking your iPhone. • With Siri AI, ask about your training in your own words. • Find any workout, exercise, or program from Spotlight. SHARE • Turn a session into an image for your stories, with its metrics, exercises, and route. YOUR DATA • No account to create. Your workouts sync across your devices with iCloud. • Back up everything to one file and restore it on any device. • Import your workout history from other apps. SPECULAR PRO • The full program catalog, with new programs as they're added • Suggested weights applied in one tap • Workout suggestions based on your history • Full workout details and history • Session metrics: duration, effort, energy, volume, and heart rate • Exercise progress over any period • Recovery insights, and sets by muscle group and weekday • Unlimited workout templates • Post-workout effort logging, synced to Apple Health Siri AI availability varies by device, language, and region. Specular Pro is available as a monthly or annual subscription and supports Family Sharing. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://specularlabs.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://specularlabs.app/terms

Screenshots

Steppa4 screens
Gym Workout Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Gym Workout Tracker at none against Steppa's shown. Gym Workout Tracker also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days). Steppa's advantage is ratings volume (1.9K vs 2) and chart position (#111 vs unranked). On price, rating 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 Gym Workout Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Steppa against 4.5 for Gym Workout Tracker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Steppa has 1.9K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steppa ships an update every 10 days, Gym Workout Tracker every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Steppa versus Gym Workout Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteppaGym Workout Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.9K ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.9K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#111 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB53 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSteppa, LLCCARLOS EDUARDO MAULEON CASTANON

Customer experience

Steppa

All ratings1,789 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral2.2%
Negative7.6%

Gym Workout Tracker

All ratings2 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
3 purchases

Gym Workout Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Specular Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Specular Pro Yearly1 Year trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Specular Pro Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Steppa free?
Steppa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gym Workout Tracker free?
Gym Workout Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Steppa or Gym Workout Tracker?
Steppa is rated higher. Steppa averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.9K ratings, while Gym Workout Tracker averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Steppa or Gym Workout Tracker have ads?
Steppa shows ads; Gym Workout Tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, Steppa or Gym Workout Tracker?
Steppa ships an update every 10 days, and Gym Workout Tracker every 2 days. Most recently, Steppa was updated on October 25, 2026 and Gym Workout Tracker on October 24, 2026.

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