Fitstrail vs StepMap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fitstrail
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Walk where you are. Travel real roads. Fitstrail is a step counter with a road to walk. Pick a road between two cities. Every step you take, at home, at work or on your usual loop, moves you along it. Come back later and see how far you got. CITY ROADS ACROSS EUROPE - 64 roads between real cities in 12 countries, 8,934 km in all. Vienna to Bratislava, Pécs to Budapest and more, picked on a map of Europe. - Every stop sends you a postcard from the real place. - Cross a border and your passport takes an exit stamp for the country you leave and an entry stamp for the next. - City roads are free. ROADS FROM HISTORY Walk a true story, told as you go. Your steps open its moments one by one. - The Hijrah: Mecca to Medina, 88 moments. - The Conqueror's Road: Edirne to Istanbul, 1453. - The Road of Independence: İnebolu to Ankara, 1920–1922. - Rumi's Road: Balkh to Konya. The first stage of every journey is free. The rest of each journey opens with a visa, an in-app purchase that lasts a set number of days. Journeys are told in English and Turkish. No person on the Hijrah is drawn. Scenes show only the land, the light and distant travellers. Sources are shown in the app. YOUR DAY - Today's steps, your daily goal and your streak. - Each road is a trip, named by its days: a 12-day trip, a 20-day one. Fall behind and the finish date moves. The daily steps never rise. - Home screen widgets show your steps and the next stop. PRIVACY - No ads. No account. No GPS. Fitstrail reads only your step count from Apple Health. - Your steps stay on your phone. Walk where you are. Travel real roads.
StepMap
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StepMap is a location-based fitness game that turns your daily walk into real-world territory. Every step you take grows your footprint on the map; every loop you close becomes a new patch of land you own. WHY STEPMAP • Walking is no longer just step counting — set goals, draw routes, claim land. • Synced with Apple Watch and the Health app — no manual counters. • Fitness habits (streaks, pace, calories, daily goal) combined with game mechanics (territory ownership, emojis, teams). • Sign in with Apple or Google in five seconds and start walking. THE CORE LOOP 1. Tap "Start" — your GPS marks the origin. 2. Walk and a live polyline draws behind you while your step counter ticks up in real time. 3. Return close to your starting point and the loop closes automatically. 4. The closed route becomes a polygon — your territory, pinned to the map. 5. Drop an emoji (cactus, rock, mountain, tree) onto it. The emoji's HP equals the steps you spent on that walk. FITNESS FIRST • Daily step goal tracking (default 10,000 steps) • Streak counter — uninterrupted active days • Live pace (min/km) and calorie estimate • Weekly and monthly progress stats • Automatic data from Apple Watch and the Health app GAME LAYER • Sign your territory with an emoji — other players can see it. • Encirclement (v2): draw a longer loop that fully contains someone's territory to take it over. • Tap-to-destroy (v2): repeatedly tap an enemy emoji to drain its HP and neutralize the territory. TEAMS • Build a team of up to 20 walkers. • Choose before each walk: personal or team-attributed. • Team leaders see member stats and export them as CSV or JSON. PREMIUM (Optional) • Premium unlocks one 48-hour territory shield per month on your newest capture. • Shielded territory can't be encircled or destroyed. • The free tier is fully playable — premium only adds the protective shield. • StepMap Premium is an auto-renewable monthly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at purchase confirmation and renews automatically each month unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. • Terms of Use (EULA): https://stepmap-legal.pages.dev/terms • Privacy Policy: https://stepmap-legal.pages.dev/privacy PRIVACY • Location is only read during an active walk. • Health data stays on your device and is never uploaded. • Social sign-in only — no passwords stored. SUPPORTED DEVICES • iPhone (iOS 17+) • Apple Watch (via HealthKit) CONTACT For feedback and bug reports: stepmap-legal.pages.dev Happy walking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: StepMap at daily against Fitstrail's every 5 days. On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Fitstrail sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and StepMap sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Fitstrail ships an update every 5 days, StepMap daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fitstrail | StepMap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Furkan Kaynar | Semih Silistre |
In-app purchases
Fitstrail
- Visa: The Conqueror's Road$4.99
- Visa: The Hijrah$4.99
- Visa: The Road of Independence$4.99
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- Visa: Rumi's Road$4.99
StepMap
- Premium Membership (Monthly)$4.991 Month









