Comparison

Run with Tandem vs Step

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

Head to head
About

Run with Tandem

Features
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Tandem matches you with a random opponent every week for a simple challenge: who can walk more steps? No friends list to manage, no complex workouts to track—just you, your steps, and one goal: beat your opponent by Sunday night. HOW IT WORKS • Every Sunday at midnight, you're matched with a new anonymous competitor • Track your steps throughout the week and watch the battle unfold in real-time • Win by walking more steps than your opponent by week's end • Start fresh with a new match the following week FEATURES Weekly Competitions Get automatically matched with a new opponent every week. See their name and city, but nothing else—anonymous competition at its purest. Real-Time Battle View Watch your progress against your opponent with live step counts. Dynamic messages keep you motivated whether you're ahead, behind, or neck-and-neck. Daily Step Goals Set a personal daily goal (2,500 to 50,000 steps) and track your progress alongside the weekly competition. Competition History Review your journey with a complete history of past matches. See your wins, losses, and how you've improved over time. Home Screen Widget Keep the competition front and center with a widget showing your current steps, opponent's steps, and who's winning. Seamless HealthKit Integration Syncs automatically with Apple Health. Your steps are tracked in the background—no manual logging required. Privacy focused. No social pressure. Just walk.

About

Step

Features
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Step-a-thon turns everyday walking into a fun, friendly challenge for your whole group. Record a walk and your steps are counted right on your phone, then added to your total on a live leaderboard. Climb the rankings, cheer on your teammates, and collect badges as you hit new milestones. Built for organized step-a-thon events — schools, workplaces, colleges, and community groups — Step-a-thon makes it easy to run a healthy, high-energy activity where everyone can take part. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Record your walks and count steps automatically using your phone's motion sensor • Watch a live leaderboard update as you and your teammates rack up steps • Join a team and compete together toward a shared goal • Earn badges as you reach new milestones • Track your personal progress over the course of the event FOR EVENT ORGANIZERS Administrators can set up events, manage participants and teams, and follow standings in real time — everything you need to run a smooth step challenge. PRIVACY FIRST Step-a-thon collects very little. Your phone's motion sensor is used only while you're recording a walk, and only the resulting step count is saved — never the raw sensor data. No location tracking, no ads, and no third-party analytics. Read our privacy policy at https://steps.eskoops.com/privacy. Lace up, start walking, and see how far your team can go.

Screenshots

Run with Tandem4 screens
Step4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Step at none against Run with Tandem's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Run with Tandem versus Step: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRun with TandemStep
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUpsilon Technologies Pvt LtdThought Bulb

In-app purchases

None

Run with Tandem

No in-app purchases

None

Step

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Run with Tandem free?
Run with Tandem is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Step free?
Step is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Run with Tandem or Step have ads?
Run with Tandem shows ads; Step does not.

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