Comparison

Steppps vs Walktide

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

Head to head
About

Steppps

This app provides an honest and straightforward step counter, focusing purely on your daily step count and walk tracking. It offers detailed stats for walks, integrates with Apple Watch and Health, and syncs with Strava. Get weekly performance verdicts without gamified motivation.

Highlights
  • Daily step count tracking
  • Tracked walks with route mapping
  • Apple Watch complications
  • Strava export
  • Apple Health integration
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
  • Weekly performance verdicts
Features
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STEPPPS A step counter that doesn't lie to you. No streaks. No badges. No confetti. Just your steps and the truth. TRACK YOUR STEPS Daily step count, front and center. Hit your goal or don't. TEAMS Create a team. Invite your family with a code or a link. One leaderboard, ranked by who actually walked today. No participation trophies. Someone's in last. Maybe it's you. APPLE WATCH Your steps on your wrist. Complications for your watch face. Same brutalist style—no clutter, just data. TRACK YOUR WALKS Start a walk. See your route on the map. Stop when you're done. Distance, pace, steps, time—recorded and saved. Lock screen Live Activity shows your stats without unlocking. STRAVA EXPORT Track in Steppps. Export to Strava. Route, distance, time—all synced. THE NUMBERS, ALL OF THEM Today by the hour. This week. Your trends. Your full history. Best day. Worst day. Weekday vs. weekend. The patterns you'd rather not see. APPLE HEALTH INTEGRATION Reads steps from iPhone and Apple Watch. Writes workouts when you hit your goal or complete a tracked walk. WIDGETS & DYNAMIC ISLAND Step count on Home Screen, Lock Screen, Dynamic Island. Progress bar shows how close you are to your goal. WEEKLY VERDICTS Every week: PERFECT, STRONG, SOLID, MEDIOCRE, WEAK, or PATHETIC. Whatever you earned. NO MOTIVATION. JUST DATA. Privacy Policy - https://www.steppps.app/privacy Terms of Condition - https://www.steppps.app/terms

About

Walktide

This app helps you increase your daily steps with a simple, calming interface. It visualizes your progress with a rising tide and offers gentle ocean sounds. Track your steps, set goals, and build streaks without unnecessary complexity.

Highlights
  • Visual tide progress indicator
  • Daily step goal setting
  • Daily Goal Streak tracking
  • Calendar history view
  • Home/lock screen widget
  • Calm Mode for focus
  • Gentle ocean sounds
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Walking is the most powerful thing you can do for your health. Walktide helps you do more of it, without the complexity you don't need. No cluttered dashboards. No confusing menus. Just your steps, your goal, and a calming wave that rises as you walk. WHAT WALKTIDE DOES • Watch the tide rise as your steps build throughout the day • Set a daily step goal that works for you • Build a Daily Goal Streak and see how many days in a row you've hit your goal • Review your history day by day on a full calendar view • Add a home or lock screen widget to check your steps without opening the app • Turn on Calm Mode to dim everything and focus on just the wave • Gentle ocean sounds play as you walk, with the option to turn them on or off anytime • Connects automatically to Apple Health • Works with iPhone, Apple Watch, and most fitness trackers including Fitbit CALM MODE • Tap anywhere outside the circle and everything fades away, leaving just you and the wave. A quiet moment in your day, whenever you need it. OCEAN SOUNDS • Soft, calming ocean waves play while you track your steps. Pairs beautifully with the rising tide on screen. Turn off anytime in Settings. BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO WALK MORE • Large, clear numbers. Simple navigation. No fitness jargon. Nothing you don't need. YOUR PHONE IS ALREADY COUNTING YOUR STEPS • Most people don't realize their iPhone has been quietly tracking their steps for years. Walktide connects to Apple Health to show you that data simply and clearly, with no new device required. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your step data stays on your iPhone. It is never shared and never leaves your device. Terms of Service: https://walktide.app/#terms Privacy Policy: https://walktide.app/#privacy

Screenshots

Steppps4 screens
Walktide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Walktide at free against Steppps's free with in-app purchases. Walktide also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Steppps sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Walktide sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. 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 — 5.0 for Steppps against 5.0 for Walktide. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steppps ships an update fortnightly, Walktide every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Steppps versus Walktide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepppsWalktide
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMYFC LLCBrisk Longevity, LLC

Customer experience

Steppps

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Walktide

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

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Steppps

Subscriptions2
  • Steppps+$3.991 Month
  • Steppps+$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • Steppps Small Tip$2.99
  • Steppps Medium Tip$4.99
  • Steppps Large Tip$9.99
1 purchases

Walktide

Subscriptions1
  • Walktide Annually7 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Steppps free?
Steppps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Walktide free?
Walktide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Steppps or Walktide?
Steppps and Walktide are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Steppps or Walktide have ads?
Neither Steppps nor Walktide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Steppps or Walktide?
Steppps ships an update fortnightly, and Walktide every 5 days. Most recently, Steppps was updated on October 10, 2026 and Walktide on October 7, 2026.

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