Comparison

Steppps vs StepHive

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

StepHive

Features
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StepHive turns your daily walk into something social, motivating, and a little bit joyful. Track your steps, map your routes, get friendly AI feedback on every walk, and stay connected with the friends who keep you moving — on your iPhone and Apple Watch. Whether you're chasing a step goal, getting back in shape, or simply love a good walk, StepHive helps you show up every day — together with your hive. WALK & TRACK • See today's steps, calories, weather, and weekly, monthly, and yearly progress at a glance • Map every walk with live GPS — distance, time, pace, elevation, and heart rate • Pause your walk to chat with a neighbor without hurting your time or pace • Follow your walk live on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Snap geotagged photos along the way — they pin to your route map and save to your Photos • Walk a favorite route again and compare your time and pace ON YOUR WRIST • Check your step ring and start a walk right from your Apple Watch • Track a whole walk on the watch — route, distance, time, heart rate, and calories • Leave your phone at home; your walk syncs back to your iPhone when you're reunited SMART & PERSONAL • Get warm, personalized feedback on each walk — your pace, effort, and progress — with AI powered by Apple Intelligence, right on your iPhone and completely private • See how your walking pace compares for people your age • Track your weight over time with a simple trend chart WALK WITH FRIENDS • Add friends with a simple invite code • See yourself ranked alongside them on a friendly daily leaderboard • Cheer each other on with quick, personal messages • Watch friends' live walks on the map with Friends on the Move STAY MOTIVATED • Build a daily-goal streak and earn achievement badges — from your first walk to a full year — with a little confetti when you hit your goal • Gentle daily reminders to get your steps in — rotating, never naggy • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets showing your steps and goal progress • Set your own step goal and personal goals MADE FOR WALKERS • A free Music tab — pick a favorite album, a playlist, or your most-played songs from a card and tap to play • Friendly guidance on pace and healthy walking by age • Fully available in English and Spanish WALK SAFER • Choose safety contacts and share your location with one tap if you ever need help • (StepHive is not a replacement for your phone's Emergency SOS) FREE TO WALK StepHive is free to download and use — steps, friends, leaderboard, streaks, music, AI walk analysis, weight tracking, the Apple Watch app, reminders, and widgets are all free. Unlock GPS route mapping — track and map your walks, see your pace, save your history, and add photo waypoints — with a single one-time purchase. YOUR DATA, YOUR CALL StepHive only reads the health data you allow, and never shares it without you. Location is used solely to map your walks while you're walking. AI walk analysis runs privately on your device. Lace up, invite a friend, and join the hive.

Screenshots

Steppps4 screens
StepHive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Steppps at 15.1 against StepHive's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads 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. Steppps sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and StepHive sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steppps ships an update fortnightly, StepHive monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Steppps versus StepHive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepppsStepHive
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMYFC LLCDavid Ramer

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

StepHive

One-time1
  • Unlock GPS Routes$2.99

Questions

Is Steppps free?
Steppps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StepHive free?
StepHive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Steppps or StepHive have ads?
Neither Steppps nor StepHive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Steppps or StepHive?
Steppps ships an update fortnightly, and StepHive monthly. Most recently, Steppps was updated on October 30, 2026 and StepHive on October 25, 2026.

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