Comparison

10K Steps vs Step Step

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

Head to head
About

10K Steps

Features
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Make every walk count with a simple step counter built for everyday movement. 10K Steps brings your daily activity together automatically through Apple Health. See today’s progress at a glance, choose a goal that works for you, and start a dedicated walk only when you want a separate timer, distance, pace, and optional route. TRACK YOUR DAY • See steps, walking distance, walking time, and goal progress • Understand when you were active with hourly charts • Bring together activity recorded by your iPhone and Apple Watch • Check progress from your Home Screen and Lock Screen with widgets RECORD THE WALKS THAT MATTER • Keep your daily step total counting while you track a separate walk • Save time, steps, distance, average pace, an optional route, and photos • Revisit and share your walk summaries SEE HOW YOU’RE PROGRESSING • Explore weekly, monthly, and yearly trends • Build streaks and celebrate goal days • Compare progress on community leaderboards • Set thoughtful walking reminders GO FURTHER WITH PRO • Record unlimited dedicated walks • Unlock weekly and monthly insights • See full leaderboard profiles and rankings 10K Steps is for everyday walkers. Apple Health integration requires permission. Route tracking is optional and requires location access. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://10ksteps.world/privacy Send us an email: hello@10ksteps.world

About

Step Step

Track your daily steps, workouts, and weight with a visually engaging night-sky dashboard. Earn medals, build streaks, and fill your moonlit ring as you move. Your health data remains private on your device.

Highlights
  • Daily step ring with live count and historical views
  • Adaptive streaks and streak protection shields
  • Medal cabinet with over 40 awards
  • Weight, body fat, and waist logging with trend lines
  • GPS workout recording with route, heart-rate, and elevation
  • Workout calendar and year heat map
  • Apple Watch app and widgets for Home/Lock Screen
Features
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The step counter that makes every day feel like a small mission. Step Step turns your walks, workouts and weigh-ins into a beautiful night-sky dashboard — streaks, medals and a moonlit ring that fills as you move. No accounts, no ads, and your health data stays on your iPhone. Step Step uses anonymous, opt-out analytics to help us improve the app. It never includes your health or personal data. FEATURES • Daily step ring with live count, weekly chart and month & year views • Adaptive streaks that score each day against the goal you had back then — raising your goal never breaks your past • Solar Flare Shields protect your streak on rest days, earned as your streak grows • Medal cabinet with 40+ awards: steps, streaks, distance, floors, workouts and hidden records • Log weight, body fat % and waist with a swipe dial, trend line and goal checkpoints • Record walks, hikes and runs with GPS route, heart-rate zones, splits and elevation • Workout calendar and year heat map for your full Apple Health history • Post-workout notes, photos, tags, effort rating and state of mind • Challenges: daily, weekly and monthly step missions APPLE WATCH & WIDGETS • Watch app with its own workout recorder and Smart Stack widgets • Watch face complications — see your steps right on your watch face • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets: step ring, week bars, streak, weight and goals • Siri: ask for today's steps without opening the app APPLE HEALTH • Reads steps, workouts, heart rate and weight from Apple Health • Writes your weigh-ins and recorded workouts back — Health stays the source of truth PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account. No sign-up. No ads. • Your health data never leaves your device. Step Step uses anonymous, opt-out analytics to help us improve the app, and it never includes your health data. STEP STEP PRO Some features require Step Step Pro (subscription or one-time lifetime purchase): advanced trends and comparisons, all-time records, extra accent themes, multiple body-metric goals and unlimited workout goals. The core experience — steps, streaks, shields, medals, weight logging and the workout recorder — is free. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://step-step.app/privacy

Screenshots

10K Steps4 screens
Step Step4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: 10K Steps at 17.6 against Step Step's 26.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. 10K Steps sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Step Step sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
10K Steps versus Step Step: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter10K StepsStep Step
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristian NkinsiGwilym James

In-app purchases

2 purchases

10K Steps

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited$5.991 Month
  • Unlimited3 Days trial$29.991 Year
8 purchases

Step Step

Subscriptions3
  • Step Step Pro$2.991 Month
  • Step Step Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Step Step Pro Family7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time5
  • Solar Flare Shield$0.99
  • Shield 3-Pack$2.49
  • Shield Crate$3.99
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  • Step Step Pro — Lifetime$39.99
  • Step Step Pro — Family Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is 10K Steps free?
10K Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Step Step free?
Step Step is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 10K Steps or Step Step have ads?
Neither 10K Steps nor Step Step shows ads.

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