StepPup vs ZivoLog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StepPup
This app transforms your daily walks into an engaging adventure with a virtual dog companion. Your real-world steps directly influence your dog's happiness and unlock rewards, fostering a fun way to build healthy habits and bond with your digital pet.
- Virtual dog companion
- Real-world step tracking integration
- Dog breed selection
- Friend leaderboards
- HealthKit integration
- Achievements and challenges
- Apple Watch support
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Turn every step into an adventure with your virtual dog companion! StepPup combines real-world fitness tracking with an engaging pet simulation game that makes walking fun and rewarding. YOUR STEPS MATTER Your real-world steps directly affect your virtual pup's happiness and wellbeing. The more you walk, the happier your dog becomes. Watch your companion's mood transform from you hitting your daily goals. ADOPT YOUR PERFECT COMPANION Choose from unique dog breeds, each with their own personality: Beagle, Golden Retriever, Husky, Shiba Inu, French Bulldog, Great Dane, Corgi, German Shepherd, and more! Some dogs bond quickly, others are more independent - find the perfect match for your walking style. BUILD A LASTING BOND • Earn XP with every step and level up your friendship • Unlock exclusive cosmetics like collars, leashes, and boots • Pet and feed treats to boost happiness WALK WITH FRIENDS • Add friends using unique friend codes • Friends Leaderboard - compete on steps, streaks, and dog levels • View your friends' dogs and walking progress DYNAMIC WALK EXPERIENCE • Real-time step, distance, pace, and calorie tracking via HealthKit • Random encounters during walks - find coins and meet other dogs • Beautiful time-of-day scenes (sunrise, day, sunset, night) • Apple Watch support for seamless workout tracking STAY MOTIVATED • 50+ achievements across walking, streaks, and bonding milestones • Daily challenges with streak rewards and XP multipliers • Game Center leaderboards - compete daily, weekly, and monthly • Track your walking history with detailed statistics NEVER LOSE PROGRESS • iCloud backup keeps your data safe • Automatic daily backups • Seamless sync across devices The more you walk in real life, the happier your virtual companion becomes. It's the perfect motivation to get moving and build healthy habits - one step at a time. Start your walking journey with a furry friend by your side!
ZivoLog
This app tracks your daily steps, distance, and calories, and logs vital health metrics like blood pressure and nutrition. It offers on-device AI insights and private group challenges, prioritizing your data privacy.
- Daily step and activity dashboard
- Health metric logging (blood pressure, weight, nutrition)
- On-device AI weekly summaries
- Private step challenges with friends
- Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
- Apple Watch app and complications
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ZivoLog is a privacy-first step tracker and health log. Your health data stays on your device by default - no ZivoLog servers, no profiles for sale, no tradeoffs. EVERY STEP, AT A GLANCE • A beautiful daily dashboard with steps, distance, active calories, active time, and flights climbed • Live step count while the app is open • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, plus a full Apple Watch app and complications LOG WHAT MATTERS • Blood pressure, weight, water, nutrition, sleep, and workouts • Scan a food barcode or search a worldwide food database for fast nutrition logging • Copy yesterday's meals, quick-add water, and save favorites to log in a tap SEE YOUR TRENDS • Rich charts for steps, weight, blood pressure, nutrition, sleep, and workouts • Goal tracking for steps, water, calories eaten, and active calories burned • Benchmarks that compare your activity to population norms - entirely on device YOUR PRIVATE COACH • An on-device AI weekly summary that turns your week into plain-language insights • Health correlations (how sleep, steps, water, and activity move together) • Adaptive step-goal suggestions tuned to your recent trend The Coach runs entirely on your device using Apple's on-device models. Your health data is never sent to us - ZivoLog runs no health-data servers. STEP CHALLENGES WITH FRIENDS • Private, invite-only Groups with daily, weekly, and monthly step leaderboards • Only your daily step count, name, and emoji are shared - and only with your group PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Health data is read from Apple Health and stays on your device unless you turn on iCloud sync or join a Group • Optional iCloud sync uses only your own private iCloud database • App lock, guest mode, data export (CSV + PDF), and deletion controls • Available in 27 languages Completely free - every feature, including your private on-device Coach, is unlocked for everyone. No ads, no subscriptions, no tracking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ZivoLog at 5.0 against StepPup's 4.2. StepPup's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ZivoLog holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StepPup has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | StepPup | ZivoLog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Daily | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Charles Chiejina | Sairam Bala |
Customer experience
StepPup
ZivoLog
In-app purchases
StepPup
No in-app purchases
ZivoLog
No in-app purchases









