Comparison

PulseWalk vs Step

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

Head to head
About

PulseWalk

Features
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PulseWalk: Your Daily Walking Companion PulseWalk is a daily walking tracker designed to focus on your personal pace and progress. It supports logging walks by different scenes and provides clear feedback to help you naturally build a routine and enjoy the balance that comes with consistent movement. Smart Tracking, Organized by Scene Automatically records your walking data and categorizes it by scene—such as outdoor, indoor, or commute—so your activity overview stays true to your day. Goals That Move with You Set walking goals based on your own rhythm and check your progress anytime. Stay on track, your way. Review by Scene, See Your Patterns Use categorized and periodic views to clearly understand your walking habits across different scenes, helping you plan your days with intention. Walk Mindfully, Move Forward Lightly Experience PulseWalk—a lightweight, scene-aware tracker that walks with you, helping you build your own rhythm and balance, step by step.

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

PulseWalk4 screens
Step4 screens

Verdict

The call

PulseWalk and Step are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PulseWalk versus Step: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPulseWalkStep
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHK XINYIYUAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDThought Bulb

In-app purchases

None

PulseWalk

No in-app purchases

None

Step

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PulseWalk free?
PulseWalk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Step free?
Step is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PulseWalk or Step have ads?
Neither PulseWalk nor Step shows ads.

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