Comparison

AC8 Performance vs Social Steps

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

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AC8 Performance

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Download the AC8 Performance app to easily book classes and manage your fitness experience - anytime, anywhere. Make a reservation, get added to a wait list, check your profile and membership status, and more – all from your device. Visit https://www.ac8performance.com/ to learn more.

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Social Steps

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Earn your screen time by walking. Every 200 steps gives you 1 minute in the apps you choose to lock. When your minutes run out, those apps lock until you take more steps. Social Steps counts your steps with Apple Health and locks the apps you pick with Apple's Screen Time. Endless scrolling now costs you a walk. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose what to lock. Pick single apps, or with Premium whole categories, like social media, games or video. 2. Walk. Your steps turn into minutes. By default 200 steps = 1 minute, so a walk of about 2,000 steps earns you 10 minutes. 3. Use your minutes. When they are gone, a "Time for a walk" screen appears over the locked app. Take more steps and it unlocks itself. WHAT YOU GET • Dashboard: today's steps in one ring, plus minutes earned, used and left • Streak: how many days in a row you've kept it up • History: a weekly step chart and earned vs. used minutes for each day • Community counter: the total steps walked by everyone on Social Steps • Widget: minutes left and today's steps on your Home Screen and Lock Screen • Notifications: a heads-up when 10 minutes are left, plus an evening summary • Invite a friend: share your code, and you both get 1 month of Premium for free • Redeem Apple offer codes right in Settings FREE OR PREMIUM Free lets you lock up to 3 single apps at the standard rate of 200 steps = 1 minute. You can take one app off your locked list once a week, so a weak moment doesn't undo your plan. Premium adds: • Lock whole categories, like all social media at once • Lock as many apps as you like • Lock only during the hours you choose, like 7:00 to 22:00 • Strict mode: no bonus minutes or removing apps, and switching it off waits until midnight • Weekly overview: your steps and screen time compared with last week • Take an app off your list once a day instead of once a week • Set your own rate, from 20 to 1,000 steps for 1 to 10 minutes • Add bonus minutes (+5, +15 or +30) whenever you need them PRIVACY You don't need an account and Social Steps doesn't track you. Your step history stays on your iPhone. The community counter only receives an anonymous number of new steps, never linked to you. If you enter a friend's code, a one-way device code is stored so each code can be used once per device. Requires an iPhone with iOS 17 or later, access to your steps in Apple Health and Screen Time permission. SUBSCRIPTION Social Steps Premium is offered as: • Monthly: auto-renewing subscription, billed every month • Yearly: auto-renewing subscription, billed every year, starting with a 1-week free trial After the free week, the yearly subscription starts automatically and is charged unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends. Prices are shown in the app and can differ per country. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for the renewal within 24 hours before the current period ends. Any unused part of a free trial ends when you buy a subscription. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.social-steps.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

AC8 Performance4 screens
Social Steps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AC8 Performance at none against Social Steps's 2. AC8 Performance also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Social Steps sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. AC8 Performance asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
AC8 Performance versus Social Steps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAC8 PerformanceSocial Steps
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAc8 performance L.L.CBart van Gemert

In-app purchases

None

AC8 Performance

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Social Steps

Subscriptions2
  • Social Steps Premium$1.991 Month
  • Social Steps Premium7 Days trial$18.001 Year

Questions

Is AC8 Performance free?
AC8 Performance is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Social Steps free?
Social Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AC8 Performance or Social Steps have ads?
Neither AC8 Performance nor Social Steps shows ads.

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