StepMage vs Gulliver Steps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StepMage
Transform your daily steps and workouts into magical spells and mana within a wizarding academy. Use your Apple Watch to explore, meditate, train, and brew potions, all while battling dark forces with motion-controlled casting.
- Convert steps into in-game energy
- Mindfulness exercises for mental defense
- Burn calories for magical potency
- Sleep quality restores magical energy
- Motion-controlled spell casting
- Random encounters and exploration
- Standalone Apple Watch app
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Wear your Apple Watch. Welcome to the Academy. Tired of boring daily workouts? Do your step counts feel completely meaningless? In StepMage: Magic Academy, you are no longer just an ordinary muggle struggling to close fitness rings—you are a Wizard Apprentice who just received their acceptance letter! We transform every heartbeat, every step you take, and every minute of your sleep into tangible, powerful Mana in the wizarding world. Your real-life health data is now your ultimate weapon against the Dark Arts. 【CORE GAMEPLAY】 Real Life is Your Magical Cultivation Castle Patrol (Steps): Every step you take explores the hidden corners of the magical castle. Your steps automatically convert into "Energy," allowing you to freely explore the magical realm. Occlumency (Mindfulness): Use your Apple Watch to practice mindfulness meditation. Boost your mental resistance and defend your mind against the corruption of dark magic. Broomstick Training (Calories): Every kilocalorie burned physically strengthens your magical potency. Potion Brewing (Sleep): Quality sleep acts like a perfectly fermented potion, restoring massive amounts of magical energy overnight. Motion-Sensed Casting: Immersive Duels Powered by the Apple Watch gyroscope, you don't even need to tap the screen—just raise your wrist and flick! Encountered a Grumpy Mushroom Monster? Flick your wrist to cast a "Knockback Jinx"! Every wave of your arm is accompanied by real haptic feedback and immersive sound effects, turning your Apple Watch into a true magic wand. Random Encounter System You never know what your next "Exploration" will bring. Will you run into a Death Eater during Defense Against the Dark Arts class? Or will you find a Chocolate Frog and a vial of Liquid Luck in a weekend gift box at Hogsmeade? 【SPECIAL FEATURES】 Standalone Watch App: No iPhone connection required! The watch independently records your battles and health data. Health Data Sync: Reads your Apple Health data. (If data shows as 0, please manually enable reading permissions in Settings > Health > Privacy > FitMage). All data is stored purely locally. Note: Deleting the app from your Apple Watch will result in data loss, as we respect your privacy and do not store health data on external servers. 【TO THE FUTURE ARCHMAGE】 Don't let your magical talent rust away on the sofa. Put on your running shoes and snap on your Apple Watch—it is your Invisibility Cloak and your Wand. The Dark Lord is awakening, and the wizarding world needs you. Start your magical academic year!
Gulliver Steps
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Gulliver Steps is a pedometer that turns your daily walking into Gulliver's voyages. Every step you take moves the journey forward: set sail on the Antelope, wake up tied down in Lilliput (where your 1 step counts for 12), cross the giants' fields of Brobdingnag (where 12 of yours count for 1), pass under the flying island, and reach Luggnagg - the last port your sea chart can name. The chart ends there. The country doesn't. Beyond the false destination lies the one land Gulliver visited that your maps can only misspell: Yedo, Nangasac - 長崎. Unlock The Unknown Port and walk the readable country - the harbor of Nagasaki, the country of horses, and the long walk home. 42,000 steps, door to door. FEATURES • Steps counted on your iPhone - no account, no ads, no data collection • 12 chapters illustrated with public-domain engravings and ukiyo-e prints (Grandville, Rackham, Hiroshige, the Nagasaki school) • Lines quoted letter-for-letter from the 1735 text of Gulliver's Travels • Scale conversion: watch your steps count twelvefold in Lilliput • 10 collectible keepsakes along the road, from a pocket telescope to the key to Redriff • Apple Watch app: your voyage on your wrist • One one-time purchase opens the second half. No subscriptions. The chart is sepia. The sea past Luggnagg is indigo. Walk until the letters change.
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Verdict
StepMage and Gulliver Steps 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
Both are free to download. StepMage sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Gulliver Steps sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | StepMage | Gulliver Steps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 154 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | 深圳十米网络科技有限公司 | RIEKO NAITO |
In-app purchases
StepMage
- One-Time Full Unlock$3.99
Gulliver Steps
- The Unknown Port$2.99









