Comparison

Steppers vs Grove

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

Head to head
About

Steppers

This social walking game lets you join teams with friends and family to compete on leaderboards. Turn your steps into in-game character progress and encourage each other. It's a fun way to move more and stay connected.

Highlights
  • Join or create teams
  • Personalized in-game character
  • Sync real steps for progress
  • Daily leaderboards
  • Weekly contests
  • Multi-team participation
  • Celebrate milestones
Features
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Steppers is a walking social game. Join teams with friends and family, turn yourself into your own in-game character, and watch your real steps move you up the leaderboard. Instead of just looking at a step count, Steppers gives you a shared game to play with people you actually know - and let you encourage each other or joke about it. You can compete in daily rankings, follow weekly contests, and stay motivated by seeing your own character make progress as you walk. With Steppers, you can: • Create or join teams with friends, family, and other groups • Turn a photo of yourself into your own in-game character • Sync your real steps and see your progress each day • Compete in daily leaderboards and weekly contests • Be part of multiple teams at the same time • Celebrate streaks, milestones, and wins together Steppers is built around friendly competition. It’s not about being perfect or taking fitness too seriously. It’s about moving a little more, checking in with your people. Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Grove

This app transforms your daily steps into a growing digital forest. Set step goals, watch trees flourish as you walk, and build a unique, personalized forest over time. It offers a calm and private way to visualize your fitness progress.

Highlights
  • Set daily step goals
  • Watch trees grow with steps
  • Build a personalized forest
  • Unlock achievements
  • Review step trends
  • Integrates with Apple Health
Features
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Make every walk part of a forest only you can grow. Grove turns your daily steps into a living record of your progress. Choose a tree, set a goal, and watch it grow as your steps add up. Reach your goal to see it flourish—then return tomorrow and grow your forest one tree at a time. WALK WITH PURPOSE • Set a daily step goal that works for you • Watch today’s tree grow as you move • See your progress at a glance • Turn on optional reminders to stay on track GROW SOMETHING LASTING • Choose from a colorful collection of trees and plants • Build a forest shaped by your everyday movement • Revisit trees from previous days • Unlock achievements for goals, streaks, steps, and milestones UNDERSTAND YOUR PROGRESS • Explore step totals and walking patterns • Review daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly trends • Follow goal completion, streaks, averages, and personal progress • See how small daily efforts add up over time SIMPLE, CALM, AND PRIVATE Grove works with Apple Health on iPhone. Apple Health access is opt in and read-only. Plant your first goal today.

Screenshots

Steppers4 screens
Grove4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grove at none against Steppers's 9. Grove also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Steppers's advantage is ratings volume (29 vs 2). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Steppers sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Grove asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Grove holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Steppers has 29 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Steppers's written reviews are positive against 100% of Grove's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steppers ships an update every 5 days, Grove every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Steppers versus Grove: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteppersGrove
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (29 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings29 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB112 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGuy TepperCliq Invite, LLC

Customer experience

Steppers

All ratings29 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral6.9%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%

Grove

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Steppers

Subscriptions2
  • Super Steppers Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Super Steppers Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time7
  • New Stepper$0.99
  • Special Offer$1.99
  • 50 Coins$1.99
Show 4 more
  • Stepper Outfit$2.99
  • 150 Coins$4.99
  • 350 Coins$9.99
  • 800 Coins$19.99
None

Grove

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Steppers free?
Steppers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grove free?
Grove is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Steppers or Grove?
Grove is rated higher. Steppers averages 4.8 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while Grove averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Steppers or Grove have ads?
Steppers shows ads; Grove does not.
Which is updated more often, Steppers or Grove?
Steppers ships an update every 5 days, and Grove every 3 days. Most recently, Steppers was updated on October 28, 2026 and Grove on October 24, 2026.

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