Comparison

StepMon vs StepDex

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

Head to head
About

StepMon

Features
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It's easy to lose track of your health while focusing on work or study. StepMon is your smart health partner that ensures you don't stay seated for too long. [Key Features] Movement Reminders: Receive notifications suggesting a short walk or stretch when you've been sitting for long periods. Personalized Walking Guide: Stay motivated to add more steps into your daily routine. Healing Forest (Reward): The steps you take for your health turn into 'Life Water' to nourish and grow your very own forest. Ditch the sedentary habit with StepMon today and start growing a healthy forest through light daily walks!

About

StepDex

Turn your daily walks into a Pokémon hatching adventure. Earn steps through real-life activity to hatch virtual eggs and collect a wide variety of Pokémon. Track your progress and build your collection with animated reveals and detailed Pokédex entries.

Highlights
  • Real step tracking via Apple HealthKit
  • Hatch all 1,025 Pokémon species
  • Rarity-based hatching distances
  • Animated egg hatching sequences
  • Full StepDex collection tracker
  • Offline functionality
  • Pokédex entries and cry playback
Features
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StepDex turns your daily walking into a Pokémon egg-hatching adventure. Every step brings you closer to hatching a new Pokémon — and the rarer it is, the more steps it takes. How it works: Receive a Mystery Egg with a random Pokémon, walk in real life using step data from Apple Health, watch your egg wobble and crack as you progress, then hatch your Pokémon with a celebration reveal and authentic cry. Add it to your StepDex and start your next egg. Features: Real step tracking via Apple HealthKit — works in the background, even with the app closed All 1,025 Pokémon species across Generations 1–9, including Legendaries and Mythicals Rarity-based hatching: ~1,000 steps for common Pokémon, 20,000+ for Legendaries Animated egg reactions — wobbling, cracking, and glowing as you near a hatch Full StepDex collection with sprites, types, abilities, and Pokédex entries Pokémon cry playback and Pokédex text-to-speech Custom nicknames and collection stats tracking Works offline after first load Your walking counts — whether it's a morning commute, a lunchtime stroll, or a weekend hike. How many can you collect?

Screenshots

StepMon4 screens
StepDex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: StepDex at none against StepMon's shown. StepMon's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StepMon ships an update every 2 weeks, StepDex every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
StepMon versus StepDex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepMonStepDex
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (8 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—8 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStimiLabsParas Raj Adhikary

In-app purchases

None

StepMon

No in-app purchases

None

StepDex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StepMon free?
StepMon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StepDex free?
StepDex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do StepMon or StepDex have ads?
StepMon shows ads; StepDex does not.
Which is updated more often, StepMon or StepDex?
StepMon ships an update every 2 weeks, and StepDex every 2 months. Most recently, StepMon was updated on October 28, 2026 and StepDex on October 31, 2026.

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