FTW vs Steps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FTW
Turn your daily walks into a fun team challenge. Create or join step groups with friends and compete on live leaderboards. Earn achievements and track your progress with weekly recaps.
- Team step competitions
- Live leaderboards
- Apple Watch complication
- In-app cheers and taunts
- Weekly and daily challenges
- Ghost races
- Achievements and stats
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FTW turns walking into a team sport. Create a step group, invite your friends, and see who can walk the most. Live leaderboards update every 5 minutes so you always know where you stand. HOW IT WORKS - Sign in with Apple or Google - Create a group or join one with a 6-character invite code - Your steps sync automatically from Apple Health - Live leaderboards rank everyone in real time FEATURES - Real-time step leaderboards for groups up to 25 people - Apple Watch complication shows your rank at a glance - Send cheers and taunts to motivate your group - Weekly and daily competitions with automatic resets - Ghost races to compete head-to-head - Stats, personal records, and 50+ achievement badges - Weekly recap with charts and trends PRIVACY FIRST FTW reads your step count from Apple Health. That’s it. No heart rate, no GPS, no workouts. Your data is never sold or shared with advertisers. FTW is completely free. No subscriptions, no premium tiers, no ads.
Steps
Transform your daily walks into exciting races against friends. Set step goals on real-world routes and compete to reach them first. Climb leaderboards and push each other to stay active.
- Walking races with friends
- Set step goals
- Real-world routes
- Leaderboard competition
- Social motivation
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THE WALKING RACE STARTS NOW. Steps turns every step into a race. Running or walking. Pick a route. Invite your friends. Start walking. The one who hits the steps goal first, wins. — REAL STEPS. REAL ROUTES. Munich to Berlin. Barcelona to Madrid. LA to New York. Every step counts. — FRIENDS MAKE IT BETTER. Because Lisa just passed you. Because Tom won't stop trash talking. Because second place sucks. — PUSH THE GROUP. One tap. Maximum pressure. "Tony fired you up. Move your ass." Nobody rests in peace. — THE WORLD IS WATCHING. Daily. Weekly. All time. Climb the leaderboard. Or get left behind. — WHY STEPS? Because 10,000 steps a day is boring. Beating your friends isn't. Steps isn't a fitness tracker. It's competition. — NO ADS. NO TRACKING. NO B******T. Built for people, not advertisers. — DOWNLOAD STEPS. INVITE YOUR FRIENDS. WALK THE TALK.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Steps at 3 against FTW's 1. On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for FTW against 5.0 for Steps. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FTW | Steps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Apres AI LLC | Anatol Korel |
Customer experience
FTW
Steps
In-app purchases
FTW
No in-app purchases
Steps
No in-app purchases
