Comparison

GhostLoop vs Stepr

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

Head to head
About

GhostLoop

Race against your past self with recorded runs that become ghosts. Track outdoor GPS, treadmill, or import rides and swims. Compete with friends through step challenges and race their ghosts.

Highlights
  • Race your past self with recorded ghosts
  • Live gap indicator and audio cues
  • GPS tracking with map-matched routes
  • Treadmill mode and Apple Health import
  • Create step challenges with friends
  • Export activities as GPX
Features
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Every run you record becomes a ghost — a replay of the exact runner you were. Lace up, pick one, and race it. GhostLoop isn't about competing with strangers on a leaderboard. The only person you're chasing is the one you were last Tuesday. And you'll know exactly where they are the whole way. RACE YOUR PAST SELF • Every recorded run is saved as a ghost you can race any time • A live gap shows whether you're ahead or behind, meter by meter • Hear it happen: spoken splits, pace, and the moment your ghost passes you • Save your favorite routes as loops and build a library of rivals TRACK IT ANYWHERE • Outdoor GPS with map-matched routes and elevation • Treadmill mode: race indoors with no GPS, using your own calibrated stride • Rides and swims import from Apple Health — pace in min/100m for the pool • Apple Watch app: start a run, walk, or pool swim and see your ghost gap on your wrist • Auto-pause when you stop, auto-resume when you go SEE YOURSELF GET FASTER • Weekly and monthly trends, training load, best weeks, longest runs • Run streaks with rest days that don't break the chain • Elevation profiles and 3D route views • Personal records that only compare like with like — a bike ride never fakes a running PR RUN WITH YOUR CREW • Add friends and see their step counts on a live club leaderboard • Create step challenges — daily, weekly, monthly • Send a ghost to a friend so they can race your loop on their own feet • Ghost runners fill out the board so it stays competitive from day one YOUR DATA, YOUR CALL • Export any activity as GPX; import your history from other apps • Shared route images hide the start and end of your run • Detailed Health records stay on your device; only daily step totals and challenge progress sync to people you accept Outmove yesterday. Apple Health is used to read your step counts and import your own workouts. Location is used to track your route while you run. GhostLoop never sells your data.

About

Stepr

Features
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Stepr is a step challenge app for friends, families and offices. Steps come straight from your iPhone, so nobody can type them in, and the last one walking wins. Create a league, share a six-letter code, and start. Every day the step goal rises a little. Meet it and you stay in. Miss it and you're out. The last one walking wins, and total steps break ties. Solo, duo or team lobbies, up to 100 players. COUNTED, NOT TYPED Steps come straight from your iPhone and Apple Health. There's no typing, so there's no cheating. Every player sees where the steps came from. PLAN THE DAY Tell Stepr how many times you want to walk and it fits walks around your calendar, then reminds you ten minutes before each one. Drag a walk on the timeline to move it; your calendar follows. WALK SOMEWHERE Pick a destination on the map and a little backpacker walks the real road there with every step you take, past stops with a story about each place. ALSO • Free passes for a missed day, so a forgotten sync doesn't end your run • Presets from a one-week sprint to a month-long climb • Day-by-day history for every player and a live page for anyone with the code • Playing is free and hosting is free. League Pro upgrades one league; Host Pro covers every league you host. OPTIONAL PURCHASES • League Pro: one-time upgrade for one league (teams, up to 100 players, extra passes, season recap) • Host Pro: auto-renewing monthly or yearly subscription that makes every league you host Pro • Supply Drops: three supply drops for the walking journey Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Host Pro renews automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel it in your Apple ID subscription settings. Terms of Use: https://stepr.io/terms Privacy Policy: https://stepr.io/privacy

Screenshots

GhostLoop4 screens
Stepr4 screens

Verdict

The call

GhostLoop and Stepr are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

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

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
GhostLoop versus Stepr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGhostLoopStepr
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIan CastilloJoseph Tung

In-app purchases

None

GhostLoop

No in-app purchases

None

Stepr

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GhostLoop free?
GhostLoop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stepr free?
Stepr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GhostLoop or Stepr have ads?
Neither GhostLoop nor Stepr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GhostLoop or Stepr?
GhostLoop ships an update every 5 days, and Stepr every 5 days. Most recently, GhostLoop was updated on October 31, 2026 and Stepr on October 29, 2026.

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