Comparison

StepSavvy vs KneeDrive

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

Head to head
About

StepSavvy

Analyze your walking gait by filming a short clip. Get personalized home exercise plans for knee, hip, and foot rehabilitation, or manage conditions like plantar fasciitis. Track shoe mileage and analyze heel tilt with helpful tools.

Highlights
  • Gait analysis via video
  • Personalized exercise plans
  • Post-surgery rehab programs
  • Condition-specific exercises
  • Shoe mileage tracking
  • Heel-angle analysis
  • Form check for squats/bench press
Features
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Film a short walk to see how you walk. Then follow home exercise plans built around knee replacement, ACL, meniscus, hip or foot and ankle surgery, or conditions like plantar fasciitis (heel pain), knee arthritis and ankle sprains. Home exercises made to complement the plan from your own physical therapist or surgeon. Not a substitute for their care. Free to start. No account or payment method needed. WALK CHECK (GAIT ANALYSIS) Prop up your phone and film 5 to 15 seconds of yourself walking past it from the side, or upload a clip. StepSavvy estimates how far your knees and hips bend, upper-body lean, arm swing and how evenly your two sides move (symmetry), usually right on your phone. The free Basic view explains each number in plain words. Made for walking, not running. Premium adds a written AI reading of your walk. KNEE, HIP & FOOT EXERCISE PLANS After surgery: pick your procedure and date. Exercises begin 1 to 8 weeks after surgery, depending on the procedure. Your plan then follows 5 phases by weeks since surgery, from gentle first moves to harder ones, on a general timeline, not your surgeon's plan. If your care team's timeline differs, follow theirs. For a condition (plantar fasciitis, knee or hip arthritis, ankle sprain, Achilles pain): pick it and log your pain level. Exercises come in 3 levels (gentle, building, maintenance), re-checked against your latest pain log. Your care team's advice comes first. Sessions have captioned follow-along videos, sets, reps and a check-off. First 5 workout days free; full plan with Premium. If you marked pain of 4 or more out of 10 on the body map in the last 2 days, the session can flag exercises for that area to ease off or skip. The choice is yours. If pain keeps rising, check with your care team. FOOT & SHOES - Shoe closet: track each pair's miles, typed in or from your phone's steps, with a heads-up near a typical replacement point - Heel-angle tool: on a photo of your lower legs from behind, place 3 dots per leg to see each heel's tilt - Premium: an AI foot photo reading and a shortlist of shoes commonly paired with feet like yours, to try on, not a prescription FORM CHECK (PREMIUM) Record or upload a side-view video of your squat or bench press set for rep-by-rep notes and cues. FREE VS PREMIUM Free: - The Basic view of every walk - One AI walk reading, when available, after you sign up and finish setup (one per account and per phone) - Your first 5 workout days (a day counts once you finish an exercise) - Pain log and body map (rate pain 0-10) with a 7-day trend - Shoe closet and heel-angle tool - Streaks, badges, reminders and a consistency score out of 100 Premium: - Your full exercise plan, past the 5 free workout days - AI readings of 20 walks, 10 Form Checks and 5 foot photos a month (trial: 5, 3 and 2 in total). All limits are in the Terms. - Walk video replay on any device and full walk history - Shoe shortlist and AI reports on shoes in your closet - Longer pain trends, a shareable Recovery Report and an extra weekly streak freeze US prices: $14.99 a month or $99.99 a year. Where your Apple Account is eligible, Premium starts with a 7-day free trial. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Terms: https://stepsavvy.app/terms.html Walk results and some photos and videos are stored in your account on our servers. AI features also send the walk data, photos or videos they use to an AI provider. IMPORTANT StepSavvy is for education and general wellness. Its walk, heel and lift numbers are camera-based estimates, not clinical measurements. It has not been reviewed or cleared by the FDA and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, mitigate or prevent any disease or condition. Nothing in it is medical advice. Follow your surgeon's and care team's instructions, and talk with a qualified health professional before starting or changing an exercise program.

About

KneeDrive

Features
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KneeDrive helps runners analyze form from a simple phone video. Use KneeDrive in two ways: • Recorded: upload a short running clip and get a full report • Live: capture a quick session and review results immediately KneeDrive is designed to make form feedback simple and practical. Instead of guessing what your stride looks like, you can review clear metrics and coaching cues after each session. Current analysis includes: • Cadence • Ground contact timing • Flight time • Vertical oscillation • Trunk position • Elbow mechanics • Form-focused coaching cues Recorded Mode Upload a short clip and KneeDrive processes the run into a detailed report. This is ideal when you want to review mechanics carefully and save the session. Free Run Mode Analyze side-view running footage with the camera held still while the runner moves across frame. Best for track, road, or outdoor stride reviews. Treadmill Mode Analyze side-view treadmill footage for stable, repeatable form checks over time. Live Mode Capture a short segment and review fast feedback right away. Great for demos, quick testing, and immediate coaching. Reports and History • Review key metrics in one place • Save sessions you want to keep • Discard test sessions when you do not need them • Revisit prior runs in history Best results • Use a clear side view • Keep the full runner in frame • For Free Run, hold the camera steady in landscape at 1x zoom • For Treadmill, keep the runner centered with a stable side angle KneeDrive is built for runners, coaches, and testers who want fast, practical feedback without extra hardware.

Screenshots

StepSavvy4 screens
KneeDrive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: KneeDrive at none against StepSavvy's 2. On price, ads, 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. StepSavvy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. KneeDrive asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
StepSavvy versus KneeDrive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepSavvyKneeDrive
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB309 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperStepSavvy LLCAlec Storrie-Lombardi

In-app purchases

2 purchases

StepSavvy

Subscriptions2
  • StepSavvy Premium7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • StepSavvy Premium7 Days trial$99.991 Year
None

KneeDrive

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StepSavvy free?
StepSavvy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KneeDrive free?
KneeDrive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do StepSavvy or KneeDrive have ads?
Neither StepSavvy nor KneeDrive shows ads.

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