Comparison

StepMate vs StepMax

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

Head to head
About

StepMate

This app helps you monitor your daily steps and activity progress with a clear, simple interface. View your recent activity, track goal achievement, and stay motivated with visual progress indicators. It also offers Apple Watch integration for convenient wrist-based tracking.

Highlights
  • Daily step tracking
  • Clear daily goal progress
  • Last 7 days overview
  • Improved history view
  • Percentage progress above 100%
  • Apple Watch support
  • Light and dark mode
Features
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StepMate helps you keep your daily movement clear, simple, and easy to follow. Track your steps, complete your daily goals, and see how your activity develops over time. The app shows your current daily progress and now also displays the last 7 days directly on your phone screen. This gives you a quick overview of your recent activity, the days when you reached your goal, and how consistent you have been throughout the week. The history view has also been improved to make your past results easier to read and understand. StepMate also supports Apple Watch. With the watchOS app and new Apple Watch widgets, you can follow your progress directly from your wrist. A quick glance at your watch is all you need to see how close you are to reaching your daily step goal. The app is designed to be simple, fast, and pleasant to use every day. The refreshed design brings a cleaner look, better readability, and a more natural way to view your activity data. Percent values now also show progress above 100%, so you can clearly see when you have exceeded your daily goal. You can personalize StepMate in the settings. Choose light mode, dark mode, or follow your system appearance. You can also select the app language to make StepMate feel more comfortable for you. StepMate is ideal for anyone who wants to stay aware of their daily movement, build healthier habits, and stay motivated through simple progress tracking. Main features: - daily step tracking - clear daily goal progress - last 7 days overview - improved history view - percentage progress above 100% - Apple Watch support - new Apple Watch widgets - light and dark mode - app language selection - simple and clean design StepMate helps make movement a natural part of your day. Track your progress, reach your goals, and keep your steps always within reach.This version brings new features, a refreshed design, and several improvements to make tracking your daily movement clearer and more enjoyable.

About

StepMax

This app transforms walking into a game with achievements, companions, and leaderboards. It tracks steps, calories, and distance, motivating users to build healthy habits and compete globally. Offers detailed statistics and optional GPS mapping for walks.

Highlights
  • Gamified step counting
  • Collect and evolve companions
  • Global leaderboards
  • Daily achievements and badges
  • Calorie and distance tracking
  • GPS walk mapping (VIP)
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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A step counter that actually makes you want to walk. StepMax counts your steps, tracks calories and distance, and turns every walk into a game with companions, badges, achievements and leaderboards. STAY MOTIVATED → 172 achievements across 9 categories → Daily badges that climb from Starter to Mythic → Daily streaks that build real walking habits → Endless levels to climb → 30+ companions to collect and evolve → A weekly recap of how your week went → Set a daily step goal and crush it COMPETE WORLDWIDE → Daily, weekly, monthly and all-time leaderboards → Rank among friends, your country, your continent or the whole world → 1v1 step challenges with friends → Invite friends to earn VIP time and exclusive companions STEP TRACKING → Automatic step counting with your iPhone's motion sensor – no GPS needed, easy on the battery → Brings in your walking history from Apple Health → Calories, distance in km or miles, and CO₂ saved → Walk timer with time, pace and steps for every walk → Measure your real step length with GPS → Home Screen widgets with your companion, streak and hourly steps, plus Lock Screen widgets DETAILED STATISTICS → Hourly, weekly, monthly, yearly and custom range charts → Tap any bar to see the exact steps → Personal records and your full step history → Custom goals for any period MAP YOUR WALKS (VIP) → Record every walk with GPS and see your route on the map → Follow your walk live on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island → Share your route as a picture STEPMAX VIP → Walk map with GPS routes and the live Lock Screen tracker → No ads → Permanent 2x XP → Exclusive VIP companions Monthly or yearly subscription. It renews automatically; cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. YOUR DATA, YOUR WAY → No account needed to get started → Sign in with Apple to back up and compete with friends → Back up to iCloud or your StepMax account, so you never lose your progress → Step counting works offline ALSO → Dark and light mode → Available in 8 languages: English, Slovak, Czech, Polish, German, Spanish, French and Portuguese Whether you want a simple pedometer, a daily activity tracker or a walking game with companions and achievements, StepMax has you covered. Download now and start walking. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cinderhound.com/privacy/stepmax

Screenshots

StepMate4 screens
StepMax4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StepMate at none against StepMax's 2. StepMate also leads on ads (none vs shown). StepMax's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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. StepMax sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.49 per month. StepMate asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for StepMate against 5.0 for StepMax. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
StepMate versus StepMax: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepMateStepMax
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.226.2
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB71 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPatrik PortesIvan Mlynek

Customer experience

StepMate

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

StepMax

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

StepMate

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

StepMax

Subscriptions2
  • StepMax VIP$5.491 Month
  • StepMax VIP7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is StepMate free?
StepMate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StepMax free?
StepMax is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, StepMate or StepMax?
StepMate and StepMax are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do StepMate or StepMax have ads?
StepMax shows ads; StepMate does not.
Which is updated more often, StepMate or StepMax?
StepMate ships an update weekly, and StepMax weekly. Most recently, StepMate was updated on October 31, 2026 and StepMax on November 9, 2026.

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