Comparison

StepMax vs Walking Games

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

Head to head
About

StepMax

This app transforms walking into a game with characters, achievements, and leaderboards. It tracks steps, calories, and distance, offering detailed reports and motivating users to build consistent walking habits. Compete with friends and collect unique characters to enhance your fitness journey.

Highlights
  • Gamified step tracking
  • Collect and evolve characters
  • Achievements and daily streaks
  • Leaderboards and friend challenges
  • Walk timer with pace tracking
  • Detailed progress reports
  • Offline functionality
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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 characters, achievements, and leaderboards. STAY MOTIVATED Most pedometer apps are boring. StepMax makes every walk count. → 164 achievements across 9 categories → Daily streaks that build real walking habits → 900+ levels to progress through → 30+ characters to collect and evolve → Set daily step goals and crush them WALK TIMER Start a walk, track your time, pace, and steps. See your results when you're done. COMPETE WITH FRIENDS Challenge friends and climb the leaderboards. → Add friends and compare daily steps → Global, country, and continent leaderboards → 1v1 step challenges with friends → Invite friends to earn VIP rewards and exclusive characters → See who walks the most daily, weekly, monthly, or all time STEP TRACKING → Automatic step counting using your phone's built-in sensor → Calories burned, distance in km or miles, and daily walking goals → Measure your actual step length with GPS → Home screen widgets to check your steps at a glance → No GPS tracking needed, saves battery DETAILED REPORTS → Hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, and custom date range charts → Visual graphs to track your walking progress over time → Full step history so you never lose a day PRIVACY FIRST → No account required to get started → Sign in with Apple to backup and compete with friends → iCloud and cloud backup so you never lose your data → Works completely offline → Dark and light themes → Available in 6 languages Whether you want a simple pedometer for walking, a daily activity tracker, or a walking game with characters 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/

About

Walking Games

This app transforms your real-world steps into a charming farming simulation. Walk to earn in-game currency, unlock new villagers and structures, and cultivate your own cozy island. It offers a relaxing way to increase your daily activity.

Highlights
  • Convert steps into in-game gems
  • Build and decorate a virtual island
  • Unlock villagers, animals, and crops
  • Offline progression
  • Track walking progress
  • Participate in step challenges
Features
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Pixel Step makes walking feel like a cozy farming adventure. Turn your real-life steps into in-game progress. Walk throughout the day, earn gems, unlock villagers, build structures, grow your farm, and decorate your island at your own pace. Whether you walk a little or a lot, every step helps your village grow. FEATURES • Turn daily steps into gems • Build and decorate your cozy island • Unlock villagers, animals, crops, and structures • Let villagers help your farm progress • Join step-based challenges and collect badges • Track your walking progress in a fun and relaxing way • Play casually with offline progression Pixel Step is designed for players who want a cute, relaxing reason to move more. No pressure, no complicated workout plans — just walk, collect, build, and grow. Your steps are counted using Apple Health with your permission.

Screenshots

StepMax4 screens
Walking Games4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Walking Games at none against StepMax's shown. Walking Games also leads on iOS requirement (18.2 vs 26.2). StepMax's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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 $2.49 per month and Walking Games sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for StepMax against 5.0 for Walking Games. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StepMax ships an update every 5 days, Walking Games monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
StepMax versus Walking Games: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepMaxWalking Games
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.218.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB179 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperIvan MlynekDante Luciano

Customer experience

StepMax

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Walking Games

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

In-app purchases

2 purchases

StepMax

Subscriptions2
  • StepMax VIP$2.491 Month
  • StepMax VIP$11.991 Year
1 purchases

Walking Games

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$9.99

Questions

Is StepMax free?
StepMax is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Walking Games free?
Walking Games is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, StepMax or Walking Games?
StepMax and Walking Games are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do StepMax or Walking Games have ads?
StepMax shows ads; Walking Games does not.
Which is updated more often, StepMax or Walking Games?
StepMax ships an update every 5 days, and Walking Games monthly. Most recently, StepMax was updated on September 20, 2026 and Walking Games on September 11, 2026.

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