Comparison

StepMax vs AI Reminder Pro

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 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

About

AI Reminder Pro

This app uses AI to understand your spoken requests and create reminders. It can automatically fill in addresses, schedule alerts, and even scan prescription labels to set medication reminders. Enjoy a voice-first experience with no typing required.

Highlights
  • Voice-powered reminder creation
  • Automatic address and contact filling
  • Smart shopping list generation
  • Medicine scanning and refill alerts
  • Natural language search for reminders
  • Daily briefing of your schedule
Features
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AI Reminder Pro is the only reminder app that listens — and actually understands. Speak one sentence. The app builds your reminder, finds the address, schedules the alert, and reads it back to you. VOICE-FIRST, NOT VOICE-ADDED Say "Doctor's appointment with Dr. Patel Thursday at 2pm" — appointment created, clinic address auto-filled, tap-to-call ready. No typing. No forms. SMART SHOPPING "Walmart grocery run Saturday morning" → shopping list opens, past favorites appear, store location fills in. One sentence. Done. MEDICINE REMINDERS Scan your prescription label. AI reads the medication, dose schedule, and refill date. Morning reminders set. Refill alert fires 5 days before you run out. MY DOCTORS Save your care team once. Every future appointment auto-fills their clinic address and direct phone number. BIRTHDAY & ANNIVERSARY SCAN Snap a photo of any birthday list — WhatsApp screenshot, handwritten notes, anything. Annual reminders created for everyone on it. NATURAL LANGUAGE SEARCH Ask your reminders anything in plain English. "When did I last see my cardiologist?" It answers. DAILY BRIEFING Reads your day aloud every morning through AirPods or your Bluetooth hearing aid. PRIVACY — NO COMPROMISES Zero accounts. Zero cloud storage. 100% free. Your data stays on your iPhone. Voice is processed by Groq (Whisper). Smart features use Anthropic Claude AI. No data is stored beyond the single request.

Screenshots

StepMax4 screens
AI Reminder Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AI Reminder Pro at none against StepMax's 2. AI Reminder Pro also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.2). StepMax's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. StepMax sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. AI Reminder Pro 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 StepMax against 5.0 for AI Reminder Pro. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StepMax ships an update every 6 days, AI Reminder Pro fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
StepMax versus AI Reminder Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepMaxAI Reminder Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.215.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB54 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperIvan MlynekBiswamitra Padhi

Customer experience

StepMax

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

AI Reminder Pro

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

StepMax

Subscriptions2
  • StepMax VIP$2.491 Month
  • StepMax VIP$11.991 Year
None

AI Reminder Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StepMax free?
StepMax is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AI Reminder Pro free?
AI Reminder Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, StepMax or AI Reminder Pro?
StepMax and AI Reminder Pro are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do StepMax or AI Reminder Pro have ads?
Both StepMax and AI Reminder Pro show ads.
Which is updated more often, StepMax or AI Reminder Pro?
StepMax ships an update every 6 days, and AI Reminder Pro fortnightly. Most recently, StepMax was updated on October 20, 2026 and AI Reminder Pro on October 14, 2026.

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