Comparison

StepMax vs StepMaxxer

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 and 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 6 languages: English, Slovak, 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

StepMaxxer

Features
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Set a step or distance goal for a whole week or a whole month, and always know how much is still missing. Most step counters tell how much already achieved. StepMaxxer tells you how much is still needed. KNOW TODAY'S NUMBER The app always tells you how many steps you still need today to keep your goal in reach. Fall behind and the number goes up, get ahead and it drops. No guessing, no math in your head. CREATE YOUR CHALLENGE Pick steps or distance, pick a week or a month, set your target. Change it whenever you want. WIDGETS FOR HOME SCREEN AND LOCK SCREEN Your progress and what is left, right where you already look. Updated in the background, so most days you never have to open the app. LEADERBOARD Your strongest days, weeks and months, ranked. The only person on that list is you, and beating yourself is the whole point. Reads steps and walking and running distance from Apple Health, read only. ----- Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

StepMax4 screens
StepMaxxer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StepMaxxer at none against StepMax's 2. StepMaxxer also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. StepMax sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. StepMaxxer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
StepMax versus StepMaxxer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepMaxStepMaxxer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.226.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB4 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperIvan MlynekBENJAMIN WAIBEL

In-app purchases

2 purchases

StepMax

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

StepMaxxer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StepMax free?
StepMax is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StepMaxxer free?
StepMaxxer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do StepMax or StepMaxxer have ads?
StepMax shows ads; StepMaxxer does not.

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