Comparison

Walktide vs Steptide

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

Head to head
About

Walktide

This app helps you increase your daily steps with a simple, calming interface. It visualizes your progress with a rising tide and offers gentle ocean sounds. Track your steps, set goals, and build streaks without unnecessary complexity.

Highlights
  • Visual tide progress indicator
  • Daily step goal setting
  • Daily Goal Streak tracking
  • Calendar history view
  • Home/lock screen widget
  • Calm Mode for focus
  • Gentle ocean sounds
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Walking is the most powerful thing you can do for your health. Walktide helps you do more of it, without the complexity you don't need. No cluttered dashboards. No confusing menus. Just your steps, your goal, and a calming wave that rises as you walk. WHAT WALKTIDE DOES • Watch the tide rise as your steps build throughout the day • Set a daily step goal that works for you • Build a Daily Goal Streak and see how many days in a row you've hit your goal • Review your history day by day on a full calendar view • Add a home or lock screen widget to check your steps without opening the app • Turn on Calm Mode to dim everything and focus on just the wave • Gentle ocean sounds play as you walk, with the option to turn them on or off anytime • Connects automatically to Apple Health • Works with iPhone, Apple Watch, and most fitness trackers including Fitbit CALM MODE • Tap anywhere outside the circle and everything fades away, leaving just you and the wave. A quiet moment in your day, whenever you need it. OCEAN SOUNDS • Soft, calming ocean waves play while you track your steps. Pairs beautifully with the rising tide on screen. Turn off anytime in Settings. BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO WALK MORE • Large, clear numbers. Simple navigation. No fitness jargon. Nothing you don't need. YOUR PHONE IS ALREADY COUNTING YOUR STEPS • Most people don't realize their iPhone has been quietly tracking their steps for years. Walktide connects to Apple Health to show you that data simply and clearly, with no new device required. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your step data stays on your iPhone. It is never shared and never leaves your device. Terms of Service: https://walktide.app/#terms Privacy Policy: https://walktide.app/#privacy

About

Steptide

This app encourages daily activity by pitting friends against each other on a leaderboard. It syncs with health data to track steps, resetting the competition each day. Earn achievements for reaching personal goals and maintain streaks without pressure.

Highlights
  • Daily step leaderboards
  • Group creation and invites
  • Syncs with Apple Health
  • Milestone achievements
  • Weekly and monthly rankings
  • Invite-only groups
Features
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Steptide is a step counter built around one idea: your friends are watching the leaderboard. It reads your steps from Apple Health, drops them into a daily leaderboard, and gets out of the way. No calorie diaries. No sleep graphs. No fourteen different metrics fighting for your attention. Every day is a fresh race. Steps reset at midnight, the board reshuffles, and yesterday's leader has to earn it again. Create a group for your family, your office, or your group chat. Share a 6-character code to invite. Watch the rankings update as everyone moves through their day. Switch between today, this week, this month, and all-time. Earn milestones for streaks, distance covered, and personal bests. Track your progress without the streak guilt that makes you delete the app a month in. Steptide is quiet by design. No spam. No notifications begging you to come back. It opens when you open it. Groups are invite-only. There's no public discovery, no social feed, no friend graph. Only members of your group can see your daily totals. Terms of Use: https://www.steptide.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.steptide.app/privacy

Screenshots

Walktide4 screens
Steptide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Walktide at free against Steptide's free with in-app purchases. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Walktide sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year and Steptide sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. 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 Walktide against 5.0 for Steptide. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Walktide ships an update every 5 days, Steptide every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and August 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Walktide versus Steptide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWalktideSteptide
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrisk Longevity, LLCSharif Khaleel

Customer experience

Walktide

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Steptide

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Walktide

Subscriptions1
  • Walktide Annually7 Days trial$9.991 Year
1 purchases

Steptide

Subscriptions1
  • Steptide Pro$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Walktide free?
Walktide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Steptide free?
Steptide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Walktide or Steptide?
Walktide and Steptide are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Walktide or Steptide have ads?
Neither Walktide nor Steptide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Walktide or Steptide?
Walktide ships an update every 5 days, and Steptide every 4 days. Most recently, Walktide was updated on September 20, 2026 and Steptide on August 13, 2026.

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