Velpa vs Step Up Challenge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Velpa
Track your daily steps, distance, and calories with this intuitive pedometer. Build healthy habits, set walking goals, and monitor your progress through a modern interface. Connect with Apple Health for a comprehensive view of your activity.
- Automatic step counting
- Distance and calorie tracking
- GPS walk recording
- Streak building and achievements
- Calendar history view
- Apple Health integration
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Velpa is your step counter and pedometer for iPhone. Track your steps, distance, calories and daily activity from a simple, modern and easy-to-use interface. The app helps you build healthy habits while reaching your walking goals every day. With Velpa you can: • Count steps automatically • See distance and calories • Record walks with GPS • Build streaks and earn achievements • View your history in a calendar • Connect with Apple Health Walk more. Earn achievements. Stay healthy.
Step Up Challenge
Compete with friends in live walking challenges. Get instant updates when someone passes you on the leaderboard. Syncs automatically with Apple Health for effortless tracking and fun group goals.
- Live step competitions
- Instant leaderboard updates
- Automatic Apple Health sync
- Private, invite-only groups
- Customizable challenges
- Group and individual rankings
- Earn badges and milestones
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Walking is more fun when you're competing. Outstep turns your daily steps into a live competition with the people who'll actually keep you moving, your friends, your run club, your coworkers, your family. Small groups, real leaderboards, and the one feature no other step app nails: knowing the instant a friend passes you. WHEN A FRIEND PASSES YOU, YOU'LL KNOW The moment someone edges ahead on the leaderboard, Outstep sends you a live update usually within minutes of their steps syncing STEPS SYNC AUTOMATICALLY Your steps come straight from Apple Health. No manual entry, no calorie counting, no clutter. Just steps, ranked. BUILT FOR GROUPS - Create private, invite-only groups that never expire - Always-on daily, weekly, and monthly leaderboards - Up to 8 friends free - React with a fire, muscle, or turtle to cheer each other on (or tell someone to speed up) CHALLENGES EVERYONE CAN WIN - Set custom challenges over any timeframe - Group Target mode: chase one shared goal together, so nobody gets left behind SEE WHERE YOU STAND - City, region, and country percentile ranking - Earn badges for milestones, streaks, and breakthroughs all free GROUP PREMIUM (OPTIONAL) Love it and want more room? One person can back the whole group. Group Premium unlocks up to 50 members, more concurrent challenges, longer challenge durations, and a full group analytics dashboard and it covers every single member at once. One subscription, whole crew. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Delete your account and all health data anytime from Settings. No ads. Ever. Get your group. Get moving. Get Outstep. Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of service: https://outstepapp.com/legal#terms Privacy Policy: https://outstepapp.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Velpa at none against Step Up Challenge's 9. Velpa also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Step Up Challenge's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (19 vs 4). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Step Up Challenge sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Velpa asks for nothing beyond the download.
Velpa holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 19 respectively.
Velpa ships an update fortnightly, Step Up Challenge every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Velpa | Step Up Challenge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.8 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Francisco Rosario | Yousuf Abduljawad |
Customer experience
Velpa
Step Up Challenge
In-app purchases
Velpa
No in-app purchases
Step Up Challenge
- Oustep Plus Monthly$2.991 Month
- Group Premium7 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Outstep Plus7 Days trial$24.991 Year
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- Group Premium 100$49.991 Month
- Group Premium Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Group Premium 250$109.991 Month
- Group Premium 500$199.991 Month
- Group Premium 100 Annual$449.991 Year
- Group Premium 250 Annual$999.991 Year
