Step City vs Grove
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Step City
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Step City is a walking tracker and pedometer that turns daily steps into a city you can explore. Set goals, build streaks, and follow your progress with clear activity insights, weekly trends, pace views, and milestone tracking. World lets you browse your step history visually, Goal keeps your targets in focus, and Pulse reveals patterns in consistency and rhythm over time. Connect Apple Health to use your real step count, or start with sample data and explore every screen right away. Step City reads step count only.
Grove
This app transforms your daily steps into a growing digital forest. Set step goals, watch trees flourish as you walk, and build a unique, personalized forest over time. It offers a calm and private way to visualize your fitness progress.
- Set daily step goals
- Watch trees grow with steps
- Build a personalized forest
- Unlock achievements
- Review step trends
- Integrates with Apple Health
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Make every walk part of a forest only you can grow. Grove turns your daily steps into a living record of your progress. Choose a tree, set a goal, and watch it grow as your steps add up. Reach your goal to see it flourish—then return tomorrow and grow your forest one tree at a time. WALK WITH PURPOSE • Set a daily step goal that works for you • Watch today’s tree grow as you move • See your progress at a glance • Turn on optional reminders to stay on track GROW SOMETHING LASTING • Choose from a colorful collection of trees and plants • Build a forest shaped by your everyday movement • Revisit trees from previous days • Unlock achievements for goals, streaks, steps, and milestones UNDERSTAND YOUR PROGRESS • Explore step totals and walking patterns • Review daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly trends • Follow goal completion, streaks, averages, and personal progress • See how small daily efforts add up over time SIMPLE, CALM, AND PRIVATE Grove works with Apple Health on iPhone. Apple Health access is opt in and read-only. Plant your first goal today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Grove at 16.4 against Step City's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Step City | Grove |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rozga Wojciech | Cliq Invite, LLC |
In-app purchases
Step City
No in-app purchases
Grove
No in-app purchases









