Comparison

Step City vs StepFox

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

Head to head
About

Step City

Features
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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.

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StepFox

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Every entry saves steps, estimated distance, and a workout. Walking and brisk walking use Walking; running uses Running. AI Steps saves your confirmed total as segmented entries; Single entry saves one entry. The total stays unchanged, and segments are estimates. Quick step entry • Enter a number or use quick adjustment buttons • Choose walking, brisk walking, or running • Set an earlier completion date and time • Review estimated start, completion, and duration before saving • See estimated distance and duration • Add a mood and optional note • Browse one week and one day at a time, or jump to a date • Edit steps, mood, and note; the matching Health samples update • See daily StepFox totals and mood summaries • Add body weight for per-entry energy and today’s subtotal • View 7- or 30-day estimated-energy charts • Clear a date; free users watch a rewarded ad first • Small and medium widgets show today’s total and additions • Widgets include mood-based encouragement • Widgets follow the selected fox and scene • Lock Screen widgets show compact step information Keep going with Challenges • Add 500, 1,000, 5,000, or a custom amount to today’s Health total • Get an on-device notification at the goal, then continue higher • Optionally show progress on the Lock Screen and supported Dynamic Island • Challenges read today’s total but never add or change steps Clear HealthKit boundaries • Only steps are read. Steps, walking + running distance, and workouts are saved. Height and weight are not read. • Every entry saves steps, estimated distance, and a workout. Walking and brisk walking use Walking; running uses Running. • Height, weight, speed, calories, mood, and notes stay locally in StepFox. Estimated distance and activity times are saved to Apple Health with the entry. • Mood and notes never enter Health or leave the device • StepFox explains where to enable step access when needed • It never reads body weight or writes estimated energy to Health • Deletion affects only samples created by StepFox, never other sources Ads do not block core features The free version shows banners on Add Steps, Challenges, Energy, and Records, plus a dismissible interstitial after every third successful Health write. A rewarded ad gives one ad-free hour and is required before a free user clears a day. Entry and Challenges still work if ads fail or tracking is denied. Walk, level up, and meet foxes • Entry days raise the local fox level and unlock more foxes • Some foxes are Pro exclusive • Home keeps information left and the fox right; it reacts after saving • Progress never uses HealthKit step totals StepFox Pro Monthly and yearly auto-renewable subscriptions remove ads and unlock every fox. Core Health entry, records, and Challenges stay free. • Monthly: NT$50, renews monthly • Yearly: NT$390, renews yearly (NT$32.5/month average) • Payment is charged to your Apple ID at purchase confirmation • Renewal is automatic unless disabled at least 24 hours before the period ends; the account is charged within those final 24 hours • Manage or cancel in App Store account settings Personalized ads are disabled. Steps, activity, speed, challenge goals, and HealthKit content are not sent to advertising or analytics services. Distance, speed, duration, and energy are estimates, not sensor or medical measurements. Energy includes only StepFox entries, not steps recorded automatically by iPhone or Apple Watch. StepFox offers no diagnosis or treatment advice. Privacy Policy: https://israynotarray.dev/app/stepnote-privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Step City4 screens
StepFox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Step City at none against StepFox's 2. Step City also leads on ads (none vs shown). StepFox's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. StepFox sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Step City asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Step City versus StepFox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStep CityStepFox
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRozga WojciechRUEI HUNG SHIU

In-app purchases

None

Step City

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

StepFox

Subscriptions2
  • StepFox Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • StepFox Pro Yearly$11.991 Year

Questions

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

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