Stepwise Go vs Poppets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stepwise Go
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Stepwise helps you stay consistent with your daily activity by showing your step progress in a clean, motivating way across iPhone and Apple Watch. Today - Live step count with circular progress toward your daily goal - Distance (km or miles) and active calories at a glance - Weekly comparison — see if you're up or down from last week History - Bar charts for the last 7 days, 30 days, and full year - Goal line and 7-day rolling average trend on the 30-day chart - Personal records: best day ever, best day this month, best week Streaks - Consecutive days at or above your goal, shown on iPhone and Apple Watch - Milestone badges at 7, 14, 30, and 100 days Notifications (all optional) - Goal reached, evening nudge, streak milestones, weekly summary Apple Watch - Glanceable complications for watch faces - Home screen widgets in small and medium sizes Stepwise uses Apple Health as the sole source for step data — no account required, no data leaves your device.
Poppets
This app uses a virtual pet to encourage healthy habits. Your pet's mood and environment change based on your self-care activities like eating, sleeping, and exercising. It offers a playful way to track your progress and stay motivated.
- Virtual pet responds to self-care activities
- Track food, water, sleep, and exercise
- Connect Screen Time for automatic tracking
- Optional Apple Health integration
- Home Screen widget and Apple Watch app
- Playful motivation for healthy habits
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Your daily care becomes their little world. Meet Mochi, a tiny handmade-style creature whose mood and habitat respond to the care you give yourself. A meal, a drink, a good night's sleep, and time to move help your companion perk up. On a difficult day, they ask for help in their own expressive way. Every day begins fresh. CARE THAT FEELS ALIVE • Watch your pet explore an animated miniature habitat and react with movement and handmade thought bubbles. • See food, water, sleep, exercise, and screen time together, with goals you can adjust. • Keep your companion close with a Home Screen widget and an Apple Watch app that can be used on its own. LOG YOUR WAY • Search foods, choose a portion, and log calories. • Quickly add water, sleep, and exercise, or connect Screen Time for automatic daily-limit tracking. • Optionally connect Apple Health for supported health data, or enter care manually. Mochi is included. More creatures and their habitats are available as optional purchases. Poppets is playful motivation, not medical advice. Your creature's mood is an exaggerated reflection of your habits, not a diagnosis.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stepwise Go at none against Poppets's 4. Poppets's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Poppets sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Stepwise Go asks for nothing beyond the download.
Stepwise Go ships an update every 2 days, Poppets every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stepwise Go | Poppets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 233 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Kjetil Andersen | Adam Black |
In-app purchases
Stepwise Go
No in-app purchases
Poppets
- Bramble + Habitat$0.99
- Pebble + Habitat$0.99
- Clover + Habitat$0.99
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- Moss + Habitat$0.99









