Comparison

GFN vs Fawnly

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

Head to head
About

GFN

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GFN is the step counter app that turns your daily walk into a global competition. Track your steps, build your average, and climb leaderboards against your friends, your city, your country, and the world. GFN isn't just a pedometer — it's a walking challenge platform built around one question: how consistently do you walk? ——— YOUR CORE NUMBER ——— GFN tracks your Average Daily Steps (ADS) — a rolling 14-day average that defines your rank across every leaderboard. Unlike daily step counters that reward one good day, ADS rewards your walking lifestyle. One hike doesn't shoot you to the top. Consistent daily walking does. Sync once with Google Health Connect and your steps flow in automatically. No manual logging. No wearable required. ——— COMPETE AT EVERY LEVEL ——— GFN stacks five leaderboards, each with a different competitive feel: - Friends — Compete with people you've mutually added. Every person on this list chose to walk against you. - Club — Join or create a group around any shared identity: a workplace, a college batch, a neighbourhood, a running community. - City — See where you rank among every walker in your city. - Country — Your steps contribute to a national average. Pull your country up. - Global — Every GFN user. One leaderboard. ——— YOUR TIER ——— Your ADS places you in a tier — from Pacer to Legendary. Tiers update automatically as your average shifts. Climb from Silver to Gold to Platinum to Athlete as your walking habit strengthens. Every tier change is earned gradually, not won in a single day. ——— CITY ACTIVATION ——— Cities go live through a founding event — not just a headcount. When your city activates, the first 20 members become Founding Members permanently listed in that city's profile. The person who triggers activation becomes City Founder — a badge that lives on their profile forever. There will never be a second City Founder for your city. Until your city activates, you see a live progress bar and a challenge to bring it online. The wait is a collective mission. ——— NATIONS LEAGUE ——— Every country with enough active walkers competes in the Nations League — a 6-month season where national average ADS determines the standings. The top 10 countries qualify for the Champions League. Your personal ADS directly moves your country's score. You can see exactly how many steps above or below your national average you are walking. ——— WALKING CHALLENGE FEATURES ——— - Step counter synced to Google Health Connect - Rolling 14-day average — your true walking identity - Five-tier leaderboard stack: friends, club, city, country, global - Tier system from Pacer to Legendary based on your daily step average - Rivals card — see the person just above and below you at a glance - Walking challenge clubs for teams, workplaces, and communities - Activity feed — friend milestones, city activations, league movements, tier promotions, all surfaced automatically - City founding mechanic — be the person who puts your city on the map - Nations League & Champions League — country vs country, season by season - Ghost mode for privacy — stay ranked without appearing on public boards - Dark theme, built for competition ——— FREE, FOREVER ——— No paywalls. No paid rankings. No ads. Every leaderboard, every challenge, every feature — free for every user, always. Your steps. Your city. Your country. The world. Download GFN and start walking. Privacy Policy: https://www.gfnleague.com/privacy Terms & Conditions: https://www.gfnleague.com/terms Contact Us: https://www.gfnleague.com/contact

About

Fawnly

Track your daily steps, distance, and calories with a beautiful, pressure-free interface. Understand your progress over time with detailed insights and customize your experience with unique themes. Share your achievements with friends.

Highlights
  • Daily step, distance, and calorie tracking
  • Progress review and historical insights
  • Customizable themes and fonts
  • Shareable activity cards
  • Apple Health integration
  • No account or cloud sync required
Features
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Fawnly is a calm and beautiful way to understand your daily movement and build a walking habit without pressure. YOUR DAY AT A GLANCE See your steps, walking distance, active calories, floors, and daily goal progress in one simple screen. With Fawnly Plus, you can also make distance your main Home metric. WIDGETS FOR YOUR HOME SCREEN AND LOCK SCREEN Keep today's steps and goal progress in view with small and medium Home Screen widgets and round, rectangular, and inline Lock Screen widgets. They refresh from Apple Health on their own throughout the day. With Fawnly Plus, widgets can wear your illustrated theme. UNDERSTAND YOUR PROGRESS Review your recent activity and weekly progress. Fawnly Plus unlocks Month and Year views, older history, daily averages, best days, and longer-term insights. MAKE FAWNLY YOURS Choose from thoughtfully designed themes. Fawnly Plus includes premium illustrated themes and custom fonts for your main activity number. SHARE YOUR MOVEMENT Create a beautiful card from any day and share it with friends. Fawnly Plus unlocks Week and Month cards, along with additional sharing options. APPLE HEALTH, WITH YOUR PERMISSION On iPhone, Fawnly can read your step count, walking and running distance, active energy, and flights climbed from Apple Health. Access is read-only. Your activity history and preferences stay on your device. Fawnly has: • No account requirement • No ads • No advertising tracking • No Fawnly cloud sync FAWNLY PLUS An optional Fawnly Plus subscription unlocks: • Premium and illustrated themes • Month and Year history • Access to older weeks and months • Distance as your main Home metric • Week and Month sharing cards • Custom hero fonts • A weekly step-card recap PLEASE NOTE Fawnly is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice. Activity values are displayed as provided by Apple Health. When a value is unavailable, Fawnly shows it as unavailable rather than estimating it. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Fawnly Plus is available as an auto-renewable monthly or yearly subscription. Pricing is shown before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm your purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your device Settings. Terms of Use: https://getfawnly.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://getfawnly.com/privacy/

Screenshots

GFN4 screens
Fawnly4 screens

Verdict

The call

GFN and Fawnly are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. GFN sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Fawnly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GFN ships an update every 11 days, Fawnly every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
GFN versus Fawnly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGFNFawnly
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPRTCL10Kaustubh Kajave

In-app purchases

2 purchases

GFN

Subscriptions2
  • GFN+$4.991 Month
  • GFN+$29.991 Year
2 purchases

Fawnly

Subscriptions2
  • Fawnly Plus Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Fawnly Plus Yearly$9.991 Year

Questions

Is GFN free?
GFN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fawnly free?
Fawnly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GFN or Fawnly have ads?
Neither GFN nor Fawnly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GFN or Fawnly?
GFN ships an update every 11 days, and Fawnly every 8 days. Most recently, GFN was updated on October 25, 2026 and Fawnly on October 31, 2026.

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