GFN vs Step
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
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 โ it's a walking challenge platform built around one question: how consistently do you walk? โโโ YOUR CORE NUMBER โโโ GFN tracks your Average Daily Steps (ADS) โ 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. โโโ COMPETE AT EVERY LEVEL โโโ GFN stacks five leaderboards, each with a different competitive feel: - Friends โ Compete with people you've mutually added. Every person on this list chose to walk against you. - Club โ Join or create a group around any shared identity: a workplace, a college batch, a neighbourhood, a running community. - City โ See where you rank among every walker in your city. - Country โ Your steps contribute to a national average. Pull your country up. - Global โ Every GFN user. One leaderboard. โโโ YOUR TIER โโโ Your ADS places you in a tier โ 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. โโโ CITY ACTIVATION โโโ Cities go live through a founding event โ 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 โ 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. โโโ NATIONS LEAGUE โโโ Every country with enough active walkers competes in the Nations League โ 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. โโโ WALKING CHALLENGE FEATURES โโโ - Step counter synced to Google Health Connect - Rolling 14-day average โ 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 โ see the person just above and below you at a glance - Walking challenge clubs for teams, workplaces, and communities - Activity feed โ friend milestones, city activations, league movements, tier promotions, all surfaced automatically - City founding mechanic โ be the person who puts your city on the map - Nations League & Champions League โ country vs country, season by season - Ghost mode for privacy โ stay ranked without appearing on public boards - Dark theme, built for competition โโโ FREE, FOREVER โโโ No paywalls. No paid rankings. No ads. Every leaderboard, every challenge, every feature โ 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
Step
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Step-a-thon turns everyday walking into a fun, friendly challenge for your whole group. Record a walk and your steps are counted right on your phone, then added to your total on a live leaderboard. Climb the rankings, cheer on your teammates, and collect badges as you hit new milestones. Built for organized step-a-thon events โ schools, workplaces, colleges, and community groups โ Step-a-thon makes it easy to run a healthy, high-energy activity where everyone can take part. WHAT YOU CAN DO โข Record your walks and count steps automatically using your phone's motion sensor โข Watch a live leaderboard update as you and your teammates rack up steps โข Join a team and compete together toward a shared goal โข Earn badges as you reach new milestones โข Track your personal progress over the course of the event FOR EVENT ORGANIZERS Administrators can set up events, manage participants and teams, and follow standings in real time โ everything you need to run a smooth step challenge. PRIVACY FIRST Step-a-thon collects very little. Your phone's motion sensor is used only while you're recording a walk, and only the resulting step count is saved โ never the raw sensor data. No location tracking, no ads, and no third-party analytics. Read our privacy policy at https://steps.eskoops.com/privacy. Lace up, start walking, and see how far your team can go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Step at none against GFN's 2. Step also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 11 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. GFN sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Step asks for nothing beyond the download.
GFN ships an update every 11 days, Step every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GFN | Step |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 3 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 | 15.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PRTCL10 | Thought Bulb |
In-app purchases
GFN
- GFN+$4.991 Month
- GFN+$29.991 Year
Step
No in-app purchases








