Outstep Step up Challenge vs StepShare
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Outstep Step up Challenge
Turn daily steps into live competitions with friends and groups. Receive instant updates when someone passes you on the leaderboard. Earn badges and track progress with automatic step syncing from Apple Health.
- Live step leaderboards
- Instant friend passing alerts
- Automatic step syncing
- Private, invite-only groups
- Customizable challenges
- Milestone and streak badges
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Walking is more fun when you're competing. Outstep turns your daily steps into a live competition with the people who'll actually keep you moving, your friends, your run club, your coworkers, your family. Small groups, real leaderboards, and the one feature no other step app nails: knowing the instant a friend passes you. WHEN A FRIEND PASSES YOU, YOU'LL KNOW The moment someone edges ahead on the leaderboard, Outstep sends you a live update usually within minutes of their steps syncing STEPS SYNC AUTOMATICALLY Your steps come straight from Apple Health. No manual entry, no calorie counting, no clutter. Just steps, ranked. BUILT FOR GROUPS - Create private, invite-only groups that never expire - Always-on daily, weekly, and monthly leaderboards - Up to 15 friends free - React with a fire, muscle, or turtle to cheer each other on (or tell someone to speed up) CHALLENGES EVERYONE CAN WIN - Set custom challenges over any timeframe - Group Target mode: chase one shared goal together, so nobody gets left behind SEE WHERE YOU STAND - City, region, and country percentile ranking - Earn badges for milestones, streaks, and breakthroughs all free GROUP PREMIUM (OPTIONAL) Love it and want more room? One person can back the whole group. Group Premium unlocks up to 50 members, more concurrent challenges, longer challenge durations, and a full group analytics dashboard and it covers every single member at once. One subscription, whole crew. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Delete your account and all health data anytime from Settings. No ads. Ever. Get your group. Get moving. Get Outstep. Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of service: https://outstepapp.com/legal#terms Privacy Policy: https://outstepapp.com/privacy
StepShare
This app allows friends and family to share daily step counts and encourage each other. It integrates with HealthKit to read step data and provides team rankings and historical views. Users can send reactions, receive notifications, and manage their sharing preferences for privacy.
- Share daily step totals
- Create and join teams
- Compare step rankings
- View 7-day and 30-day history
- Send reaction stamps
- Receive notifications
- Sync with Apple Watch
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StepShare helps family and friends share daily step totals and enjoy walking together at their own pace. Sign in with Apple and join an invite-only team with a 6-digit code. Compare today's steps and rankings, and encourage your team with 15 fixed reaction stamps. In Walking Journeys, add your team's steps to reach checkpoints and take on weekly goals based on your recent pace. Review step history, sync steps from Apple Watch, and check your team's ranking from your wrist. Privacy StepShare reads only daily step totals from HealthKit. It does not access location, heart rate, or workout details. After you join a team, members can see your display name and daily step totals. You can stop sharing or delete your saved step history and account in the app. Health data is not used for advertising or user tracking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StepShare at none against Outstep Step up Challenge's 2. On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Outstep Step up Challenge sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. StepShare asks for nothing beyond the download.
Outstep Step up Challenge ships an update every 6 days, StepShare every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Outstep Step up Challenge | StepShare |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yousuf Abduljawad | Naoki Miura |
Customer experience
Outstep Step up Challenge
StepShare
In-app purchases
Outstep Step up Challenge
- Group Premium7 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Group Premium Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
StepShare
No in-app purchases
Questions
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