Step Up Challenge vs Stepr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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 8 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
Stepr
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Stepr is a step challenge app for friends, families and offices. Steps come straight from your iPhone, so nobody can type them in, and the last one walking wins. Create a league, share a six-letter code, and start. Every day the step goal rises a little. Meet it and you stay in. Miss it and you're out. The last one walking wins, and total steps break ties. Solo, duo or team lobbies, up to 100 players. COUNTED, NOT TYPED Steps come straight from your iPhone and Apple Health. There's no typing, so there's no cheating. Every player sees where the steps came from. PLAN THE DAY Tell Stepr how many times you want to walk and it fits walks around your calendar, then reminds you ten minutes before each one. Drag a walk on the timeline to move it; your calendar follows. WALK SOMEWHERE Pick a destination on the map and a little backpacker walks the real road there with every step you take, past stops with a story about each place. ALSO • Free passes for a missed day, so a forgotten sync doesn't end your run • Presets from a one-week sprint to a month-long climb • Day-by-day history for every player and a live page for anyone with the code • Playing is free and hosting is free. League Pro upgrades one league; Host Pro covers every league you host. OPTIONAL PURCHASES • League Pro: one-time upgrade for one league (teams, up to 100 players, extra passes, season recap) • Host Pro: auto-renewing monthly or yearly subscription that makes every league you host Pro • Supply Drops: three supply drops for the walking journey Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Host Pro renews automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel it in your Apple ID subscription settings. Terms of Use: https://stepr.io/terms Privacy Policy: https://stepr.io/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stepr at none against Step Up Challenge's 9. 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. Step Up Challenge sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Stepr asks for nothing beyond the download.
Step Up Challenge ships an update every 6 days, Stepr every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Step Up Challenge | Stepr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (13 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yousuf Abduljawad | Joseph Tung |
In-app purchases
Step Up Challenge
- Oustep Plus Monthly$2.991 Month
- Group Premium7 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Outstep Plus7 Days trial$24.991 Year
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- Group Premium 100$49.991 Month
- Group Premium Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Group Premium 250$109.991 Month
- Group Premium 500$199.991 Month
- Group Premium 100 Annual$449.991 Year
- Group Premium 250 Annual$999.991 Year
Stepr
No in-app purchases









