Oz Steps vs Step Gazelle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Oz Steps
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Oz Steps is a pedometer story app inspired by the public-domain Oz book. Your real steps move Dorothy along a short story route from Kansas to the Emerald City, with silver shoes, curious companions, and small collectible relics appearing as your step count grows. The first half of the walk is free and ends at the green gate. A one-time in-app purchase unlocks Return Road, the second half of the route: the Witch's road, the Golden Cap, Glinda, and the final walk back home. The paid route is designed as a story extension, not a subscription or external service. Features: - Pedometer progress through a literary story route - A free first-half Oz walk - Optional Return Road unlock for the second half - Original English app text written for this app - Public-domain book-inspired Oz framing - Silver shoes, not movie-specific ruby slippers - No account, no ads, no tracking, no location collection
Step Gazelle
This app encourages you to walk more by setting adaptive daily step goals based on your recent activity. Progress is visualized through a savanna art scene where your gazelle moves towards a watering hole as you reach your targets. Track your step history and plan your journey to a higher fitness goal.
- Adaptive daily step goals
- Gamified progress visualization
- Step history tracking
- Customizable target goals
- Home screen widgets
- Privacy-focused, local data storage
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Overview Step Gazelle sets your daily step goal from your own recent step history. Beat your 3rd lowest step count from the last 30 days to help your gazelle travel across the savanna to the watering hole. Your daily step goal is a baseline you raise over time to help you walk more. It's a step goal that adapts to you and moves you toward a target goal. How it works Your daily step goal is your 3rd lowest step count day from the past 30 days. On easy days, it's gentle. As you build consistency, it rises with you. Miss a day? Spend a pass to save your streak. Help your gazelle A savanna art scene tracks your progress throughout the day. Your gazelle walks toward the watering hole throughout the day as you walk. When you reach your goal, your gazelle reaches the watering hole. Trends See your step history by week, month, or six months. Track your average, spot patterns, and watch your step count rise over time. Plan Adjust the target step goal you want to work toward and the difficulty to get there. A projection chart shows how long until you reach your goal at your current pace. Home screen widgets Small and medium widgets show your steps and gazelle right on your home screen, so you don't even need to open the app to see your gazelle in the savanna. Built for privacy All data stays on your device. Step Gazelle reads from Apple Health and stores everything locally. No account required. One-time purchase. No subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Oz Steps at every 2 days against Step Gazelle's every 9 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Oz Steps sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Step Gazelle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Oz Steps ships an update every 2 days, Step Gazelle every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Oz Steps | Step Gazelle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RIEKO NAITO | MATTHEW MICHAEL YOUNG |
In-app purchases
Oz Steps
- Return Road$2.99
Step Gazelle
- Step Gazelle Premium$9.99









