Comparison

Run My Friend vs FabStep

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

Head to head
About

Run My Friend

Features
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Marche plus, mais surtout marche ensemble. Run My Friend transforme tes pas du quotidien en motivation partagée. Compare ta progression avec tes amis, lance des défis, envoie un Boost et garde le rythme jour après jour. AVANCE À TON RYTHME • Compte tes pas directement depuis ton téléphone • Suis ton objectif quotidien et ton historique sur 7 jours • Visualise ta série, ton niveau et ta progression DÉFIE TES AMIS • Compare vos pas du jour • Rejoins des défis collectifs • Crée ton propre défi en quelques secondes • Envoie un Boost pour encourager un ami GARDE LA MOTIVATION • Reçois des conseils simples avec Run Bot • Retrouve le classement du jour • Ajuste ton objectif à tout moment Run My Friend ne remplace pas un avis médical. Les données de pas peuvent varier selon l’appareil et ses réglages.

About

FabStep

Features
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FabStep counts your steps, follows your heart and tells you how fit you are today. Simple, clean, and nothing is sent anywhere. TODAY, AT A GLANCE • Your steps, distance and active calories, updated in real time • Your daily goal and your progress • Your heart rate, live when FabStep is open on your Apple Watch READINESS • A daily readiness score based on your sleep and recent activity • How long you slept last night APPLE WATCH • Tap Start: countdown, then live steps and heart rate on your wrist • Duration, distance and calories of your walk • Pause with a long press • The session is only used to read your heart live: it is never saved HISTORY • Your week day by day, to spot your trends YOUR PRIVACY, FOR REAL • No account, no sign-up • No ads, no trackers, no usage analytics • All your data stays on your iPhone and your watch • FabStep reads data from the Health app and never writes to it FabStep is not a medical device. The information shown is for guidance only and does not replace the advice of a healthcare professional. A question? contact@fabstep.app

Screenshots

Run My Friend4 screens
FabStep4 screens

Verdict

The call

Run My Friend and FabStep 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Run My Friend ships an update every 4 days, FabStep every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Run My Friend versus FabStep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRun My FriendFabStep
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size267 MB11 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCARFOOLYFabrice Fardeau

In-app purchases

None

Run My Friend

No in-app purchases

None

FabStep

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Run My Friend free?
Run My Friend is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FabStep free?
FabStep is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Run My Friend or FabStep have ads?
Neither Run My Friend nor FabStep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Run My Friend or FabStep?
Run My Friend ships an update every 4 days, and FabStep every 5 days. Most recently, Run My Friend was updated on October 31, 2026 and FabStep on October 31, 2026.

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