Run My Friend vs FabStep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Run My Friend
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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.
FabStep
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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
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Run My Friend ships an update every 4 days, FabStep every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Run My Friend | FabStep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 267 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CARFOOLY | Fabrice Fardeau |
In-app purchases
Run My Friend
No in-app purchases
FabStep
No in-app purchases





