Comparison

Step vs How Far

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

Head to head
About

Step

Features
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Step-a-thon turns everyday walking into a fun, friendly challenge for your whole group. Record a walk and your steps are counted right on your phone, then added to your total on a live leaderboard. Climb the rankings, cheer on your teammates, and collect badges as you hit new milestones. Built for organized step-a-thon events — schools, workplaces, colleges, and community groups — Step-a-thon makes it easy to run a healthy, high-energy activity where everyone can take part. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Record your walks and count steps automatically using your phone's motion sensor • Watch a live leaderboard update as you and your teammates rack up steps • Join a team and compete together toward a shared goal • Earn badges as you reach new milestones • Track your personal progress over the course of the event FOR EVENT ORGANIZERS Administrators can set up events, manage participants and teams, and follow standings in real time — everything you need to run a smooth step challenge. PRIVACY FIRST Step-a-thon collects very little. Your phone's motion sensor is used only while you're recording a walk, and only the resulting step count is saved — never the raw sensor data. No location tracking, no ads, and no third-party analytics. Read our privacy policy at https://steps.eskoops.com/privacy. Lace up, start walking, and see how far your team can go.

About

How Far

This app transforms your daily steps into a competitive, season-long challenge. Track your distance, level up by walking, and climb the leaderboards. Collect virtual gemstones for reaching milestones and enjoy a private, ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • Step tracking and distance measurement
  • Daily leveling system
  • Seasonal leaderboards
  • Private group competitions
  • Gemstone collection for milestones
  • No GPS or location tracking
  • Ad-free and private by design
Features
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How Far turns the steps you already take into a season-long competition. Your phone's step counter measures how far you walk each day. Every 500 metres earns your first level of the day, and each next level needs double the distance: 1 km, 2 km, 4 km and beyond. Levels add up for the whole season, and every three months the leaderboard starts fresh so newcomers always have a real shot. WALK • Distance, steps and estimated calories for today, plus the previous days at a swipe • Weekly and monthly history for every metric • Works entirely from the motion sensor: no GPS, no location permission, no battery drain COMPETE • A seasonal leaderboard of everyone on How Far • Private groups: invite friends by name and compete on your own board • Your rank, level and distance at a glance COLLECT • Gemstones for lifetime milestones: Amethyst at 50 km, Citrine at 100 km, Aquamarine at 250 km, Sapphire at 500 km, all the way to Diamond at 5,000 km • A unique seasonal gemstone for finishing a season strong • Level-up notifications the moment you cross a breakpoint PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Sign in with Apple, Google or email • Other players see only your display name, activity totals, level, gemstones and join date; never your email • No ads, no analytics, no tracking, and you can delete your account and all its data from Settings at any time Lace up, open How Far, and see how far you can go this season.

Screenshots

Step4 screens
How Far4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Step at 3 against How Far's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Step versus How Far: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepHow Far
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThought BulbDarko Uskokovic

In-app purchases

None

Step

No in-app purchases

None

How Far

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Step free?
Step is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is How Far free?
How Far is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Step or How Far have ads?
Neither Step nor How Far shows ads.

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