Comparison

Settl vs StepClimbr

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

Head to head
About

Settl

This app offers practical, calm responses and actionable steps for challenging parenting moments. It provides guidance for various situations, from meltdowns to homework struggles, with age-tailored advice.

Highlights
  • Actionable parenting advice
  • Age-tailored guidance
  • Responses for common struggles
  • Save helpful scripts
  • Guidance read aloud
  • Unlimited script generation (Pro)
Features
Read full description

Parenting has hard moments. Settl helps you find calm, practical words to say and one small next step to take—right when you need them. Tell Settl what is happening, choose your child’s age range, and receive a short, actionable response you can use in the moment. Ask follow-up questions, have guidance read aloud, and save helpful scripts on your device. Use Settl for moments like: • Big feelings and meltdowns • Bedtime struggles • Sibling conflict • Homework resistance • Talking back or hurtful words • Transitions and everyday power struggles Free access includes a limited number of generated scripts. Settl Pro provides unlimited scripts, follow-ups, read-aloud, saved favourites, and age-tailored guidance with a 14-day free trial, followed by a monthly subscription. Pricing is shown in the App Store before purchase. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple account settings. Settl is designed for adults and parents. It provides general parenting guidance and is not medical, mental-health, or emergency advice. In a crisis, contact local emergency services or call/text 988 in Canada or the United States. Privacy Policy: https://smartybytes.ca/settl-privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

StepClimbr

This app helps you achieve your goals without distractions. It offers various tracking methods for targets, habits, abstinence, and multi-step projects, allowing you to log progress easily and view your daily tasks and overall pace.

Highlights
  • Multiple goal tracking types
  • Simple progress logging
  • Daily task view
  • Pace and trend analysis
  • User data privacy
  • No ads or engagement tricks
Read full description

Made to help, not to hook you. StepClimbr shows you your goal and its date, nothing else. No ads, no trackers, no engagement tricks competing for your attention. The less time you spend in the app, the more you're spending on the goal itself. No single mold for progress. StepClimbr tracks four different kinds of goals, each its own way instead of forcing everything into one format: - Target: set a number and a date, log progress as you go - Habit: repeat something on your own schedule and watch the streak build - Abstinence: quit something for a set stretch of time, cheats and all - Multistep: break a bigger project into real sub-goals and clear them one at a time Log progress in a tap. Every goal card has a Log button. Tap it to create an entry, and your progress bar updates right away. See what's left today. The Daily view lists every habit still open today, so you always know what's left without digging through your whole goal list. Know your pace, instantly. Every goal's stats page shows you ahead or behind at a glance, with the trend that got you there, so you're never guessing whether you're on track. Your data stays yours. StepClimbr doesn't sell, share, or profile your data. No analytics, no ad networks, nothing beyond running the app. Start with one goal, and let StepClimbr get out of the way.

Screenshots

Settl4 screens
StepClimbr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StepClimbr at none against Settl's 1. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Settl sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. StepClimbr asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Settl against 5.0 for StepClimbr. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Settl ships an update every 6 days, StepClimbr every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Settl versus StepClimbr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSettlStepClimbr
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmarty Bytes Innovation Inc.Benjamin Lavoie

Customer experience

Settl

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

StepClimbr

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Settl

Subscriptions1
  • Settl Pro14 Days trial$1.991 Month
None

StepClimbr

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Settl free?
Settl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StepClimbr free?
StepClimbr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Settl or StepClimbr?
Settl and StepClimbr are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 7 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Settl or StepClimbr have ads?
Neither Settl nor StepClimbr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Settl or StepClimbr?
Settl ships an update every 6 days, and StepClimbr every 5 days. Most recently, Settl was updated on October 5, 2026 and StepClimbr on October 11, 2026.

Other comparisons