Comparison

Steps vs Rucking 30

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

Head to head
About

Steps

This app automatically tracks your daily steps, distance, calories burned, and stairs climbed in the background. Set personalized daily goals for activity and monitor your progress over time with clear historical data. It's designed for effortless use and battery efficiency.

Highlights
  • Automatic step tracking
  • Distance and calorie monitoring
  • Flights of stairs climbed
  • Daily goal setting
  • Daily, weekly, monthly totals
  • Background operation
  • Apple Health data import
Features
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See your steps, distance, stairs, calories, and progress over time — automatically. Steps is a simple, easy-to-use step tracker that helps you stay active without extra setup. It tracks your daily activity in the background using Apple Health, so you can check your progress anytime without needing to start a workout or keep the app open. Set daily goals for steps, miles walked, flights climbed, and calories burned. Then track your progress throughout the day and build a routine that keeps you moving. Customize Steps with bold themes and app icons to make the app feel like yours. Why people love Steps: • Automatic step tracking — no setup needed • Simple, clean design • Steps, distance, flights climbed, and calories burned • Daily goals for steps, miles, stairs, and calories • Daily, weekly, and monthly totals • Historical activity imported from Apple Health • Theme and app icon customization • Designed to run quietly in the background Over a million downloads and counting. Terms of Use: https://pumpkincomputer.com/steps/terms

About

Rucking 30

This fitness game encourages users to walk and explore their surroundings to expand their in-game territory. It gamifies exercise by turning daily steps into a method for growing a virtual base and claiming new land. Get fit and have fun by actively moving to conquer the map.

Highlights
  • Walk to scout new land
  • Expand your in-game base
  • Gamified fitness experience
  • Conquer the world map
  • Easy and fun workout
Features
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Rucking is walking and exercising with a weighted backpack. People do it for the same reason they hike with a pack: your legs, back and lungs work harder than on a plain walk, and nothing has to run or jump. Rucking 30 brings that home. Load a backpack, put it on, and follow a short session in your living room. Five, ten or fifteen minutes, your call each day. After a few weeks with the pack on, most people notice: • Stairs and hills take less out of you • Your legs and hips feel stronger, especially getting up from a chair or out of a car • You stand taller, because carrying weight on your back trains the muscles that hold you upright • A brisk walk no longer leaves you out of breath • The pack that felt heavy in week one feels normal, so you add more You don't need to be in shape to start. A backpack with a couple of books or water bottles is enough for the first week, and a weighted vest works too. You decide how much to add and when. On days you're tired, pick the short session and the easy setting. It still counts toward the thirty. Terms: https://candyblocks.com/legal Privacy: https://candyblocks.com/privacy-policy Contact Us: https://candyblocks.com

Screenshots

Steps4 screens
Rucking 303 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Steps at 4.6 against Rucking 30's 3.0. Steps also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (19K vs 2). Rucking 30's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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. Steps sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Rucking 30 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Steps holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Steps has 19K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steps ships an update every 9 days, Rucking 30 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Steps versus Rucking 30: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepsRucking 30
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (19K ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews48.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings19K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB127 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPumpkin Computer Co., LLCcandyblocks

Customer experience

Steps

All ratings19,322 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral4.2%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews609 reviews
Positive48.9%
Neutral11.7%
Negative39.4%

Rucking 30

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Steps

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Steps not accurately counted
  • App freezes or lags when opening
  • Steps/distance data resets or disappears

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to track calories burned
  • Provide weekly/monthly step history
  • Allow conversion between steps and distance (miles/km)
  • Implement a premium version to remove ads

Rucking 30

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Steps

Subscriptions8
  • Steps Pro Weekly3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Steps Pro Weekly3 Days trial3 variants$1.997 Days
  • Steps Pro Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
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  • Monthly Pro3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Steps Pro Monthly3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Steps Pro Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Steps Pro Yearly3 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Steps Pro Annual$79.991 Year
2 purchases

Rucking 30

Subscriptions2
  • Tai Chi Premium$12.991 Month
  • Tai Chi Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Steps free?
Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rucking 30 free?
Rucking 30 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Steps or Rucking 30?
Steps is rated higher. Steps averages 4.6 out of 5 from 19K ratings, while Rucking 30 averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Steps or Rucking 30 have ads?
Steps shows ads; Rucking 30 does not.
Which is updated more often, Steps or Rucking 30?
Steps ships an update every 9 days, and Rucking 30 every 2 months. Most recently, Steps was updated on November 1, 2026 and Rucking 30 on October 30, 2026.

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