Comparison

StepUp Pedometer Step Counter vs Stompers

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

Head to head
About

StepUp Pedometer Step Counter

This app is a social pedometer that encourages users to be more active by tracking steps, distance, and calories. It allows users to compete with friends and colleagues in step challenges, fostering motivation and healthy competition. The app integrates with various wearables and health platforms, offering a battery-efficient way to monitor daily activity and achieve fitness goals.

Highlights
  • Automatic step tracking
  • Distance and calorie monitoring
  • Social step challenges
  • Real-time leaderboards
  • Goal setting and achievements
  • Battery-efficient design
  • Syncs with Apple Health and other wearables
Features
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StepUp makes walking surprisingly fun with friends! Hit your goals, build streaks, join challenges, cheer each other on and walk more together! And StepUp is completely FREE! No subscription needed. No features locked behind paywalls. TRACK YOUR ACTIVITY - Automatically track steps, distance, floors & calories burned - Use just your phone, or sync with wearables - See daily, weekly, monthly & yearly progress - Step up solo or with friends, whatever moves you! BETTER WITH FRIENDS - Get family, friends & colleagues moving together - See daily, weekly & monthly leaderboards - Cheer, taunt, chat and encourage each other - You control who can see your steps FREE STEP CHALLENGES - Great for friends, families, walking & run clubs, offices, teams, schools, gyms & communities - Private groups for a few friends or up to 15,000 people - Group chat to keep the friendly banter going - Set start & end dates, or keep it ongoing - Group admins can export detailed step reports - Hide today’s step counts until tomorrow with Mystery Mode WORKS ACROSS PHONES & WEARABLES - Compete across iPhone, Android & different wearables - See steps on the Apple Watch app & complications - Sync with Apple Health and most wearables like Apple Watch, Fitbit, Garmin, Oura, WHOOP, Withings, Mi Band, Amazfit, Google Fit & Samsung Health STAY MOTIVATED EVERY DAY - Crush your daily goal at your own pace - Build streaks & keep them going with Rest Days - Keep your steps visible with widgets - Set personal records & celebrate achievements - See your country & global ranking - Look back on monthly & yearly StepUp Recaps - Share your walking stats on beautiful photos BOTS KEEP YOU ON YOUR TOES Compete with our walking bots for extra motivation - Try to beat Active Bot or take it easy with Chill Bot - Beat your steps from this time yesterday with Yesterday Bot STOP SCROLLING, START STROLLING! We’re built to move and connect. Join over 10 million people stepping up on StepUp! Invite your friends, get moving and see who gets the most steps today! Contact: team@thestepupapp.com Terms: http://www.thestepupapp.com/terms Privacy: http://www.thestepupapp.com/privacy

About

Stompers

This free pedometer game transforms walking into a fun, motivating experience. Sync with Apple Health, connect with friends, and play daily games to track your fitness, burn calories, and achieve your health goals. It's designed to keep you active and engaged throughout the day.

Highlights
  • Syncs with Apple Health
  • Connect with friends
  • Daily games and challenges
  • Calorie tracking
  • Motivation for fitness goals
  • Social networking features
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It's the ultimate free pedometer game! If you're in a walking challenge, contest, or competition or just want to walk with your family or group chat, Stompers is the most fun way to stay motivated to stay fit all day. Build motivation, burn a calorie, and track your health and fitness with a friend to reach your fitness goals. Whether you're lazy, a pacer, or active, walkers and striders have the easiest workouts for burning calories, getting fit, and losing weight. Join the next big social media network of 2025 today. How it works: 1. Sync and connect your Apple Health 2. Add your friends or make new friends 3. Play a new game every day! Privacy: https://www.stompers.com/privacy Terms: https://www.stompers.com/terms

Screenshots

StepUp Pedometer Step Counter4 screens
Stompers4 screens

Verdict

The call

StepUp Pedometer Step Counter and Stompers both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 73% of StepUp Pedometer Step Counter's written reviews are positive against 57% of Stompers's. StepUp Pedometer Step Counter also leads on ratings volume (148K vs 14K) and chart position (#20 vs #75). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. StepUp Pedometer Step Counter sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.00 per month and Stompers sells 20 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for StepUp Pedometer Step Counter against 4.8 for Stompers. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StepUp Pedometer Step Counter has 148K ratings behind it against 14K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of StepUp Pedometer Step Counter's written reviews are positive against 57% of Stompers's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
StepUp Pedometer Step Counter versus Stompers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepUp Pedometer Step CounterStompers
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (148K ratings) — better4.8 (14K ratings)
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews — better56.9% of reviews
Number of ratings148K — better14K
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 3 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#20 — better#75
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB182 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperPratik StephenStompers, LLC

Customer experience

StepUp Pedometer Step Counter

All ratings147,282 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews1,464 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral7.4%
Negative19.3%

Stompers

All ratings14,113 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews501 reviews
Positive56.9%
Neutral14.8%
Negative28.3%

User reviews

StepUp Pedometer Step Counter

From 148K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Motivating and competitive
  • 👍 Accurate step tracking
  • 👍 Easy to use and navigate
  • 👍 Helpful for weight loss and fitness
  • 👍 Integrates with wearables

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inaccurate step counting
  • 🐛 Syncing issues with wearables
  • 🐛 Losing friends/contacts
  • 🐛 Logging out issues
  • 🐛 Inconsistent performance

Stompers

From 14K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great app
  • 👍 Fun and competitive
  • 👍 Motivates users to walk more
  • 👍 Engaging gameplay with power-ups

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and glitchy
  • 🔧 Mechanics need balancing
  • 💰 Overpriced subscription
  • 🕰️ Time zone issues
  • 🔍 Requires too many friends to use

Bugs and requests

StepUp Pedometer Step Counter

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Steps not updating correctly
  • Randomly adding extra steps
  • Unable to add friends
  • Frequent app crashes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add Apple Watch support
  • Implement a chat feature
  • Allow changing step length settings
  • Provide more detailed leaderboard information
  • Add option to change daily start/end time

Stompers

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Steps not accurately syncing
  • Leaderboard issues with time zones
  • App crashing on startup
  • Friend adding/removing problems

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add Fitbit/other tracker integration
  • Extend daily end time to midnight
  • Implement separate friend groups
  • Add more power-up options
  • Improve coin/reward system
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  • Provide activity log of item usage

In-app purchases

9 purchases

StepUp Pedometer Step Counter

Subscriptions5
  • Support StepUp$1.001 Month
  • Support StepUp2 variants$2.001 Month
  • Support StepUp$6.001 Year
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  • Support StepUp$10.001 Year
  • Support StepUp$12.001 Year
One-time4
  • Support StepUp$5.00
  • Support StepUp$15.00
  • Support StepUp$20.00
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  • Support StepUp$25.00
20 purchases

Stompers

Subscriptions10
  • Super Stompers (Weekly)$4.997 Days
  • Super Stompers (Monthly)3 variants$9.991 Month
  • Super Stompers (Monthly)7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Super Stompers (Yearly)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Super Stompers (Yearly)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Super Stompers (Yearly)7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Super Stompers (Yearly)7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Super Stompers (Yearly)7 Days trial2 variants$79.991 Year
  • Super Stompers (Yearly)7 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • Super Stompers (Yearly)7 Days trial2 variants$99.991 Year
One-time10
  • Tier 1 coins$1.99
  • Offer 5$2.99
  • Offer 2$3.99
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  • Offer 1$3.99
  • Tier 1 coins$3.99
  • Offer 9$5.99
  • Tier 2 coins$7.99
  • Tier 2 coins$8.99
  • Tier 3 coins2 variants$13.99
  • Tier 4 coins$24.99

Questions

Is StepUp Pedometer Step Counter free?
StepUp Pedometer Step Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stompers free?
Stompers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, StepUp Pedometer Step Counter or Stompers?
StepUp Pedometer Step Counter is rated higher. StepUp Pedometer Step Counter averages 4.8 out of 5 from 148K ratings, while Stompers averages 4.8 from 14K ratings.
Do StepUp Pedometer Step Counter or Stompers have ads?
Both StepUp Pedometer Step Counter and Stompers show ads.
Which is updated more often, StepUp Pedometer Step Counter or Stompers?
StepUp Pedometer Step Counter ships an update every 3 days, and Stompers every 3 days. Most recently, StepUp Pedometer Step Counter was updated on October 30, 2026 and Stompers on October 30, 2026.
Which is more popular, StepUp Pedometer Step Counter or Stompers?
StepUp Pedometer Step Counter currently peaks at #20 in the App Store charts, and Stompers at #75. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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