Comparison

StepUp Pedometer Step Counter vs Walka

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

Walka

This app motivates you to maintain a walking habit by putting real money on your daily step goals. Compete with friends in challenges where hitting your goal means keeping your stake, or miss and forfeit it to others. It integrates with Apple Health for seamless tracking.

Highlights
  • Real money stakes for accountability
  • Host challenges with friends
  • Accountability challenges and Step Races
  • Secure payment processing via Stripe
  • Integrates with Apple Health for tracking
  • Solo betting option with Walka+
Features
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Walka is the simplest way to actually keep your walking habit. Put real money on your daily step goal. Hit it and you keep your money. Miss, and your stake goes to the people who showed up. No streaks, no points, no nagging notifications. WHY WALKA • Real stakes, real accountability. Money on the line works because excuses don't. • Walk with friends. Host a challenge, share an invite link, everyone puts in a buy-in. No subscription needed to join. • Two ways to play. Accountability challenges pay everyone who hits their goal. Step Races are winner takes all, most steps wins the pool. • Fair by design. On accountability challenges our cut comes only from the stakes people forfeit, so hitting your goal never costs you. • Apple Health does the tracking. No extra app, no manual logging. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick a challenge (1, 3, 7, or 14 days at different step goals). 2. Stake your buy-in, held securely via Stripe. 3. Walk your daily target. Apple Health scores it. 4. When it ends, winners are paid out to their bank via Stripe. WALKA+ ($9.99/month) Unlocks solo, bet on yourself. Stake any amount on your own daily goal and get it all back when you finish. Cancel anytime in Settings. PRIVACY Your step data stays on your phone except the daily total we need to score active challenges. We never sell it. Get walking. Get paid. Or don't. Terms of Use: https://getwalka.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://getwalka.com/privacy

Screenshots

StepUp Pedometer Step Counter4 screens
Walka4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Walka at none against StepUp Pedometer Step Counter's shown. Walka also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 73%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). StepUp Pedometer Step Counter's advantage is ratings volume (143K vs 4) and chart position (#28 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Walka sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Walka holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StepUp Pedometer Step Counter has 143K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of StepUp Pedometer Step Counter's written reviews are positive against 100% of Walka's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StepUp Pedometer Step Counter ships an update every 3 days, Walka every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
StepUp Pedometer Step Counter versus Walka: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepUp Pedometer Step CounterWalka
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (143K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings143K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#28 — better—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPratik StephenSusan Adelokiki

Customer experience

StepUp Pedometer Step Counter

All ratings142,855 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews1,440 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral7.5%
Negative19.2%

Walka

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Walka

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
Show 1 more
  • Support StepUp$25.00
1 purchases

Walka

Subscriptions1
  • Walka+7 Days trial$9.991 Month

Questions

Is StepUp Pedometer Step Counter free?
StepUp Pedometer Step Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Walka free?
Walka is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, StepUp Pedometer Step Counter or Walka?
Walka is rated higher. StepUp Pedometer Step Counter averages 4.8 out of 5 from 143K ratings, while Walka averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do StepUp Pedometer Step Counter or Walka have ads?
StepUp Pedometer Step Counter shows ads; Walka does not.
Which is updated more often, StepUp Pedometer Step Counter or Walka?
StepUp Pedometer Step Counter ships an update every 3 days, and Walka every 6 days. Most recently, StepUp Pedometer Step Counter was updated on October 16, 2026 and Walka on October 8, 2026.

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