Comparison

StepUp Pedometer Step Counter vs Cudex

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

Cudex

This app gamifies your daily steps by turning them into experience points to collect and hatch unique monsters. Earn in-app currency to customize your collection and compete with friends. Unlock new creatures and features with optional Pro upgrades.

Highlights
  • Collect monsters by walking
  • Earn XP from daily steps
  • Track steps via Apple Health
  • Compete with friends
  • In-app shop for customization
  • Optional Pro subscription for advanced features
Features
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There's a monster in here. Your steps collect more. Cudex turns your daily walking into a collection of monsters. Walk with your phone. Collect your steps. Hatch something new. Cudex is free to use, with no ads. Cudex Pro adds more. HOW IT WORKS • Your iPhone already counts your steps with Apple Health • Tap Collect in the app to turn today's steps into XP • XP raises your level, and every level hatches a new monster into your collection Every 100 steps is 1 XP. Steps you don't collect by midnight are gone, so the daily tap is the habit. Up to three reminders a day help you collect before the day ends. FREE FOR EVERYONE • 60 monsters to find, one every level • Streaks, badges and quests to chase • A history calendar of every day you've walked • Outfits and places for your monster from the shop, bought with coins you earn by walking • Share cards for a great day or a new monster • A daily step goal you set yourself WALK WITH FRIENDS Add friends with a code and see who has walked the most today. Tap a friend to see their monster, their collection and their badges. Friends is optional. Nothing is shared until you turn it on, and you can stop sharing at any time. WHAT CUDEX PRO ADDS • 48 rare monsters to find • Home screen and lock screen widgets, so you can collect without opening the app • Apple Watch complications • Insights: trends, consistency, your week, goal days and the hours you walk • The full shop of outfits and places YOUR STEPS, YOUR CHOICE Cudex reads step counts from Apple Health. Your steps stay on your phone unless you turn on Friends, and then only the friends you add can see them SUBSCRIPTION Cudex Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. If a free trial is offered, it converts to a paid subscription unless you cancel before it ends. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple ID settings. Collect monsters. Keep walking. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://acris.ai/monster-steps/privacy

Screenshots

StepUp Pedometer Step Counter4 screens
Cudex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Cudex at none against StepUp Pedometer Step Counter's shown. StepUp Pedometer Step Counter's advantage is ratings volume (149K vs 4) and chart position (#10 vs unranked). On price, rating, 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 Cudex sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cudex 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 149K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StepUp Pedometer Step Counter ships an update every 3 days, Cudex weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
StepUp Pedometer Step Counter versus Cudex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepUp Pedometer Step CounterCudex
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (149K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings149K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#10 — better—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPratik StephenSiraj Hasanov

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%

Cudex

All ratings1 ratings
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

Cudex

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
Show 2 more
  • 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
3 purchases

Cudex

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Month$4.991 Month
  • Pro Year7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is StepUp Pedometer Step Counter free?
StepUp Pedometer Step Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cudex free?
Cudex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, StepUp Pedometer Step Counter or Cudex?
Cudex is rated higher. StepUp Pedometer Step Counter averages 4.8 out of 5 from 149K ratings, while Cudex averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do StepUp Pedometer Step Counter or Cudex have ads?
StepUp Pedometer Step Counter shows ads; Cudex does not.
Which is updated more often, StepUp Pedometer Step Counter or Cudex?
StepUp Pedometer Step Counter ships an update every 3 days, and Cudex weekly. Most recently, StepUp Pedometer Step Counter was updated on November 3, 2026 and Cudex on October 24, 2026.

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