Social Steps

Name: Social Steps
Rating: 4.7 (4968 reviews)
Author: Jose Jeria

Tracks steps with friends

Free · In‑App Purchases

5K Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Health & Fitness
Developer

Jose Jeria
Language

EN
+ 4 More
Size

19.4
MB

If you have a hard time motivating yourself to walk then Social Steps can add a little more to your daily walking habits by encouraging you through friendly competition. Set goals. Compete with friends. Stay active. Social Steps makes walking more fun by turning your daily steps into friendly competition. Track your progress, challenge friends, and push yourself to be more active every day. Key Features: - Set your daily goal: Choose how many steps to walk each day and track your progress automatically. - Add friends: Connect with friends and see who is hitting their goals. - Compete and win: Beat your friends and earn the top walker status. - Automatic tracking: Social Steps imports steps from Apple Health—no setup or tracking start required. - Supported devices: Works with Apple Watch, Garmin, and Fitbit, so you don’t need to carry your phone all the time. Stay motivated. Walk, compete, and succeed with Social Steps.

Ratings & Reviews

4.7

out of 5

5K Ratings

Amazing! Compatible with 3 smart watches!
08/16/2020

Knots84
A few months ago, I emailed Jose and asked if there was anyway he could add Garmin to the app. I had been using a Fitbit and able to compete with friends through the Fitbit app, but had recently purchased a Garmin, and was sad we couldn't keep up our weekly challenges. I was amazed when he emailed me back and said it had been done! I am super excited to be able to compete with friends who have apple watches, Fitbit and Garmin!

Developer Response
Social Steps now also supports Polar devices 😁
Amazing! Compatible with 3 smart watches!
08/16/2020

Knots84

A few months ago, I emailed Jose and asked if there was anyway he could add Garmin to the app. I had been using a Fitbit and able to compete with friends through the Fitbit app, but had recently purchased a Garmin, and was sad we couldn't keep up our weekly challenges. I was amazed when he emailed me back and said it had been done! I am super excited to be able to compete with friends who have apple watches, Fitbit and Garmin!
Developer Response 12/18/2020
Social Steps now also supports Polar devices 😁
Would be great if it worked
04/22/2022

(-: Happyface :-)
I got this app to help motivate my family to stay active daily. Keep in mind, some family members are more comfortable with tech than others. It’s hard to keep the less tech-savvy ones interested when simple things don’t work as they should.The first day I could see the step count for 2 added friends, but not for the 4th person. I figured it was because they didn’t have Apple Health set up and the other 2 did.Two days after convincing everyone to get on Social Steps, multiple texts and FaceTime calls explaining how to set up and sync Apple Health, only my steps are visible on the Social Steps app. We all see zeros for the step count for every friend that I’ve added, This is across four separate iPhone 12s in 2 states. I sent screenshots to the Social Steps team hoping it’s an easy fix.It is rather disheartening though, given the difficulty we’ve faced trying to use a seemingly simple app whose primary feature isn’t working. At this point, it’s easier for us to just text each other daily step counts since we can all see our steps in Apple Health.

Developer Response
Sorry to hear that you had this bad experience. Users are asked to allow Social Steps to read steps from Apple Health, but some people don't do this for some reason. The app won't be able to fetch steps when this happens. I am not sure why this failed, but the app needs to be running to update the steps so that others can see them. This review was written a while ago, hopefully this doesn't happen anymore. Feel free to reach out again if you still have the app.
Would be great if it worked
04/22/2022

(-: Happyface :-)

I got this app to help motivate my family to stay active daily. Keep in mind, some family members are more comfortable with tech than others. It’s hard to keep the less tech-savvy ones interested when simple things don’t work as they should.The first day I could see the step count for 2 added friends, but not for the 4th person. I figured it was because they didn’t have Apple Health set up and the other 2 did.Two days after convincing everyone to get on Social Steps, multiple texts and FaceTime calls explaining how to set up and sync Apple Health, only my steps are visible on the Social Steps app. We all see zeros for the step count for every friend that I’ve added, This is across four separate iPhone 12s in 2 states. I sent screenshots to the Social Steps team hoping it’s an easy fix.It is rather disheartening though, given the difficulty we’ve faced trying to use a seemingly simple app whose primary feature isn’t working. At this point, it’s easier for us to just text each other daily step counts since we can all see our steps in Apple Health.
Developer Response 07/17/2025
Sorry to hear that you had this bad experience. Users are asked to allow Social Steps to read steps from Apple Health, but some people don't do this for some reason. The app won't be able to fetch steps when this happens. I am not sure why this failed, but the app needs to be running to update the steps so that others can see them. This review was written a while ago, hopefully this doesn't happen anymore. Feel free to reach out again if you still have the app.
Excellent dupe for Fitbit challenges on iPhone!
Jan 3

Nikki_B_
Our group is loving this app do those of us that have Apple Watches. The one person with the Garmin is having issues. Super simple to use. I do wish there was a widget as well as alerts when someone has taken the lead, getting close to you, etc.. I have all my notifications on but haven’t seen one come through, so not sure what the notifications are? The best part about the Fitbit was that step challenges, am this app is closest thing I can find to it! Thanks!!
Excellent dupe for Fitbit challenges on iPhone!
Jan 3

Nikki_B_

Our group is loving this app do those of us that have Apple Watches. The one person with the Garmin is having issues. Super simple to use. I do wish there was a widget as well as alerts when someone has taken the lead, getting close to you, etc.. I have all my notifications on but haven’t seen one come through, so not sure what the notifications are? The best part about the Fitbit was that step challenges, am this app is closest thing I can find to it! Thanks!!
Awesome app, and I heard the developer answers needs!
04/16/2024

YC@2601
Love the simplicity of this app! My whole team just signed up to use it so we can collectives move more! While we can see all our friends activity, it would be better if we have the function to create groups! Thus creating a stronger sense of community - maybe even add on weekly leaders board and the likes. Thank you!
Awesome app, and I heard the developer answers needs!
04/16/2024

YC@2601

Love the simplicity of this app! My whole team just signed up to use it so we can collectives move more! While we can see all our friends activity, it would be better if we have the function to create groups! Thus creating a stronger sense of community - maybe even add on weekly leaders board and the likes. Thank you!

CHANGES − The login screen now shows the provider you previously used to avoid confusion. − Removed the skip button from the sign-up / log-in screen.

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