Step Up
Walking with friends

Walk more.
Beat your friends.

Turn everyday walking into a friendly rivalry. Challenge your friends, family or work crew, and find out who really walks the most.

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Free. No ads.iPhone and AndroidWorks with Apple Health and Health Connect
Real steps from your phoneApple Health and Health Connect
Every total checkedA blue tick means verified
Free, with no adsNo paywall. No subscription.
Private by designFriends only. We never sell data.
How it works

Your first challenge in two minutes

No new habits to learn. You already carry the step counter. Step Up adds the rivals.

1

Pick a challenge

Most steps in a week. First to 100,000. Most kilometres this month. You choose the rules and the end date.

Most steps7 days
Race to goal100,000
Most km1 month
2

Send one link

Drop the invite in your group chat. Friends tap it, and they are in the challenge.

Join Lunch Walk Legendsjoin.thestepupchallenge.com
Loser buys coffee on Friday. You in?
I'm in. Prepare to lose.
3

Walk and watch the board

Open the app and your steps sync. We tell you when someone passes you.

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M
Manny42,040
2
Y
You41,728
3
G
Gifty36,410
Challenges

Three ways to compete

Short and fierce, or long and steady. Up to you and your crew.

Most steps

The most steps by the end date wins. Perfect for a work week or a long weekend.

Example: Lunch Walk Legends, 7 days

Race to goal

The first person to hit the target wins. Set 50,000, 100,000, or any number you dare.

Example: Race to 100K, first past the line
New

Most km

Count distance, not steps. Take longer strides.

Example: October Walk, 1 month
Features

See it in action

Tap a feature to watch it.

All features

Inside the app

Built for friendly rivalry

Everything you need to keep each other moving.

A live board, and plenty of banter

See who is ahead right now. Post a status, send a message, and watch the feed fill up.

Race to 100K4 walkers
Adwoa81,300
You74,950
Abena66,120
Maxwell52,480
6,350 steps to catch Adwoa
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Adwoa: "See you at the finish line. Bring snacks."
4m ago
M
Maxwell changed status to "Rest day"
22m ago
A
Abena walked 14,208 steps today
1h ago
Y
You passed Abena
2h ago
N
Nompilo joined the challenge
Yesterday
Set your statusOn fireReady to moveRest dayOut for a walk

Daily goal and streak

Set your own daily target. Hit it, and your streak grows.

6,012of 7,500 steps
4-day streak

The big reveal

When a challenge ends, everyone finds out who won at 9am the next morning. Together.

Winner revealed in08:14:32
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3x

Winners Circle

Win a challenge and wear the orange halo. Everyone will see it.

Share the win

Turn the final standings into an image for your story or the group chat.

Fair play

Steps you can trust

A challenge is only fun if the score is real. So we check every total before it counts.

Checked by usYour phone sends your steps. We check them before they go on the board.
A blue tick means verifiedIf a total is still an estimate, you will see it marked as one.
No winner until all steps are inRanks wait for every total. Nobody wins on a slow sync.
October WalkSynced
Most km · 27 days left
1
J
Joanna48.2 km
2
Y
You42.6 km
3
L
Londi39.0 kmEST.
4
S
Senzi21.4 km
EST.Londi's total is an estimate until their phone syncs again.

Joining a challenge and syncing your watch

Got an invite link?

Open it on your phone. If you don't have Step Up yet, install it first, then tap the link again to join.

Wear a watch? It still counts.

If your watch saves steps to Apple Health or Health Connect, Step Up reads them from there. Open the app to sync.

How syncing works

Questions

Is Step Up really free?

Yes. No ads, no paywall and no subscription.

Which phones work?

iPhones with the Health app and Android phones with Health Connect.

Do my friends need the same phone as me?

No. iPhone and Android friends can be in the same challenge.

Why are my steps not showing?

Open Step Up and wait for "Synced". If your steps still do not show, work through Sync help.

Who can see my steps?

Only the people in the challenges you join.

What if I forget to open the app?

Step Up counts your steps when you open it. Open it every day, ideally before bed. Steps from a day you never open the app do not count.

Who's walking with you this week?

Download Step Up and send your first invite today.

Get Step Up. It's free.
Download on the App StoreGet it on Google Play
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