Steppa shows you its Pro paywall before you have joined a single challenge, which is early to be asked for $99. The pitch is that Pro removes the fee Steppa adds to every entry, so frequent players come out ahead. That is true for some players and false for most. Below is what Pro costs, what it changes, the number of challenges at which it starts saving you money, and two other apps with almost the same name that people keep mistaking it for.
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The short version
Steppa Pro is the subscription inside Steppa, the step-challenge app where you pay an entry fee and split a prize pool. The yearly plan has been recorded on the paywall at $99 with a seven-day free trial, and the App Store lists Pro tiers from $4.99 to $119.99 depending on region and term. Pro waives the service fee on every challenge, lets you run five challenges at once instead of one, and includes one free public challenge creation a month. It only pays for itself if you play a lot: at a fee of about $4 a challenge, the yearly plan needs roughly 25 challenges a year.
What Pro changes
| Free | Steppa Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Service fee at checkout | Flat amount plus a percentage | Waived |
| Live challenges at once | 1 | 5 |
| Creating a public challenge | $25 each | One free a month |
| Entry fee at risk | Yes | Yes |
| Creator's cut on public challenges | Applies | Nothing says Pro removes it |
The fourth row is the one to keep in view. Pro makes each challenge cheaper to enter. It does not make any challenge safer. If you miss a day you still do not qualify for the pool, and your entry fee still goes to the people who finished, as our Steppa review explains at length.
When it pays for itself
Steppa adds its service fee at checkout, and it varies with the stake. Our Steppa vs StepBet comparison works from a fee of around $4 on a $40 entry. Take that as the saving per challenge and the arithmetic is short.
So a player entering two challenges a month roughly breaks even on the yearly plan, and anyone playing less is paying Steppa more, not less. The case improves if you would use the other two perks. Running several challenges at once is the only way to play weekly and multi-week pools together, and one free public challenge a month is worth $25 to anyone who hosts for a club, an office or a following.
There is a second-order point. A subscription changes how you play. Once you have paid $99, entering more challenges feels free, and each one still carries the full entry fee at risk. If Pro would push you from one careful challenge a month to five casual ones, the fee saving is the smallest number in the picture.
The free trial
The paywall appears straight after onboarding and offers a seven-day trial that converts to the yearly plan. If you only want to look, cancel in your Apple or Google subscription settings at least 24 hours before the seven days are up, and note that some trials end access as soon as you cancel. Deleting the app does not cancel anything.
Three apps, three different Pros
Part of the confusion in searches for the Steppa Pro price is that there are three similarly named apps, each selling something called Pro.
| App | Who makes it | What it is | Pro pricing listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steppa: Step Challenges | Steppa, LLC | Paid-entry step challenges with prize pools | $4.99 to $119.99; $99 a year on the paywall |
| Steppa: Track & Explore | Steppa Labs | Walking and weight-loss coaching | Pro at $19.99 and $34.99; Unlimited at $9.99 |
| Stepa (one p) | SocialClimb Marketing, UK | Step counter for friends and family | £3.99 a month, £19.99 a year, £49.99 lifetime |
Only the first has anything to do with winning money. If your bank statement shows a charge that does not match, check which of the three you actually installed.
Who should buy it
Someone who already finishes two or more Steppa challenges every month, has done so for a few months on the free tier, and wants to run more than one at a time. Nobody else. If you are still deciding whether the app is for you, start with is Steppa legit and Steppa vs StepBet, where we compare Pro with StepBet's own membership. And if the appeal is being paid to walk without staking anything, the apps in apps that pay you to walk cost nothing to try.
Method: Checked November 10, 2026. Pro's benefits and Steppa's fee structure are from Steppa's terms and checkout as recorded in our Steppa review and Steppa vs StepBet comparison. The $99 yearly price and seven-day trial are from a screen-by-screen recording of the iOS paywall published by a UX teardown site; the $4.99 to $119.99 range is the App Store's in-app purchase list. Listings for Steppa: Track & Explore (Steppa Labs) and Stepa (SocialClimb Marketing LTD) are from the App Store. The $4 fee is an example figure, not a published rate, and the break-even sums are ours. We do not hold a Pro subscription.
Frequently asked questions
How much is Steppa Pro?
The yearly plan has been recorded on the in-app paywall at $99 after a seven-day free trial. The App Store lists Steppa's Pro in-app purchases from $4.99 to $119.99 depending on region and term, so check the price shown on your own device.
What does Steppa Pro include?
It waives the service fee Steppa adds at checkout on every challenge, raises the number of challenges you can be in at once from one to five, and includes one free public challenge creation a month, which normally costs $25.
Is Steppa Pro worth it?
Only for frequent players. At a service fee of about $4 a challenge, the $99 yearly plan needs roughly 25 challenges a year, or two a month, to break even. Below that you pay more with Pro than without it.
Does Steppa Pro stop you losing your entry fee?
No. Pro removes the service fee, not the risk. If you miss a daily goal you do not qualify for the prize pool and your entry fee stays in it.
How do I cancel the Steppa Pro free trial?
Cancel in your Apple ID or Google Play subscription settings before the seven days end. Deleting the app does not cancel the subscription.
Method: Checked November 10, 2026 against manufacturer product pages, published help documentation and independent reviews. Prices are US list at publication unless noted. Fitcoin has no commercial relationship with the hardware brands named here. Wellness estimates only, not medical advice.
Related reading: Steppa review, Is Steppa legit?, Steppa vs StepBet, Apps to bet on your steps, Apps like StepBet
About the author: Harris Khan is the co-founder and CTO of Fitcoin, a UK fitness-rewards and health-insights app that reads Apple Health and Health Connect.