Stompers - Steps with Friends Reviews

by Stephanie Free-Brown

On the screen that shows you walking with your friends, my step count is 1/4 the number of my true steps. When I click on my profile, that number matches my phone and my Apple Watch. It’s set to sync with Apple health so it’s obviously syncing to my profile, but the number on the “race” page doesn’t match, and in fact, the number has jumped down from what it had gotten up to. There’s a disconnect somewhere in Stompers . I have reset it. No help. I don’t recommend Stompers. Cool in theory but doesn’t work reliably.

by No Stomper Ever

I was “stomping” with my friends, but I started realizing when I was getting more steps, my place on the leaderboard wasn’t changing. So I’m giving Stompers one star because my effort of getting first was not showing. So again stomper would not move my place up in the leaderboard when I worked hard to get there. Edit: it changed to me being first place. Then it changed back. Someone moved me back 500 steps, so I would still be in first place because I still have more the 500 than them. But it once again put me behind in 2nd place. 😡

by Ihatemlbbbbbb

I am so confused. Stompers was working fine the day before yesterday and then when I got on Stompers yesterday, it took me to the screen saying "this app needs 1 players to start the game"?????? Like hello??? What game. And it's not letting me bypass that screen. There's also annoying circles trying to make me add people and I tried adding the friends I already had added on Stompers but it doesn't work cause I already have them added??????? Like what. Stompers makes no sense. It won't even let me access the screen where I get to see my and my friends' steps in competition. Like can someone tell me what is going on. I went on Stompers again today and it's still on that same page. I tapped everywhere on the screen and I can't go back to seeing the steps. Like what is wrong. I have more than 5 friends. This is so annoying. If I can't out this figured out soon, I'm probably going to delete Stompers cause it's not being very fun.

by Alpha200678

I love the concept and all but Stompers completely played me and ruined my patience and BROUGHT OUT THE WOLF IN ME. why did I have to invite THREE PEOPLE but my friends only had to invite TWO to use Stompers fully functioning. Not a fan. Seems like this is the lottery and you're picking and choosing your favorites. Im not sure why you think the average person has three friends. I was about to invite my mother to be my third.

by S0so.

It’s annoying that apps these days will make you invite people just to use or access Stompers . After signing up and designing your avatar, you go to a screen that says: this app doesn’t work without friends and you’re stuck on this screen until FOUR people agree to also sign up and continue this toxic cycle. Just let me use your app. If I like it, I’ll share it with my friends. THAT’S the exposure and word of mouth marketing you want. Now we’re all annoyed and don’t want to use it. Goodbye this app!!

by Robihnolf

Interesting app, but the power-ups should either be optional or be reworked.

It doesn’t make sense that the power-ups change the actual number of steps you have recorded. Its frustrating when my Apple Watch says 5,000 steps but the game says 6,500 steps because I stumbled upon a rocket ship.

It would be one thing if the power-ups changed your position along the daily path, but it should not change the actual number of steps you have recorded.

by Buechner

Tried Stompers for a week. Unfortunately we didn’t get accurate results because we were playing in different time zones. Different people won the same day on multiple occasions.

Also, the options for gameplay are very limited.

I like the idea, but needs much more thought.

by Banglduk

Fun idea, but the mechanics make items completely useless, and they’re the only interesting about Stompers. Proximity on items needs to be removed, bananas need to have better odds than 50/50 to have any point, and signposts need a step limit, not a real time limit. This design encourages a strategy of not checking Stompers more than a couple times a day, because it renders signposts and bats pointless updating your steps in large chunks infrequently, ensuring you avoid all proximity and time limits.
Fun idea, terrible balance and execution, WILDLY overpriced subscription.
Overall: thumbs down.

by Jana Melina

I would have given it 5 stars but I don’t like the fact you have to check in every day to make sure it even counts your steps. One day I was so busy I didn’t remember to check in and someone hit me with a bat while I was already at 0 steps so I had -750 steps when in reality I had 10k+ steps. I’m still very mad about this but other than that it’s a fine app and it’ll help you and force you to get yourself out of bed.

by Himymhimym

I’m obsessed and have been out stepping friends across the country. But that’s the first issue, we had someone win in NYC, then the Midwest, then Colorado, and finally LA bc of the time change. Feels like a participation trophy for everyone and we’re a competitive group.

Second is the Danny Devito/Moon/Ohio steps haven’t updated since day one and it’s whatever but I’d like to know how many Danny Devitos I’m walking daily.

Anyways, love it minus small glitches it’s fantastic!!

by Kev12326

This is a super fun game to play with your friends, as you have essentially a remote walk-a-thon every single day. You can sabotage your friends by hitting their avatars with baseball bats, or making them slip on bananas, which is quite enjoyable.

The only complaint I have is that some parts of the UX are very annoying. One example of this is the fact that target selection for baseball bats or bananas only allows you to step through all your friends one-by-one with arrow buttons. This spam clicking to find the one target you're looking for can be very tedious when you have many people added on Stompers . Why not allow for users to use the same slider from the main screen to pan over their friends and tap to select a target? That would be a lot less tedious. Furthermore, the game can be pretty laggy at times, with my friends suddenly jumping up 1000 steps at times out of nowhere, and baseball bats/bananas just... not doing anything when used.

by Bananna42

Stompers works great and the concept is super fun. The only request I have would be to make it easier to use for people doing this with friends in different time zones? perhaps it could be a set time in which the steps are recorded everywhere but the tally would only come once everyone has completed that set time? because the way it’s set up now it feels more US centric specifically east coast. Would be nice if people could use Stompers in different countries

by Amgus8

Stompers is amazing and I use it with my family, but I am the only one who cannot use Stompers properly and see others' steps because I have to invite someone else while they don't have to which I am a bit frustrated about. I don't understand this because I need to have at least three people to use Stompers while they only have two so it's basically useless to me right now.

by Fun Addiction

My friends invited me to join. They wear Apple, I wear a Fitbit. There is no way to track my progress accept by carrying my Apple phone, which I will not do constantly. It is a truly fun app, and I would love to participate. But, it is definitely discriminatory in favor of those who are all Apple all the time. If it allowed a way to track other methods, it would be a 5

by Julia L H

I stumbled upon this on Twitter & thought it was such a fun idea! It really makes me want to walk more because I’m incredibly competitive with my sisters, who I forced to join as my required friends.😂 However, what is up with not allowing us to race every day?? Why do I now have to wait 24 hours until the “next game”? Why are you prohibiting me from using your app?? This is truly such a great concept, but please make it available all the time! It’s frustrating when the days I want to be active I can’t use Stompers , & then the days I happen to be less active due to work, etc, are the race days.

Edit: I would like to add that the other most frustrating thing is that the days end around 10pm, so if you’re taking an evening walk, it doesn’t count! Would really love to see it extended to include the whole day!

by Meinblut

Friends and I had a lot of fun when we started this game. Slowly seeing friends lose interest and leave. There needs to be changes to some of the items, new items, and a higher frequency of items to keep things interesting. Each group should also have the ability to set an end of day time for that particular group. It’s unfortunate when the game ends right before you put in mad steps. I think people also give up when someone is consistently really far ahead and there’s not much you can do to interact with them in any meaningful way. I personally believe work on monetization should have been balanced with gameplay loop updates to keep things fresh. Hope to see some updates as it’s a fun concept!

by Falk.on

I’ve only had Stompers for around a week but it’s super fun, however there is a major issue. After reinstalling Stompers , it’s basically bricked, saying that you need 2 players to unlock this app, even though I have 6 friends added already. Also, I tried removing friends to get down to the 2 player target that it’s asking for but when I relaunch Stompers it still shows 6 friends. However when I go to my friends profiles it’s saying not added. A pretty interesting issue but if there is a fix I would be greatful to hear it.

by Baby Bird 56

I like Stompers. Its fun and game-ify’s exercise. Things i dont understand: Previous rankings (placements) are wiped from the board if you don’t win 1 day The fire the sign with 3? If someone else wins? The explanation of symbols is not clear. Otherwise i would give this a solidly higher score.

The only thing i dont like- constant request yo turn on notifications EVERYTIME i open Stompers . Its annoying enough to dump Stompers .

by Lalalalala678

My friends and I just discovered Stompers and are having so much fun with it.

My only complaint is why does the day end at 9pm?? So many days i’m out past 9 and i don’t get the steps counted for it 😭

by Jdjsjndndjs

Stompers is a lot of fun and forces us to move since we’re competing with others. The only thing we’d like is if we could have separate groups for family, friends, etc. that would be awesome!

by Cutie Patiotie

So far i’ve really enjoyed jawing Stompers as motivation to beat my friends and their step count but my only suggestion to you would be to add more selection to the purchasing of the stomper guys or make them cheaper. Apart from that this has been a really fun app and i would recommend to others!

by Madi Duff

I’ve used Stompers the last few days and it definitely made me walk more but I wish it connected to an Apple Watch or Fitbit. It’s very awkward to run with your phone it your hand the entire time. Hope this changes in the future so I can use Stompers more.

by Ratdad666

My friends and I are in separate time zones and so my game doesn’t end for an hour after theirs does, unfortunately this often leads to their games showing they when won my game shows I won. Help me please I need to stomp them

by Locust & Honey

First off, this app is incredibly unique as far as a fitness app goes. The incorporation of game theory has leveled up exercising at its simplest form - walking, into something new, fresh and exciting. Personally, it has helped me double my step count per day (to +10k) by seeking out opportunities in the day to walk. And it’s helped me uncover the hidden moments in the day when I’m able to walk. This has been huge for my postpartum journey when it’s sometimes difficult to find time. Thank you this app!!

by Greasyhands1

This is a really fun game with a few friends to get a lil motivation to get up and take a few more steps per day. Needs some work on the social aspects (adding people to an existing social group and having everyone be able to see each other is kinda challenging) but it seems like the devs are updating pretty regularly so I’d expect quick improvements.

by Voidscolor

Stompers is great. Missing some quality of life features though. I'd love to be able to manage my friends and create different races with different people and be in a few groups at the same time. I'd love to be able to get rewards for completing second or third and be able to spend in game currency on stuff like avatar decorations. Overall, strongly recommend it for you and your friends.

by ILoveMochiSoMuch

Such a simple concept but my friends and I are already addicted! One thing I would love is the ability to group friends in different races. It makes it more fun to compete within those circles rather than have them all mixed together (which gets to be too much). Another thing is I love the coin idea - would be great if there were some lower tier prizes - at this rate it would take me almost 4 months to be able to afford anything with coins with the lowest prize at over 800.

by Browniplays123

I love this game. I’m super competitive and it has driven me to do silly things to get more steps, and it’s so much fun! I do have one critique, though. I am very forgetful and don’t often open Stompers , I just walk a lot. Then I get to the end of the day with my 9k steps but Stompers only says I have 25 because I didn’t open it to let it sync. I understand this is my own fault, but also maybe allowing Stompers to automatically sync somehow would make it a more enjoyable experience.

by Lagirllm55

I love the many things that this exercise does. It helps you get your step and their true steps cause if you’re not moving your legs, it will not count it so I like that and I like that you can bet people make them stop for minute for 30 minutes, I don’t like it without having me, but I do like it, great way great way to meet your healthy go. I’m still learning more about Stompers so far.

by Elimoon8

I love Stompers! It’s been getting my family to get up and move way more just for the sake of competition! It’s been steadily getting more and more stable. One thing I’ve found if that a person has 2 or more shortcuts on them, the step count bugs out and no longer updates. This is messing us up and would be great to get fixed, please!

by Nicknelson15

We weren’t separated or estranged, but it’s a fun way to connect - Got my brothers and parents to play along with some friends and now I get to find joy in hitting them with baseball bats.

I’d love to see some new/different power-ups. Maybe something akin to a blue shell or rocket from Mario kart that is more advantageous to the players in the back. Or a shortcut that instead of halving your friends steps - doubles yours for half an hour.

by Bruhaholic 2.345

App is great, sometimes load times are a lil funky, but that could be my own connection. One thing I hope to see in updates is being able to send like a 50 character message whenever u pick up an item to send someone back, I think the trash talk would be funny

by Kimberlilyn

Such a fun and creative way to get steps in while also being held accountable by friends and family!
The only recommendation I have for developers is to stop the game at the same time for all time zones, that way rankings/winners stay the same. I currently am playing with people on east and west coast and it loses its competitiveness when results are different based on where we live.

by Isabella The Dimmy

I found Stompers through instagram when my friend sent me a reel from “engineering girlfriend” and she had a reel about Stompers. I’ve been using Stompers for about 3 days and it motivates me to walk so much more. Having the items that can make you get more steps or push your friends behind is soooo fun. I love Stompers!!!

by Mr_platypus

My family is scattered across the US. We have a group chat but there isn’t always stuff to talk about.

I tried this app after hearing people talk about it on X (formerly Twitter, RIP). It makes getting your steps in enjoyable and the design/aesthetic/gameplay is so fun.

I shared it in my family group chat and now we’re all stomping together. The daily game makes us all feel closer, and our group chat is way more active now that someone always has something to brag about (or poke fun).

by CharlieZ2004

Game is so gas

by FlyingApe

This is the Pokémon of 2024. People are walking in the streets. We’ve come alive.

by Real_DTB

I downloaded this app because of Soren Iverson. He has the best and funniest unhinged ideas. Stompers is great. Download Stompers , follow Soren on X. Highly recommended

by Shrumus

I love Stompers it’s has me and my fronds going outside more in a race to win the day the power ups make it that extra bit more fun than a normal fitness tracker does and the way they show how far you walked has never made me more happy to of walked the distance of 602 Danny Devito’s

5/5 stars

by Itravii

I know it’s probably hard with time zones but all my friends wish their steps between 9-12pm eastern time counted. SO MUCH FUN

by Itreywalk

This has made me & my wife walk a little more. Our friends joined us & now we just walk randomly

by Pattebery

I'm a super competitive person so I want to walk more than my friends because I want THEM to lose

by Johbnc

Super fun way to track your steps and compete with friends. Wildly entertaining and love the attention to detail

by Lordstomper

Love Stompers . It’s definitely encouraged me to walk more. Only thing would be the time! I wish it was also worked for PST.

by Rb1235773677369

Downloaded because it looked cool, but surprisingly actually got me walking a lot more during my day.

Share cards are 10/10

by Smellydino04

Great app! Making me walk more with friends keeping me accountable. The only thing is, I walk at night and when I start walking the day already ends at 9pm. If yall could make it end at 12am, that would be great.

by TerryBerry!!!

This is my new favorite app. It’s visually so fun and when I get a notification that one of my friends threw a banana at me, I’m inspired to walk around my yard for some good ol’ revenge. Seriously the best take on a step tracking app I’ve ever seen.

by Artpaca

I love Stompers! I’ve walked so much more this week just so I can pick things up to assault my friends 🥹 Hope there’ll be a shop in the future to purchase ammo to attack my friends with!

by Instagram>reddit

Only way I can workout now 😭

by David’s Bat Line

Someone finally made fitness fun! Thanks for getting the whole family stomping! Xx

by Bhbgjjmjjjkkkk

Low key getting a kick out of banana peeling all my friends 😂. Makes walking fun

by Cv12889

Imagine Donkey Kong meets your pedometer and all the fun that comes along with it. 🍌🍌Really enjoy the gamification of little objects you can pick up and play with as you’re going about your day stomping around gaining steps. Ovetall, Stompers is an incredibly fun incentive to get your steps and get ahead of your friends!

by Aliworm

Very fun, but can you guys make a leadership board and levels? I feel like all the progress you made the day before is wiped out because it’s been cleared. There should be a daily race, and then levels that you can get to, the more you stomp in entirety.

by Qazwsxedcrfvtgbyhnujmuik

Me and my friends just started Stompers and we love it! just today alone i have gotten 12,000+ steps. this is a great way to get people motivated to exercise more.

Although i do have a question, when i get steps on my apple watch will it show on the this app app?
i have my health data synced already.

by Timothy J Pagaduan

I love Stompers got all of my coworkers to download it so we all push each other for more steps in each day. One thing I would say is that I would like Stompers to reset the step calculator everyday after the time limit. Some steps are calculated onto the next day and we don’t even see the placement for top 3 in certain days.