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Step App

Step App — a reference card for a crypto project: what the product does and how verifiable the project’s key claims are; also — alignment with the Decentralized AI thesis (DecAI Fit).

Step App — an AI/Other / Consumer project (FitFi: a move‑to‑earn fitness app + a tokenized economy), tokens (symbols: FITFI and KCAL).

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TL;DR (for readers who are not into AI)

  • What it is: a move‑to‑earn ecosystem where users earn and spend tokens for fitness activities and game mechanics.
  • Who it’s for: users of the fitness app and participants in the FitFi economy.
  • Why onchain/token: onchain is needed for the FITFI/KCAL tokens and the economic rules (mint/upgrade/fees); the litepaper also describes buy‑back/burn/staking mechanics for FITFI.

How it works (very briefly)

  1. The user does: walks/runs/works out and uses the app’s game mechanics.
  2. The system does: credits/debits KCAL for in‑game actions (mint/upgrade/repair and participation in challenges); FITFI is used as the governance/utility layer and for staking (per the litepaper and token pages).
  3. The user gets: progress/gamification and tokenized rewards/mechanics.
  4. Where the blockchain is: the tokens and their operations (Step Network / Avalanche / BNB for FITFI; Step Network for KCAL) + the claimed economy.
  5. Token roles: FITFI — governance/staking/buybacks‑burn; KCAL — utility for mint/upgrade/repair and participation in activities.

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Project passport

Field Value
Project name Step App
Also known as (aliases) Step App, FitFi, Step Protocol
Logo (logo) —
Token symbol (ticker) FITFI, KCAL
Category AI/Other | Consumer
Primary chain (chain) Step Network
Type EVM
Network status mainnet
Consensus (consensus) —
Launch date (launch_date) —
Project status (status) active
Token (standard) ERC-20
Token contract FITFI (Step Network): 0xb58a9d5920af6ac1a9522b0b10f55df16686d1b6; KCAL (Step Network): 0x68b2dfc494362aae300f2c401019205d8960226b
Token model (token_type) utility (payments + staking + governance)
Max supply FITFI: 5,000,000,000; KCAL: 50,000,000 (per the official token pages)
Issuance —
Tokenomics (tokenomics, brief) FITFI: buybacks/burn/staking rewards; KCAL: utility for mint/upgrade/repair and challenges (litepaper)
Governance governance (via FITFI; burn decisions are mentioned in the litepaper)
Admins/keys —
Audit yes (audit repository)
Bug bounty —
Team (team) —
Funding (investors/funding) —
AI component (ai_component) AI coach / workout personalization (feature)
Use‑case (use_case) move-to-earn fitness app
DecAI Fit — AI thesis fit 3/6 — medium alignment with the Decentralized AI thesis
DecAI Fit component summary 1 / 2 / 2 / 3
Last verified 2026-02-11

General project overview

In the litepaper, Step App is described as a FitFi ecosystem: move‑to‑earn, gamification and a tokenized economy around fitness activity. The text explicitly states that the platform integrates AI features and gives the example of “AI‑Powered Workouts” and a “digital coach” (personalized workout plans).

Separately, the litepaper emphasizes that the StepHealth product (with an AI coach) is “not a blockchain product” and is aimed at Web2 users; that is, the AI part may be outside the onchain protocol, while the onchain part is in the economy of tokens and game assets.

Features/modules

  • Move‑to‑earn: rewards for activity.
  • Two token units: FITFI and KCAL (different roles in the economy).
  • Game mechanics: challenges, PvP/social modes (per the litepaper).
  • AI feature (claimed): personalized workouts/AI coach.

Typical scenarios

  • Scenario 1: a user works out → earns KCAL → spends KCAL on mint/upgrade/repair of assets or on participation in activities (per the litepaper/tokens page).
  • Scenario 2: a user holds/stakes FITFI → participates in rewards and governance decisions (buy‑back/burn/staking rewards are described in the litepaper).

Getting started (wallet/network)

  • What you need: the mobile app and an account; for the onchain part — a wallet/address in the supported networks (Step Network/Avalanche/BNB for FITFI; Step Network for KCAL).
  • Network/chain: Step Network as the primary network of the tokens in this card.
  • Fees: network gas for onchain operations.

Architecture/tech (non‑AI)

  • Components: the FITFI and KCAL tokens; game assets/operations (mint/upgrade/repair) as part of the economy.
  • Where logic runs: part of the product (fitness functions and the AI coach) may be Web2/offchain; tokens and economic transactions — onchain.

Token/economics (expanded, no forecasts)

Per the litepaper:

  • FITFI utility: buybacks (50% of play income), burns (governance can vote to burn part of the buybacks), staking rewards (part of the buybacks is distributed to stakers), a lock/cooldown mechanic and a fee on early exit.
  • KCAL utility: minting assets, rewards for activity, participation in challenges, upgrade/repair fees.

The official token pages also record the contract addresses and supply parameters for FITFI/KCAL.

Governance

  • Who makes decisions: a governance layer around FITFI (in the litepaper: voting on burn).

Security and incidents

  • Audits: there is an official “step-audits” repository.
  • Security advisories: there are GitHub Security Advisories for the step-node repository.

Project status and timeline

  • Current status: the project is active (there is a litepaper, a help center, tokens and repositories).

AI component of the project

  • What is real AI here? The litepaper claims AI features and personalized workouts (AI coach). At the same time, StepHealth (AI coach) is separately described as a Web2 product, not blockchain.
  • What is truly onchain? The FITFI (Step Network/Avalanche/BNB) and KCAL (Step Network) tokens, as well as the economic actions (mint/upgrade/fees) described in the economy.
  • Why are tokens needed? FITFI — governance/staking/buybacks‑burn; KCAL — a utility token for in‑game actions (litepaper + tokens page).
  • Red flags (based on the information found): the AI part is described as a product “feature” without a technical description/metrics; part of the AI functionality is moved to the Web2 layer (StepHealth).

DecAI Fit component summary

  • DecAI Fit: 3/6 — medium alignment with the Decentralized AI thesis
Component Level Score
AI reality low 1
Onchain necessity medium 2
Token necessity medium 2
Evidence Tier‑1 present 3
Details

AI reality

AI_0 — AI intent (Tier‑1 roadmap) (1/0)

  • AI_0 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): AI is described as an already integrated feature (not only roadmap).
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://step.app/litepaper
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): the text explicitly mentions the integration of AI features and the AI coach.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

AI_1 — what the AI does (1/0)

  • AI_1 (decision): 1
  • Claim (one line): personalized workout plans that adapt to the user’s progress/goals (AI coach).
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://step.app/litepaper
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): “personalized workout plans guided by a digital coach” and “AI‑Powered Workouts … adapt to progress” are described.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

AI_2 — demos/examples (1/0)

  • AI_2 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): no Tier‑1 web demo/reproducible tutorial specifically for the AI function was found.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://step.app/litepaper
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): the litepaper is a description; access to the AI coach requires using the apps.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

AI_3 — metrics/quality (1/0)

  • AI_3 (decision): 0
  • Metrics: —
  • Context (version/date/how measured): —
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://step.app/litepaper
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): no quality metrics for the AI coach are provided.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

AI_4 — tech description/architecture/versions (1/0)

  • AI_4 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): a technical description of the AI architecture/model versions is absent.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://step.app/litepaper
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): there is a description of the feature, but without architecture/versions.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

Onchain necessity

OC_1 — contracts/addresses/chain (1/0)

  • OC_1 (decision): 1
  • Chain: Step Network (and other networks for FITFI)
  • Addresses/identifiers: FITFI 0xb58a9d5920af6ac1a9522b0b10f55df16686d1b6 (Step Network); KCAL 0x68b2dfc494362aae300f2c401019205d8960226b (Step Network)
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://help.step.app/en/article/fitfi-token-information-links-1ksvl62/ ; https://step.app/tokens
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): the official pages record the contract addresses.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

OC_2 — onchain beyond just a token (1/0)

  • OC_2 (decision): 1
  • What useful logic is onchain: the litepaper describes onchain economic mechanics (mint/upgrade/repair, buyback/burn/staking).
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://step.app/litepaper
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): processes going beyond “just issuing a token” are described.
  • Conflict note (if any): the specific addresses of game contracts/NFTs were not recorded in this card.

OC_3 — onchain is critical (1/0)

  • OC_3 (decision): 0
  • “Replace the blockchain” test: the core Web2 part (StepHealth/AI coach) can work without a blockchain; the criticality of onchain for the whole product is not proven.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://step.app/litepaper
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): the litepaper explicitly states that StepHealth is not a blockchain product.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

Token necessity

TK_0 — no token (1/0)

  • TK_0 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): the project has tokens, FITFI and KCAL.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://step.app/litepaper ; https://step.app/tokens
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): the tokens are explicitly described in the official materials.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

TK_1..TK_4 (1/0)

TK_1 — payment for the service (1/0)

  • TK_1 (decision): 1
  • Claim (one line): KCAL is used for mint/fees, and FITFI is involved in the platform economy (including “ecosystem fees” and network/product payments).
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://step.app/litepaper ; https://step.app/tokens
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): the litepaper lists the utility (mint/fees), the tokens page states “Pay for network fees” for FITFI.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

TK_2 — incentives/collateral/penalties (1/0)

  • TK_2 (decision): 1
  • Claim (one line): rewards and incentives: move‑to‑earn and staking rewards (per the litepaper).
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://step.app/litepaper
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): staking rewards and economic incentives are described.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

TK_3 — governance (1/0)

  • TK_3 (decision): 1
  • Claim (one line): governance voting can make decisions on burning part of the buybacks (per the litepaper).
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://step.app/litepaper
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): the governance role of the token is stated explicitly.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

TK_4 — token is replaceable (1/0)

  • TK_4 (decision): 1
  • Claim (one line): no strict proof of the irreplaceability of the native tokens (why USDC/a subscription cannot be used for some functions) was found.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://step.app/litepaper
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): the functions of the tokens are described, but there is no “impossible otherwise” argument.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

Evidence (table)

Tier Source What it proves
Tier‑1 https://step.app/litepaper the AI coach as a feature, as well as the FITFI/KCAL utility and the economy (buybacks/burn/staking; mint/upgrade/repair)
Tier‑1 https://help.step.app/en/article/fitfi-token-information-links-1ksvl62/ total supply and FITFI addresses (Step Network/Avalanche/BNB)
Tier‑1 https://step.app/tokens the KCAL address, FITFI addresses and the tokens’ utility/market info
Tier‑1 https://github.com/step-app-fi/step-audits the existence of an audit repository
Tier‑1 https://github.com/step-app-fi/step-node/security/advisories Security Advisories in the official repository
Tier‑2 https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/step-app-fitfi reference profile

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