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Simple, accurate
What more could you want? *** Update to the Update: I decided the benefits outweigh the downsides. I now have a premium (no ad) account and am back to loving it. The cost isn’t bad, but the need for it is irritating. *Update: I’ve had to lower my rating. Ever since the ads started, they completely take over and make it almost impossible to actually get to the actual app. The ads even have fake closing X that take you to the apps website so you have to go through the whole process again. It’s too bad, because this was a nice, simple, app to keep track of steps.Show lessPatriciaam555
Questioning the workability of this app
I just got a new Apple Watch 6 and I had Stepz on my phone. So I was excited to try walking with my watch on. I walked about 1000 steps— my results are zero on my watch. I walked a little more, it still says zero. I go back to my apartment where my phone is, and I open the app. It now says that I walked so many steps. I look at my watch and all of a sudden all the steps show up. Do I have to carry my phone with me and use the app on the phone in order to look at the steps I have walked? It kind of ruins the use of the watch as a pedometer and phone if you have to carry the phone everywhere with you while wearing the watch. Can you not get an immediate reading on the watch?Show lessSuebee7856
I’m hooked!
I’m an old timer who didn’t get my first smart phone until 2017. I downloaded this app soon after because I walk everywhere I go and didn’t know Apple health tracked my steps. I’m glad I was ignorant because I really like this app. Although health has some useful info, this is my go to. A favorite feature is the color bars on each hour, which brings me to my suggestion for an improvement. It took me awhile to figure out that I’d get the green after I did 1/24th of my goal total. It seems it would make more sense if it was 1/16th instead of 1/24th, since we can’t earn steps while we’re sleeping. It would be great if that were an option. ThanksShow lessqemilyd
Inconvenient at its Best!!
I used to love this Stepz app until I was unable to check my mileage and other factors because of annoying ads that were impossible to X out and rendered this app useless in real time! I understand the necessity of advertising to support your business model however allowing this intentional ridiculous design to impede the purpose of this app in order to encourage paid subscriptions is extremely upsetting and I would never respond to any of those ads on general principle alone. If your purpose is to annoy your users by posting ridiculous ads that aren’t even appealing or relevant you’ve accomplished your goal. I think that you personally would feel the same way if you were out walking and couldn’t utilize this app which used to be much more user friendly. Something to consider.Show lessvidalia1614
Not good graphics
I have been using Stepz for four years and enjoy it very much. However lately it is not been able to show the steps that I’ve taken in grout form. The newer versions do not seem to work on my iPhone 6s. Updates in the program should still allow it to function the way it did originally, but that is not the case. I guess the updated versions do not work on older iPhone software. However I like the graphics that they use.
The software says I need to enable the health app and I have enabled it but it does not seem to recognize the command so I’m going to have to look to buying another car application rather than Stepz. Sorry.Show lesscarmelmanir
Good Tech . . .
The ability of this step app to record steps, distance, and calories burned is impressive. Daily accrual of distance soon paints a picture of walking/hiking habits and can work as incentive to increase frequency and intensity of efforts.
The UI is frustrating occasionally when you go to check status or progress on an effort and somehow you’ve changed to some accrued miles—over days, months, or year—mode. I still dont know how to change back to daily mode, which is frustrating. Default mode Return should be the most prominent button/toggle.Show lessDoctorGJ
Flakey app, intrusive ads
Update (after 1 year’s use):
The ads are intrusive—full-screen with blaring sound and no way to set default to silent. The ad screen stays open after timed animation and is difficult to close w/o inadvertently being pushed to websites or app store. —Therefore I no longer look at app during my walks—I ask my walking buddy for her step count instead. Too bad.
I’ve also noticed flakey app behavior—periodic disappearance of my step goal or failure to register a day’s steps; sometimes counting one day’s steps as 2 days.
Disappointing. I like the app’s features (see first review below), but I now avoid looking at app except once at end of day. I used to look at small ads on app dashboard; now they disrupt app use so much that I use the app much less.
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Earlier review:
I’ve used the free app for 4 months as a pedometer. I like the easy-to-read display of current & recent days’ activity, esp the weekly average. I am a light user and can’t justify spending $50+ a year for a subscription (that price is just under a low-end fitbit with accompanying app).
After a recent update, full-screen ads regularly pop up during app use—one had sound that I couldn’t lower, which was really aggravating. I didn’t mind in-screen ads, which I sometimes find relevant, but the new full-screen ones are so disruptive.Show lessjdexe
Great little app
I’ve been using this step counter app for a year and a half. I got it to help build my stamina and motivation during a campaign to improve my health (and my dog’s). It helped me go from a slow, reluctant drag around the block to multiple avid daily walks, from one block to five miles. I even hit several seven mile days! I lost twenty pounds , and the dog lost a few too.
One month ago I received a total knee replacement. The strength and muscles I gained using this app allowed me to face rehabilitation with determination and quick recovery.
If you couple this app with a good dog and an audio book you will be on track to develop a fitness routine that will improve your life.Show lesskatiearteo
App Performance
Overall the app is great; however, from time to time it will lose a day of data. Powering the iPhone off devv and on normally works - not this time h. I cannot get the 20k+ steps walked last Friday. 12/27. How can I get that fixed in order to have accurate data?
Thanks.
Today is Jan 9th and have noticed that once again have lost the previous 5 days of data. Power f in and off did not work. Very frustrating. Have deleted the app whichi was I means all of my past 4 years kicks by by TVof data is gone. I used to love this app. Can you fix the bugs or what ever is causing the data to disappear?
Lost 4 more days of dada in May. Powering the phone off and on does not always work. Still am missing about 5 days worth of steps. Very aggregating.Show lessBlzka
More help than I thought it would be.
I really really love your app it helps me to know how many steps I’ve taken and the doctor likes to make sure I get at least 10,000 steps a day. Now for weight loss I am right now going for 15,000 steps a day. This app tells me how close I am getting or if I’m getting there or not, but I’m not gonna reset my goal for 15,000 steps a day, I’ll leave it at 10,000 steps a day, because that’s what the doctor requires.
I am 67 years old with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). Over the past (3) years since I started walking my lungs have gotten about 9% improvement overall. Better than the Dr. and myself thought it would be, and I can breathe much easier. For this I thank you very much for your app.Show lessnickajames
