Comparison

Running Tracker App vs Pedometer α

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Running Tracker App

This fitness diary uses GPS to track your runs, walks, and other activities, recording distance, duration, and pace. It also offers weight logging, voice feedback, and social sharing features to help you stay motivated and achieve your health goals.

Highlights
  • GPS activity tracking
  • Weight logging and history
  • Voice feedback during workouts
  • Social sharing of activities
  • Weekly and monthly statistics
  • Automatic step counter
Features
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Start today, not tomorrow! FITAPP, your personal fitness and health diary: • Records distance, duration and pace via GPS Tracker • Weight Log (Detailed weight history that supports and motivates you) • Voice feedback (total duration, calories, distance, current speed, average pace) • FITAPP Feed (take snaps of your sporting prowess and share it with your friends) • Weekly and monthly statistics give you a perfect overview • Automatic Step Counter Track your distance, time, speed and calories burned with FITAPP. The running app uses GPS tracking to support you during all your sporting activities, be it running, jogging, cycling, inline skating, mountain biking, nordic walking, cross-country skiing, hiking, golfing, riding, walking the dog, long boarding, or whichever winter sport takes your fancy. FITAPP will also help you to count your calories, maintain your target weight or simply to stay fit. Take a SNAP of your favorite route, your personal best or your favorite hike in the great outdoors. You can then post your sporting prowess on social media networks and embark on a journey with your friends into your fit futures together! AIM HIGH • Do you want to use GPS to track and register your sporting activities? • Do you want to compare a wide variety of sports? • Do you want support while you run, cycle, mountain bike or carry out your favorite activity? • Do you want to improve your health or maintain your target weight? • Do you want to combine sport with fun and share your activities with your friends? • Yes to any of these? Then FITAPP is the right app for you! Apple Health: FITAPP can integrate with Apple Health to read your Heart Rate information. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Should you choose to upgrade to a Premium Membership, payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Following subscriptions are available: * $4.99 per month, charged monthly * $9.99 charged every 3rd month * $19.99 per year, charged yearly * $39.99 per year, charged yearly (Prices may vary by location.) Your subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period and cancellation of the current active subscription period is not allowed. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Watch out for sales to get premium at a discount. Auto-renewal may be turned off in your Account Settings in iTunes after purchase. You can also manage your subscriptions in Account Settings after purchase. Terms of Service - https://www.fitapp.info/privacy.html

About

Pedometer α

This application functions as a free and simple step counter, ideal for tracking walking and supporting diet goals. It automatically records your steps, calories burned, distance, and walking time, displaying this data in easily viewable graphs. Customize the app's appearance with themes and ensure accurate tracking by inputting personal details.

Highlights
  • Step counting
  • Calorie tracking
  • Distance measurement
  • Walking time and speed
  • Historical data graphs
  • Customizable themes
Features
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A free, easy-to-use Pedometer app! Perfect for walking and dieting! "Pedometer" records the number of steps you have walked and displays them again along with the number of calories that you have burned, distance, walking time and speed per hour. It is easy to use. Simply carry around your smartphone as you normally would. Of course, it will continue to automatically record your steps even if you put it in your pocket or bag. You can view a graph with the number of steps you have walked and all other information anytime. Let's enjoy walking with this app! How to use - Touch on the number of steps, burned calories, distance, walking time, or speed to display the graph with that information. - Touch the graph to highlight information data for a specific time or date. - Swipe to the left to see the data recorded until the previous day. - If you want to change the look of the app, change the theme. - In order to display the correct number of burned calories, please enter your age, gender, weight and step length accurately. - In order to display the correct distance and speed, please enter your step length accurately. Pedometer recommended for the following people - If you want to check your step count. - If you want to try using a pedometer. - If you want to go on a diet. - If you go on walks or strolls. - If you go jogging. - If you want to use a popular pedometer. - If you want to post the pedometer screen to social media. - If you walk a lot for your job. - If you want an easy-to-use pedometer. - If you want to walk more. - If you want to form a habit of walking. - If you feel out of shape. - If you want to use a pedometer with a theme that you like. - If you want to use your smartphone instead of carrying around a handheld pedometer.

Screenshots

Running Tracker App4 screens
Pedometer α4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pedometer α at none against Running Tracker App's 15. Pedometer α also leads on ratings volume (173K vs 6.5K) and review sentiment (86% vs 71%). Running Tracker App's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Running Tracker App sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Pedometer α asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Running Tracker App against 4.9 for Pedometer α. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pedometer α has 173K ratings behind it against 6.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Running Tracker App's written reviews are positive against 86% of Pedometer α's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Running Tracker App ships an update every 9 days, Pedometer α weekly. Both last shipped on October 19, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Running Tracker App versus Pedometer α: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunning Tracker AppPedometer α
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6.5K ratings)4.9 (173K ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.9% of reviews85.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6.5K173K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size294 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFITAPP GmbHITO Technologies, Inc.

Customer experience

Running Tracker App

All ratings6,451 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral1.4%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews1,318 reviews
Positive70.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative25.4%

Pedometer α

All ratings172,779 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews1,698 reviews
Positive85.9%
Neutral4.1%
Negative10.0%

User reviews

Running Tracker App

From 6.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Accurate tracking
  • 💪 Motivating
  • 🎉 Helpful for fitness goals
  • 📊 Provides useful statistics

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🔒 Difficult to cancel subscription
  • 🐛 Inaccurate GPS tracking
  • 🔍 Confusing free trial
  • 📢 Intrusive advertisements

Pedometer α

From 173K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Accurate step tracking
  • 👍 Motivates users to walk more
  • 👍 Provides daily/weekly/monthly stats
  • 👍 Simple and straightforward interface

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent step/distance tracking
  • 🐛 Stops recording prematurely
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🔍 Lacks customization options

Bugs and requests

Running Tracker App

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes during workouts
  • Incorrect distance and calorie tracking
  • Subscription charges without user consent

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to track treadmill workouts
  • More customization options
  • Better integration with Apple Health
  • Option to disable voice prompts

Pedometer α

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Fails to enable required permissions
  • Displays incorrect step/distance data
  • Loses historical data when reinstalled

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to track stairs/floors climbed
  • Provide yearly step/distance history
  • Allow editing of recorded data
  • Integrate with fitness apps/devices

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Running Tracker App

Subscriptions15
  • FITAPP Premium Subscription1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • FITAPP Premium Subscription7 Days trial$2.491 Month
  • FITAPP Premium Subscription$4.991 Month
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  • FITAPP Premium Subscription7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Premium - 1 month$6.991 Month
  • FITAPP Premium Subscription$6.991 Month
  • FITAPP Premium Subscription$19.991 Year
  • FITAPP Premium Subscription$24.996 Months
  • FITAPP Premium Subscription$29.991 Year
  • Running Tracker Premium3 Days trial$35.993 Months
  • FITAPP Premium Subscription7 Days trial$35.993 Months
  • Running Tracker Premium7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Running Tracker Premium3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • FITAPP Premium Subscription$59.991 Year
  • Premium - 1 year7 Days trial$69.991 Year
None

Pedometer α

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Running Tracker App free?
Running Tracker App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pedometer α free?
Pedometer α is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Running Tracker App or Pedometer α?
Pedometer α is rated higher. Running Tracker App averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6.5K ratings, while Pedometer α averages 4.9 from 173K ratings.
Do Running Tracker App or Pedometer α have ads?
Pedometer α shows ads; Running Tracker App does not.
Which is updated more often, Running Tracker App or Pedometer α?
Running Tracker App ships an update every 9 days, and Pedometer α weekly. Most recently, Running Tracker App was updated on October 19, 2026 and Pedometer α on October 19, 2026.

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