Comparison

Pedometer α vs Google Fit

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

Head to head
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.

About

Google Fit

This app helps you achieve a healthier, more active lifestyle by tracking your physical activity and providing personalized goals. It awards points for moderate and intense exercise, aligning with recommendations from health organizations to improve heart health, sleep, and mental wellbeing.

Highlights
  • Track workouts (runs, walks, bike rides)
  • Monitor Heart Points and steps goals
  • Manually add missed activities
  • Connect with favorite fitness apps and devices
  • View activity history and journal
  • Get insights on heart rate, speed, pace, and route
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Get to a healthier and more active life with Google Fit! It’s hard to know how much or what kind of activity you need to stay healthy. That’s why Google Fit collaborated with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the American Heart Association (AHA) to bring you Heart Points, an activity goal that can help improve your health. Activities that get your heart pumping harder have tremendous health benefits for your heart and mind. You’ll earn one Heart Point for each minute of moderate activity like picking up the pace when walking your dog, and double points for more intense activities like running. It takes just 30-minutes of brisk walking five days a week to reach the AHA and WHO’s recommended amount of physical activity shown to reduce the risk of heart disease, improve sleep, and increase overall mental wellbeing. Google Fit will also help you: SEE YOUR WORKOUTS Get insights and see stats such as heart rate, speed, pace, route, and more for your runs, walks, and bike rides. MONITOR YOUR GOALS See your daily progress on your Heart Points and steps. Meeting your goals all the time? Easily adjust your goals to keep challenging yourself to achieve a healthy heart and mind. MAKE EVERY MOVE COUNT All physical activity can help you lead a healthier life, and with Google Fit you can track it all in one place. Working with your favorite fitness apps and devices, Google Fit builds a journal of your activity. And to make sure Fit never misses a workout, you can manually add any activity your other apps didn’t track - from Aerobics to Zumba! CONNECT WITH YOUR FAVORITE APPS AND DEVICES Google Fit can show you info from many of your favorite apps and devices that are compatible with Apple Health to give you a holistic view of your health, so you’ll never lose track of your progress. These include Lifesum, Runkeeper, Strava, MyFitnessPal, Headspace, and more. CHECK IN AT ANYTIME, FROM ANYWHERE See a snapshot of your activity history across Google Fit and your integrated apps in your journal. Or, see the full picture in browse, where you can find all of your health and wellness data. Learn more about Google Fit and see a list of supported apps at: https://www.google.com/fit

Screenshots

Pedometer α4 screens
Google Fit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pedometer α at 86% against Google Fit's 22%. Pedometer α also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (172K vs 2.2K). Google Fit's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pedometer α holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pedometer α has 172K ratings behind it against 2.2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Pedometer α's written reviews are positive against 22% of Google Fit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pedometer α ships an update weekly, Google Fit every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Pedometer α versus Google Fit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPedometer αGoogle Fit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (172K ratings) — better4.2 (2.2K ratings)
Positive reviews85.9% of reviews — better22.1% of reviews
Number of ratings172K — better2.2K
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB300 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperITO Technologies, Inc.Google

Customer experience

Pedometer α

All ratings172,394 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews1,692 reviews
Positive85.9%
Neutral4.1%
Negative10.0%

Google Fit

All ratings2,175 ratings
Positive79.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative14.7%
Written reviews426 reviews
Positive22.1%
Neutral23.0%
Negative54.9%

User reviews

Pedometer α

From 172K 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

Google Fit

From 2.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fitness tracking
  • 👍 Intuitive interface
  • 🚀 Syncs with other apps
  • 👍 Motivating features

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inaccurate step/heart rate tracking
  • 🐛 Inconsistent data sync
  • 🐛 Disappearing/decreasing data
  • 🐛 Lacks key features (e.g. workout tracking)

Bugs and requests

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

Google Fit

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Steps and heart points not accurately recorded
  • Syncing issues between app, watch, and Apple Health
  • Workout data disappearing or decreasing over time

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to edit workouts
  • Integrate with Fitbit and other devices
  • Improve sleep tracking and analysis
  • Add more exercise types and customization
  • Provide widget and Apple Watch support

In-app purchases

None

Pedometer α

No in-app purchases

None

Google Fit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pedometer α free?
Pedometer α is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Google Fit free?
Google Fit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pedometer α or Google Fit?
Pedometer α is rated higher. Pedometer α averages 4.9 out of 5 from 172K ratings, while Google Fit averages 4.2 from 2.2K ratings.
Do Pedometer α or Google Fit have ads?
Pedometer α shows ads; Google Fit does not.
Which is updated more often, Pedometer α or Google Fit?
Pedometer α ships an update weekly, and Google Fit every 5 weeks. Most recently, Pedometer α was updated on October 16, 2026 and Google Fit on October 16, 2026.

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