Pedometer α vs More Steps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Step counting
- Calorie tracking
- Distance measurement
- Walking time and speed
- Historical data graphs
- Customizable themes
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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.
More Steps
Track your daily step count and easily see how many steps remain to reach your goal. View past progress and target achievement percentages through a calendar. Integrates with Apple Health for seamless data synchronization.
- Daily step count tracking
- Steps remaining to target display
- Home and lock screen widgets
- Calendar view of past steps
- Target achievement percentage
- Apple Health integration
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This is a pedometer application that supports you in achieving your daily step count target. You can easily check the number of steps remaining until your target. By adding a widget to your home screen or lock screen, you can easily check how many steps you have left until your target. You can also use the calendar to see the number of steps you have taken in the past and the percentage of your target achieved. [Notice] This app synchronize and import your step count data via Apple Health.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pedometer α at none against More Steps's 2. Pedometer α also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (170K vs 7). On price and ads 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
Both are free to download. More Steps sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Pedometer α asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pedometer α holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pedometer α has 170K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pedometer α ships an update weekly, More Steps every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pedometer α | More Steps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (170K ratings) — better | 4.6 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 170K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ITO Technologies, Inc. | Osawa Shunsuke |
Customer experience
Pedometer α
More Steps
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
More Steps
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pedometer α
No in-app purchases
More Steps
- Support for development$2.99
- Pro Edition$3.99
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