Pedometer α vs 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.
Steps
This app tracks your daily steps to encourage increased physical activity. It offers a simple interface, works offline, and respects user privacy by not collecting data. View your progress over days, weeks, and months with hourly and daily breakdowns.
- Step tracking
- Ad-free experience
- Offline functionality
- Privacy-focused
- Daily goal setting (Pro)
- Apple Health integration
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Steps - The Step Counter App displays your steps in order to motivate you to walk more, to move more, to be more! - Simple and easy to use - Ad free - Supports Dark Mode - Works offline - Respects your privacy: Data Not Collected - Today steps with hourly data - Steps for the last 7 days - Month steps with daily data - Set your daily goal (Pro feature) - Apple Health (HealthKit) integration, The StepCounter gets your steps data from the built-in Apple Health, the app displays the data in a different way. And don't worry, as stated before: we don't collect your data. Have a good walk, Buen Camino!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pedometer α at 86% against Steps's 0%. Pedometer α also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.9 vs 4.5). Steps's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support 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
Both are free to download. Steps sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pedometer α asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pedometer α holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pedometer α has 170K ratings behind it against 4, 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 0% of Steps's.
Pedometer α ships an update weekly, Steps monthly. Both last shipped on September 26, 2026.
| Parameter | Pedometer α | Steps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (170K ratings) — better | 4.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 170K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ITO Technologies, Inc. | Adam Feher |
Customer experience
Pedometer α
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
Steps
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pedometer α
No in-app purchases
Steps
- Pro Step Counter$2.99
