Pedometer α vs Heavy
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.
Heavy
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What if your phone got heavier every time you picked it up? Heavy turns your screen time into physical weight. The more you use your phone, the heavier it becomes. Not a lecture. Not a chart. A feeling. Tap "Check My Phone's Weight" and Heavy reads your screen time, calculates a weight in kilograms, and delivers escalating haptic pulses so you literally feel the heaviness in your hand. A feather at 15 minutes. A brick at 3 hours. A black hole at 12. This isn't another screen time app that shows you a number and hopes you care. People don't change because of information. They change because of reframing. Heavy reframes your usage as something physical, tangible, and slightly uncomfortable. HOW IT WORKS Your phone starts each day at 0.5kg. Every hour of screen time adds 0.3kg. Heavy reads your actual Screen Time data and converts it into one of seven weight levels: - Feather (under 30 min) - Pebble (under 1.5 hours) - Brick (under 3 hours) - Dumbbell (under 5 hours) - Anchor (under 8 hours) - Boulder (under 12 hours) - Black Hole (12+ hours) Each level has its own haptic signature. Light taps for a feather. Deep, heavy thuds for a boulder. You feel the difference before you see the number. THE WEIGHT CHECK RITUAL Heavy is designed for one moment: the pause before you start scrolling. Open the app, check the weight, feel the haptics. That's it. A two-second ritual that makes you conscious of what you're about to do. WEIGHT HISTORY Track how your phone's weight changes over time. See your last 7 days for free, or unlock 30 days with Heavy Pro. Watch the pattern. Are your weekends heavier? Is Tuesday always a feather? The weight tells a story that hours and minutes never could. HEAVY PRO Unlock your full weight history with a single purchase. No subscription. No recurring charges. Just one payment to see 30 days of weight data and support independent development. PRIVACY Heavy uses Apple's Screen Time API to read your total daily usage. It never sees which apps you use, which websites you visit, or what you do on your phone. It only knows one number: total screen time. That's all it needs. DESIGNED WITH INTENTION Minimalist interface. No bright colours. No gamification. No streaks to maintain. No guilt trips. Just a clean, monochrome experience that lets the weight speak for itself. Inspired by the behavioral science of Rory Sutherland: the best interventions don't inform you - they reframe what you already know. Your phone is heavy. Pick it up and feel it. RESOURCES: Privacy Policy: https://pragmathema.com/#heavy Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pedometer α at none against Heavy's 1. Pedometer α also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Heavy's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. Heavy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pedometer α asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Pedometer α | Heavy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (174K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 86.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 174K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ITO Technologies, Inc. | Nikola Knezevic |
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
Heavy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pedometer α
No in-app purchases
Heavy
- Unlock Pro$4.99









