Comparison

StepsWatch vs Steps for Watch

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

Head to head
About

StepsWatch

This app displays your daily step count directly on your smartwatch. It syncs with your phone's health data to provide real-time activity tracking. View your progress at a glance without needing to open your phone.

Highlights
  • Displays today's step count on watch
  • Syncs with Health App data
  • Real-time activity tracking
  • Glanceable progress view
Features
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StepsWatch can display today step count to your watch. Display steps data from Health App.

About

Steps for Watch

This app tracks your daily steps and heart rate directly on your Apple Watch. It offers detailed daily step analysis, a seven-day graph of your activity, and the ability to set personal step goals. All data is stored locally on your device for privacy.

Highlights
  • Daily step tracking
  • Heart rate monitoring
  • Digital Crown for detailed analysis
  • Seven-day activity graph
  • Complication support
  • Personal step goals
Features
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Steps for Watch puts your steps and heart rate together in one clear chart, on iPhone and Apple Watch. See how today compares with your usual day, and where this pace takes you by the end of the day. Works on iPhone alone, too. Heart rate needs Apple Watch. No account, no ads, nothing uploaded. Today at a Glance • Steps toward your goal, and the steps expected by midnight • Steps and heart rate in one chart, or your steps next to your usual day • Today vs Usual: your running total against how a day like today usually goes • Heart rate through the day, with your resting rate • Distance and floors • Your whole day in detail, hour by hour All Your History (Steps Pro) • Week, Month, Year and All Time, with your goal days marked • Records: your best day, week and month, and your longest goal run • Any earlier day in full detail Trends and Patterns (Steps Pro) • Weekday Pattern: how each day of the week usually goes • When You Walk: your busiest hours and days • Long View: this year against last year, and the best day of every month • Compare any period with the one before or with last year Walking and Intensity (Steps Pro) • Walking speed, step length, distance and floors over time • Brisk minutes and steps per minute Heart Rate and Steps (Steps Pro, needs Apple Watch) • See how your heart rate moves with your steps • How it settles after a walk, and your walking heart rate month by month • Descriptive only, not a medical measurement A Goal That Fits • Set your daily steps goal • Goal Simulator (Steps Pro): try a goal against your last four weeks • Goal by Weekday (Steps Pro): a different goal for each day Widgets • The small Today widget is free • Every other widget is part of Steps Pro: Lock Screen, Medium, Large and StandBy Notifications • Goal Reached, Week Ready and a quiet Evening Summary at the time you choose • Local only, and off until you turn them on On Apple Watch • Steps and heart rate in one full-screen chart • Turn the Digital Crown to move through the day. Each bar shows its steps and average heart rate • A 7-day view with daily steps and heart rate averages • Your latest heart rate, and a daily goal you set on the watch • A complication with today's steps and goal progress • Runs on its own; the iPhone app is optional Free and Steps Pro Free: the whole Apple Watch app, the Today screen and today's details on iPhone, your daily goal, notifications and the small Today widget. Steps Pro adds all your history, Trends and Patterns, Walking and Intensity, Heart Rate and Steps, Goal Simulator, Goal by Weekday, every widget, themes and CSV export. Steps Pro is available as a yearly subscription with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers, a monthly subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel them anytime in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Steps for Watch reads your activity from Health, only with your permission. Your data stays on your devices and is never sent to us or anyone else. No account, no ads. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sydvesti.com/privacy-policy Questions or ideas? contact@sydvesti.com

Screenshots

StepsWatch3 screens
Steps for Watch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Steps for Watch at 3.6 against StepsWatch's 2.8. Steps for Watch also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 33%) and ads (none vs shown). StepsWatch's advantage is iOS requirement (8.2 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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

Steps for Watch holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of StepsWatch's written reviews are positive against 75% of Steps for Watch's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StepsWatch ships an update every 11 months, Steps for Watch every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
StepsWatch versus Steps for Watch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepsWatchSteps for Watch
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (16 ratings)3.6 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1620 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 7 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS8.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB11 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperAirwire products.Sydvesti Oy

Customer experience

StepsWatch

All ratings16 ratings
Positive37.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative55.6%

Steps for Watch

All ratings20 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative18.8%

In-app purchases

None

StepsWatch

No in-app purchases

None

Steps for Watch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StepsWatch free?
StepsWatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Steps for Watch free?
Steps for Watch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, StepsWatch or Steps for Watch?
Steps for Watch is rated higher. StepsWatch averages 2.8 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Steps for Watch averages 3.6 from 20 ratings.
Do StepsWatch or Steps for Watch have ads?
StepsWatch shows ads; Steps for Watch does not.
Which is updated more often, StepsWatch or Steps for Watch?
StepsWatch ships an update every 11 months, and Steps for Watch every 7 months. Most recently, StepsWatch was updated on October 10, 2026 and Steps for Watch on October 13, 2026.

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