Comparison

StepsApp Pedometer vs Duffy

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

Head to head
About

StepsApp Pedometer

This app transforms your phone into a powerful step counter and activity tracker. Monitor steps, distance, calories burned, and set daily goals. It integrates with Apple Health and Apple Watch for comprehensive activity monitoring.

Highlights
  • Automatic step counting
  • Workout tracking with GPS and heart rate
  • Apple Health and Apple Watch integration
  • Customizable charts and animations
  • Goal setting and notifications
  • Widgets for home screen
  • Wheelchair push tracking
Features
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The step counter that actually gets you moving. Join over 100 million people building healthier habits with StepsApp. Track your daily activity, stay consistent with streaks, and now compete with friends through leaderboards, group challenges, and social features that make walking surprisingly addictive. FEATURES • Automatic step tracking • Daily goals and streaks • Challenges with friends, family, and coworkers • Leaderboards and groups • Workout tracking with Heart Rate Zones and Insights • Apple Health integration • Apple Watch support • Activity trends, records, and analytics • Beautiful charts and animations • Awards and achievements • Home Screen widgets • Lock Screen widgets • Dark Mode and customizable app icons • Social sharing • Wheelchair support • Export your data • No extra hardware required PRO FEATURES • Advanced analytics & insights • GPS workout tracking • Premium customization • Additional Streak Freezes • Advanced goals • Fully ad-free experience * PRO features require an active paid subscription. CONNECT YOUR DEVICES StepsApp seamlessly syncs with popular health and fitness devices — on your wrist, finger, or phone. • Apple Watch • Garmin • Oura • Fitbit • Whoop • Polar • Amazfit • And many more STAY MOTIVATED StepsApp turns movement into a habit. Set a daily goal. Build streaks. Join challenges. Climb the leaderboard. Whether you walk 2,000 steps or 20,000, StepsApp helps you stay consistent and actually enjoy the process. Small daily wins add up fast. TRACK EVERYTHING Get a complete overview of your activity: • Steps • Distance • Floors climbed • Active calories • Walking time • Workouts and routes • Heart rate data • Weekly, monthly, and yearly trends See your progress evolve over time with detailed insights, averages, and personal records. CHALLENGES, GROUPS & LEADERBOARDS Walking is better together. Create groups with friends, family, coworkers, or your entire office. Compete in daily and weekly leaderboards, motivate each other, and stay accountable through shared challenges. A little competition goes a long way. APPLE WATCH & APPLE HEALTH • Sync seamlessly with Apple Health • Combine activity from iPhone and Apple Watch • Track workouts with GPS on Apple Watch • Secure health data storage DESIGNED FOR EVERYONE • Accessible with VoiceOver • Wheelchair support • Available in 20+ languages • Clean, simple, and highly customizable interface Download StepsApp and start building healthier habits one step at a time. Privacy Policy: https://steps.app/privacy

About

Duffy

This app displays your daily step count directly on your Apple Watch face as a complication. It offers a full watch app for detailed stats and goal notifications, plus a companion iPhone app for deeper data analysis and trends. Access your fitness data at a glance without opening the Activity app.

Highlights
  • Watch face complication for step count
  • Full watch app for steps, flights, distance
  • Daily step goal notifications
  • Companion iPhone app for trends
  • HealthKit data integration
Features
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Duffy provides quick access to your step count directly on your Apple Watch face as a complication. I was surprised to find that a steps complication wasn’t included on Apple Watches out of the box. Being a veteran iOS developer, I decided to build one in my spare time. I really loved my prototype version and thought there were more people who would love it too. So I put in the extra effort to release it to the App Store for everyone! Duffy is completely free, has no ads, and is even open source so if you’re also a developer, you can help me enhance it. Duffy is a simple app, but it will probably turn into the most used app on your Apple Watch. No more opening the Activity app and scrolling around to find your steps. It’s now available at a glance. Duffy is more than just an elegant Apple Watch complication. Use the full watch app for easy access to your steps, flights climbed and distance travelled for today and the past week. Set a daily steps goal and be notified on your watch when you reach it. The companion iPhone app provides the same access to your steps, flights and distance on a much larger, easier-to-read surface while also allowing you to dig deeper into your data to see trends and statistics over time. Duffy reads the steps, flights climbed, distance travelled, and activity energy from your iPhone and Apple Watch from the Health app (via the HealthKit API).

Screenshots

StepsApp Pedometer4 screens
Duffy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Duffy at none against StepsApp Pedometer's shown. StepsApp Pedometer's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (297K vs 757). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. StepsApp Pedometer sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Duffy sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for StepsApp Pedometer against 4.7 for Duffy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StepsApp Pedometer has 297K ratings behind it against 757, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of StepsApp Pedometer's written reviews are positive against 84% of Duffy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StepsApp Pedometer ships an update every 6 days, Duffy every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
StepsApp Pedometer versus Duffy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepsApp PedometerDuffy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (297K ratings) — better4.7 (757 ratings)
Positive reviews93.1% of reviews — better83.9% of reviews
Number of ratings297K — better757
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#28 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size405 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStepsApp GmbHThink Tank Productions

Customer experience

StepsApp Pedometer

All ratings297,353 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral1.9%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews10,042 reviews
Positive93.1%
Neutral2.4%
Negative4.5%

Duffy

All ratings757 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral2.6%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews360 reviews
Positive83.9%
Neutral5.0%
Negative11.1%

Bugs and requests

StepsApp Pedometer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Steps disappearing throughout the day
  • Syncing issues between phone and watch
  • Incorrect distance/calorie calculations

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add manual step/distance entry
  • Improved Apple Watch integration
  • More customization options
  • Ability to compete with friends

Duffy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

StepsApp Pedometer

Subscriptions12
  • PRO Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • PRO Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • StepsApp Pedometer Pro7 Days trial$6.991 Month
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  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • StepsApp Pedometer Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • PRO Yearly2 variants$19.991 Year
  • PRO Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • PRO Yearly$23.901 Year
  • StepsApp Pedometer Pro7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • StepsApp Pedometer Pro$29.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • PRO Yearly7 Days trial$32.991 Year
One-time2
  • StepsApp Freeze - 1day$0.99
  • StepsApp Pedometer Pro$2.99
4 purchases

Duffy

One-time4
  • Tip $1$0.99
  • Tip $2$1.99
  • Tip $3$2.99
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  • Tip $5$4.99

Questions

Is StepsApp Pedometer free?
StepsApp Pedometer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Duffy free?
Duffy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, StepsApp Pedometer or Duffy?
StepsApp Pedometer is rated higher. StepsApp Pedometer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 297K ratings, while Duffy averages 4.7 from 757 ratings.
Do StepsApp Pedometer or Duffy have ads?
StepsApp Pedometer shows ads; Duffy does not.
Which is updated more often, StepsApp Pedometer or Duffy?
StepsApp Pedometer ships an update every 6 days, and Duffy every 5 months. Most recently, StepsApp Pedometer was updated on September 24, 2026 and Duffy on September 23, 2026.

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