StepsApp Pedometer vs Walking Tracker & Step Counter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Walking Tracker & Step Counter
Compete in fitness challenges with friends using various metrics like weight loss, steps, and body fat. Track your progress with integrated health data and visualize your journey with insightful charts and graphs.
- Interactive leaderboards
- 7 competition types
- Health App integration
- Smart Scale integration
- Charts and graphs
- Weight loss challenges
- Step tracking
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Strive has built an interactive Leaderboard so you can compete in step challenges, chat, and encourage each other to Strive! Strive Individual plans: * Monthly Premium: $5.99 * Yearly Premium: $24.99 Strive Group plans: * 5 Users Yearly Premium: $99.99 * 10 Users Yearly Premium: $199.99 * 25 Users Yearly Premium: $499.99 * 50 Users Yearly Premium: $999.99 More information on how to host an Employee Step Challenge: https://www.strivecompetitions.com/employee-step-challenge Payments and Renewal: * Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. * Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. * You can manage or turn off auto-renew in your Account settings at any time after purchase * No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active period. Terms of use: https://www.strivecompetitions.com/terms Privacy policy: https://www.strivecompetitions.com/privacypolicy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: StepsApp Pedometer at free with in-app purchases against Walking Tracker & Step Counter's subscription. StepsApp Pedometer also leads on ratings volume (297K vs 3K) and review sentiment (93% vs 73%). Walking Tracker & Step Counter's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. StepsApp Pedometer sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Walking Tracker & Step Counter sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for StepsApp Pedometer against 4.8 for Walking Tracker & Step Counter. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StepsApp Pedometer has 297K ratings behind it against 3K, 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 73% of Walking Tracker & Step Counter's.
StepsApp Pedometer ships an update every 6 days, Walking Tracker & Step Counter every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StepsApp Pedometer | Walking Tracker & Step Counter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (297K ratings) | 4.8 (3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.1% of reviews — better | 72.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 297K — better | 3K |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Best chart rank | #28 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 405 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | StepsApp GmbH | Strive Competitions LLC |
Customer experience
StepsApp Pedometer
Walking Tracker & Step Counter
User reviews
StepsApp Pedometer
From 297K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Accurate step counting
- 💪 Motivates users to be active
- 📊 Detailed statistics and tracking
- 🎨 Customizable colors and themes
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent step/floor counting
- 🔋 Battery drain issues
- 🔍 Difficulty finding certain features
- 🤖 Inaccurate 'inactivity' alerts
Walking Tracker & Step Counter
From 3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great customer service
- 🚀 Amazing app for friendly competitions
- 💡 Fun and motivating
- 👍 Measuring goals
- 🚀 Fantastic extrinsic motivator
Room to improve
- 🔒 Subscription changed significantly
- 🐛 Glitch
- 🐛 Support nonexistent
- 🐛 Doesn't work
- 🐛 $ to connect to Fitbit , do deleting
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
Walking Tracker & Step Counter
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when trying to read chat
- Frustrating loss of steps
- Waste of Money
Requested features
2 requests- Relative goals for challenges like apple fitness
- Weekend challenges
In-app purchases
StepsApp Pedometer
- 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
- StepsApp Freeze - 1day$0.99
- StepsApp Pedometer Pro$2.99
Walking Tracker & Step Counter
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Strive Monthly$1.491 Month
- Strive Monthly$2.991 Month
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- 6 Months$3.996 Months
- Strive Yearly$4.991 Year
- Annual$5.991 Year
- Monthly with FREE 7-Day Trial7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Strive Yearly$9.991 Year
- Yearly with FREE 7-Day Trial7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- 10 Users7 Days trial$39.991 Month
- 10 Users$50.001 Year
- 25 Users$100.001 Year
- 100 Users$300.001 Year
- Public Challenges$5.00
Questions
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