StepsApp Pedometer vs Onward
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
Onward
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Onward turns your daily habits into a character you actually want to keep growing. Pick a class — Trailblazer, Dragon Hunter, Iron Athlete, or Voyager — and build a short list of things you're doing every day. Tick them off, and each day counts toward a weekly checkpoint. Hit 7 out of 7 and you've had a perfect week. Miss one? A free pause keeps your streak alive, once a week, always free. YOUR CHARACTER ACTUALLY CHANGES Gear isn't decoration you buy — it's earned. Six permanent pieces per class unlock as your lifetime checkpoints add up, and once you have them, they're yours for good, even through a broken week. Level up and your character's aura grows through six real stages, from a first quiet glow to a genuine long-haul badge most people will never see. Every few levels, a new color palette unlocks automatically — no purchase, just consistency. Not committed to one path? Unlock a second class without losing anything. Your streak, gear, and currency stay exactly where they are — the new class just starts its own climb. BRING SOMEONE WITH YOU Pair with one friend using a private invite code. They see your weekly checkpoint count — never your task list, never what you're working on. Your streaks are linked: real accountability, not just a follow button. Both of you hit a perfect week in the same week, and you unlock a shared bond charm that shows on both your characters, for good. BREAKING A HABIT, NOT JUST BUILDING ONE A separate space to track something you're trying to quit — a private daily journal that never leaves your device, not even if you're signed in. It's a tool for staying honest with yourself, not therapy or medical advice. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Onward works with no account at all. Tasks, streaks, and your character live on your device until you choose to sign in — which is only ever needed to pair with a friend. Your private journal never syncs anywhere, by design.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Onward at none against StepsApp Pedometer's shown. StepsApp Pedometer's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly) and chart position (#30 vs unranked). On price, in-app purchases, 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. StepsApp Pedometer sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Onward sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
StepsApp Pedometer ships an update every 6 days, Onward monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StepsApp Pedometer | Onward |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (301K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 301K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #30 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 412 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | StepsApp GmbH | Dhanidu Pinnawala |
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
Onward
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Onward
- Spark pouch$1.99
- Spark satchel$4.99
- Spark hoard$9.99








