Comparison

Steps, The Pedometer App vs Pedora

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

Head to head
About

Steps, The Pedometer App

Track your daily, weekly, and monthly steps with this easy-to-use pedometer. Set custom goals and monitor your progress with efficient battery usage. Includes health news and free customer support.

Highlights
  • Step tracking (daily, weekly, monthly)
  • Customizable step goals
  • Automatic step counting
  • Privacy-focused (no PII tracking)
  • Battery efficient
  • Health news integration
  • Free customer support
Features
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Walking, Running and other Aerobic activities are great ways to be active and stay healthy. This app is a great way to track the steps you take every day and over the past week or month. The app works great with the iPhone and iPod Touch and it also works great with the Apple Watch. The developer has tested this app around the world - from Mt Rainier snowshoeing in the US to hiking snowy hills in Antarctica, from quiet Seattle suburban streets to the bustling city streets of Madurai, India, Santiago, Chile and more, Marcher sur les marches de la tour Eiffel, Paris and walking around Stanley Park, Canada Features include 1. Review your steps for today, yesterday, last week and last month on the iPhone (iPhone 5S or later), iPod Touch (6th generation) or Apple Watch 2. Easy to use 3. Privacy: We don’t track your personally identifiable information like name, phone number etc. This app doesn’t ask for location information and we have never provided user information to any third party. 4. Automatic Step Counting: The app works as if it were always on and it continuously tracks your steps (as long as you’re either carrying your iPhone or iPodTouch with you OR you’re wearing your Apple Watch). The app works at all locations, regardless of how you carry the iPhone, iPod Touch or Watch (hands, pockets, purse, wrist etc.) 5. Goal setting: Do you want the standard 10,000 step goal or do you a want goal of 2,100 steps/day or perhaps 25,000 steps a day. Setting the right goal can motivate you to walk more and this app lets you customise your goals. 6. Battery use efficiency: The app doesn’t use battery resources when it isn’t running. It uses the battery efficiently when it is running. It doesn’t use GPS features. 7. Health news (based on new and old medical research) from within the app 8. Free customer support The app uses Apple's HealthKit API and integrates with Apple's Health App to obtain, process and display information on the steps walked or run and distance covered while walking or running

About

Pedora

This app automatically adjusts your daily walking goals based on your recent activity, allowing for gradual increases or fixed targets. It tracks various health metrics and offers friendly competition with friends. Visualize your progress with charts and widgets.

Highlights
  • Automatic goal adjustment
  • Customizable fixed goals
  • Activity tracking (steps, distance, calories, etc.)
  • Progress charts and statistics
  • Friendly walking competitions
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Apple Watch integration
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You just set the improvement rate and Pedora will increase your walking goals little by little everyday. Pedora will intelligently adjust your goals as you go using your previous 7 days average. Maybe now it's spring and you feel like to go out and walk more? No problem. You can change your improvement rate higher and you're all set! Pedora will update your walking goals automatically from now on. Or maybe you're facing a plateau and just want to maintain your goals? No problem. You can change it to custom fixed goals and you're all set! Pedora will not touch your walking goals from now on. Walking can be more fun when its goal is achievable. Achieve you goals everyday with Pedora, and have a healthy life! ** Pedora includes ** 6 Activity Items - Steps - Distance - Duration - Calories - Floors - Heart Rate (can be tracked using Apple Watch or other smart bands) 2 Goal-Tracking Modes - Automatic Goals: Today's goals are tracked automatically based on previous 7 days average - Custom Goals: Custom Goals can be set and changed manually for today and any previous days. - Goal progresses are presented beautifully in a ring and bar charts 7 Period Charts - Day - 7 Days - Week - Weeks - Month - Year - Years Period Statistics - Totals - Averages - Trends Data Source - iPhone: updates in real time using iPhone motion sensor - All including Apple Watch: Update can be slower as the data are synced and merged with other sources including Apple Watch Friendly Walking Competition - Walking together is more fun - Compete for the weekly step counts with friends and loved ones - Motivate each other and achieve goals together - No 3rd party user registration or login is required - Send your invitation to any iCloud contact via Messages or Mail Home Screen Widgets - One activity on a small-sized widget - All activities on a medium-sized widget Lock Screen Widgets for iOS 16 and up - 2 types of lock screen widgets: Rectangular and Circular - Select activity (steps, distance, duration, calories, floors, heart rate) to show by tapping each widget while adding widget Apple Watch - Various watch complications - Independent Apple Watch app to track today's goal progress Notifications - Daily Steps Goal Progress - Friendly Steps Competition Rank Change - Friendly Steps Competition Weekly Winning Units - Can switch between Imperial and Metric Units Dark & Light Mode - Supports Dark & Light mode or System setting of your iPhone ** Health app integration ** Pedora integrates with the Health app in order to display health data collected by connected devices including Apple Watch. ** Data Privacy ** Your health data stays in your iPhone and Apple's eco system, and they will not be shared with any 3rd parties.

Screenshots

Steps, The Pedometer App4 screens
Pedora4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Steps, The Pedometer App at 100% against Pedora's 65%. Steps, The Pedometer App also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.2 vs 15.0). Pedora's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Steps, The Pedometer App sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pedora asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pedora holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pedora has 61 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Steps, The Pedometer App's written reviews are positive against 65% of Pedora's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steps, The Pedometer App ships an update every 3 months, Pedora monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Steps, The Pedometer App versus Pedora: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteps, The Pedometer AppPedora
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings)4.5 (61 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better65.0% of reviews
Number of ratings561 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS8.2 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCascade Software CorporationDong hyun Kim

Customer experience

Steps, The Pedometer App

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pedora

All ratings56 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral5.4%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive65.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Steps, The Pedometer App

One-time1
  • 1-Year Pro Subscription$1.99
None

Pedora

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Steps, The Pedometer App free?
Steps, The Pedometer App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pedora free?
Pedora is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Steps, The Pedometer App or Pedora?
Pedora is rated higher. Steps, The Pedometer App averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Pedora averages 4.5 from 61 ratings.
Do Steps, The Pedometer App or Pedora have ads?
Pedora shows ads; Steps, The Pedometer App does not.
Which is updated more often, Steps, The Pedometer App or Pedora?
Steps, The Pedometer App ships an update every 3 months, and Pedora monthly. Most recently, Steps, The Pedometer App was updated on October 15, 2026 and Pedora on October 30, 2026.

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