StepCard vs Dot Step Counter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StepCard
This app displays your daily step count directly on your Apple Watch face. Track progress towards your goal with visual indicators and review your recent step history.
- Daily step tracking complication
- Configurable display (steps, percentage, combined)
- Daily step goal achievement grading
- Recent daily step history
- 7-day rolling average
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StepCard is an Apple Watch complication to track the number of steps per day. Hit your goal each day and get a perfect grade of A+! Configure the complication to display total steps, percentage of a daily step goal or a combination of both where the number represents steps and the ring represents percentage to of goal. View a recent daily history of your steps as well as a rolling 7 day average.
Dot Step Counter
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A simple and minimalistic step counter app with complication widgets for the Apple Watch. It counts your daily steps and shows your progress towards your daily step goal. Simply set your daily goal in the Watch app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dot Step Counter at none against StepCard's 5. Dot Step Counter also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. StepCard sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Dot Step Counter asks for nothing beyond the download.
StepCard ships an update every 3 months, Dot Step Counter every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StepCard | Dot Step Counter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (29 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 71.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Scott Bowling | Alina Hang & Dominik Schmidt GbR |
In-app purchases
StepCard
- Baby Steps Tip$0.99
- 5k Tip$1.99
- Half Marathon Tip$4.99
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- Marathon Tip$9.99
- Ultra Marathon Tip$19.99
Dot Step Counter
No in-app purchases
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