Comparison

StepCard vs SunCues

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Daily step tracking complication
  • Configurable display (steps, percentage, combined)
  • Daily step goal achievement grading
  • Recent daily step history
  • 7-day rolling average
Features
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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.

About

SunCues

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SunCues helps you stop defaulting to morning scrolling and late-night drift with a few tiny anchors: morning light, midday break, sunset, and an evening wind down. See what part of the day you’re in at a glance (Home Screen widget), and get small reminders so you don’t have to think about timing. Simple, calm, private: no account, no tracking, no scoring, no health claims.

Screenshots

StepCard4 screens
SunCues4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SunCues at every 2 days against StepCard's every 3 months. SunCues also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. StepCard sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and SunCues sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StepCard ships an update every 3 months, SunCues every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
StepCard versus SunCues: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepCardSunCues
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (29 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings29 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScott BowlingRAUNO PARNA

In-app purchases

5 purchases

StepCard

One-time5
  • 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
3 purchases

SunCues

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Large Tip$4.99

Questions

Is StepCard free?
StepCard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SunCues free?
SunCues is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StepCard or SunCues have ads?
Neither StepCard nor SunCues shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StepCard or SunCues?
StepCard ships an update every 3 months, and SunCues every 2 days. Most recently, StepCard was updated on September 29, 2026 and SunCues on September 10, 2026.

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