Step Counter Maipo vs Pedometer Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Step Counter Maipo
This app automatically tracks your daily steps, distance, calories burned, and walking time without any setup. View your progress in a calendar, sync with HealthKit, and add daily notes. It offers home and lock screen widgets for quick access to your stats.
- Automatic step tracking
- Calendar view for daily/monthly trends
- HealthKit integration
- Home & Lock Screen widgets
- Daily notes and personal records
- Battery efficient design
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Step Counter & Activity Tracker – Simple and Powerful Just install the app, put your iPhone in your pocket or bag, and start walking! No setup required – the app automatically tracks your steps, distance, calories burned, and walking time. Key Features - Automatic Step Tracking The app records steps, distance, walking time, and calories burned. Hourly graphs show exactly when and how much you walked. - Calendar View View your daily step counts and achievement levels in a calendar format. See monthly totals, weekly trends, and even your best walking day at a glance. - HealthKit Integration Sync with Apple Health to import past step data, including steps measured by Apple Watch. - Home & Lock Screen Widgets Quickly check today’s steps from your home or lock screen (iOS 16+ supported). - Daily Notes Add personal notes for each day. Log workouts, travel memories, meals—anything you like. - Personal Records Check your top 100 all-time best walking days. A fun way to stay motivated! - iCloud Backup & Restore (Premium) Seamlessly transfer data to a new device or restore it if needed. - CSV Export (Premium) Export daily steps, distance, calories, and time in CSV format for use with other apps. - Battery Efficient Designed to minimize battery usage while supporting the latest iOS. - Custom Themes Choose from 8 color themes to match your mood or style. Perfect For: - Anyone looking for a free, easy-to-use pedometer app - People who don’t want to carry a separate step counter - Those who prefer simple, intuitive design - Users who value reliable support Note: The free version includes ads. Upgrade to the premium version to remove ads and unlock backup and CSV export features.
Pedometer Plus
This app automatically tracks your daily steps, calculating distance, duration, and calories burned. It's designed to be battery-friendly and works in the background without GPS. Monitor your progress with detailed graphs and history to support your fitness goals.
- Automatic step recording
- Calculates distance, duration, and calories
- Battery-friendly operation
- Background tracking
- Advanced graphs and history
- Export step history to CSV
- Displays floors climbed
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Pedometer Plus counts your steps, calculating your approximate distance, duration and calories burned every day. Pedometer Plus can be used whenever you do exercise involving walking or running. Calculate and track your exercises in the right way with the accurate running and walking trackers. PERFECT COMPANION The app automatically records your steps using the built-in sensor on your device. That is why we are sure we have one of the neatest and precise count your steps and running pedometer that records any fitness activity! CALCULATES AND TRACKS THE IMPORTANT DATA While you doing any activity, Pedometer Plus works automatically and it calculates distance, duration and calories burned. With all the data from this step tracker app you’ll be able to finish your daily fitness goals. It’s an app that will support you in your healthy lifestyle. BATTERY FRIENDLY One of the best features of Pedometer Plus is that it is battery friendly and it doesn’t use GPS. Use it for hours or the whole day and don’t worry. Your steps will be counted and your much appreciated daily battery life will not be affected. PEDOMETER PLUS FEATURES - Automatically records your steps using the Apple Motion Co-processor (M7/M8/M9/M10/M11/M12/M13/M14). - Calculates your approximate distance, duration and calories burned - Works in the background all day without draining much battery - Widget, icon badge step and daily goal notification. - Advanced graph and history for steps: yearly, monthly, daily and hourly (click the circle) - Export your step history to a CSV file - Display floors climbed (Only iPhone 6 and later) - No GPS required - Import history data from Apple Health. See why we have been trusted by tens of thousands of users! Our running, activity tracker and walking meter is all you need to become the fittest person! NOTE: * App only works on devices that contain a step counter, such as iPhone 5s / 6 / 7 / 8 / SE / X / XS / XR / 11 / 12, include Pro, Plus and Max version. * Network connections require the app to be running in the background (requires "Background App Refresh"). * Before use you can open 'Settings', where you can set your step length, body weight, and body height for accurate calorie and distance calculation. * If you like this app then please support us - you can remove ads and unlock pro features from the menu. * We welcome your ideas and suggestions - please email us at: support+pedometerio@pvdapps.com * Follow our official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pedometerplus/ or Twitter account: https://twitter.com/pvdapps
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pedometer Plus at fortnightly against Step Counter Maipo's every 2 months. Pedometer Plus also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Step Counter Maipo's advantage is ratings volume (2K vs 116) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Step Counter Maipo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pedometer Plus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Step Counter Maipo holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Step Counter Maipo has 2K ratings behind it against 116, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Step Counter Maipo's written reviews are positive against 81% of Pedometer Plus's.
Step Counter Maipo ships an update every 2 months, Pedometer Plus fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Step Counter Maipo | Pedometer Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2K ratings) — better | 4.6 (116 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.7% of reviews — better | 80.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2K — better | 116 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | urecy | Ngo Na |
Customer experience
Step Counter Maipo
Pedometer Plus
Bugs and requests
Step Counter Maipo
Reported bugs
2 issues- Inaccurate step counting when sitting or driving
- Occasional freezing or crashes
Requested features
2 requests- Add support for cryptocurrency payments
- Improve reliability and consistency of step tracking
Pedometer Plus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Step Counter Maipo
- Paid version$2.99
Pedometer Plus
- Remove Ads and Pro features$1.99
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