StairClimbs vs Step Counter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StairClimbs
This app tracks your daily floor climbs with a visual progress meter to help you reach your goals. It also includes a timer feature for timed challenges. Compatibility is limited to devices with specific motion processors.
- Tracks floors climbed
- Visual progress meter
- Daily goal setting
- Timer for challenges
- Motion processor compatibility
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Designed with simplicity in mind, StairClimbs tracks the number of floors you’ve climbed in a day. The visual progress meter gives a clear representation of how close you are to reaching your daily stair-climbing goal. Like to climb against time? Take advantage of the timer feature and race against the clock. ***Compatibility Note*** StairClimbs will only work on devices containing the M7, M8, M9, or M10 motion processor and barometer. The combination of these features can only be found in iPhone 6 and newer devices. StairClimbs will not work on iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPhone SE, or older devices.
Step Counter
Track your daily steps and physical activity with this iPhone-based pedometer. Set daily goals and monitor your progress with a simple interface and icon badge updates. Review your weekly history to stay motivated on your fitness journey.
- Automatic step detection
- Daily progress tracking
- Icon badge step count
- Weekly history review
- Customizable interface
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Think you can achieve 10,000 steps a day? Challenge yourself! Seamlessly use your iPhone as a step counter. Learn more about your physical activity and get fit by reaching your daily goal. Simple interface makes your life easy with just the information you need at your fingertips FEATURES: -Automatic step detection - Set it once and the app does the rest recording your step for each day -Super simple interface shows your daily progress. -Easily check your step count just by looking at the app's icon badge. -Check your history and see how you're doing for the week. -Change the look and feel to match your mood.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Step Counter at 100% against StairClimbs's 20%. Step Counter also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.7) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). StairClimbs's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Step Counter holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of StairClimbs's written reviews are positive against 100% of Step Counter's.
StairClimbs ships an update every 5 months, Step Counter every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StairClimbs | Step Counter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (9 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Justin Jemison | WALABOK LLC |
Customer experience
StairClimbs
Step Counter
In-app purchases
StairClimbs
No in-app purchases
Step Counter
No in-app purchases
