Comparison

Pedometer Plus vs StepsUp

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

StepsUp

This application acts as a pedometer, tracking your daily steps, calories burned, distance covered, and activity time. It helps you set and achieve fitness goals, offering motivation through progress tracking and the ability to share activities with friends and family.

Highlights
  • Set activity goals
  • Track steps, calories, distance
  • Monitor activity time
  • Progress visualization for motivation
  • Share activities with friends
Features
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StepsUp is a powerful and easy-to-use pedometer that tracks your activity and motivates you to achieve your goals. Features: - Set your goals - Track your activity, calculate your steps, calories, distance, activity time, etc. - The progress of the goal is completed to maintain your motivation. - Share activities with friends and family to inspire each other. - Let you set and achieve your goals step by step. HealthKit: StepsUp gets your activity data from Apple Health (HealthKit), we show it to you in a better form, we don't collect your data. StepsUp Privacy Policy: http://qwe19643.lofter.com/post/1feb267d_1c6a753d5

Screenshots

Pedometer Plus4 screens
StepsUp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StepsUp at none against Pedometer Plus's 1. StepsUp also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (93% vs 81%). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Pedometer Plus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. StepsUp asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

StepsUp holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StepsUp has 1K ratings behind it against 116, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Pedometer Plus's written reviews are positive against 93% of StepsUp's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pedometer Plus ships an update fortnightly, StepsUp every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pedometer Plus versus StepsUp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPedometer PlusStepsUp
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (116 ratings)4.8 (1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.7% of reviews92.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1161K — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNgo Na乐慧 胡

Customer experience

Pedometer Plus

All ratings116 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral6.0%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews150 reviews
Positive80.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative14.0%

StepsUp

All ratings1,018 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral2.3%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive92.7%
Neutral2.4%
Negative4.9%

Bugs and requests

Pedometer Plus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

StepsUp

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Unable to view monthly step history
  • Inaccurate step counting when phone is not in use

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ad-free version
  • Monthly progress tracking
  • Ability to customize step length
  • Widget support

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pedometer Plus

One-time1
  • Remove Ads and Pro features$1.99
None

StepsUp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pedometer Plus free?
Pedometer Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StepsUp free?
StepsUp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pedometer Plus or StepsUp?
StepsUp is rated higher. Pedometer Plus averages 4.6 out of 5 from 116 ratings, while StepsUp averages 4.8 from 1K ratings.
Do Pedometer Plus or StepsUp have ads?
Pedometer Plus shows ads; StepsUp does not.
Which is updated more often, Pedometer Plus or StepsUp?
Pedometer Plus ships an update fortnightly, and StepsUp every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pedometer Plus was updated on October 8, 2026 and StepsUp on October 13, 2026.

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