Comparison

Step Counter Widget vs Steps for Watch

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

Head to head
About

Step Counter Widget

This pedometer app automatically tracks your steps, exercise time, calories burned, and distance traveled. It minimizes power consumption by utilizing your iPhone's dedicated motion chip and offers unique mission and data comparison features. It also integrates with the Health App to read step and stair climb data.

Highlights
  • Automatic step counting
  • Exercise time tracking
  • Calorie expenditure calculation
  • Distance traveled measurement
  • Unique mission functions
  • Past data comparison
  • Health App integration
Features
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It is simple but highly functional pedometer. MyCount automatically measures a variety of data such as the number of steps, exercise time, calorie expended, traveled distance, and the number of times it got up during the movement. Since data is read from a dedicated chip mounted on the iPhone, there is no need to keep the application running all the time, and it is designed to minimize power consumption. In terms of functions, we also offer fulfilling functions such as unique mission functions and past data comparison functions. +++ About cooperation with a Helth App +++ MyCount reads the following data from the Health App - The number of steps - Number of stairs climbed ・Terms of Use https://eeggs.jp/terms-of-use-en

About

Steps for Watch

This app tracks your daily steps and heart rate directly on your Apple Watch. It offers detailed daily step analysis, a seven-day graph of your activity, and the ability to set personal step goals. All data is stored locally on your device for privacy.

Highlights
  • Daily step tracking
  • Heart rate monitoring
  • Digital Crown for detailed analysis
  • Seven-day activity graph
  • Complication support
  • Personal step goals
Features
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Steps for Watch puts your steps and heart rate together in one clear chart, on iPhone and Apple Watch. See how today compares with your usual day, and where this pace takes you by the end of the day. Works on iPhone alone, too. Heart rate needs Apple Watch. No account, no ads, nothing uploaded. Today at a Glance • Steps toward your goal, and the steps expected by midnight • Steps and heart rate in one chart, or your steps next to your usual day • Today vs Usual: your running total against how a day like today usually goes • Heart rate through the day, with your resting rate • Distance and floors • Your whole day in detail, hour by hour All Your History (Steps Pro) • Week, Month, Year and All Time, with your goal days marked • Records: your best day, week and month, and your longest goal run • Any earlier day in full detail Trends and Patterns (Steps Pro) • Weekday Pattern: how each day of the week usually goes • When You Walk: your busiest hours and days • Long View: this year against last year, and the best day of every month • Compare any period with the one before or with last year Walking and Intensity (Steps Pro) • Walking speed, step length, distance and floors over time • Brisk minutes and steps per minute Heart Rate and Steps (Steps Pro, needs Apple Watch) • See how your heart rate moves with your steps • How it settles after a walk, and your walking heart rate month by month • Descriptive only, not a medical measurement A Goal That Fits • Set your daily steps goal • Goal Simulator (Steps Pro): try a goal against your last four weeks • Goal by Weekday (Steps Pro): a different goal for each day Widgets • The small Today widget is free • Every other widget is part of Steps Pro: Lock Screen, Medium, Large and StandBy Notifications • Goal Reached, Week Ready and a quiet Evening Summary at the time you choose • Local only, and off until you turn them on On Apple Watch • Steps and heart rate in one full-screen chart • Turn the Digital Crown to move through the day. Each bar shows its steps and average heart rate • A 7-day view with daily steps and heart rate averages • Your latest heart rate, and a daily goal you set on the watch • A complication with today's steps and goal progress • Runs on its own; the iPhone app is optional Free and Steps Pro Free: the whole Apple Watch app, the Today screen and today's details on iPhone, your daily goal, notifications and the small Today widget. Steps Pro adds all your history, Trends and Patterns, Walking and Intensity, Heart Rate and Steps, Goal Simulator, Goal by Weekday, every widget, themes and CSV export. Steps Pro is available as a yearly subscription with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers, a monthly subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel them anytime in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Steps for Watch reads your activity from Health, only with your permission. Your data stays on your devices and is never sent to us or anyone else. No account, no ads. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sydvesti.com/privacy-policy Questions or ideas? contact@sydvesti.com

Screenshots

Step Counter Widget4 screens
Steps for Watch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Step Counter Widget at 4.5 against Steps for Watch's 3.6. Step Counter Widget also leads on ratings volume (301 vs 20) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). Steps for Watch's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Step Counter Widget sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Steps for Watch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Step Counter Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Step Counter Widget has 301 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Step Counter Widget's written reviews are positive against 75% of Steps for Watch's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Step Counter Widget ships an update every 3 months, Steps for Watch every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Step Counter Widget versus Steps for Watch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStep Counter WidgetSteps for Watch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (301 ratings) — better3.6 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings301 — better20
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB11 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperEasterEggsSydvesti Oy

Customer experience

Step Counter Widget

All ratings299 ratings
Positive87.3%
Neutral6.4%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral28.0%
Negative12.0%

Steps for Watch

All ratings20 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative18.8%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Step Counter Widget

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Plan$1.991 Month
None

Steps for Watch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Step Counter Widget free?
Step Counter Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Steps for Watch free?
Steps for Watch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Step Counter Widget or Steps for Watch?
Step Counter Widget is rated higher. Step Counter Widget averages 4.5 out of 5 from 301 ratings, while Steps for Watch averages 3.6 from 20 ratings.
Do Step Counter Widget or Steps for Watch have ads?
Step Counter Widget shows ads; Steps for Watch does not.
Which is updated more often, Step Counter Widget or Steps for Watch?
Step Counter Widget ships an update every 3 months, and Steps for Watch every 7 months. Most recently, Step Counter Widget was updated on October 29, 2026 and Steps for Watch on October 24, 2026.

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