Step Counter Widget vs Pacekin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Automatic step counting
- Exercise time tracking
- Calorie expenditure calculation
- Distance traveled measurement
- Unique mission functions
- Past data comparison
- Health App integration
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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
Pacekin
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Not how much you walk — how you walk. Pacekin turns your daily steps into a companion whose species is decided by your walking rhythm. Walk mostly in the morning and it leans one way. Walk at night, in short bursts, or a little every single day, and it leans another. Same step count, different creature. RHYTHM EVOLUTION Your steps are read automatically from Apple Health — no logging, no manual check-ins. They become growth energy, and when your pet evolves it locks in one of 5 species (SOLARI, NOCT, TERRA, VOLT, AEON) based on your last 7 days: morning, night, steady, burst, or perfect-attendance rhythm. You won't know which until the moment it happens. SPECIES ISLAND Fully grown pets settle on your island. 5 species x 2 adult variants = 10 slots to fill. Want the nocturnal one next? Walk differently this week. Every empty slot is a reason to move in a new way. WIDGET & LOCK SCREEN Your pet's mood and today's step ring live on your home and lock screen. If it looks sleepy, you know what to do. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - Steps are read from Apple Health (read-only) and never leave your device - No account, no sign-up, no cloud — everything stays on your iPhone - Works fully offline FREE, WITH ADS Pacekin is free and supported by ads. Watching a reward ad is always optional (for boosts like 2x growth), and a brief ad may appear after the daily recap. You can raise every species without ever watching one. Your pace already has a personality. Come see what it hatches.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pacekin at none against Step Counter Widget's 1. Pacekin also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Step Counter Widget sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Pacekin asks for nothing beyond the download.
Step Counter Widget ships an update every 3 months, Pacekin every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Step Counter Widget | Pacekin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (300 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 300 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EasterEggs | JIHWAN SEOK |
In-app purchases
Step Counter Widget
- Premium Plan$1.991 Month
Pacekin
No in-app purchases
Questions
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