Comparison

Duffy vs Steps

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

Head to head
About

Duffy

This app displays your daily step count directly on your Apple Watch face as a complication. It offers a full watch app for detailed stats and goal notifications, plus a companion iPhone app for deeper data analysis and trends. Access your fitness data at a glance without opening the Activity app.

Highlights
  • Watch face complication for step count
  • Full watch app for steps, flights, distance
  • Daily step goal notifications
  • Companion iPhone app for trends
  • HealthKit data integration
Features
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Duffy provides quick access to your step count directly on your Apple Watch face as a complication. I was surprised to find that a steps complication wasn’t included on Apple Watches out of the box. Being a veteran iOS developer, I decided to build one in my spare time. I really loved my prototype version and thought there were more people who would love it too. So I put in the extra effort to release it to the App Store for everyone! Duffy is completely free, has no ads, and is even open source so if you’re also a developer, you can help me enhance it. Duffy is a simple app, but it will probably turn into the most used app on your Apple Watch. No more opening the Activity app and scrolling around to find your steps. It’s now available at a glance. Duffy is more than just an elegant Apple Watch complication. Use the full watch app for easy access to your steps, flights climbed and distance travelled for today and the past week. Set a daily steps goal and be notified on your watch when you reach it. The companion iPhone app provides the same access to your steps, flights and distance on a much larger, easier-to-read surface while also allowing you to dig deeper into your data to see trends and statistics over time. Duffy reads the steps, flights climbed, distance travelled, and activity energy from your iPhone and Apple Watch from the Health app (via the HealthKit API).

About

Steps

Track your daily step count and stay motivated to reach your fitness goals. This app offers a simple way to monitor progress with customizable goals and visual celebrations upon achievement. Enjoy a lightweight and user-friendly experience with customizable display options.

Highlights
  • Daily step counting
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Customizable step goal
  • Visual goal achievement celebration
  • Light and Dark modes
  • Small app size
Features
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Achieve your 10,000 steps goal with Steps! Add the widget to your Lock Screen or Home Screen for daily motivation. When you hit 10,000 steps, the app turns green to celebrate your success. Strive for green every day to stay active and healthy. You can edit the goal if you want too. Steps is a simple app, and at less than 2MB, it's smaller than even just 1 photo on your iPhone. Enjoy both Light and Dark modes for the app and widget.

Screenshots

Duffy4 screens
Steps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Steps at none against Duffy's 4. Steps also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (5.5K vs 757). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Duffy sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Steps asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Duffy against 4.7 for Steps. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Steps has 5.5K ratings behind it against 757, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Duffy's written reviews are positive against 80% of Steps's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Duffy ships an update every 5 months, Steps weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Duffy versus Steps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDuffySteps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (757 ratings)4.7 (5.5K ratings)
Positive reviews83.9% of reviews — better80.5% of reviews
Number of ratings7575.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThink Tank ProductionsDasmer Singh

Customer experience

Duffy

All ratings757 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral2.6%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews360 reviews
Positive83.9%
Neutral5.0%
Negative11.1%

Steps

All ratings5,527 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.7%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews451 reviews
Positive80.5%
Neutral4.2%
Negative15.3%

Bugs and requests

Duffy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Steps

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Steps not syncing correctly
  • App changes step totals retrospectively

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add distance and pace tracking
  • Allow customization of step goal
  • Extend historical data view beyond one week

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Duffy

One-time4
  • Tip $1$0.99
  • Tip $2$1.99
  • Tip $3$2.99
Show 1 more
  • Tip $5$4.99
None

Steps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Duffy free?
Duffy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Steps free?
Steps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Duffy or Steps?
Duffy and Steps are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 757 and 5.5K ratings respectively.
Do Duffy or Steps have ads?
Neither Duffy nor Steps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Duffy or Steps?
Duffy ships an update every 5 months, and Steps weekly. Most recently, Duffy was updated on September 29, 2026 and Steps on October 1, 2026.

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