Duffy vs Dot Step Counter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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).
Dot Step Counter
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A simple and minimalistic step counter app with complication widgets for the Apple Watch. It counts your daily steps and shows your progress towards your daily step goal. Simply set your daily goal in the Watch app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dot Step Counter at none against Duffy's 4. Dot Step Counter also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads 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. Duffy sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Dot Step Counter asks for nothing beyond the download.
Duffy ships an update every 4 months, Dot Step Counter every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Duffy | Dot Step Counter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (792 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 792 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Think Tank Productions | Alina Hang & Dominik Schmidt GbR |
In-app purchases
Duffy
- Tip $1$0.99
- Tip $2$1.99
- Tip $3$2.99
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- Tip $5$4.99
Dot Step Counter
No in-app purchases









