Duffy vs Hourly Steps Reminder
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).
Hourly Steps Reminder
This app encourages you to stay active by setting hourly step goals. Receive gentle reminders on your Apple Watch if you haven't met your target before the hour ends. Customize your goals and notification preferences for a personalized fitness experience.
- Hourly step goal setting
- Gentle step reminders
- Customizable active hours
- Notification preferences
- Watch face complication
- Lightweight and battery-friendly
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Hourly Steps Reminder is a fun, easy-to-use Apple Watch (not iPhone) app designed to help you stay active throughout the day. The idea is simple: set a step goal for each hour, and if you haven’t hit it yet, your watch can give you a gentle nudge before the hour’s up. You’re always in control - choose how many steps you want to aim for, which hours you plan to be active, and whether or not you want notifications. Add the complication to your watch face to track your progress throughout each hour. Hourly Steps Reminder is lightweight and battery-friendly, so it won't drain your watch. Stay active, stay energized, and make every hour count - right from your wrist! Note: Due to watchOS requirements, you must add the complication to your active watch face in order to receive notifications.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Duffy at Free against Hourly Steps Reminder's $0.99. Duffy also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.3) and review sentiment (83% vs 43%). Hourly Steps Reminder's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On ads, 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
Duffy is free to download; Hourly Steps Reminder costs $0.99 up front. Duffy sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Hourly Steps Reminder asks for nothing beyond the download.
Duffy holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Duffy has 790 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Duffy's written reviews are positive against 43% of Hourly Steps Reminder's.
Duffy ships an update every 4 months, Hourly Steps Reminder monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Duffy | Hourly Steps Reminder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (790 ratings) — better | 3.3 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.4% of reviews — better | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 790 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #72 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Think Tank Productions | Well, Shh Apps |
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Duffy
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In-app purchases
Duffy
- Tip $1$0.99
- Tip $2$1.99
- Tip $3$2.99
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- Tip $5$4.99
Hourly Steps Reminder
No in-app purchases
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