Comparison

Duffy vs StepWatcher

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

StepWatcher

Features
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StepWatcher shows your steps and distance. That's it. Glance at your watch face for today's count. Open the iPhone app to see your day, week, month, 6 months or year, and whether you're ahead of your usual pace. On Apple Watch • 14 complications for any watch face • Steps by hour in the Smart Stack • Today's steps and distance, one tap away On iPhone • Charts for the day, week, month, 6 months and year • Your best, your average, and where you usually are by now • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Step and distance goals, set once for both devices Private by design StepWatcher reads steps and distance from Apple Health. No account, no ads, no tracking. Your data stays on your iPhone and Apple Watch. Pay once No subscription and no in-app purchases. Buy it once and it's yours, shared with your family through Family Sharing.

Screenshots

Duffy4 screens
StepWatcher4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Duffy at Free against StepWatcher's $2.99. StepWatcher's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Duffy is free to download; StepWatcher costs $2.99 up front. Duffy sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. StepWatcher asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Duffy ships an update every 5 months, StepWatcher every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Duffy versus StepWatcher: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDuffyStepWatcher
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.7 (782 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings782 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThink Tank ProductionsShawn Bierman

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Duffy

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

StepWatcher

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Duffy free?
Duffy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StepWatcher free?
StepWatcher costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Duffy or StepWatcher have ads?
Neither Duffy nor StepWatcher shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Duffy or StepWatcher?
Duffy ships an update every 5 months, and StepWatcher every 2 days. Most recently, Duffy was updated on October 22, 2026 and StepWatcher on October 21, 2026.

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