Comparison

Steps Tracker vs Pedometer

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

Head to head
About

Steps Tracker

This app helps you track your daily steps, analyze your progress through calories, distance, and time, and monitor your weight loss journey. It also offers weather predictions and GPS services for outdoor walks, with optional friend tracking for safety.

Highlights
  • Step tracking
  • Calorie analysis
  • Distance and time tracking
  • BMI calculation
  • Weight loss goals
  • Weather prediction
  • GPS tracking
  • Friend tracking notifications
Features
Read full description

Introducing the best walking app specially designed for weight loss! Set your own goals, track your exercise and check your progress everyday. Count your daily steps and analyse them through calories, distance and time. ¯ Check your BMI in the app and set your goal to lose weight faster. You can get the weather prediction and GPS services if you want to go out for the walk and you can also send notification to your friends and they can track you! So, tie up your shoes and start walking to get back in shape with best walking app ever! Subscription Details: • Auto-renewal (Yearly $39.99 and Monthly $9.99 and Weekly $4.99 with 3 day free trial) • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can turn of the auto-renew subscription from iPhone setting • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Walking app adds the great features above and are available through an auto-renewing subscription. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of your current subscription, and you can cancel a subscription during the active period. You can manage your subscription at any time, either by viewing your account in iTunes from your Mac or PC, or Account Settings on your device after purchase. • Privacy Policy: http://walkingappfree.com/privacy-policy.html • Terms of use: http://walkingappfree.com/terms-of-use.html

About

Pedometer

Track your daily activity with a precise step counter designed for iPhones. Monitor calories burned, distance covered, and steps taken throughout the day, week, month, and year. Set personal step goals and view historical progress to stay motivated and get fit.

Highlights
  • Precise step counting
  • Apple Health integration
  • Automatic step recording
  • Background operation with low battery drain
  • Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, and hourly data
  • Distance and calorie calculation
  • Daily step goal setting
Read full description

Pedometer app is a precise step counter which was specifically designed for iPhones. Do you move enough throughout the day? Learn more about your daily activity and get fit by reaching your step goal! With our app you can easily track your daily activities - such as calories burned, distance covered, and, of course, steps which are split by time. Apart form daily activities we also added historical info in order to show you your progress in time. Features of the app: - Full Apple Health integration; - Automatically records your steps; - Very accurate and no GPS needed; - Runs in the background with very low battery drain; - Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, and hourly step values; - Distance covered calculation; - Set your daily step goal. Our app is very convenient and easy to use, so let's start moving forward together! Terms of Use: https://telegra.ph/Terms-of-Use-04-05 Privacy Policy: https://telegra.ph/Privacy-Policy-04-05-25

Screenshots

Steps Tracker3 screens
Pedometer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Pedometer at free with in-app purchases against Steps Tracker's subscription. Steps Tracker's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (2.3K vs 21). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Steps Tracker sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Pedometer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Steps Tracker against 4.5 for Pedometer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Steps Tracker has 2.3K ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steps Tracker ships an update weekly, Pedometer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Steps Tracker versus Pedometer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteps TrackerPedometer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.3K ratings)4.5 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.3% of reviews
Number of ratings2.3K — better21
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTop Fun Apps LLCShance Games

Customer experience

Steps Tracker

All ratings2,307 ratings
Positive84.7%
Neutral6.3%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews202 reviews
Positive69.3%
Neutral6.4%
Negative24.3%

Pedometer

All ratings21 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral9.5%
Negative4.8%

Bugs and requests

Steps Tracker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App not opening or loading
  • Incorrect distance and calorie tracking
  • Profile settings not saving properly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to track daily/weekly progress
  • Option to switch between metric and imperial units
  • More customization options for goals and tracking

Pedometer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Steps Tracker

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Walking tracker monthly pack3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Walking tracker weekly pack3 Days trial$9.997 Days
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  • Walking tracker yearly pack3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Walking tracker Pro$4.99
2 purchases

Pedometer

Subscriptions2
  • 1 Week Premium Subscription3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • 1 Year Premium Subscription$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Steps Tracker free?
Steps Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pedometer free?
Pedometer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Steps Tracker or Pedometer?
Pedometer is rated higher. Steps Tracker averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.3K ratings, while Pedometer averages 4.5 from 21 ratings.
Do Steps Tracker or Pedometer have ads?
Pedometer shows ads; Steps Tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, Steps Tracker or Pedometer?
Steps Tracker ships an update weekly, and Pedometer every 2 weeks. Most recently, Steps Tracker was updated on September 22, 2026 and Pedometer on September 6, 2026.

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