Comparison

StepsUp vs Pedora

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

Head to head
About

StepsUp

This application acts as a pedometer, tracking your daily steps, calories burned, distance covered, and activity time. It helps you set and achieve fitness goals, offering motivation through progress tracking and the ability to share activities with friends and family.

Highlights
  • Set activity goals
  • Track steps, calories, distance
  • Monitor activity time
  • Progress visualization for motivation
  • Share activities with friends
Features
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StepsUp is a powerful and easy-to-use pedometer that tracks your activity and motivates you to achieve your goals. Features: - Set your goals - Track your activity, calculate your steps, calories, distance, activity time, etc. - The progress of the goal is completed to maintain your motivation. - Share activities with friends and family to inspire each other. - Let you set and achieve your goals step by step. HealthKit: StepsUp gets your activity data from Apple Health (HealthKit), we show it to you in a better form, we don't collect your data. StepsUp Privacy Policy: http://qwe19643.lofter.com/post/1feb267d_1c6a753d5

About

Pedora

This app automatically adjusts your daily walking goals based on your recent activity, allowing for gradual increases or fixed targets. It tracks various health metrics and offers friendly competition with friends. Visualize your progress with charts and widgets.

Highlights
  • Automatic goal adjustment
  • Customizable fixed goals
  • Activity tracking (steps, distance, calories, etc.)
  • Progress charts and statistics
  • Friendly walking competitions
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Apple Watch integration
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You just set the improvement rate and Pedora will increase your walking goals little by little everyday. Pedora will intelligently adjust your goals as you go using your previous 7 days average. Maybe now it's spring and you feel like to go out and walk more? No problem. You can change your improvement rate higher and you're all set! Pedora will update your walking goals automatically from now on. Or maybe you're facing a plateau and just want to maintain your goals? No problem. You can change it to custom fixed goals and you're all set! Pedora will not touch your walking goals from now on. Walking can be more fun when its goal is achievable. Achieve you goals everyday with Pedora, and have a healthy life! ** Pedora includes ** 6 Activity Items - Steps - Distance - Duration - Calories - Floors - Heart Rate (can be tracked using Apple Watch or other smart bands) 2 Goal-Tracking Modes - Automatic Goals: Today's goals are tracked automatically based on previous 7 days average - Custom Goals: Custom Goals can be set and changed manually for today and any previous days. - Goal progresses are presented beautifully in a ring and bar charts 7 Period Charts - Day - 7 Days - Week - Weeks - Month - Year - Years Period Statistics - Totals - Averages - Trends Data Source - iPhone: updates in real time using iPhone motion sensor - All including Apple Watch: Update can be slower as the data are synced and merged with other sources including Apple Watch Friendly Walking Competition - Walking together is more fun - Compete for the weekly step counts with friends and loved ones - Motivate each other and achieve goals together - No 3rd party user registration or login is required - Send your invitation to any iCloud contact via Messages or Mail Home Screen Widgets - One activity on a small-sized widget - All activities on a medium-sized widget Lock Screen Widgets for iOS 16 and up - 2 types of lock screen widgets: Rectangular and Circular - Select activity (steps, distance, duration, calories, floors, heart rate) to show by tapping each widget while adding widget Apple Watch - Various watch complications - Independent Apple Watch app to track today's goal progress Notifications - Daily Steps Goal Progress - Friendly Steps Competition Rank Change - Friendly Steps Competition Weekly Winning Units - Can switch between Imperial and Metric Units Dark & Light Mode - Supports Dark & Light mode or System setting of your iPhone ** Health app integration ** Pedora integrates with the Health app in order to display health data collected by connected devices including Apple Watch. ** Data Privacy ** Your health data stays in your iPhone and Apple's eco system, and they will not be shared with any 3rd parties.

Screenshots

StepsUp4 screens
Pedora4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: StepsUp at none against Pedora's shown. StepsUp also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 65%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

StepsUp holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StepsUp has 1.1K ratings behind it against 61, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of StepsUp's written reviews are positive against 65% of Pedora's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StepsUp ships an update every 3 weeks, Pedora monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
StepsUp versus Pedora: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepsUpPedora
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better4.5 (61 ratings)
Positive reviews92.7% of reviews — better65.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.1K — better61
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer乐慧 胡Dong hyun Kim

Customer experience

StepsUp

All ratings1,018 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral2.3%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive92.7%
Neutral2.4%
Negative4.9%

Pedora

All ratings56 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral5.4%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive65.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

StepsUp

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Unable to view monthly step history
  • Inaccurate step counting when phone is not in use

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ad-free version
  • Monthly progress tracking
  • Ability to customize step length
  • Widget support

Pedora

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

StepsUp

No in-app purchases

None

Pedora

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StepsUp free?
StepsUp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pedora free?
Pedora is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, StepsUp or Pedora?
StepsUp is rated higher. StepsUp averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Pedora averages 4.5 from 61 ratings.
Do StepsUp or Pedora have ads?
Pedora shows ads; StepsUp does not.
Which is updated more often, StepsUp or Pedora?
StepsUp ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pedora monthly. Most recently, StepsUp was updated on November 3, 2026 and Pedora on November 3, 2026.

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