Comparison

Step counter vs StepTracker

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

Head to head
About

Step counter

Track your daily steps, calories burned, and distance covered. This app offers a 7-day weight loss plan with menus and exercise schedules, plus leaderboards to compete with friends and users worldwide. It integrates with the Health app and calculates your Body Mass Index.

Highlights
  • Daily step tracking
  • Calorie calculation
  • 7-day weight loss plan
  • Social leaderboards
  • Health app integration
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) calculation
  • Today Extension widget
Features
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▶ Step counter - Weight loss A simple and powerful step counter app that helps you stay active and lose weight—no smartwatch required. Just carry your iPhone, and the app will automatically track your daily steps, including walking, jogging, and climbing stairs, while calculating calories burned. ▶ Key Features ▷ Home Screen Widget: Check your daily steps instantly without opening the app ▷ 7-Day Weight Loss Plan: Includes menu and exercise schedule ▷ Leaderboards: Compete with Today’s and Final rankings ▷ Smart Tracking: Count steps using only your iPhone ▷ Analytics & Charts: View detailed activity history ▷ BMI Tracking: Monitor your body index ▷ Guideline Icon (?): Quick help on main screen ▶ Health Integration ▷ Sync with Apple Health ▷ Track steps, distance, and flights climbed ▷ Improve calorie accuracy and health insights ▶ Stay Motivated ▷ Earn weekly points from your steps ▷ Join global rankings via Game Center ▷ Compete with friends worldwide ▷ Reach #1 and be recognized globally Start your healthy journey today

About

StepTracker

This application helps you increase your daily steps and motivation to reach your fitness goals. It automatically tracks your steps, even when the app is closed, and offers a home screen widget for easy progress monitoring. Set custom goals, earn awards, and view your weekly progress with insightful charts.

Highlights
  • Automatic step counting
  • Apple Health integration
  • Customizable step goals
  • Home screen widget
  • Weekly step charts
  • Awards for progress
Features
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StepTracker — the walking you already do, worth looking at. StepTracker turns the steps Apple Health already tracks into a daily habit worth checking — records, streaks, and patterns from data you're already generating, on your phone and nowhere else. SEE TODAY AT A GLANCE Your ring animates up the moment you open the app. A daily card tells a different story depending on when you check — yesterday's story in the morning, your pace to goal at midday, how close you are to a personal best by evening. EVERY WALK, TRACKED LIVE Start a live walk and watch your count in real time — on the Lock Screen, in the Dynamic Island, and on your Apple Watch. It ends itself if you forget, and nothing is ever written back to Health. WIDGETS AND A WATCH APP Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show your ring and count without opening the app. Complications do the same on your wrist, plus a dedicated watch app for your ring, streak, and goal. RECORDS THAT MEAN SOMETHING Personal bests, streaks, and a weekday fingerprint that shows when you actually move. Chase themed journeys — from New York City to the Idaho wilderness to the Pacific Northwest — each one turning distance into a badge collection. 30+ METRICS, ONE PLACE Steps, distance, stairs, walking speed, cadence, and more — each with its own history and chart. COMPLETELY PRIVATE Every calculation happens on your device. No account, no server, no ads. Your health data is never sent anywhere — not even to us. FREE TO TRY StepTracker is free to download and free to use for 7 days. After that, continue with a subscription — monthly, yearly (with its own free trial), or a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices shown in USD and may vary by region. Subscriptions renew automatically and can be managed or cancelled anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Step counter3 screens
StepTracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StepTracker at none against Step counter's 1. StepTracker also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Step counter's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days) and ratings volume (49 vs 2). On price, monetization model 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. Step counter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. StepTracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

StepTracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Step counter has 49 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Step counter ships an update every 2 days, StepTracker every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Step counter versus StepTracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStep counterStepTracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (49 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings49 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHai Nam TrinhBrittany Rima

Customer experience

Step counter

All ratings49 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral4.1%
Negative6.1%

StepTracker

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Step counter

One-time1
  • Step counter - Remove Ads$1.99
None

StepTracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Step counter free?
Step counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StepTracker free?
StepTracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Step counter or StepTracker?
StepTracker is rated higher. Step counter averages 4.6 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while StepTracker averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Step counter or StepTracker have ads?
Step counter shows ads; StepTracker does not.
Which is updated more often, Step counter or StepTracker?
Step counter ships an update every 2 days, and StepTracker every 8 days. Most recently, Step counter was updated on October 20, 2026 and StepTracker on October 18, 2026.

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