Comparison

Small Steps vs Recte

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

Head to head
About

Small Steps

Features
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Small Steps is a habit tracker app. Instead of managing your time or reminding you of your tasks, it focuses on helping you to build good habits and track them by calendar and charts. With a little persistence, even the smallest steps can take you to faraway places.

About

Recte

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Recte is a flexible life tracker designed to follow your goals and daily activities in the way that fits you best. Key Features: - Record formats for your purpose: Choose from numeric measurements, daily check-ins, tally counters, timers, rating scales with customizable ranges, or text notes to match any activity you want to track. - Pace and progress visualization: Automatic pace calculations for deadlines, remaining progress gauges, and trend charts help you track cumulative progress objectively. - Flexible goal management: Manage one-time milestones, ongoing daily routines, or upper limits with clear completion conditions. - Private and secure data: No account registration required. Recorded entries stay entirely on your device and are never automatically uploaded to external servers. Supports full data export and restore.

Screenshots

Small Steps3 screens
Recte4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Small Steps at none against Recte's shown. Small Steps also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

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

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Small Steps versus Recte: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmall StepsRecte
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 4 days
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 β€” better16.4
Further details β€” not scored
Size5 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLei ZhangSoichiro Yamaguchi

In-app purchases

None

Small Steps

No in-app purchases

None

Recte

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Small Steps free?
Small Steps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Recte free?
Recte is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Small Steps or Recte have ads?
Recte shows ads; Small Steps does not.

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