Comparison

Step vs Step Counter

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

Head to head
About

Step

This app challenges you to achieve daily walking goals and maintain streaks. It automatically tracks your steps, workouts, and integrates with Apple Health. Enjoy beautiful visuals and motivational features without needing extra hardware.

Highlights
  • Automatic step counting
  • Workout tracking (walking, jogging, running, hiking)
  • Streak challenges for distance goals
  • Apple Health integration
  • Calendar view of activity
  • Background operation
  • No extra hardware required
Features
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Can you walk 10,000 steps for 10, 20 or maybe even 30 days in a row? Step will challenge you to walk further and complete your goals. Just put your phone in your pocket and you are ready to go. FEATURES • Automatic step counter • Calendar-view • Apple Health integration • Beautiful drawings • Lots of different workouts • Timed workouts • Streaks - complete distances for a long period of time • Notification whenever you finished a distance • No extra hardware required • It runs in the background so no need of constantly looking at the app • It tracks walking, jogging, running and hiking • Step will motivate you to walk further • Set the goal-distance per day yourself • See easily if you reach your daily goal or not • It doesn’t rely on GPS, but actual steps, so the battery will not be affected a lot • The iPhone’s pedometer will make the step counting very accurate SOME OF THE WORKOUTS • 10 km • 10,000 steps • Half-Marathon • Marathon • 10 km in two hours • 20 km in five hours • 10,000 steps in four hours • Two Marathon in one week • 5 km thirty days in a row • 8 km forty-five days in a row • 15 km five days in a row • 20 km seven days in a row • 10,000 steps forty-five days in a row (There are many more and we will add workouts on a regular basis) APPLE HEALTH • Automatically synchronise your activity data such as running and walking via Apple Health • Whenever your Apple Watch is connected to your iPhone, Step will get the data from any workout Step respects your privacy: All your personal fitness data is only read by Step and NOT shared in anyway via network connection or any other technically way. As always when it comes to my apps, I listen to you as a user. If you have any issue or any feature that you miss, just contact me through the app and I will reply to you faster than you walk a mile… And remember, Every Step Counts… Steps Privacy Policy: http://miiam.net/privacy Steps Terms of Condition http://miiam.net/terms

About

Step Counter

Track your daily steps and physical activity with this iPhone-based pedometer. Set daily goals and monitor your progress with a simple interface and icon badge updates. Review your weekly history to stay motivated on your fitness journey.

Highlights
  • Automatic step detection
  • Daily progress tracking
  • Icon badge step count
  • Weekly history review
  • Customizable interface
Features
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Think you can achieve 10,000 steps a day? Challenge yourself! Seamlessly use your iPhone as a step counter. Learn more about your physical activity and get fit by reaching your daily goal. Simple interface makes your life easy with just the information you need at your fingertips FEATURES: -Automatic step detection - Set it once and the app does the rest recording your step for each day -Super simple interface shows your daily progress. -Easily check your step count just by looking at the app's icon badge. -Check your history and see how you're doing for the week. -Change the look and feel to match your mood.

Screenshots

Step4 screens
Step Counter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Step Counter at 100% against Step's 25%. Step Counter also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6). Step's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.0) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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 sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Step Counter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Step holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Step has 35 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of Step's written reviews are positive against 100% of Step Counter's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Step ships an update monthly, Step Counter every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Step versus Step Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepStep Counter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (35 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings35 — better4
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarcus CarlssonWALABOK LLC

Customer experience

Step

All ratings35 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral5.7%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

Step Counter

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Step

Subscriptions3
  • All Access$1.991 Month
  • All Access$3.993 Months
  • All Access$9.991 Year
One-time3
  • All Access$1.99
  • All Access$3.99
  • Pro$34.99
None

Step Counter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Step free?
Step is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Step Counter free?
Step Counter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Step or Step Counter?
Step is rated higher. Step averages 4.6 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while Step Counter averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Step or Step Counter have ads?
Step Counter shows ads; Step does not.
Which is updated more often, Step or Step Counter?
Step ships an update monthly, and Step Counter every 2 months. Most recently, Step was updated on October 24, 2026 and Step Counter on October 12, 2026.

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