Comparison

StepsToday vs Glow

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

Head to head
About

StepsToday

This app automatically tracks your daily steps, distance, calories burned, and floors climbed. It syncs with Apple Health and popular fitness devices, offering detailed activity summaries and trends. Enjoy a battery-friendly and private tracking experience.

Highlights
  • Automatic step counting
  • Walking distance and time tracking
  • Calories burned and floors climbed
  • Syncs with Apple Health
  • Home screen widgets
  • Achievement badges
Features
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Today's Steps Tracker is a powerful step counter, pedometer, and walking tracker that automatically records your daily steps, walking distance, walking time, calories burned, floors climbed, and more. Whether you're walking for fitness, weight loss, or better health, everything you need is in one simple app. Works with Apple Health & Popular Fitness Devices Sync seamlessly with Apple Health to view all your activity in one place. Compatible with Apple Watch and many popular fitness devices that sync with Apple Health, including: • Apple Watch • Fitbit* • Oura Ring • Garmin • Polar • Withings • Other Apple Health-compatible devices Track Everything That Matters • Automatic step counting • Walking distance • Walking time • Calories burned • Floors climbed • Daily activity summary • Weekly, monthly, and yearly trends • Weight tracking • Body Mass Index (BMI) • Calorie balance • Achievement badges and milestones • Home Screen widgets with real-time activity Smart, Accurate & Battery Friendly Using your iPhone's built-in motion sensors, Today's Steps Tracker accurately counts your steps without GPS, helping you save battery while tracking your daily activity. Your Privacy Comes First • No account required • No registration required • Your data stays on your device • Secure Apple Health integration Lifetime Premium Unlock the full experience with Lifetime Premium: • All premium features • Ad-free experience • Future premium updates Perfect for anyone looking for a step counter, pedometer, walking tracker, walking app, fitness tracker, activity tracker, or calorie tracker. Fully optimized for Apple Health and Apple Watch. Download Today's Steps Tracker and make every step count. Questions or feedback? miaozhi.ai@gmail.com

About

Glow

Features
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Glow helps you understand your emotional world — one tap at a time. Log your mood in seconds. Build a streak. Spot patterns over weeks and months. Glow turns your daily check-ins into a picture of your emotional health that's actually useful. HOW IT WORKS • Tap your mood level (1–5) on the main screen • Add a note and tag activities — exercise, sleep, social, work • Watch your Year in Pixels fill in, day by day • Build streaks. Miss a day? Glow forgives — yesterday counts YEAR IN PIXELS Every day you log becomes a coloured square on your year grid. One glance tells you if the past few weeks have been orange-tinged or bright green. Pattern recognition you can't get from words alone. MOOD PACKS Four expressive sets to match your style — Classic, Plants, Weather, Animals. Switch any time. GLOW PRO — one-time purchase, no subscription • Trends view — mood charts and weekly summaries • Export your mood diary to CSV anytime • Interactive home screen widget — tap to log without opening the app • Log your mood from Apple Watch • Full history — never lose an entry APPLE WATCH Log your mood from your wrist — without unlocking your phone. Your Watch and iPhone stay in sync automatically. HOME SCREEN WIDGET Today's mood and your streak, always one glance away. Or tap to log right from your home screen. DAILY REMINDERS Set a gentle nudge at whatever time works for you. PRIVACY FIRST Your mood data stays on your device. No account, no cloud sync, no data collection. Made with love in BC by Tasty Jam App Development. © 2025 Tasty Jam App Development Privacy Policy: https://tastyjam.ca/glow/privacy Terms of Use: https://tastyjam.ca/glow/terms

Screenshots

StepsToday4 screens
Glow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Glow at none against StepsToday's shown. StepsToday's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). 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. StepsToday sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Glow sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StepsToday ships an update every 9 days, Glow weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
StepsToday versus Glow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepsTodayGlow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (134 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings134 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCHENGDU MIAOZHI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Adrian Espinoza Leon

In-app purchases

1 purchases

StepsToday

One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$9.99
2 purchases

Glow

One-time2
  • Tip$0.99
  • Glow Pro$4.99

Questions

Is StepsToday free?
StepsToday is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Glow free?
Glow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StepsToday or Glow have ads?
StepsToday shows ads; Glow does not.
Which is updated more often, StepsToday or Glow?
StepsToday ships an update every 9 days, and Glow weekly. Most recently, StepsToday was updated on November 7, 2026 and Glow on November 5, 2026.

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