Comparison

StepsToday vs Tidemark

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

Head to head
About

StepsToday

Effortlessly track daily steps, distance, and calories burned. Monitor calorie balance and manage weight with detailed statistics and motivational achievement badges. Integrates with HealthKit and offers a battery-saving widget.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive activity tracking
  • Calorie balance monitoring
  • Weight management tools
  • Detailed weekly, monthly, yearly statistics
  • Achievement badges for motivation
  • Home screen widget for real-time stats
  • HealthKit integration
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

Tidemark

This app helps you stay hydrated by showing you your target water intake level throughout the day. It focuses on guiding your progress rather than logging every sip, making hydration simple and manageable.

Highlights
  • Real-time hydration guidance
  • Personalized pacing
  • Track multiple bottles
  • Daily streaks
  • Customizable goals
  • Home screen widgets
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Most water trackers make you log every sip. Tidemark helps you stay hydrated without turning it into a chore. Set your daily water goal, wake time, sleep time, and bottle size once. From there, Tidemark shows you exactly where your water bottle should be throughout the day so you always know if you are on track. Instead of focusing on how much water you already drank, Tidemark focuses on where you should be right now. Simple. Calm. Easy to follow. HOW IT WORKS • Set your daily water goal • Choose your wake time and sleep time • Add your bottle size • Open the app anytime to see your current target fill level • Log bottles only when you finish them No sip counting. No annoying reminders every few minutes. No complicated charts. Tidemark keeps hydration steady and manageable from morning to night. FEATURES • Real-time hydration guidance • Personalized pacing throughout your day • Track multiple bottles with ease • Daily streaks to build lasting habits • Fully customizable goals and schedules • Home screen widgets for quick progress checks • Apple Health integration for automatic water logging • Beautiful dark mode support • No account required TIDEMARK PRO Unlock additional customization and widgets with Tidemark Pro. • Custom accent colors • Small and medium home screen widgets • 7-day free trial for new subscribers • Weekly, monthly, and yearly plans available • Cancel anytime in Apple ID settings PRIVACY FIRST Tidemark does not collect your personal data. If you choose to connect Apple Health, Tidemark only writes your water intake. Your health data is never read, stored, or shared. Stay hydrated without overthinking it. Download Tidemark today!

Screenshots

StepsToday4 screens
Tidemark4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tidemark at none against StepsToday's shown. Tidemark also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). StepsToday's advantage is ratings volume (131 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Tidemark sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tidemark holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StepsToday has 131 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StepsToday ships an update every 2 weeks, Tidemark every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
StepsToday versus Tidemark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepsTodayTidemark
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (131 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings131 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCHENGDU MIAOZHI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Sukhleen Kaur

Customer experience

StepsToday

All ratings131 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral2.3%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive62.9%
Neutral17.1%
Negative20.0%

Tidemark

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

StepsToday

One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$9.99
3 purchases

Tidemark

Subscriptions3
  • Tidemark Pro Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Tidemark Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Tidemark Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is StepsToday free?
StepsToday is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tidemark free?
Tidemark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, StepsToday or Tidemark?
Tidemark is rated higher. StepsToday averages 4.6 out of 5 from 131 ratings, while Tidemark averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do StepsToday or Tidemark have ads?
StepsToday shows ads; Tidemark does not.
Which is updated more often, StepsToday or Tidemark?
StepsToday ships an update every 2 weeks, and Tidemark every 9 days. Most recently, StepsToday was updated on October 21, 2026 and Tidemark on October 7, 2026.

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