Comparison

Workout Distance vs StepMate

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

Head to head
About

Workout Distance

Visualize your workout distances with clear bar charts. Track your progress daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly. Integrates with HealthKit to display running, cycling, and other workout data.

Highlights
  • Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly distance charts
  • HealthKit integration
  • Selectable workout types
  • Progress overview
  • Detailed weekly/daily views
Features
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Workout Distance shows you bar charts with the total distance of your workouts per day, week, month and year. Get a quick overview of how far you ran last month compared to the month before, or dive deeper and look at each week or even day. Workout Distance is integrated with the Health app. This means that all data is loaded from the HealthKit database of workouts on your phone. You can select what types of workouts (running, cycling and so on) to include in the charts. This is a free app without any ads.

About

StepMate

Features
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StepMate transforms your Apple Health activity data into clear insights, powerful statistics, and beautiful charts—all in one place. No account, no registration, and no complicated setup. Track your daily steps, walking and running distance, and active calories with interactive charts designed to help you understand your activity patterns and stay motivated. UNDERSTAND YOUR ACTIVITY • Interactive charts for steps, distance, and active energy • Totals, daily averages, minimums, and maximums • Detailed daily breakdowns for every data point • Support for metric and imperial units DISCOVER TRENDS • View today, this week, this month, or any custom date range • Save favorite periods for quick access • Compare vacations, trips, fitness challenges, or training blocks • Highlight important periods with custom colors and labels REACH YOUR GOALS • Set daily, weekly, or monthly goals • Choose goals based on steps or distance • Track progress directly in charts and summaries • Optional reminders help keep you motivated PRIVACY FIRST StepMate only reads activity data from Apple Health. Your data remains on your device and is never uploaded to external servers. No account or sign-in required. ALL FEATURES INCLUDED Every feature is available for free. If you'd like an ad-free experience, you can make a one-time in-app purchase to remove banner and full-screen ads permanently. No subscriptions. No recurring fees. StepMate requires permission to read steps, walking and running distance, and active energy from Apple Health. StepMate is not a medical app and is intended for informational and motivational purposes only.

Screenshots

Workout Distance4 screens
StepMate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Workout Distance at none against StepMate's 1. Workout Distance also leads on ads (none vs shown). StepMate's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. StepMate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Workout Distance asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Workout Distance ships an update every 3 months, StepMate every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Workout Distance versus StepMate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkout DistanceStepMate
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFredrik WidlertRobert Bafoe

In-app purchases

None

Workout Distance

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

StepMate

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Workout Distance free?
Workout Distance is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StepMate free?
StepMate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Workout Distance or StepMate have ads?
StepMate shows ads; Workout Distance does not.
Which is updated more often, Workout Distance or StepMate?
Workout Distance ships an update every 3 months, and StepMate every 10 days. Most recently, Workout Distance was updated on October 24, 2026 and StepMate on October 8, 2026.

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