Comparison

Hidgets vs Pedometer

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

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About

Hidgets

Display your Apple Health data beautifully on your iPhone's home and lock screens with customizable widgets. Track over 20 health metrics with various design options and time period selections.

Highlights
  • Unlimited widget creation
  • 6 beautiful widget variants
  • Home and Lock Screen support
  • 20+ health metrics tracked
  • Customizable colors and icons
  • Time period selection
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Your Health, Your Way – Beautiful, Customizable Widgets for Home and Lock Screens. Hidgets gives you complete control over how you view and track your Apple Health data. With unlimited customization, beautiful widget designs, and comprehensive health metric support, Hidgets transforms your iPhone into a powerful health dashboard. UNLIMITED CUSTOMIZATION • Choose from 6 stunning widget designs: Simple, Minimalist, Chart, Complete, Fitness, and Blood Pressure • Customize colors, icons, and time periods for every widget • Create unlimited widgets for different health metrics • Mix and match styles to create your perfect health dashboard 20+ HEALTH METRICS Track everything from Apple Health: • Activity: Steps, Active Energy, Distance, Exercise Minutes, Stand Hours • Body: Weight, BMI, Body Fat %, Lean Body Mass, Height • Vitals: Heart Rate, Resting Heart Rate, Blood Pressure, Blood Oxygen, Body Temperature • Fitness: Activity Rings, VO2 Max, Walking Heart Rate Average • Sleep: Sleep Analysis with detailed charts • And many more... HOME & LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS • System Small widgets for quick glances • System Medium widgets for detailed data • Lock Screen circular widgets (iOS 16+) • Lock Screen rectangular widgets (iOS 16+) • Always-available health data without unlocking HIDGETS PRO FEATURES Upgrade to unlock premium experiences: • Chart Widgets - Beautiful data visualizations with 7-day trends • Minimalist Widgets - Clean, elegant designs • Complete Widgets - Detailed stats with progress tracking • Fitness Widgets - Apple Activity Rings display • Blood Pressure Widgets - Specialized BP monitoring • All future premium features included PRIVACY FIRST • Direct Apple Health integration - your data stays on your device • No third-party data sharing - ever • No ads or tracking • Read-only access to Health data • Optional iCloud sync uses end-to-end encryption PERFECT FOR • Fitness enthusiasts tracking daily activity • Health-conscious individuals monitoring vitals • Weight management and body composition tracking • Sleep quality improvement • Chronic condition management (BP, heart rate) • Anyone wanting quick access to health data KEY FEATURES • Unlimited widget creation • 6 beautiful widget variants • Home Screen and Lock Screen support • 100+ SF Symbols icons to choose from • Custom color themes and gradients • Time period selection (today, week, month, year) • Export widget previews as images • Dark mode optimized • Regular updates with new features REQUIREMENTS • iOS 18.0 or later (iOS 26+ recommended) • Apple Health data for metrics you want to display HIDGETS PRO SUBSCRIPTION • Monthly: $0.99/month • Yearly: $9.99/year (Save 17%) • Lifetime: $14.99 (One-time purchase, best value!) • Free trial available for new subscribers • Cancel anytime SUPPORT Need help or have suggestions? Visit hidgets.com/support or contact us directly through the app. WHAT'S NEXT Your Hidgets Pro subscription supports ongoing development and exciting future features including Apple Watch support, expanded metrics, and more customization options.

About

Pedometer

Display your key health metrics directly on your iPhone's Home Screen and Lock Screen with customizable widgets. Track steps, heart rate, and more without opening an app. Set daily goals and visualize trends with beautiful charts.

Highlights
  • Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets
  • Track 6 health metrics
  • Daily goals and streak tracking
  • Weekly trend charts
  • 9 customizable widget themes
  • Metric and imperial units
Features
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Count every step and see your health at a glance — right on your Home Screen, Lock Screen and Apple Watch, without ever opening the app. Steppy is the all-in-one pedometer, step counter and health widget for iPhone and Apple Watch. Track your steps, heart rate, blood oxygen, calories, distance and flights climbed, hit daily goals, keep your streak alive and unlock achievements — all synced privately with Apple Health. TRACK 6 HEALTH METRICS - Steps (pedometer) - Heart rate (BPM) - Blood oxygen (SpO2) - Calories burned - Walking & running distance - Flights climbed 8 WIDGETS FOR EVERY SCREEN - Small Home Screen widgets (free) - Medium & large Health Dashboard widgets (Premium) - Lock Screen widgets — Circular, Rectangular & Inline (free for everyone) - Quick Action Widget — refresh and bump your goal in one tap (Premium) - iOS 18 Control Center buttons — Today's Steps, Quick Refresh, Start Activity - Live Activity in the Dynamic Island while you walk (Premium) - Auto-refreshes every 15 minutes NATIVE APPLE WATCH APP Works standalone — no iPhone needed. See today's steps with a goal ring, live heart rate, calories, goals and achievements straight from your wrist. 9 BEAUTIFUL WIDGET THEMES Make your widgets yours with 9 color themes — Classic, Ocean, Sunset, Forest, Midnight, Berry, Lavender, Rose and Slate — each in light and dark mode. GOALS, STREAKS & 32 ACHIEVEMENTS Set daily goals for steps, calories, distance and flights, watch your progress fill up beautiful rings, and build a streak by hitting your goal every day. Unlock 32 achievement badges across six categories, and climb the Game Center leaderboards. TRENDS & CHARTS Review the last 7 days with interactive bar charts, and see your whole year at a glance with the contribution-style heatmap (Premium). PRIVATE BY DESIGN 100% private. Steppy reads only from Apple Health, with your permission. No data is collected, stored or sent to third parties — ever. PREMIUM Unlock everything with an optional subscription: an ad-free experience, medium & large widgets, the Quick Action Widget, Live Activities, all 9 themes, trends, the year heatmap, all goals and streaks, premium achievements and CSV export of your full history. Free forever: Classic theme, small Home Screen widgets, every Lock Screen widget, steps goal tracking and the full Apple Watch app. Download Steppy and turn every step into progress. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://code-expert.de/app-privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Hidgets4 screens
Pedometer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pedometer at 4.4 against Hidgets's 3.3. Pedometer also leads on ratings volume (622 vs 169). Hidgets's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On price, review sentiment, 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. Hidgets sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Pedometer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pedometer holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 169 and 622 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Hidgets's written reviews are positive against 50% of Pedometer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hidgets ships an update weekly, Pedometer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hidgets versus Pedometer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHidgetsPedometer
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (169 ratings)4.4 (622 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.9% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings169622 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPluginslabAyhan Gulseven

Customer experience

Hidgets

All ratings169 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral6.5%
Negative37.9%
Written reviews283 reviews
Positive44.9%
Neutral11.3%
Negative43.8%

Pedometer

All ratings622 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral4.2%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral7.1%
Negative42.9%

Bugs and requests

Hidgets

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Sleep widget displaying incorrect data
  • Steps widget not updating
  • Restore purchase functionality not working
  • Crashes when accessing certain widgets
  • Widgets not refreshing automatically

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more health data widgets (e.g. VO2 max, blood pressure, nutrition)
  • Improve widget update frequency and accuracy
  • Add support for iPad and Apple Watch
  • Allow customization of units (e.g. metric vs imperial)
  • Restore previously purchased features

Pedometer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Hidgets

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription to Pro7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription to Pro7 Days trial$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro Purchase$14.99
2 purchases

Pedometer

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly Subscription$15.991 Year

Questions

Is Hidgets free?
Hidgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pedometer free?
Pedometer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hidgets or Pedometer?
Pedometer is rated higher. Hidgets averages 3.3 out of 5 from 169 ratings, while Pedometer averages 4.4 from 622 ratings.
Do Hidgets or Pedometer have ads?
Pedometer shows ads; Hidgets does not.
Which is updated more often, Hidgets or Pedometer?
Hidgets ships an update weekly, and Pedometer every 2 weeks. Most recently, Hidgets was updated on September 21, 2026 and Pedometer on September 22, 2026.

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