Comparison

Disco Steps vs Chief iWatch

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

Head to head
About

Disco Steps

Track your daily steps and distance with a clear, glanceable display. Set goals, analyze long-term trends with charts, and integrate with the Health app for a comprehensive view of your activity from all your devices.

Highlights
  • Glanceable real-time stats
  • Step count and distance tracking
  • Daily step count goal setting
  • Long-term trend analysis
  • Health app integration
  • Rolling average curve
Features
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Get an overview of your walking activity today and over time in one seamless view. • A big, glanceable display with the real-time stats of today. • Shows step count and distance. • Set your daily step count goal and have one more motivating ring to close. • Analyse long-term trends using a chart view. • Keep pushing those bars over the finish line. • A rolling average curve to smooth out the fluctuations. With your permission, Disco Steps integrates with the Health app to read the data of your walking activity. And so, not only data generated by carrying your iPhone, but also walking/running information supplied by all other fitness devices and apps participating in Health ecosystem — including, of course, the Apple Watch — does contribute to the visualization of your activity trends. In addition, if you are walking with your iPhone, the real-time motion sensing updates the step count and distance numbers on the fly. We hope that Disco Steps will boost your motivation to new heights! Good luck in your wellbeing journey!

About

Chief iWatch

Features
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Chief iWatch App can achieve the step monitoring, heart rate monitoring, sleep monitoring, call notification, alarm settings, health data uploaded to Healthkit and other functions. Note: 1.Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. 2.Support background to find the function of mobile phone

Screenshots

Disco Steps4 screens
Chief iWatch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chief iWatch at none against Disco Steps's 1. Chief iWatch also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.4). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Disco Steps sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Chief iWatch asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Disco Steps ships an update every 2 months, Chief iWatch every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 31, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Disco Steps versus Chief iWatch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDisco StepsChief iWatch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.49.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB80 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperCodulisChief Telecom Inc.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Disco Steps

One-time1
  • Disco Steps Premium$6.99
None

Chief iWatch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Disco Steps free?
Disco Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chief iWatch free?
Chief iWatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Disco Steps or Chief iWatch have ads?
Neither Disco Steps nor Chief iWatch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Disco Steps or Chief iWatch?
Disco Steps ships an update every 2 months, and Chief iWatch every 6 weeks. Most recently, Disco Steps was updated on August 31, 2026 and Chief iWatch on June 5, 2026.

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