Step Counter vs Pace by NorthBound Labs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Step Counter
Track your daily steps and physical activity with this iPhone-based pedometer. Set daily goals and monitor your progress with a simple interface and icon badge updates. Review your weekly history to stay motivated on your fitness journey.
- Automatic step detection
- Daily progress tracking
- Icon badge step count
- Weekly history review
- Customizable interface
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Think you can achieve 10,000 steps a day? Challenge yourself! Seamlessly use your iPhone as a step counter. Learn more about your physical activity and get fit by reaching your daily goal. Simple interface makes your life easy with just the information you need at your fingertips FEATURES: -Automatic step detection - Set it once and the app does the rest recording your step for each day -Super simple interface shows your daily progress. -Easily check your step count just by looking at the app's icon badge. -Check your history and see how you're doing for the week. -Change the look and feel to match your mood.
Pace by NorthBound Labs
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Pace helps you stay consistent with your daily step goal using a clean, focused experience. 1. Track your daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly progress 2. See live step updates while the app is open 3. Review trends, streaks, and goal completion at a glance 4. Adjust your daily goal anytime 5. Explore detailed day and month views for deeper insights Pace reads your step data from Apple Health and uses Motion & Fitness for live step updates. No account required. Your data stays on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pace by NorthBound Labs at 5.0 against Step Counter's 4.0. Pace by NorthBound Labs also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). Step Counter's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pace by NorthBound Labs holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.
Step Counter ships an update every 2 months, Pace by NorthBound Labs every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Step Counter | Pace by NorthBound Labs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WALABOK LLC | Shankar Sethuraman |
In-app purchases
Step Counter
No in-app purchases
Pace by NorthBound Labs
No in-app purchases
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