Comparison

Step Counter vs Stepwise Go

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Automatic step detection
  • Daily progress tracking
  • Icon badge step count
  • Weekly history review
  • Customizable interface
Features
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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.

About

Stepwise Go

Features
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Stepwise helps you stay consistent with your daily activity by showing your step progress in a clean, motivating way across iPhone and Apple Watch. Today - Live step count with circular progress toward your daily goal - Distance (km or miles) and active calories at a glance - Weekly comparison — see if you're up or down from last week History - Bar charts for the last 7 days, 30 days, and full year - Goal line and 7-day rolling average trend on the 30-day chart - Personal records: best day ever, best day this month, best week Streaks - Consecutive days at or above your goal, shown on iPhone and Apple Watch - Milestone badges at 7, 14, 30, and 100 days Notifications (all optional) - Goal reached, evening nudge, streak milestones, weekly summary Apple Watch - Glanceable complications for watch faces - Home screen widgets in small and medium sizes Stepwise uses Apple Health as the sole source for step data — no account required, no data leaves your device.

Screenshots

Step Counter4 screens
Stepwise Go4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Stepwise Go at none against Step Counter's shown. Stepwise Go also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). Step Counter's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Step Counter ships an update every 2 months, Stepwise Go every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on August 28, 2026 and August 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Step Counter versus Stepwise Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStep CounterStepwise Go
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWALABOK LLCKjetil Andersen

In-app purchases

None

Step Counter

No in-app purchases

None

Stepwise Go

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Step Counter free?
Step Counter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stepwise Go free?
Stepwise Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Step Counter or Stepwise Go have ads?
Step Counter shows ads; Stepwise Go does not.
Which is updated more often, Step Counter or Stepwise Go?
Step Counter ships an update every 2 months, and Stepwise Go every 2 days. Most recently, Step Counter was updated on August 28, 2026 and Stepwise Go on August 17, 2026.

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