Comparison

Steps Widgets (Pedometer) vs Widgethy

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

Head to head
About

Steps Widgets (Pedometer)

Visualize your daily activity directly on your home screen with customizable widgets. This app uses your iPhone's built-in sensors to display steps, distance, and personal bests. Track your progress across various time periods and personalize your experience with different themes.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets
  • Steps and distance tracking
  • Personal best tracking
  • Multiple measurement units
  • Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly tracking
  • Customizable themes
Features
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Did you know your iPhone is already tracking the distance you travel every day using its built-in motion sensors? (Your Apple Watch does too!) All of this data is automatically and privatly stored in the Apple Health app. Steps Widgets takes that information and transforms it into beautiful, customizable widgets — bringing your daily activity, from walking to running, right to your home screen. And the best part? You can even track your personal bests across different time periods! Key Features ◆ Works without location data ◆ Multiple measurement units: steps, meters, kilometers, yards, miles ◆ Daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly tracking ◆ Multiple home screen widgets, each with its own configuration ◆ Automatic dark and tinted mode adaptation Unlock More with a One-Time Purchase ◆ Track your top records ◆ Customizable themes ◆ Highlight extreme values with colors ◆ Add average values and trend lines ◆ Slimmer borders, larger content ◆ …and much more!

About

Widgethy

Features
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Check your health data at a glance with widgets on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Apple Watch face. Widgethy connects with Apple Health to display 50+ health and fitness metrics as widgets. See your latest steps, heart rate, sleep, weight, blood oxygen, and more — right from your Lock Screen or Home Screen, without opening an app. ■ 50+ Metrics Supports a wide range of health data including steps, heart rate, sleep, weight, blood oxygen, blood pressure, body temperature, calories, VO2 Max, HRV, and more. All metrics are available for free. ■ Three Widget Types: Simple, Rich & Heatmap Simple — Shows today's value at a glance. Rich — Detailed view with 7-day charts and statistics. Sleep is visualized with a stage-by-stage hypnogram. Heatmap — Daily trends visualized as a color-intensity grid. Spot patterns at a glance. (Rich and Heatmap widgets require a Widgethy Pro subscription.) ■ Every Size Supported Both types support all Home Screen widget sizes (Small / Medium / Large) and Lock Screen widget sizes (Circular / Rectangular). View your data with feature-rich widgets complete with gauges and charts. ■ Apple Watch Complications Put any of the 50+ metrics on your watch face. Pick one straight from the watch face editor — no setup in the app required. Circular, inline, corner, and rectangular are all supported, and the rectangular complication charts today's trend. ■ Fully Customizable Set Light, Dark, Vivid, or System appearance independently for each widget. Vivid adds vibrant gradient backgrounds in your metric's category color. ■ Privacy First Widgethy only reads your health data and never writes to it. Your health values never leave your device — they are never sent to any server. ■ Widgethy Pro Unlock Rich widgets with charts, Lock Screen widgets with gauges, watch complications with gauges and charts, and unlimited widget slots. Supported categories: Activity / Body Measurements / Heart / Sleep / Respiratory / Nutrition / Vitals / Cycle Tracking / Mental Wellbeing

Screenshots

Steps Widgets (Pedometer)4 screens
Widgethy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Widgethy at every 6 days against Steps Widgets (Pedometer)'s every 5 weeks. Widgethy also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Steps Widgets (Pedometer)'s advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Steps Widgets (Pedometer) sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Widgethy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steps Widgets (Pedometer) ships an update every 5 weeks, Widgethy every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Steps Widgets (Pedometer) versus Widgethy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteps Widgets (Pedometer)Widgethy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (140 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings140 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB13 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKhashayar AbryoghaniSoyApps

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Steps Widgets (Pedometer)

One-time2
  • Full Version$1.99
  • Full Version$2.99
2 purchases

Widgethy

Subscriptions2
  • Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Pro (Yearly)$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Steps Widgets (Pedometer) free?
Steps Widgets (Pedometer) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Widgethy free?
Widgethy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Steps Widgets (Pedometer) or Widgethy have ads?
Neither Steps Widgets (Pedometer) nor Widgethy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Steps Widgets (Pedometer) or Widgethy?
Steps Widgets (Pedometer) ships an update every 5 weeks, and Widgethy every 6 days. Most recently, Steps Widgets (Pedometer) was updated on October 30, 2026 and Widgethy on October 31, 2026.

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