Comparison

Steps Widgets (Pedometer) vs Pacekin

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

Pacekin

Features
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Not how much you walk — how you walk. Pacekin turns your daily steps into a companion whose species is decided by your walking rhythm. Walk mostly in the morning and it leans one way. Walk at night, in short bursts, or a little every single day, and it leans another. Same step count, different creature. RHYTHM EVOLUTION Your steps are read automatically from Apple Health — no logging, no manual check-ins. They become growth energy, and when your pet evolves it locks in one of 5 species (SOLARI, NOCT, TERRA, VOLT, AEON) based on your last 7 days: morning, night, steady, burst, or perfect-attendance rhythm. You won't know which until the moment it happens. SPECIES ISLAND Fully grown pets settle on your island. 5 species x 2 adult variants = 10 slots to fill. Want the nocturnal one next? Walk differently this week. Every empty slot is a reason to move in a new way. WIDGET & LOCK SCREEN Your pet's mood and today's step ring live on your home and lock screen. If it looks sleepy, you know what to do. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - Steps are read from Apple Health (read-only) and never leave your device - No account, no sign-up, no cloud — everything stays on your iPhone - Works fully offline FREE, WITH ADS Pacekin is free and supported by ads. Watching a reward ad is always optional (for boosts like 2x growth), and a brief ad may appear after the daily recap. You can raise every species without ever watching one. Your pace already has a personality. Come see what it hatches.

Screenshots

Steps Widgets (Pedometer)4 screens
Pacekin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pacekin at none against Steps Widgets (Pedometer)'s 2. Steps Widgets (Pedometer)'s advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Pacekin asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 12, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Steps Widgets (Pedometer) versus Pacekin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteps Widgets (Pedometer)Pacekin
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (129 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings129 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKhashayar AbryoghaniJIHWAN SEOK

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Steps Widgets (Pedometer)

One-time2
  • Full Version$1.99
  • Full Version$2.99
None

Pacekin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Steps Widgets (Pedometer) free?
Steps Widgets (Pedometer) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pacekin free?
Pacekin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Steps Widgets (Pedometer) or Pacekin have ads?
Pacekin shows ads; Steps Widgets (Pedometer) does not.
Which is updated more often, Steps Widgets (Pedometer) or Pacekin?
Steps Widgets (Pedometer) ships an update every 5 weeks, and Pacekin every 5 weeks. Most recently, Steps Widgets (Pedometer) was updated on October 12, 2026 and Pacekin on October 12, 2026.

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