Comparison

Emoji Steps vs Twinkle Clock

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

Head to head
About

Emoji Steps

Track your daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly step counts with this app. Visualize your progress using a grid format where brightness indicates step volume. Offers customizable widgets with various colors and emojis.

Highlights
  • Daily step goal setting and tracking
  • Weekly, monthly, and yearly step history
  • Grid visualization of step data
  • Customizable widgets
  • Color and emoji customization
Features
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需要配合Apple Health使用 主要功能: - 输入每日目标,提供每日步数查看,达成度 - 提供周(最近7天)、月(最近30天)、年(最近365天)步数查看 - 以Grid的形式呈现数据,越亮表示步数越多,越暗表示步数越少 - 丰富Widget - 多种颜色和Emoji

About

Twinkle Clock

Features
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Twinkle Clock turns your screen into a night sky — a clock face made of twinkling stars and constellations. FREE • 12 zodiac constellations, swipe to switch • A twinkling starfield with the time overlaid on constellation lines PRO (one-time purchase) • All 88 official constellations • ~8,900 naked-eye stars across the whole sky • The Milky Way and the Moon & planets (Mercury–Saturn) • Nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies • Tap any star, the Moon, or a planet to read about it • Time Travel — pick any date and time to see what the sky looked like (or will look like) • Major meteor shower activity windows Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro.

Screenshots

Emoji Steps4 screens
Twinkle Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Emoji Steps at none against Twinkle Clock's 1. Emoji Steps also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). Twinkle Clock's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price and ads 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. Twinkle Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Emoji Steps asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Emoji Steps ships an update every 4 days, Twinkle Clock every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
Emoji Steps versus Twinkle Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmoji StepsTwinkle Clock
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer健 王Hiroyasu Hirai

In-app purchases

None

Emoji Steps

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Twinkle Clock

One-time1
  • Twinkle Clock Pro$24.99

Questions

Is Emoji Steps free?
Emoji Steps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Twinkle Clock free?
Twinkle Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Emoji Steps or Twinkle Clock have ads?
Neither Emoji Steps nor Twinkle Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Emoji Steps or Twinkle Clock?
Emoji Steps ships an update every 4 days, and Twinkle Clock every 3 weeks. Most recently, Emoji Steps was updated on October 30, 2026 and Twinkle Clock on October 27, 2026.

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