Pedora vs Step Counter, Pedometer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pedora
This app automatically adjusts your daily walking goals based on your recent activity, allowing for gradual increases or fixed targets. It tracks various health metrics and offers friendly competition with friends. Visualize your progress with charts and widgets.
- Automatic goal adjustment
- Customizable fixed goals
- Activity tracking (steps, distance, calories, etc.)
- Progress charts and statistics
- Friendly walking competitions
- Home and lock screen widgets
- Apple Watch integration
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You just set the improvement rate and Pedora will increase your walking goals little by little everyday. Pedora will intelligently adjust your goals as you go using your previous 7 days average. Maybe now it's spring and you feel like to go out and walk more? No problem. You can change your improvement rate higher and you're all set! Pedora will update your walking goals automatically from now on. Or maybe you're facing a plateau and just want to maintain your goals? No problem. You can change it to custom fixed goals and you're all set! Pedora will not touch your walking goals from now on. Walking can be more fun when its goal is achievable. Achieve you goals everyday with Pedora, and have a healthy life! ** Pedora includes ** 6 Activity Items - Steps - Distance - Duration - Calories - Floors - Heart Rate (can be tracked using Apple Watch or other smart bands) 2 Goal-Tracking Modes - Automatic Goals: Today's goals are tracked automatically based on previous 7 days average - Custom Goals: Custom Goals can be set and changed manually for today and any previous days. - Goal progresses are presented beautifully in a ring and bar charts 7 Period Charts - Day - 7 Days - Week - Weeks - Month - Year - Years Period Statistics - Totals - Averages - Trends Data Source - iPhone: updates in real time using iPhone motion sensor - All including Apple Watch: Update can be slower as the data are synced and merged with other sources including Apple Watch Friendly Walking Competition - Walking together is more fun - Compete for the weekly step counts with friends and loved ones - Motivate each other and achieve goals together - No 3rd party user registration or login is required - Send your invitation to any iCloud contact via Messages or Mail Home Screen Widgets - One activity on a small-sized widget - All activities on a medium-sized widget Lock Screen Widgets for iOS 16 and up - 2 types of lock screen widgets: Rectangular and Circular - Select activity (steps, distance, duration, calories, floors, heart rate) to show by tapping each widget while adding widget Apple Watch - Various watch complications - Independent Apple Watch app to track today's goal progress Notifications - Daily Steps Goal Progress - Friendly Steps Competition Rank Change - Friendly Steps Competition Weekly Winning Units - Can switch between Imperial and Metric Units Dark & Light Mode - Supports Dark & Light mode or System setting of your iPhone ** Health app integration ** Pedora integrates with the Health app in order to display health data collected by connected devices including Apple Watch. ** Data Privacy ** Your health data stays in your iPhone and Apple's eco system, and they will not be shared with any 3rd parties.
Step Counter, Pedometer
This app automatically counts your daily steps, walking distance, and floors climbed using your device's built-in sensor. It offers visually appealing reports with innovative graphs to help you track your progress and achieve your walking goals. The app prioritizes user privacy by not collecting personal data and requires no sign-in.
- Automatic step counting
- Tracks walking distance and floors
- Saves battery with no GPS
- Innovative report graphs
- Daily and weekly statistics
- No sign-in required
- Privacy-focused data handling
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Pedometer uses the built-in sensor to count your steps. No GPS tracking, so it can save battery. It also track walking distance, floors etc. App has stunning design with many gradients you can choose. App is completely free: no ads, no in-app purchases and etc. All features are 100% FREE. You can use all features without having to pay for them. No sign-in required. We never collect your personal data or share your information with third parties. The report graphs are the most innovative ever, they are specially designed for mobile devices to help you track your walking data. You can check your weekly statistics in graphs. Step counter makes it easy to keep track of daily walking goals. Steps tracker free app can track your steps, count your steps, and show easy to read daily and weekly reports. App supports English, Korean and Japanese languages. Important Note: Pedometer - Step Counter integrates with HealthKit to sync your steps with the application and count calories burned.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pedora at 4.5 against Step Counter, Pedometer's 1.0. Pedora also leads on ratings volume (61 vs 1). Step Counter, Pedometer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Pedora holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pedora has 61 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 65% of Pedora's written reviews are positive against 67% of Step Counter, Pedometer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Pedora ships an update monthly, Step Counter, Pedometer every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Pedora | Step Counter, Pedometer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (61 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 61 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dong hyun Kim | Hassan Mohamed Abdelrahman Attia |
Customer experience
Pedora
Step Counter, Pedometer
In-app purchases
Pedora
No in-app purchases
Step Counter, Pedometer
No in-app purchases
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