Steps vs Pedometer King
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Steps
This app helps you reach your daily step goal with a simple interface and motivational widgets for your home and lock screens. It celebrates your success by changing color when you hit your target, encouraging a healthier lifestyle. The app is lightweight and offers both light and dark modes.
- Daily step goal tracking
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Motivational color changes
- Customizable step goals
- Light and Dark modes
- Small app size
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Achieve your 10,000 steps goal with Steps! Add the widget to your Lock Screen or Home Screen for daily motivation. When you hit 10,000 steps, the app turns green to celebrate your success. Strive for green every day to stay active and healthy. You can edit the goal if you want too. Steps is a simple app, and at less than 2MB, it's smaller than even just 1 photo on your iPhone. Enjoy both Light and Dark modes for the app and widget.
Pedometer King
This app automatically tracks your daily steps, distance, and calories burned using HealthKit. Set personal goals, monitor weight and BMI, and view detailed activity reports to stay motivated and achieve your fitness objectives.
- Automatic step tracking via HealthKit
- Calorie and distance monitoring
- Daily step goals and achievements
- Weight and BMI tracking
- Daily, weekly, and monthly reports
- Privacy-friendly with no account required
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* Pedometer King – Walk, Track, Achieve. * Pedometer King is a simple, accurate, and privacy-safe step counter that helps you stay active every day. Powered by Apple HealthKit, the app automatically tracks your steps, calories burned, walking/running distance, and active duration with seamless background updates. Whether you’re walking for fitness, weight loss, or a healthy routine, Pedometer King keeps your progress clear and effortless. * Automatic Step Tracking (HealthKit) * Your steps are updated in real time using Apple HealthKit for maximum accuracy. No manual input. No battery drain. Just walk and let the app do the rest. Tracks: Steps Calories Distance (km/miles) Active walking duration * Daily Step Goals & Achievements * Stay motivated with clear daily goals and milestone achievements. The more you walk, the more badges you unlock! Set your own daily target Track remaining steps at a glance Celebrate every achievement with progress visuals * Weight Tracking & BMI Monitoring * Reach your ideal body weight with built-in tracking tools: Add and update your current weight * Set a goal weight * View your progress over time Auto-calculate BMI with healthy ranges Great for fitness, health improvement, and long-term weight management. * Clean Daily & Weekly, Monthly, Yearly Reports * Understand your activity better through simple and elegant charts: * Daily step insights * Weekly bar chart for trends See calories burned and distance covered * Privacy-Friendly & Easy to Use * Your health data stays securely on your device and inside HealthKit. No account required. No personal data collection. * Why Choose Pedometer King? * Accurate HealthKit step syncing Works automatically in the background Beautiful UI optimized for iPhone Daily goals & achievement system Weight, BMI & long-term progress tracking * Activity tracking like walk, jog, run using gps map with all history and reports of workout sessions. Walk more, stay fit, and reach your health goals with Pedometer King. * Sources for BMI formula and calculations World Health Organization (WHO) – BMI classification and definitions. https://apps.who.int/nutrition/landscape/help.aspx?helpid=420 * Terms and conditions : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ * Privacy policy : https://pedometerking.com/ios/privacy_policy_ios.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Steps at none against Pedometer King's shown. Steps also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, 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.
Steps holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Steps has 6.2K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Steps ships an update every 10 days, Pedometer King every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Steps | Pedometer King |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6.2K ratings) — better | 4.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6.2K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Dasmer Singh | Smriti Tomer |
Customer experience
Steps
Pedometer King
Bugs and requests
Steps
Reported bugs
2 issues- Steps not syncing correctly
- App changes step totals retrospectively
Requested features
3 requests- Add distance and pace tracking
- Allow customization of step goal
- Extend historical data view beyond one week
Pedometer King
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Steps
No in-app purchases
Pedometer King
No in-app purchases









