Comparison

Steps vs Tendril Habits

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Daily step goal tracking
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Motivational color changes
  • Customizable step goals
  • Light and Dark modes
  • Small app size
Features
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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.

About

Tendril Habits

Features
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Grow beautiful habits, one day at a time. Every streak you keep nurtures a living zen garden — watch it bloom from seedling to flourishing. Private by design: no ads, no tracking, no account required. GROW YOUR HABITS LIKE A GARDEN Tendril turns your habits into a living zen garden. Every streak waters your plants. Watch your garden flourish as your habits take root — from Seedling to Sprouting, Growing, and Flourishing. The garden sways gently in the wind, floating petals drift by, and a bloom celebration bursts when you finish all habits. ONE-TAP CHECK-INS Simple, satisfying habit completion with one tap. Color-coded habits with custom icons. Each completion triggers rewarding haptic feedback. APPLE HEALTH AUTO-TRACKING Link habits to Apple Health — steps, water, and exercise complete automatically from your Apple Watch. No manual logging. INTERACTIVE WIDGETS Complete habits directly from your Home Screen — six widget sizes including three Lock Screen layouts. Tap a habit in the widget and it marks itself complete instantly. APPLE WATCH + iPAD Track habits from your wrist with Digital Crown scrolling and long-press undo. On iPad, a full sidebar + detail split view — not a stretched iPhone. SMART NOTIFICATIONS Five notification types: daily reminders, streak-at-risk alerts, achievement unlock celebrations, lapsed-user nudges, and weekly review prompts — each with granular controls. STREAKS & ACHIEVEMENTS Build streaks for each habit. Streak freeze protection saves you on off days. Earn badges as you grow: First Bloom, Week Warrior, 30-Day Master, and more. WEEKLY REVIEW + YEAR IN REVIEW Reflect weekly with detailed breakdowns. Every December, see your year in a five-slide visual story — share it with friends. STATS (Pro) Interactive charts, streak history, progress trends, and a calendar heatmap that reveals your patterns at a glance. PRIVACY FIRST Tendril uses TelemetryDeck for anonymous product analytics only — no personal identifiers, no cross-app tracking. Your habits are stored locally with optional iCloud sync. FREE: 3 active habits, streaks, zen garden, widgets (all 6 sizes), Apple Health, Apple Watch, Live Activities, iPad split view, smart reminders, achievement badges. PRO: Unlimited habits, advanced stats + heatmap, weekly review, streak freeze, premium themes (8), CSV export, all achievements. SUBSCRIPTION INFO - Monthly: $4.99/month (3-day free trial) - Annual: $29.99/year (1-week free trial) - Lifetime: one-time purchase Payment charged to your Apple ID. Subscription renews unless canceled 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Questions? theknack2020@gmail.com Privacy: https://theknack2020-sketch.github.io/Tendril/privacy/ Terms: https://theknack2020-sketch.github.io/Tendril/terms/ Grow your habits. Grow your garden. Grow yourself.

Screenshots

Steps4 screens
Tendril Habits4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Steps at none against Tendril Habits's 3. On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tendril Habits sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Steps asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steps ships an update every 10 days, Tendril Habits every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Steps versus Tendril Habits: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepsTendril Habits
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDasmer SinghUFUK OZDEMIR

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

Tendril Habits

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Steps

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Tendril Habits

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Annual — Best Value$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Steps free?
Steps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tendril Habits free?
Tendril Habits is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Steps or Tendril Habits have ads?
Neither Steps nor Tendril Habits shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Steps or Tendril Habits?
Steps ships an update every 10 days, and Tendril Habits every 9 days. Most recently, Steps was updated on November 5, 2026 and Tendril Habits on October 25, 2026.

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