Comparison

Steps vs Amblr

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

Head to head
About

Steps

Track your daily step count and stay motivated to reach your fitness goals. This app offers a simple way to monitor progress with customizable goals and visual celebrations upon achievement. Enjoy a lightweight and user-friendly experience with customizable display options.

Highlights
  • Daily step counting
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Customizable step goal
  • Visual goal achievement celebration
  • 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

Amblr

Track your daily steps with a live count and visualize your progress through beautiful charts and goal tracking. This app works offline and prioritizes your privacy, with no account required. Upgrade for advanced features like distance and calorie goals.

Highlights
  • Live step count
  • Offline functionality
  • Progress charts and trends
  • Daily, weekly, and monthly goals
  • Apple Health sync
  • Customizable themes and icons
Features
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Amblr turns your daily steps into something worth looking at. A live step count, beautiful charts, streaks, and goals — all in a fast, easy to use app that works completely offline. No account. No signup. Open the app and your steps are already there. COUNT EVERY STEP • Live step count straight from your iPhone's motion chip — no wearable needed • Distance and calories estimated from your own height, weight, and stride • Sync your full walking history from Apple Health in one tap SEE YOUR PROGRESS • A scrollable day-by-day bar chart of your recent activity • Trends, heatmaps, top days, and streaks that make patterns obvious • A daily recap that tells you how today compares to your usual HIT YOUR GOALS • Daily, weekly, and monthly step goals with progress rings • Goal alerts the moment you cross the line • Pro adds distance and calorie goals for deeper training targets MAKE IT YOURS • Gorgeous dark and light themes, plus alternate app icons • New iPhone? Sync Apple Health and your history follows you PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your steps live on your device first. There is no account, no email, and nothing to sign up for. Health data is never used for advertising. AMBLR PRO Upgrade to unlock weekly and monthly insights, distance and calorie goals, and an ad-free experience. Free trial available. Every walk counts. Let Amblr prove it. Learn More: Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://amblr.expo.app/privacy Support: https://amblr.expo.app/support

Screenshots

Steps4 screens
Amblr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Steps at none against Amblr's 2. Steps also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (5.5K vs 1). Amblr's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). 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. Amblr sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Steps asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Amblr holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Steps has 5.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Steps's written reviews are positive against 100% of Amblr's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steps ships an update weekly, Amblr every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Steps versus Amblr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepsAmblr
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (5.5K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.5K — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDasmer SinghRameen Khan

Customer experience

Steps

All ratings5,527 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.7%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews451 reviews
Positive80.5%
Neutral4.2%
Negative15.3%

Amblr

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Amblr

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Steps

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Amblr

Subscriptions2
  • Amblr Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Amblr Pro Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Steps free?
Steps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Amblr free?
Amblr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Steps or Amblr?
Amblr is rated higher. Steps averages 4.7 out of 5 from 5.5K ratings, while Amblr averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Steps or Amblr have ads?
Amblr shows ads; Steps does not.
Which is updated more often, Steps or Amblr?
Steps ships an update weekly, and Amblr every 4 days. Most recently, Steps was updated on October 17, 2026 and Amblr on October 6, 2026.

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