Comparison

Steps vs Movement Break

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

Movement Break

Features
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Movement Break makes it easier to add movement to your day — without needing a full workout. Using the concept of “exercise snacks,” Movement Break gives you short, simple movement breaks that can be completed in about a minute. Set your schedule, receive reminders throughout the day, and when it’s time to move, tap the button and follow along. HOW IT WORKS • Set the days and times you want to be reminded • Receive Movement Break notifications throughout your day • Tap “Let’s Move!” to get a quick movement • Follow along for about a minute • Complete your break and keep building your daily movement habit Movement Break is designed for people who spend long periods sitting or simply want an easier way to incorporate more movement into everyday life. Use it at your desk, while working from home, or whenever you need a quick movement break. No complicated programs. No long workouts. Just small opportunities to move more consistently. Exercise snacks to build healthy movement habits. Movement Break provides general wellness and educational content and is not intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

Screenshots

Steps4 screens
Movement Break4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Steps at none against Movement Break's shown. Movement Break's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Steps versus Movement Break: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepsMovement Break
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (5.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.5K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDasmer SinghSTEVEN MELINOSKY

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

Movement Break

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Steps

No in-app purchases

None

Movement Break

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Steps free?
Steps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Movement Break free?
Movement Break is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Steps or Movement Break have ads?
Movement Break shows ads; Steps does not.

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