HKStepMonitor vs Steps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HKStepMonitor
This utility app displays daily and weekly step counts tracked by your iPhone and Apple Watch. It presents your step data in a clear graph format, making it easy to monitor your activity over the past seven days.
- Displays step counts from Apple HealthKit
- Tracks steps from iPhone and Apple Watch
- Shows daily and weekly step totals
- Presents data in a graph format
- Monitors activity for the past 7 days
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Simple utility for iPhone that uses Apple HealthKit to display the number of steps that were measured by the iPhone and Apple Watch. Displays steps measured for the past 7 days with a total for the week and daily totals in a graph format. Please enjoy this simple and handy tool to easily find and monitor your steps for the week and the day.
Steps
This app offers a beautiful and comprehensive way to track your daily steps, distance, calories, and active minutes. It provides detailed charts, goal setting, and motivational features to keep you moving. You can also track outdoor workouts with GPS and compete with friends.
- Live step count with progress ring
- GPS outdoor workout tracking
- Streaks, goals, and personal bests
- Weekly and monthly trend charts
- Social leaderboards and challenges
- Customizable themes and widgets
- Apple Health and Apple Watch integration
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Steps is the cleanest, most beautiful step tracker for iPhone. Whether you're working toward 10,000 steps a day or training for a marathon, Steps keeps you motivated with real-time data, stunning charts, and social competition. DAILY TRACKING • Live step count with animated progress ring • Distance, calories, active minutes & floors climbed • Hourly breakdown chart — see exactly when you were active • Automatic sync with Apple Health STREAKS & GOALS • Set your own daily step goal • Build and protect day streaks • Personal best detection with confetti celebration • Motivational messages that adapt to your progress TRENDS & HISTORY • Weekly and monthly charts with goal markers • Full calendar history — tap any day for hourly detail • Monthly and weekly recap cards GPS WORKOUTS • Track outdoor walks, runs, cycling, hiking & trail runs • Live route map with pace, splits & elevation • Auto-pause, voice coach & detailed post-workout summary FRIENDS & CHALLENGES • Leaderboard — compare steps with friends daily, weekly or monthly • Send challenges and nudges to keep each other moving • XP levels and achievement badges BEAUTIFUL & CUSTOMISABLE • 5 accent colour themes • Light, dark & automatic appearance • Home screen and Lock Screen widgets • Apple Watch companion app Steps respects your privacy. All health data stays on your device and is only shared with Apple Health.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Steps at every 6 weeks against HKStepMonitor's every 21 months. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for HKStepMonitor against 5.0 for Steps. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
HKStepMonitor ships an update every 21 months, Steps every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HKStepMonitor | Steps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Richard Armstrong | Dejvi Kacollja |
In-app purchases
HKStepMonitor
No in-app purchases
Steps
No in-app purchases









