Comparison

StepTracker vs step widget minimalist

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

Head to head
About

StepTracker

This application helps you increase your daily steps and motivation to reach your fitness goals. It automatically tracks your steps, even when the app is closed, and offers a home screen widget for easy progress monitoring. Set custom goals, earn awards, and view your weekly progress with insightful charts.

Highlights
  • Automatic step counting
  • Apple Health integration
  • Customizable step goals
  • Home screen widget
  • Weekly step charts
  • Awards for progress
Features
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StepTracker — the walking you already do, worth looking at. StepTracker turns the steps Apple Health already tracks into a daily habit worth checking — records, streaks, and patterns from data you're already generating, on your phone and nowhere else. SEE TODAY AT A GLANCE Your ring animates up the moment you open the app. A daily card tells a different story depending on when you check — yesterday's story in the morning, your pace to goal at midday, how close you are to a personal best by evening. EVERY WALK, TRACKED LIVE Start a live walk and watch your count in real time — on the Lock Screen, in the Dynamic Island, and on your Apple Watch. It ends itself if you forget, and nothing is ever written back to Health. WIDGETS AND A WATCH APP Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show your ring and count without opening the app. Complications do the same on your wrist, plus a dedicated watch app for your ring, streak, and goal. RECORDS THAT MEAN SOMETHING Personal bests, streaks, and a weekday fingerprint that shows when you actually move. Chase themed journeys — from New York City to the Idaho wilderness to the Pacific Northwest — each one turning distance into a badge collection. 30+ METRICS, ONE PLACE Steps, distance, stairs, walking speed, cadence, and more — each with its own history and chart. COMPLETELY PRIVATE Every calculation happens on your device. No account, no server, no ads. Your health data is never sent anywhere — not even to us. FREE TO TRY StepTracker is free to download and free to use for 7 days. After that, continue with a subscription — monthly, yearly (with its own free trial), or a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices shown in USD and may vary by region. Subscriptions renew automatically and can be managed or cancelled anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

step widget minimalist

A minimalist step tracker designed for digital wellness. It displays only your steps and progress on home screen widgets, eliminating distracting features like feeds or streaks. Your data remains private and stored directly on your device.

Highlights
  • Minimalist step tracking
  • Home screen widgets
  • Displays only steps and progress
  • No feeds or streaks
  • On-device data storage
Features
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As I've been reducing digital noise in my life, I couldn't find a step tracker that aligned with my values. So I built one for myself. It's the digital minimalist's step counter: Shows literally just steps and progress Home screen widgets that display only a number No feeds, streaks, or other attention hooks Data stays on your device I've been using it for months, and recently added widgets so I don't even have to open the app anymore.

Screenshots

StepTracker4 screens
step widget minimalist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: StepTracker at 100% against step widget minimalist's 50%. StepTracker also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

StepTracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of StepTracker's written reviews are positive against 50% of step widget minimalist's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
StepTracker versus step widget minimalist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepTrackerstep widget minimalist
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrittany RimaHugo Peyron

Customer experience

StepTracker

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

step widget minimalist

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

StepTracker

No in-app purchases

None

step widget minimalist

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StepTracker free?
StepTracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is step widget minimalist free?
step widget minimalist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, StepTracker or step widget minimalist?
StepTracker is rated higher. StepTracker averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while step widget minimalist averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do StepTracker or step widget minimalist have ads?
Neither StepTracker nor step widget minimalist shows ads.

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