Footsteps Pedometer vs Steps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Footsteps Pedometer
This advanced pedometer tracks your steps, distance, and calories burned while walking or running. It works seamlessly in the background, with your pocket or case, and integrates with Apple Watch and the Health App for comprehensive activity monitoring.
- Records steps, duration, distance, and calories burned
- Works in background and with Apple Watch
- Optional Health App integration
- Displays current speed, pace, and calorie burn
- History and Graphs modules
- Pacer for maintaining desired speed
- Configurable step length and units
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OVERVIEW Footsteps is an advanced pedometer counting steps and calories burned as you walk or run. It's easy to use, works when in your pocket, hand or a case. It doesn't require any special belt although works great when you use one. Works in background (don't forget to start Footsteps after you turn on your iPhone/iPod). Works with Apple Watch. FEATURES - Records steps, duration, distance and calories burned - Displays current speed, pace and calorie burn - Works in background - Works with Apple Watch - Optional integration with the Health App - Displays counts for walking and running as well as total counts - Nine color schemes to choose from including high contrast B&W - Dark mode support - Timer pauses automatically when no activity is detected - Pacer helps you maintain the desired speed and intensity. It also gives you information about calories burned per hour as you maintain this speed - Distance chime - Advanced algorithm calculating calories burned - Screen lock - Configurable step length for walking and running separately (check our website for step length calculators) - Configurable units of measurement both English and Metric - History & Graphs modules - Allows to share your workout sessions by email, SMS, Facebook & Twitter - On iPhones turns the screen off to save battery when close to the body, in the pocket or case WORKOUTS Your activity can be grouped into workouts. You decide when to start, pause, reset and save your workout. You can also turn off workouts completely and let Footsteps capture your steps whenever the app is running (Settings -> Use Workouts switch to OFF). HISTORY History module lets you browse your activity grouped by months, weeks, days or by the workouts. You can add, edit or delete any of it or share it by Email (with CSV attachment), SMS, Twitter or Facebook. THE APPLE HEALTH APP INTEGRATION You can set up Footsteps to provide steps, active calories and distance data to the Health App/Activity App. Footsteps can also synchronize weight with the Health App. APPLE WATCH You can use Apple watch with Footsteps, the activity recorded by it is transferred to Footsteps. The app can also contribute to Activity Rings If you turn on Health Kit integration. HELP Footsteps has a built-in help system with FAQ section, also feel free to contact our support, we'll be glad to help you. (from within Footsteps tap Help, then Feedback and send us an email explaining the problem).
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.
- Daily step counting
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Customizable step goal
- Visual goal achievement celebration
- Light and Dark modes
- Small app size
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Steps at Free against Footsteps Pedometer's $1.99. Steps also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (80% vs 71%). Footsteps Pedometer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Steps is free to download; Footsteps Pedometer costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Footsteps Pedometer against 4.7 for Steps. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.2K and 5.5K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Footsteps Pedometer's written reviews are positive against 80% of Steps's.
Footsteps Pedometer ships an update every 2 months, Steps weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Footsteps Pedometer | Steps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.2K ratings) | 4.7 (5.5K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.8% of reviews | 80.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K | 5.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michal Kasza | Dasmer Singh |
Customer experience
Footsteps Pedometer
Steps
User reviews
Footsteps Pedometer
From 1.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 💪 Motivating
- 🔍 Accurate tracking
- 🗓 Helpful history and graphs
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inaccurate step/distance tracking
- ⏱ Timer/time issues
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🔍 Inconsistent performance
Steps
From 5.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 🚀 Accurate step counting
- 🔒 No data collection or ads
- 💡 Useful widget for quick access
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent step counting
- 🔋 Sensitive to phone movement
- 🚫 Lacks integration with Apple Watch
Bugs and requests
Footsteps Pedometer
Reported bugs
3 issues- App randomly pauses/stops tracking
- Data loss after updates
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- GPS mapping integration
- Customizable alerts/notifications
- Syncing with other fitness apps
- Improved background tracking
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
In-app purchases
Footsteps Pedometer
No in-app purchases
Steps
No in-app purchases








