Comparison

Footsteps Pedometer Lite vs Pedometer

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

Head to head
About

Footsteps Pedometer Lite

This app tracks your daily steps, distance, calories burned, and speed. It works in the background and integrates with Apple Watch and the Health App. Customize your experience with various color schemes and units of measurement.

Highlights
  • Counts steps, duration, distance, and calories burned
  • Displays current speed and pace
  • Works in the background
  • Integrates with Apple Watch and Health App
  • Customizable units and step length
  • Workout tracking and history logs
  • Pacer for maintaining desired speed
Features
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The lite version can count up to 3000 steps a day. 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).

About

Pedometer

Track your daily steps, analyze your physical activity, and monitor calorie consumption. Set and adjust your step goals to support weight loss and view your progress over time with integrated health data.

Highlights
  • Daily step counting
  • Activity analysis (climbing, running)
  • Calorie consumption calculation
  • Adjustable step goals
  • Progress tracking graphs
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Keep fit yourself with daily step counts and activities. The number of steps you take every day will be counted and displayed on the home screen of the app. Also, you can use the app to analyze your movements, climbing stairs, running and doing physical exercises. Use a pedometer to see how much you've walked to reach your daily steps goal or understand how many steps you need to lose weight. The steps goal can be adjusted in the settings. The pedometer converts your activity into consumed calories and you can more accurately calculate the balance of consumption and expenditure of calories, change your diet and physical activity. Using the application constantly, you get a graph on which you can observe your progress over time. This app integrates with Apple Health to display your activity data and make information graphs and display tabs with this data. Privacy Policy https://steptracker.xyz/assets/privacy.html Terms of Use https://steptracker.xyz/assets/terms.html

Screenshots

Footsteps Pedometer Lite4 screens
Pedometer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Footsteps Pedometer Lite at none against Pedometer's 6. Footsteps Pedometer Lite also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (376 vs 48). Pedometer's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (64% vs 47%). On price, rating and device support 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. Pedometer sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Footsteps Pedometer Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Footsteps Pedometer Lite against 4.6 for Pedometer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Footsteps Pedometer Lite has 376 ratings behind it against 48, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 47% of Footsteps Pedometer Lite's written reviews are positive against 64% of Pedometer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Footsteps Pedometer Lite ships an update every 2 months, Pedometer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Footsteps Pedometer Lite versus Pedometer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFootsteps Pedometer LitePedometer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (376 ratings)4.6 (48 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.0% of reviews63.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings376 — better48
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichal KaszaRAMAN KHVASHCHEUSKI

Customer experience

Footsteps Pedometer Lite

All ratings370 ratings
Positive85.9%
Neutral7.0%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews251 reviews
Positive47.0%
Neutral13.5%
Negative39.4%

Pedometer

All ratings44 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.3%

Bugs and requests

Footsteps Pedometer Lite

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Stops counting when phone is locked
  • Inconsistent step tracking
  • Crashes and freezes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow more than 3,000 steps in free version
  • Improve step counting accuracy
  • Optimize battery usage
  • Add more customization options

Pedometer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Footsteps Pedometer Lite

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Pedometer

Subscriptions6
  • Monthly Premium Membership3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium Membership$4.991 Month
  • Annual Membership -75% OFF$4.991 Year
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  • Annual Membership -50% OFF3 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Annual Membership -50% OFF$9.991 Year
  • Annual Premium Membership$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Footsteps Pedometer Lite free?
Footsteps Pedometer Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pedometer free?
Pedometer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Footsteps Pedometer Lite or Pedometer?
Pedometer is rated higher. Footsteps Pedometer Lite averages 4.5 out of 5 from 376 ratings, while Pedometer averages 4.6 from 48 ratings.
Do Footsteps Pedometer Lite or Pedometer have ads?
Pedometer shows ads; Footsteps Pedometer Lite does not.
Which is updated more often, Footsteps Pedometer Lite or Pedometer?
Footsteps Pedometer Lite ships an update every 2 months, and Pedometer fortnightly. Most recently, Footsteps Pedometer Lite was updated on November 1, 2026 and Pedometer on November 3, 2026.

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