Comparison

Pedometer Lite vs Steps

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

Head to head
About

Pedometer Lite

Track your steps, distance, and calories burned to support weight loss and a healthier lifestyle. Features a stopwatch mode for training, music playback support, and adjustable settings for accurate step counting in various positions. Includes GPS support for enhanced distance tracking and battery-saving features.

Highlights
  • Step tracking
  • Distance traveled
  • Calories burned
  • Stopwatch mode
  • GPS support
  • Automatic calibration
  • Battery saving
Features
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Run, walk, or jog your way to better health! The Pedometer application will help you lose weight and stay healthy as it tracks your steps, distance traveled, and calories burned – all conveniently from your iPhone or iPod touch. A built-in stopwatch mode allows you to time your training sessions while it counts laps, distance, calories, and speed. Supports music playback, so you can listen while you exercise. Adjustable sensitivity and automatic calibration allows for accuracy whether walking, jogging, or running, and multiple position settings ensure that your steps are counted whether you carry your iPhone in your pocket, belt, on your arm, or in your hand! Keeps a history of your daily totals and timed runs. Automatic screen dimming saves battery life while continuing to count your steps, and our locking mechanism prevents accidental button pressing while in your pocket. Supports both English and Metric units. Now with GPS support for even better distance tracking!

About

Steps

This app automatically tracks your daily steps, distance, calories burned, and stairs climbed in the background. Set personalized daily goals for activity and monitor your progress over time with clear historical data. It's designed for effortless use and battery efficiency.

Highlights
  • Automatic step tracking
  • Distance and calorie monitoring
  • Flights of stairs climbed
  • Daily goal setting
  • Daily, weekly, monthly totals
  • Background operation
  • Apple Health data import
Features
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See your steps, distance, stairs, calories, and progress over time — automatically. Steps is a simple, easy-to-use step tracker that helps you stay active without extra setup. It tracks your daily activity in the background using Apple Health, so you can check your progress anytime without needing to start a workout or keep the app open. Set daily goals for steps, miles walked, flights climbed, and calories burned. Then track your progress throughout the day and build a routine that keeps you moving. Customize Steps with bold themes and app icons to make the app feel like yours. Why people love Steps: • Automatic step tracking — no setup needed • Simple, clean design • Steps, distance, flights climbed, and calories burned • Daily goals for steps, miles, stairs, and calories • Daily, weekly, and monthly totals • Historical activity imported from Apple Health • Theme and app icon customization • Designed to run quietly in the background Over a million downloads and counting. Terms of Use: https://pumpkincomputer.com/steps/terms

Screenshots

Pedometer Lite2 screens
Steps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Steps at 4.6 against Pedometer Lite's 4.0. Steps also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 37 months) and ratings volume (19K vs 1). Pedometer Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Steps sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Pedometer Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Steps holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Steps has 19K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of Pedometer Lite's written reviews are positive against 49% of Steps's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pedometer Lite ships an update every 37 months, Steps every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Pedometer Lite versus Steps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPedometer LiteSteps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.6 (19K ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.0% of reviews48.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings119K — better
Update frequencyEvery 37 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuminant Software, IncPumpkin Computer Co., LLC

Customer experience

Pedometer Lite

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive31.0%
Neutral6.9%
Negative62.1%

Steps

All ratings19,322 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral4.2%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews607 reviews
Positive48.9%
Neutral11.7%
Negative39.4%

Bugs and requests

Pedometer Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Steps

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Steps not accurately counted
  • App freezes or lags when opening
  • Steps/distance data resets or disappears

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to track calories burned
  • Provide weekly/monthly step history
  • Allow conversion between steps and distance (miles/km)
  • Implement a premium version to remove ads

In-app purchases

None

Pedometer Lite

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Steps

Subscriptions8
  • Steps Pro Weekly3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Steps Pro Weekly3 Days trial3 variants$1.997 Days
  • Steps Pro Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
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  • Monthly Pro3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Steps Pro Monthly3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Steps Pro Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Steps Pro Yearly3 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Steps Pro Annual$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Pedometer Lite free?
Pedometer Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Steps free?
Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pedometer Lite or Steps?
Steps is rated higher. Pedometer Lite averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Steps averages 4.6 from 19K ratings.
Do Pedometer Lite or Steps have ads?
Steps shows ads; Pedometer Lite does not.
Which is updated more often, Pedometer Lite or Steps?
Pedometer Lite ships an update every 37 months, and Steps every 9 days. Most recently, Pedometer Lite was updated on September 22, 2026 and Steps on September 29, 2026.

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