Comparison

Pedometer Lite vs Stepwise Pedometer

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

Stepwise Pedometer

This app is a modern pedometer that tracks your daily activity, including steps, calories, distance, and active time. It helps you set and achieve fitness goals with progress visualization and optional motivational messages. Integrates with Apple Watch and HealthKit for enhanced accuracy.

Highlights
  • Set fitness goals
  • Track steps, calories, distance, active time
  • Visualize progress
  • Start and track trips
  • Share activity with friends
  • Apple Watch and HealthKit integration
  • Today Widget
Features
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A powerful yet simple pedometer that tracks your activity and motivates you to achieve your fitness goals. Stepwise is a modern, fully featured pedometer with many useful features in a simple, intuitive interface: - Set your goal. - Track your steps, calories, distance, active time, speed and more. - See your progress. - Start a trip. - Share with friends. - Optional motivational messages. - Apple Watch app merges data for better accuracy. - Today Widget. - HealthKit integration. Stepwise is ad-supported. If you choose to purchase Stepwise Premium annual subscription to remove ads and export your data, payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews at the same cost unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period and account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Stepwise requires motion and location access to accurately track your activity. Stepwise privacy policy and terms of use: https://www.stepwiseapp.com/privacy https://www.stepwiseapp.com/termsofuse

Screenshots

Pedometer Lite2 screens
Stepwise Pedometer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stepwise Pedometer at 83% against Pedometer Lite's 31%. Stepwise Pedometer also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 37 months). Pedometer Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) 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. Stepwise Pedometer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.49 per year. Pedometer Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stepwise Pedometer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stepwise Pedometer has 3.7K 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 83% of Stepwise Pedometer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pedometer Lite ships an update every 37 months, Stepwise Pedometer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Pedometer Lite versus Stepwise Pedometer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPedometer LiteStepwise Pedometer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.7 (3.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.0% of reviews83.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 37 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB21 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLuminant Software, IncProgress Concepts Limited

Customer experience

Pedometer Lite

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

Stepwise Pedometer

All ratings3,693 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral3.1%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews319 reviews
Positive83.4%
Neutral5.3%
Negative11.3%

Bugs and requests

Pedometer Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Stepwise Pedometer

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Steps not recording properly on some days
  • App crashes or freezes for some users

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add GPS functionality to track routes and elevation
  • Improve graphs and data visualization
  • Allow manual entry of steps for days when phone is not carried

In-app purchases

None

Pedometer Lite

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Stepwise Pedometer

Subscriptions1
  • Premium$5.491 Year
One-time3
  • Nice Tip$0.99
  • Great Tip$1.99
  • Awesome Tip$4.99

Questions

Is Pedometer Lite free?
Pedometer Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stepwise Pedometer free?
Stepwise Pedometer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pedometer Lite or Stepwise Pedometer?
Stepwise Pedometer is rated higher. Pedometer Lite averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Stepwise Pedometer averages 4.7 from 3.7K ratings.
Do Pedometer Lite or Stepwise Pedometer have ads?
Stepwise Pedometer shows ads; Pedometer Lite does not.
Which is updated more often, Pedometer Lite or Stepwise Pedometer?
Pedometer Lite ships an update every 37 months, and Stepwise Pedometer every 2 months. Most recently, Pedometer Lite was updated on September 22, 2026 and Stepwise Pedometer on September 23, 2026.

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