Comparison

Bit of Exercise vs Pedometer α

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

Head to head
About

Bit of Exercise

Track your running, cycling, and walking workouts with detailed voice reports and automatic recording. Analyze your progress with zoomable graphs and maps, and customize workouts with interval and multi-sport training options. Your data is stored locally for privacy.

Highlights
  • Automatic workout recording
  • Detailed progress analysis with graphs and maps
  • Customizable interval and multi-sport workouts
  • Pedometer for cadence and stride length
  • Effort zone setup
  • ANT+ and Bluetooth sensor connectivity
  • Activity tagging and statistics
Features
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Whether you're running, walking or cycling, Bit of Exercise’s voice reports will guide you through your workout and motivate you to work harder by comparing your results with previous activities. Furthermore, your activities will automatically start recording when you leave your current location and end when you return - no need to fiddle with your phone during your workouts. Study your progress and results in detail on your iPhone, both during and after your workout. Graphs and maps can be zoomed, and you can easily navigate to any point along your activity for further examination and comparison to your reference. A wealth of data and statistics are collected about your activities. It's almost as if you had a personal trainer - in your iPhone. Bit of Exercise allows you to freely assemble workouts with several segments, such as interval, multi-sport and hill training workouts. Each individual segment can be set to start and end based on various criteria such as reaching a certain location or distance. This allows you to grow in your training and get your workouts tailored to you and your surroundings. We respect your privacy by only storing your data locally on your iPhone. No account is required nor do you have to visit a web-site to fully access your data. Bit of Exercise is packed with useful features, here are just a few: • Improve your results by using the built-in pedometer to measure your cadence and stride length. • Setup effort zones to help you keep a steady pacing, cadence and heart rate. • Connect ANT+ and Bluetooth 4.0 BTLE sensors for measuring your heart rate or bike cadence and distance. • Tag your activities to keep track of equipment, events and conditions. • Study weekly, monthly and yearly statistics and personal records to see your progress over time. • Track measurements such as your body weight and waist. • Share your results with friends on Twitter, RunKeeper, Strava and Dailymile. • Import and export to and from RunKeeper, Strava, Dailymile, GPX, TCX, KML, and CSV. "Fantastic app and believe me - I've tried them all. The ghost-ride function is among the best and the app has some real killer features that stands out especially if you often take the same routes. On some routes you may choose automated start/stop on passing GPS points. It also predicts your route based on previous patterns and the time of day and week. Makes regular use very easy. Use it and you'll never regret it." — pss-peter / App Store Review “Using this app makes me more competitive because it compares your exercise with previous exercises so it makes me work harder. The announcements make me feel like I have a personal trainer! This is a brilliant app.” — jenbee6 / App Store Review ** Bit of Exercise is free to download and evaluate. The demo mode limit the number of activities that can be recorded. The unlimited version is unlocked using an in-app purchase. ** Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

Pedometer α

This application functions as a free and simple step counter, ideal for tracking walking and supporting diet goals. It automatically records your steps, calories burned, distance, and walking time, displaying this data in easily viewable graphs. Customize the app's appearance with themes and ensure accurate tracking by inputting personal details.

Highlights
  • Step counting
  • Calorie tracking
  • Distance measurement
  • Walking time and speed
  • Historical data graphs
  • Customizable themes
Features
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A free, easy-to-use Pedometer app! Perfect for walking and dieting! "Pedometer" records the number of steps you have walked and displays them again along with the number of calories that you have burned, distance, walking time and speed per hour. It is easy to use. Simply carry around your smartphone as you normally would. Of course, it will continue to automatically record your steps even if you put it in your pocket or bag. You can view a graph with the number of steps you have walked and all other information anytime. Let's enjoy walking with this app! How to use - Touch on the number of steps, burned calories, distance, walking time, or speed to display the graph with that information. - Touch the graph to highlight information data for a specific time or date. - Swipe to the left to see the data recorded until the previous day. - If you want to change the look of the app, change the theme. - In order to display the correct number of burned calories, please enter your age, gender, weight and step length accurately. - In order to display the correct distance and speed, please enter your step length accurately. Pedometer recommended for the following people - If you want to check your step count. - If you want to try using a pedometer. - If you want to go on a diet. - If you go on walks or strolls. - If you go jogging. - If you want to use a popular pedometer. - If you want to post the pedometer screen to social media. - If you walk a lot for your job. - If you want an easy-to-use pedometer. - If you want to walk more. - If you want to form a habit of walking. - If you feel out of shape. - If you want to use a pedometer with a theme that you like. - If you want to use your smartphone instead of carrying around a handheld pedometer.

Screenshots

Bit of Exercise4 screens
Pedometer α4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pedometer α at none against Bit of Exercise's 1. Pedometer α also leads on ratings volume (174K vs 3) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Bit of Exercise's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.1 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Bit of Exercise sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pedometer α asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pedometer α holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pedometer α has 174K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Bit of Exercise's written reviews are positive against 86% of Pedometer α's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bit of Exercise ships an update monthly, Pedometer α weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Bit of Exercise versus Pedometer α: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBit of ExercisePedometer α
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings)4.9 (174K ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews86.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3174K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBit of MindITO Technologies, Inc.

Customer experience

Bit of Exercise

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Pedometer α

All ratings172,779 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews1,703 reviews
Positive86.0%
Neutral4.1%
Negative9.9%

Bugs and requests

Bit of Exercise

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Pedometer α

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Fails to enable required permissions
  • Displays incorrect step/distance data
  • Loses historical data when reinstalled

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to track stairs/floors climbed
  • Provide yearly step/distance history
  • Allow editing of recorded data
  • Integrate with fitness apps/devices

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bit of Exercise

One-time1
  • Unlimited Version$4.99
None

Pedometer α

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bit of Exercise free?
Bit of Exercise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pedometer α free?
Pedometer α is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bit of Exercise or Pedometer α?
Pedometer α is rated higher. Bit of Exercise averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Pedometer α averages 4.9 from 174K ratings.
Do Bit of Exercise or Pedometer α have ads?
Pedometer α shows ads; Bit of Exercise does not.
Which is updated more often, Bit of Exercise or Pedometer α?
Bit of Exercise ships an update monthly, and Pedometer α weekly. Most recently, Bit of Exercise was updated on October 23, 2026 and Pedometer α on November 3, 2026.

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