Pacer Pedometer Step Counter vs Red Tomatoes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pacer Pedometer Step Counter
This app tracks your daily activity, including steps, distance, and calories burned, to help you reach your fitness goals. It offers GPS mapping for outdoor exploration, personalized fitness plans, and community features for motivation and support.
- Effortless activity tracking (steps, distance, calories)
- GPS mapping for outdoor routes
- Personalized fitness plans and weight management
- Community challenges and groups
- Syncs with Apple Health and Apple Watch
- No extra devices needed
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Whether you’re just starting out or chasing big goals, wanting to get active or lose weight, Pacer’s insightful data, outdoor routes, and personalized plans help you move more, feel great, and stay on track—like your 24/7 walking buddy. Join over 12 million happy walkers and find motivation every step of the way. WHY YOU'LL LOVE PACER - Effortless Activity Tracking Tracks steps, flights climbed, calories burned, distance, and active time—whether your phone is in your hand, pocket, or bag. Syncs with Apple Health and Apple Watch for seamless data. - Motivation & Community Support Join walking groups, compete in friendly challenges, and share progress with friends and family in real time—no matter what phone they use. - Explore Outdoors with GPS Mapping Explore local gems—routes, trails, and parks. Record every walk, hike, run, or ride with precision maps. - Personalized Fitness Plans & Weight Management Set daily goals, track your weight and BMI, and use guided workouts designed to help you lose weight and get fit. - Simple Setup, No Extra Devices Needed Just download and start—no wristbands or hardware required. HEAR FROM OUR HAPPY WALKERS: - “Best Walking App. Period. I love this app and use it for every walk.” — James T. - “I'm 73 and I especially like that if I start an activity and want my kids to be able to monitor where I am I can turn live tracking on in Pacer.” — Dr J. - “…Tracks all progress and more! Love the challenges and clubs to join all while sharing and interacting with others all the hard earned work. Definitely recommend.” — Lustine K. - “Cheaper and better than a gym membership and 1000x more effective!” — Covette92 READY TO TAKE THE FIRST STEP? Download Pacer for free today and start your journey to better health with the happiest walking community! Note: - Pacer offers both a free version and a premium subscription with additional features. If you choose to subscribe, payment will be charged to your Apple ID upon confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. - Pacer has an optional feature for more accurate tracking that uses of iOS's location based services. - Terms of Service https://www.mypacer.com/termsofservice/ - Privacy Policy: https://www.mypacer.com/privacy
Red Tomatoes
This app allows you to create and join fitness challenges with friends and colleagues, regardless of their device or fitness tracker. It integrates with Apple HealthKit to display your activity on custom leaderboards, encouraging friendly competition and movement.
- Cross-platform challenges
- Cross-ecosystem compatibility
- Custom leaderboards
- Apple HealthKit integration
- Company-wide fitness challenges
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Have you ever wanted to challenge your friends or work colleagues, but have a different phone or fitness hardware to each other? Do you want to run company wide fitness challenges? Well now you can with Red Tomatoes, the cross platform, cross ecosystem activity competition board app. Red Tomatoes integrates with the Apple HealthKit framework to show your activity on a custom leader board made by you or your friends. Just select Apple Heath upon first run of the app and #KeepMoving.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Red Tomatoes at none against Pacer Pedometer Step Counter's 11. Red Tomatoes also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Pacer Pedometer Step Counter's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (336K vs 18). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Pacer Pedometer Step Counter sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Red Tomatoes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pacer Pedometer Step Counter holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pacer Pedometer Step Counter has 336K ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 98% of Pacer Pedometer Step Counter's written reviews are positive against 100% of Red Tomatoes's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Pacer Pedometer Step Counter ships an update every 3 weeks, Red Tomatoes fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pacer Pedometer Step Counter | Red Tomatoes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (336K ratings) — better | 4.7 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 98.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 336K — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #161 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 515 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pacer Health, Inc | Red Tomatoes LTD |
Customer experience
Pacer Pedometer Step Counter
Red Tomatoes
Bugs and requests
Pacer Pedometer Step Counter
Reported bugs
3 issues- Steps/distance disappearing from history
- GPS issues causing inaccurate location tracking
- App crashes or freezes on certain devices
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to edit/delete recorded activities
- Integration with other fitness trackers
- Personalized step/calorie goals based on user profile
- More free access to advanced analytics and insights
Red Tomatoes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pacer Pedometer Step Counter
- Premium Subscription with Trial7 Days trial3 variants$3.991 Month
- Premium Subscription$3.991 Month
- Premium with Free Trial7 Days trial$3.991 Month
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- Premium with Free Trial7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Premium with Free Trial$9.991 Month
- Premium Subscription$19.991 Year
- Premium Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- 1 Year Access (with Trial)7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Pacer Premium Yearly1 Year trial$49.991 Year
Red Tomatoes
No in-app purchases
Questions
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