Pacer Pedometer Step Counter vs Tracker
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
Tracker
This app helps you track your running performance with real-time GPS, detailed analysis, and insight graphs. It also functions as a pedometer to count your steps and a water reminder to ensure you stay hydrated. Set weekly goals for distance and heart health, and monitor your progress over time.
- Real-time GPS route tracking
- Detailed running analysis and graphs
- Automatic step counting
- Daily water intake tracking and reminders
- Weekly goal setting for distance and heart health
- Progress monitoring with historical data
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Run Tracker: It tracks running stats, records routes with GPS in real-time, and helps improve your running performance with detailed analysis and insight graphs. This powerful mile tracker tracks all key stats, distance, time, speed, calories burned, elevation, etc. Step count - Pedometer: This step counter app is very easy to use. Open it and start to walk, step counter app automatically records your steps. Drink Water Reminder: Water is essential to our life, drinking enough and the right quantity of water is vital for our health. Water reminder app is drink water tracker & reminder free App Tracker Functionality: - Weekly goal setting for Heart Health & Distance. - your route – Record your routes with GPS. You can save your paths and share your route maps with friends. - Calculate distance covered and calories burned while running. - Keeps a detailed record of your all run activities. - Can get your best run records to still date. - Measures your complete progress which includes total distance covered, total hours, total calories burned, and average pace. - Track your daily weight with the help of a graph. - Record your heart health with the help of a graph. - Count your steps using a pedometer. - Provide monthly and weekly statistics of your steps count. - Can edit your target steps. - Can reset your steps. - Measure your intake of water in a day. - Provide current weekly statistics of your water intake. - Can change your distance unit. - Can select the first day of the week for the graphs. - Can set reminders for both running and drinking water. - Available in multiple languages
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tracker at none against Pacer Pedometer Step Counter's 11. Tracker also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Pacer Pedometer Step Counter's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (336K vs 16). On price, ads 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. Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pacer Pedometer Step Counter holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pacer Pedometer Step Counter has 336K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pacer Pedometer Step Counter ships an update every 3 weeks, Tracker every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pacer Pedometer Step Counter | Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (336K ratings) — better | 4.6 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 98.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 336K — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #149 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 515 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pacer Health, Inc | Denisha Vadukia |
Customer experience
Pacer Pedometer Step Counter
Tracker
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
Tracker
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
Tracker
No in-app purchases
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