Comparison

Daily Calorie Tracker vs Steps

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

Head to head
About

Daily Calorie Tracker

This app offers a straightforward way to monitor your daily calorie consumption. It allows for custom categories, quick calorie logging, and flexible serving size adjustments. Data syncs via iCloud, and a companion watch app is available.

Highlights
  • User-defined categories
  • Quick Log option
  • Customizable servings
  • Adjustable serving size
  • iCloud data sync
  • WatchOS app
  • Open source
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Daily Calorie Tracker (DCT) is a minimalist app for tracking your daily caloric intake. Features include: * Simple model of user-defined categories and servings. * ‘Quick Log’ option to add a raw calorie amount to a category. * Define your own servings, with handy presets. * Conveniently adjust serving size (aka intensity) when logging calories. * Your data syncs with your private iCloud account when a network connection is available. * An independent WatchOS app, so you can leave your phone at home. * Available separately as an independent iOS app. * Fully open source, where code is licensed with Mozilla Public License 2.0. DCT prioritizes convenience, quick interactions, and the basic needs of the casual calorie counter.

About

Steps

Features
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Steps is a clean, Watch-first step counter for daily goals, weekly goals, and streaks. See today's total on your Apple Watch face, Home Screen, Lock Screen, and in a focused iPhone app — no account or sign-up required. • Watch complications for circular, corner, and rectangular faces • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for daily and weekly progress • Daily goals and stretch targets for stronger days • A weekly goal that shows what today needs to stay on track • Apple Watch app views for today, this week, and streaks • Streaks, history, and a month-by-month calendar Set a weekly goal and one low day does not have to throw off the week. Steps spreads the gap across the days you have left, so you can see what today needs and keep building the habit. Steps reads from Apple Health, so your count can include your iPhone, Apple Watch, and compatible rings, fitness bands, apps, and devices that write step data to Health. Steps does not write Health data. Full Access is available with a subscription or one-time lifetime purchase. It unlocks Watch complications, iPhone widgets, stretch targets, weekly goals, helpful reminders, streaks, and history. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Steps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Daily Calorie Tracker at none against Steps's 6. Daily Calorie Tracker also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Steps sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Daily Calorie Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Daily Calorie Tracker versus Steps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily Calorie TrackerSteps
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOpenAlloc LLCDevan Koshal

In-app purchases

None

Daily Calorie Tracker

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Steps

Subscriptions4
  • Steps Full Access Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Steps Full Access Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Steps Full Access Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year
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  • Steps Full Access Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Steps Full Access Lifetime$29.99
  • Steps Full Access Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Daily Calorie Tracker free?
Daily Calorie Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Steps free?
Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Daily Calorie Tracker or Steps have ads?
Neither Daily Calorie Tracker nor Steps shows ads.

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