Comparison

Period vs Stepido

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

Head to head
About

Period

Track your menstrual cycle, log period dates, ovulation test results, and symptoms. Gain insights into fertility probability based on your cycle length. This app helps predict periods and monitor cycles.

Highlights
  • Menstrual cycle tracking
  • Period logging
  • Ovulation test logging
  • Symptom tracking
  • Fertility probability insights
  • Cycle length comparison
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View where you are in your cycle with the Period Tracker app. You have the option to manually log your periods, ovulation test results and keep track of your menstrual cycle symptoms. Get insights into how the probability of peak fertility varies for women with the same cycle length as you. This app is designed for use by women who want to predict their periods, track their cycles or try for a baby. It should not be used as a method of contraception.

About

Stepido

This app helps you stay active by tracking your daily steps, celebrating milestones, and encouraging consistent activity. It offers personalized goals, progress insights, and streak tracking, all while prioritizing your privacy by using data directly from Apple Health.

Highlights
  • Real-time step tracking
  • Personalized daily step goals
  • Milestone notifications
  • Weekly and monthly insights
  • Streak and personal record tracking
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Weekly progress reports
  • Privacy-focused data handling
Features
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Stepido helps you stay active every day by tracking your steps, celebrating milestones, and keeping your streak alive. DAILY STEP TRACKING See your step count update in real time, right from your iPhone or Apple Watch. A beautiful progress ring shows exactly how close you are to your daily goal at a glance. PERSONALIZED GOALS Set your own daily step goal and adjust it anytime using the intuitive goal stepper. Your goal syncs instantly between your iPhone and Apple Watch so you're always on the same page. MILESTONE CELEBRATIONS Get notified at 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% of your daily goal — small wins that keep you motivated throughout the day. WEEKLY & MONTHLY INSIGHTS Dive into your step history with beautiful bar charts for the current week and month. Navigate through past weeks and months to see your progress over time, track your weekly average, and identify your best days. STREAKS & PERSONAL RECORDS Build momentum with daily streaks. Stepido tracks your current streak and all-time best streak so you always have something to chase. APPLE WATCH COMPANION A dedicated Apple Watch app keeps your step count and progress ring on your wrist at all times. Adjust your daily goal directly from your watch using the Digital Crown. WEEKLY REPORTS Every Monday morning, receive a personalized summary of last week — days you hit your goal, your average steps, and how your streak is growing. SHARE YOUR PROGRESS Share a beautiful summary card of your daily progress ring or weekly bar chart directly to iMessage, Instagram, or anywhere else. PRIVACY FIRST Stepido reads your step data directly from Apple Health. Your data never leaves your device and is never shared with third parties. Stepido is the simplest, most focused step tracking app for people who want to build a daily walking habit and stick to it.

Screenshots

Period4 screens
Stepido3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Period at 2.4K against Stepido's 1. Period also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Period against 5.0 for Stepido. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Period has 2.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Period versus Stepido: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPeriodStepido
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (2.4K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.4K — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB8 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSPD Development Company LtdShreyas Bhosale

Customer experience

Period

All ratings2,408 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral1.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral13.8%
Negative32.3%

Stepido

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Period

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Dates and data getting changed after updates
  • Calendar not populating after updates
  • Whole calendar getting erased after updates

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add option to log basal body temperature
  • Improve notification customization

Stepido

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Period

No in-app purchases

None

Stepido

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Period free?
Period is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stepido free?
Stepido is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Period or Stepido?
Stepido is rated higher. Period averages 4.9 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while Stepido averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Period or Stepido have ads?
Neither Period nor Stepido shows ads.

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