Step Counter vs Steps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Step Counter
This app helps you monitor daily activity, including step count, distance traveled, and walking routes visualized on a map. It provides historical data and motivational insights to encourage a healthier lifestyle and syncs with Apple Health.
- Step tracking
- Distance tracking
- Route mapping
- Activity history
- Motivational insights
- Apple Health integration
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Stay Active and Motivated with Step Counter Step Counter is your perfect companion for tracking your daily physical activity and staying motivated towards a healthier lifestyle. With its robust features, you can easily monitor your step count, distance traveled, and even visualize your walking routes on a map. Key Features: - Step Tracking: Accurately count your steps throughout the day, providing you with a comprehensive overview of your activity levels. - Distance Tracking: Step Counter seamlessly calculates the distance you've covered, allowing you to monitor your progress and set personal goals. - Route Mapping: Enjoy the convenience of having your walking routes displayed on a map, giving you a visual representation of your daily activity. - Activity History: Step Counter keeps a detailed record of your daily steps, distance, and walking routes, enabling you to track your progress over time. - Motivational Insights: Receive personalized insights and achievements to encourage you to maintain an active lifestyle and reach your fitness objectives. - Seamless Integration: Effortlessly sync your Step Counter data with Apple Health, ensuring a comprehensive view of your overall health and wellness.
Steps
Effortlessly track your daily walking progress, distance, and calories burned. Set personalized step goals, build streaks, and earn achievement badges to stay motivated on your fitness journey. Integrates with Apple Health for private, on-device tracking.
- Live step, distance, and calorie tracking
- Customizable daily step goals
- Achievement badges and streaks
- 7-day trend and monthly calendar views
- Home screen widgets
- Apple Health integration
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Want to walk more and stay active? Steps makes it effortless — just carry your phone and watch your daily progress grow. WHY YOU'LL LOVE STEPS • Live step count, distance, and calories — updated in real time • Set your daily goal from 1,000 to 50,000 steps and build streaks • Earn achievement badges — from first-day milestones to lifetime goals • 7-day trend chart shows your weekly activity pattern • Monthly calendar view for quick daily check-ins • Yearly history with clear totals by month STAY MOTIVATED • Streak counter rewards consistency — don't break the chain • Track your best day, best week, and lifetime records • Celebrate milestones with badges you actually earned DESIGNED FOR YOUR LIFESTYLE • Home screen widgets: daily steps, distance, calories, and weekly trend • Color themes with matching app icon • Reads from Apple Health on-device — no account, no cloud, fully private Download Steps and start building a healthier walking habit today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Steps at 5.0 against Step Counter's 4.0. Steps also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Step Counter's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Step Counter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Steps sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Steps holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
Step Counter ships an update every 9 days, Steps every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Step Counter | Steps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 243 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Linh Dan Le | Hieu Dinh |
Customer experience
Step Counter
Steps
In-app purchases
Step Counter
- Step Counter Pro$4.99
Steps
- Premium$11.99









