Comparison

Steps vs Stark

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Stark

This app tracks your daily steps, distance, and calories burned by connecting to Apple Health. Set custom goals, monitor your progress with streaks, and visualize your consistency. Unlock advanced analytics and personalized records with a Pro subscription.

Highlights
  • Real-time step count tracking
  • Daily step goal setting
  • Streak tracking for consistency
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Efficiency analytics
  • Personal best records
Features
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STARK is the definitive step goal tracker for high-performance living. Built for people who move with intention, Stark cuts through the noise and keeps you focused on one thing: hitting your daily step goal. TRACK YOUR STEPS Stark connects directly to Apple Health to deliver your real-time step count, estimated distance, and calories burned on a clean, no-fuss dashboard that loads instantly every time you open the app. SET YOUR GOAL Choose from pre-set daily goals (3,000, 5,000, 8,000, or 10,000 steps), or go Pro and set your own custom target. Your goal, your standard. STAY CONSISTENT Stark tracks your daily streak so you can build and protect your momentum. See your current week at a glance, visualize consistency, and get a haptic reward when you crush the day. HOME SCREEN WIDGET Keep your step count visible without opening the app. Add the Stark widget to your Home Screen or Lock Screen for a live view of your progress against your daily goal. UNLOCK STARK PRO Upgrade to Stark Pro for unlimited access to: • Custom step goal • Efficiency Analytics (today vs. average) • Weekly summary (total steps, distance, active time) • Daily breakdown chart with goal visualization • Personal records (best day, best week, best month, longest streak) PRIVACY-FIRST Stark reads step data from Apple Health and does not sell your data. Stark is designed for simplicity, speed, and daily use. No bloat. No distractions. Just you and your steps. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/tofu-stark/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://sites.google.com/view/tofu-stark/terms Subscription terms: • Subscription: Stark Pro (Auto-renewable) • Length: 1 year • Price: $29.99/year (USD; may vary by region) Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in your App Store account settings.

Screenshots

Steps4 screens
Stark4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Steps at free against Stark's freemium. Steps also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). Stark's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 1 one-off in-app purchase and Stark sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Steps against 5.0 for Stark. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steps ships an update every 3 weeks, Stark every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Steps versus Stark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepsStark
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHieu DinhRalph Olazo

Customer experience

Steps

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

Stark

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Steps

One-time1
  • Premium$11.99
3 purchases

Stark

Subscriptions2
  • Stark Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Stark Pro Annual3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Stark Pro Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Steps free?
Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stark free?
Stark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Steps or Stark?
Steps and Stark are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Steps or Stark have ads?
Neither Steps nor Stark shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Steps or Stark?
Steps ships an update every 3 weeks, and Stark every 2 weeks. Most recently, Steps was updated on October 30, 2026 and Stark on November 9, 2026.

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