Comparison

ChartRun vs Just Steps

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

Head to head
About

ChartRun

Visualize your running and walking performance history from Health data. Track distance, pace, heart rate, and more with detailed charts and lists. Share your workout summaries as PDFs.

Highlights
  • View data by day, week, or month
  • Chart and list views
  • Track distance, pace, heart rate, and more
  • Share workout info as PDF
  • Premium features: multi-year history, route maps, zone graphs
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ChartRun displays and graphs your run and walk history saved to Health. The data can come from any workout app that saves to Health including Apple Workouts, Garmin, Strava, etc. • View data by day, week, or month. • Chart and list views. • Distance, Pace, Heart Rate, Ascent, Cadence, Stride Length, Vertical Oscillation and Ground Contact • Splits available on Day List • Share workout info as a PDF Tap the gear icon to adjust settings. Upgrade to a Premium subscription to gain additional features: * Multiple years of history instead of default 31 days. * Month graphs and lists. * Insights like race history and best paces. * Workout route on map * Zone graphs for HR Zones, time in Pace or HR. * Compare training between 2 periods. As ChartRun gets data from Health, you must turn on the sources and accept the Health data access when prompted in the app in order to view charts. If you decline access in the app, you can turn access on in the Settings app under Privacy / Health / RunChart. Note that your workout recording device must capture data in order to graph it. Some devices do not capture all available data such as stride length or cadence. Terms of use follow the standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Just Steps

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A clean and simple pedometer designed for quick viewing. - View today’s steps, calories burned, and distance - Check weekly and monthly stats at a glance - Navigate to previous weeks and months - Set your step goal - Add your profile photo in settings - No complicated menus — everything in one place - Lock screen and home screen widgets available Open the app and instantly check your progress. Build a better walking habit with JUST STEPS.

Screenshots

ChartRun4 screens
Just Steps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Just Steps at none against ChartRun's 2. Just Steps also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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. ChartRun sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Just Steps asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChartRun ships an update every 6 days, Just Steps every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
ChartRun versus Just Steps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChartRunJust Steps
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEPage, Inc.hyunho shin

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ChartRun

Subscriptions2
  • Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Premium$19.991 Year
None

Just Steps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ChartRun free?
ChartRun is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Just Steps free?
Just Steps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ChartRun or Just Steps have ads?
Neither ChartRun nor Just Steps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChartRun or Just Steps?
ChartRun ships an update every 6 days, and Just Steps every 2 days. Most recently, ChartRun was updated on October 9, 2026 and Just Steps on September 28, 2026.

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