Step Tracker vs Sleep Pattern Lab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Step Tracker
This app transforms your daily steps into a fun, collectible adventure. Walk to hatch eggs and discover over 200 unique creatures, with rarer beasts unlocked through consistent activity. Track your progress with detailed statistics and motivating home screen widgets.
- Collect 200 unique beasts
- Daily streak rewards for rare creatures
- Detailed step, distance, and calorie statistics
- Motivating home screen widgets
- Apple Health and wearable support
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Turn your daily steps into a real adventure! Steps & Beasts motivates you to walk more by turning every step into progress on your very own Journey — hatching eggs, collecting Beasts, and unlocking a whole world along the way. WHY STEPS & BEASTS? Every morning starts with a new egg. Walk toward your step goal and watch it hatch into a unique Beast. At the same time, your character moves forward on the Journey — a real path that grows with your steps, taking you through new biomes, landmarks, and levels. FEATURES YOU'LL LOVE: • YOUR OWN JOURNEY Every step carries your character down a living path. Explore distinct biomes, reach landmarks, open treasure chests, and level up as your total steps add up. • COLLECT 250+ UNIQUE BEASTS Hatch a new Beast every time you reach your goal. Hatch the same Beast again and again to unlock shiny Gold and Glitter looks. • QUESTS, XP & FEATHERS Complete quests along the Journey to earn XP and Feathers, then spend Feathers in the Shop on new looks for your character. • DAILY STREAK REWARDS Keep your streak alive to unlock rarer and more legendary Beasts. • DETAILED STATISTICS Track your daily steps, distance, calories, and 7-day averages — plus motivating charts and comparisons. • WIDGETS THAT MOTIVATE Watch your egg evolve as you move — right from your iPhone home screen or Lock Screen. • APPLE WATCH & APPLE HEALTH Steps are tracked automatically from your iPhone, Apple Watch, or any Apple Health‑compatible wearable. • NEVER LOSE PROGRESS Your steps, Beasts, and Journey are safely backed up to iCloud, so switching to a new iPhone is effortless. Start your Journey today and make walking the highlight of your day! Support: malte@stepsandbeasts.app Privacy: https://stepsandbeasts.app/privacy Terms: https://stepsandbeasts.app/terms EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Sleep Pattern Lab
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Sleep Pattern Lab helps you explore the relationships between your sleep and your health, activity, and fitness data from Apple Health. Built for Apple Watch users, Sleep Pattern Lab analyzes your sleep records alongside selected health metrics to surface correlations across Total Sleep, Deep Sleep, and REM Sleep. See how patterns in movement, heart rate, recovery, exercise, daylight, mindfulness, and other Apple Health data may relate to the way you sleep. Sleep Pattern Lab presents your data clearly, with correlation values, sample counts, and statistical evidence included for each result. It gives you a more transparent way to explore sleep patterns while keeping the interpretation grounded in the numbers. Features include: - Sleep correlations for Total Sleep, Deep Sleep, and REM Sleep - Apple Health and Apple Watch sleep data support - Comparisons with heart rate, HRV, steps, exercise, calories, daylight, respiratory rate, VO2 Max, blood oxygen, mindfulness, and more - Adjustable date ranges for reviewing longer-term patterns - Clear correlation values and statistical evidence - 100% free to use - Private, on-device health analysis Your Health data stays on your device. Sleep Pattern Lab does not sell your data, share it with third parties, or use it for advertising or tracking. Sleep Pattern Lab is for informational use only. Correlations do not prove cause and effect and are not medical advice.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sleep Pattern Lab at none against Step Tracker's 13. Sleep Pattern Lab also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, 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 Tracker sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $0.79 per 7 days. Sleep Pattern Lab asks for nothing beyond the download.
Step Tracker ships an update every 2 weeks, Sleep Pattern Lab daily. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Step Tracker | Sleep Pattern Lab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (366 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 91.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 366 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Malte Peters | Matthew Maddern |
Bugs and requests
Step Tracker
Reported bugs
6 issues- Step count is off
- Widgets not updating
- App not starting
- Streak broken due to app update
- Incorrect step/distance tracking
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- Charged for subscription unexpectedly
Requested features
8 requests- Integration with iWatch Home Screen
- More diverse creature rewards
- Bios for creatures
- Ability to compete with friends
- Step count displayed on watch
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- Widgets for home screen
- More beasts to collect
- Option to hide potential animals until earned
Sleep Pattern Lab
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Step Tracker
- Pro Weekly Subscription$0.797 Days
- Pro Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Weekly Subscription$1.997 Days
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- Pro Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Pro Annual Subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Pro Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$17.901 Year
- Annual Subscription3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Pro Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$24.99
- Pro Lifetime$39.99
- Pro Lifetime$49.99
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- Pro Lifetime$59.99
- Pro Lifetime$99.99
Sleep Pattern Lab
No in-app purchases
Questions
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