Comparison

PhaseMate vs Pedometer Walking Challenge

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

Head to head
About

PhaseMate

This app helps women track their menstrual cycle, focusing on emotional wellness during sensitive phases like the luteal phase, perimenopause, and PMS. It offers insights into hormonal shifts, energy levels, and mood patterns to promote better self-awareness and lifestyle syncing.

Highlights
  • Emotional wellness tracker
  • Luteal phase tracking
  • Perimenopause support
  • PMS and energy crash tracking
  • Cycle syncing insights
  • Symptom voice logging
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Every other app tracks her cycle for her. This one translates it for him. Her cycle affects everything: mood, energy, sleep, what she needs from you this week. Most women were never taught to read it. Almost no men were. PhaseMate is built to fix both. IF YOU'RE HER Log your period in seconds and see your whole rhythm on the world's first circular cycle calendar. Period, follicular, ovulation, luteal and late luteal, mapped where they actually sit. PhaseMate learns your personal pattern, so predictions get sharper the longer you use it. And when you're ready, hand the explaining over to the app. You shouldn't have to do it every month. IF YOU'RE HIM Add one date and PhaseMate works out where she is, what's coming, and what she needs. Not a lecture, a forecast. Which phase she's in today, when it flips, and what "I'm fine" means this week. Works on your own. Nothing is shared and she doesn't need to join unless you both want to. IF YOU'RE BOTH Link accounts and you're reading from the same chart. Fewer arguments that turn out to have had a calendar all along. WHAT YOU GET - The world's first circular cycle calendar - Predictions that learn your cycle, not a textbook average - Partner mode that teaches him your phases - Luteal and late luteal support for the hardest days to explain - Year view for planning travel and big moments around your best days THE MISSION Translate the female hormone cycle for men, so she never has to explain it again. Fewer arguments, more understanding, happier couples. It's time we started understanding each other. PhaseMate is a subscription app; pricing is shown at purchase. PhaseMate is not a medical tool and does not provide medical advice. Terms of Use: https://www.phasemateapp.com/pages/terms-of-use

About

Pedometer Walking Challenge

Track your daily steps, distance, and progress towards your fitness goals. Set personal challenges, maintain activity streaks, and view clear statistics. Works offline and syncs with health data.

Highlights
  • Steps, distance, and time tracking
  • Personalized walking challenges
  • Activity streaks
  • Home screen widgets
  • Offline functionality
  • Apple Health sync
Features
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Reach your daily goals with Pedometer Walking Challenge — the ultimate steps tracker and pedometer walking challenge app. Track your steps, distance, and walking challenge progress every day with our accurate pedometer. Whether you're aiming for 5,000 or 15,000 steps a day, stay motivated with personal pedometer challenges and activity streaks built-in pedometer app. Why users love this pedometer walking challenges: • Home Screen Widgets • Smart step counter and pedometer – no wearables needed • Set daily or long-term walking goals for step tracker • Join walking challenges and track progress • Simple, clear stats for steps, distance & time • Works offline and syncs with Apple Health • Beautiful and lightweight steps tracker design Unlock Full Access: Enjoy all features with a 3-day free trial. After that, choose between a monthly plan or lifetime access with a one-time purchase. Once the trial is over, you’ll be charged a monthly subscription fee. Premium will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can go to your Settings > iTunes Account & App Store > Apple ID > Subscriptions to manage your subscription and turn auto-renew off. Your iTunes Account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. Terms of Use: http://support.wiseapps.pl/walkorpay_tou.html Privacy Policy: http://support.wiseapps.pl/walkorpay_pp.html

Screenshots

PhaseMate4 screens
Pedometer Walking Challenge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PhaseMate at every 3 days against Pedometer Walking Challenge's every 2 weeks. PhaseMate also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.3) and device support (3 vs 1). Pedometer Walking Challenge's advantage is review sentiment (88% vs 71%). On price, ratings volume, 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. PhaseMate sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Pedometer Walking Challenge sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PhaseMate holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 13 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of PhaseMate's written reviews are positive against 88% of Pedometer Walking Challenge's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PhaseMate ships an update every 3 days, Pedometer Walking Challenge every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PhaseMate versus Pedometer Walking Challenge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhaseMatePedometer Walking Challenge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (23 ratings) — better4.3 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews70.6% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB8 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPhasemate LLCGrzegorz Wojcik

Customer experience

PhaseMate

All ratings23 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative29.4%

Pedometer Walking Challenge

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

Bugs and requests

PhaseMate

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Pedometer Walking Challenge

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Installed and set it up, but got the same screen with no information

In-app purchases

10 purchases

PhaseMate

Subscriptions8
  • Monthly Discounted$2.991 Month
  • Pro Plan$4.991 Month
  • Monthly V2$12.991 Month
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  • Yearly Discount Trial7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • PhaseMate Yearly (Offer)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Pro7 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Yearly Trial$34.991 Year
  • Annual V27 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime FreeFree
  • LIfetime$59.99
2 purchases

Pedometer Walking Challenge

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Monthly1 Month trial$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime access$2.99

Questions

Is PhaseMate free?
PhaseMate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pedometer Walking Challenge free?
Pedometer Walking Challenge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PhaseMate or Pedometer Walking Challenge?
PhaseMate is rated higher. PhaseMate averages 4.5 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Pedometer Walking Challenge averages 4.3 from 13 ratings.
Do PhaseMate or Pedometer Walking Challenge have ads?
Neither PhaseMate nor Pedometer Walking Challenge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PhaseMate or Pedometer Walking Challenge?
PhaseMate ships an update every 3 days, and Pedometer Walking Challenge every 2 weeks. Most recently, PhaseMate was updated on September 22, 2026 and Pedometer Walking Challenge on September 18, 2026.

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