Steppah vs Basho Steps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Steppah
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Track your daily steps and calories effortlessly with Steppah, whether you're using your iPhone, Apple Watch, or both. Keep an eye on your progress throughout the day with easy-to-read widgets and complications that show your current step count, calories burned and progress toward your daily step goal. No need to to open any app to see your stats, they're right there on your lock screen or watch face. Perfect for anyone looking to stay active, maintain healthy habits, or simply be more aware of their daily movement. Think you've got what it takes to join The 100K Club? Challenge yourself to walk 100,000 steps in just 24 hours and earn your place among the legends. This isn't your typical daily step goal โ it's an epic challenge that will push your limits and test your determination. Whether you're an avid hiker, a city explorer, or someone who loves a seemingly impossible challenge, the 100K Club awaits. Complete the challenge using our step tracking features, and immortalize your achievement by adding your name and story to our global wall of fame. Your entry will be displayed both in the app and on our website, inspiring others to push their boundaries. 100,000 steps. 24 hours. Are you ready to become a legend?
Basho Steps
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Walk, and Basho's journey moves with you. In 1689 the poet Matsuo Basho set out from Edo on foot and walked the deep north for about 150 days. This pedometer turns your own steps into that road. Each milestone opens a new station of Oku no Hosomichi, with the original hokku and a fresh English rendering written for this app. THE FREE ROAD - TO MATSUSHIMA Leave the grass door at Fukagawa. Pass Senju, Nikko, the barrier at Shirakawa, the twin-trunk pine, and the morning bell at Shiogama. At 18,000 steps you reach Matsushima Bay - the most beautiful place on the journey, and the one where the master wrote no poem at all. Some places are already poems. You only walk into them. THE OKU ROAD - ONE PURCHASE, THE DEEP NORTH Past the bay the road bends inland: the summer grass of Hiraizumi, the stillness of the mountain temple, the gathered rains of the Mogami, the rough sea at Izumozaki, the scent of the springs at Yamanaka, and the clam-shell parting at Ogaki, where the journey ends by beginning again. WHAT THIS APP IS - Real hokku by Basho in the original, with original English renderings - Your steps only, counted on your iPhone and kept on your iPhone - An Apple Watch companion that sends each station to your wrist - A travel pack of ten things you cannot use, and are glad to have WHAT THIS APP IS NOT No ads. No account. No tracking. No data collection. No location. No health claims - this is a book that happens to count steps, not a fitness program. One purchase opens the second half forever. There is no subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Steppah at none against Basho Steps's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Basho Steps sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Steppah asks for nothing beyond the download.
Steppah ships an update every 2 days, Basho Steps every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Steppah | Basho Steps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days โ better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BahamApps AB | RIEKO NAITO |
In-app purchases
Steppah
No in-app purchases
Basho Steps
- The Oku Road$2.99









