Comparison

Dot Step Counter vs Aurnia

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

Head to head
About

Dot Step Counter

Features
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A simple and minimalistic step counter app with complication widgets for the Apple Watch. It counts your daily steps and shows your progress towards your daily step goal. Simply set your daily goal in the Watch app.

About

Aurnia

Features
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Wake up understood. Aurnia reads last night's sleep and suggests what tonight should look like. AI sleep coach + smart alarm + recovery score + sleep stories — built for Apple Watch, works without one. No account needed: your sleep records stay on your iPhone. WHAT'S INCLUDED • Recovery Score (0–100) from your HRV, resting heart rate, sleep duration and efficiency, compared with your own 14-night baseline • A suggested bedtime for tonight • Sleep journal with mood and factor tags (caffeine, alcohol, late meal, exercise, screen time, stress, travel) • Factor correlations — see which habits cost you sleep • Sleep stories and ambient soundscapes • Apple Watch app AURNIA PRO • AI Morning Brief — one paragraph on what last night looked like and why. Requires an account and your permission to send a sleep summary to our AI provider, Anthropic. • Smart Alarm — a daily wake-up alert at the time you choose • The full sleep story library and CSV export PRIVACY Sleep analysis runs on your device. The cloud is used only for the AI Morning Brief, and only after you allow it. You can delete your data in the app at any time. Aurnia Pro is an auto-renewing monthly or annual subscription charged to your Apple ID. It renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel in Settings → [your name] → Subscriptions. Aurnia is a wellness companion. It does not diagnose, treat, or cure any sleep disorder. Privacy: https://ootssu.com/aurnia/privacy.html Terms: https://ootssu.com/aurnia/terms.html Support: https://ootssu.com/aurnia/support.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dot Step Counter at none against Aurnia's 2. Dot Step Counter also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Aurnia sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Dot Step Counter asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dot Step Counter ships an update every 5 days, Aurnia weekly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Dot Step Counter versus Aurnia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDot Step CounterAurnia
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlina Hang & Dominik Schmidt GbRJIYULMOM

In-app purchases

None

Dot Step Counter

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Aurnia

Subscriptions2
  • Aurnia Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Aurnia Pro Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Dot Step Counter free?
Dot Step Counter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aurnia free?
Aurnia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dot Step Counter or Aurnia have ads?
Neither Dot Step Counter nor Aurnia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dot Step Counter or Aurnia?
Dot Step Counter ships an update every 5 days, and Aurnia weekly. Most recently, Dot Step Counter was updated on October 25, 2026 and Aurnia on October 25, 2026.

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