Step Counter vs Beat Stride 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Step Counter
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It is a simple and easy-to-use pedometer app. You can view a graph of your step count for the entire period since purchasing your smartphone on a single screen.
Beat Stride 2
This app analyzes your heart rate and steps to provide a Heart Efficiency Index, a unique metric for understanding your fitness level. Track your progress with daily and monthly charts and sync data seamlessly with Apple Health.
- Heart Efficiency Index score
- Daily and monthly progress charts
- Track fitness improvement
- Apple Health integration
- Color-coded heat maps
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BeatStride: Your Heart & Step Efficiency Tracker Take control of your fitness journey with BeatStride. By analyzing your heart rate and steps, our app gives you a unique metric—the Heart Efficiency Index—to help you understand your fitness level in a new way. Key Features: Heart Efficiency Index: Get a single, easy-to-understand score that reveals your heart's efficiency. Daily & Monthly Charts: View your progress over time with intuitive, color-coded heat maps and charts. Track Your Progress: See how your efficiency improves with every step you take. Seamless Integration: Syncs effortlessly with Apple Health to securely access your data. BeatStride is the simple, powerful way to measure what matters most.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Step Counter at none against Beat Stride 2's shown. Step Counter also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Step Counter ships an update every 4 days, Beat Stride 2 every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Step Counter | Beat Stride 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | masaki matsushita | Marc L. Melcher |
In-app purchases
Step Counter
No in-app purchases
Beat Stride 2
No in-app purchases
