One More Step vs Pulse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
One More Step
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Stay motivated. Build streaks. Walk one more step. One More Step turns your Apple Health step data into a clear, motivating picture of your daily activity. See your progress, build lasting habits, and celebrate every goal you reach. Whether you're staying active, building a daily routine, or pushing for a new personal best, One More Step helps you keep moving forward. YOUR DAY, AT A GLANCE Know exactly where you stand the moment you open the app. ⢠A bold progress ring showing how close you are to your goal ⢠Smart insights that change throughout the day ⢠A 7-day chart to keep your progress in perspective ⢠Confetti celebrations when you hit your goal SEE YOUR PROGRESS OVER TIME Understand how your activity is evolving. ⢠Weekly, monthly, and yearly trends ⢠Compare current periods with previous ones ⢠Goal completion rate ⢠Current streaks and personal bests EXPLORE YOUR FULL STEP HISTORY Every step you've tracked, all in one place. ⢠Browse by calendar or list view ⢠Tap any day to see detailed hourly activity ⢠Quickly move between days without losing context STREAKS, MILESTONES & ACHIEVEMENTS Consistency is what builds lasting habits. ⢠Daily streak tracking ⢠Perfect week and perfect month achievements ⢠Lifetime step milestones ⢠Celebrate your progress along the way WIDGETS & SMART REMINDERS Stay motivated throughout the day. ⢠Home Screen widgets that update with your progress ⢠Midday progress check-ins ⢠Customizable evening reminders to reach your goal PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your health data stays yours. One More Step reads your step data from Apple Health and never sends your health information to a server. Everything stays securely on your device. Read the terms and conditions here: https://onemorestep.app/terms Read the privacy policy here: https://onemorestep.app/privacy
Pulse
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Pulse turns the heart rate data already in Apple Health into something you can actually use. Instead of opening the Health app and scrolling through raw readings, Pulse shows your minimum, maximum, and average BPM across four time windows ā right where you already look: your iPhone Home Screen widget and your Apple Watch face. KEY FEATURES ⢠Four time windows in-app ā last 1 hour, last 12 hours, today, and the current month. The full set is available inside the iPhone and Apple Watch apps; widgets and complications cover the three rolling windows (last hour, last 12 hours, today). ⢠iOS Home Screen widgets ā fifteen widgets in total: nine small "single stat" widgets (one per combination of window and metric), three medium chart widgets with min/avg/max and a workout-shaded chart, and three small arc-gauge widgets. Add as many as you like and pin the views that matter most. ⢠Apple Watch complications ā circular arc-gauge complications for watch faces with circular slots (Modular, Infograph, Modular Compact, and others), and rectangular chart complications for the watchOS Smart Stack and rectangular watch face slots. Three time windows per family ā pick the one you want by adding the matching complication. ⢠Standalone watchOS app ā view all four time-window statistics on your wrist, even when your iPhone isn't nearby. Includes a chart and min/avg/max for each window. ⢠Workout correlation ā when heart rate readings overlap a recorded workout, Pulse highlights those samples in the chart with a distinct color and a workout icon, so you immediately know whether a spike was exercise-driven. ⢠Automatic refresh ā widgets and complications refresh on a 15-minute WidgetKit timeline schedule that's gentle on battery. The in-app view re-queries HealthKit when you open or pull-to-refresh. ⢠Light, Dark, and System appearance ā pick your preferred theme in Settings. PRIVACY FIRST Pulse is built on a single rule: your health data never leaves your device. There is no account, no sign-in, no cloud sync, no analytics SDK, and no server. Pulse reads heart rate and workout data directly from Apple HealthKit, computes statistics locally, and stores them in a private App Group container shared only between Pulse and its own widget and watch extensions. Our App Store Privacy nutrition label is "Data Not Collected" ā and we mean it. You stay in control. You can grant or revoke HealthKit access at any time from Settings, and Pulse will gracefully show "--" placeholders instead of stale numbers when access is revoked. DESIGNED FOR APPLE PLATFORMS Pulse is a native iOS and watchOS app written in Swift, built specifically for the latest Apple platforms. It uses WidgetKit for Home Screen widgets and watchOS complications, supports Dynamic Type for readable text at any size, and meets Apple's accessibility tap-target guidelines. REQUIREMENTS ⢠iPhone running iOS 17 or later ⢠Apple Watch running watchOS 10 or later (optional ā the iPhone app and widgets work without a paired watch) ⢠Apple Health permission for Heart Rate and Workouts (read only) NOT A MEDICAL DEVICE Pulse is intended for general fitness and informational purposes only. It is not a medical device and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or condition. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional for medical advice. Have feedback or run into a problem? Visit our support page linked below ā we read every message.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Pulse at 3 against One More Step's 1. Pulse also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. One More Step sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Pulse sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | One More Step | Pulse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | ā |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch ā better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lars Bekkema | Adam Malik Yusof |
In-app purchases
One More Step
- Monthly Supporter$1.991 Month
- Yearly Supporter$19.991 Year
- Lifetime Supporter$34.99
Pulse
- Pulse Pro$4.99









