Comparison

step widget minimalist vs Health Data Widgets

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

Head to head
About

step widget minimalist

A minimalist step tracker designed for digital wellness. It displays only your steps and progress on home screen widgets, eliminating distracting features like feeds or streaks. Your data remains private and stored directly on your device.

Highlights
  • Minimalist step tracking
  • Home screen widgets
  • Displays only steps and progress
  • No feeds or streaks
  • On-device data storage
Features
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As I've been reducing digital noise in my life, I couldn't find a step tracker that aligned with my values. So I built one for myself. It's the digital minimalist's step counter: Shows literally just steps and progress Home screen widgets that display only a number No feeds, streaks, or other attention hooks Data stays on your device I've been using it for months, and recently added widgets so I don't even have to open the app anymore.

About

Health Data Widgets

Display your Apple Health data, like step count and distance, directly on your Home Screen. Customize each widget independently with three available sizes and support for light/dark modes and locale-aware units.

Highlights
  • Display Apple Health data on Home Screen
  • Configurable per widget instance
  • Three widget sizes (Small, Medium, Large)
  • Light and dark mode support
  • Locale-aware units (km/mi)
  • iPhone and iPad compatible
Features
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Bring your most-watched Apple Health data out of the Health app and onto your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Health Data Widgets shows your step count and your walking + running distance on the Home Screen in three sizes, in a stacked two-metric layout, and on the Lock Screen as circular, rectangular, or inline complications. Each widget you add can be configured independently, long-press to pick what it displays. What you can do: • Add Steps or Distance widgets to your Home Screen (Small, Medium, Large) • Add a Multi widget to show two metrics side-by-side or stacked • Add complications to your Lock Screen (circular, rectangular, and inline) • Configure each widget instance independently • Choose how the value aligns inside the widget (top/middle/bottom, left/center/right) • Pick a text color for Home Screen widgets from seven curated presets • Hide the widget heading if you just want the number • Browse a live in-app gallery to see every size before adding it • Read the per-surface Help guides to learn how to add and configure each widget Built to feel like an extension of Apple Health: bold pink numbers on a clean adaptive background. No clutter. Everything is local: • Read-only access to Apple Health • No network requests, ever • No analytics, no tracking • Nothing leaves your device Light + dark mode. Locale-aware units (km / mi). English + German. iPhone + iPad.

Screenshots

step widget minimalist4 screens
Health Data Widgets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: step widget minimalist at Free against Health Data Widgets's $0.99. Health Data Widgets's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 50%). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

step widget minimalist is free to download; Health Data Widgets costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
step widget minimalist versus Health Data Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterstep widget minimalistHealth Data Widgets
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCortex (Apps)Daniel Buehner

Customer experience

step widget minimalist

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Health Data Widgets

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

step widget minimalist

No in-app purchases

None

Health Data Widgets

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is step widget minimalist free?
step widget minimalist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Health Data Widgets free?
Health Data Widgets costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do step widget minimalist or Health Data Widgets have ads?
Neither step widget minimalist nor Health Data Widgets shows ads.

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