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.
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.
- Minimalist step tracking
- Home screen widgets
- Displays only steps and progress
- No feeds or streaks
- On-device data storage
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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.
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.
- 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
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Your steps and distance from Apple Health – on your Home Screen, Lock Screen and Apple Watch. Small, medium and large widgets, a multi-widget with two values, and Lock Screen widgets. Every widget is set up on its own: touch and hold, then choose what it shows. What you can do: • Add step or distance widgets to your Home Screen (small, medium, large) • Add a multi-widget with two values side by side or stacked • Put widgets on your Lock Screen (circular, rectangular, inline) • Apple Watch app with complications for your watch face (steps, distance, daily goal) • Set daily goals for steps and distance, with progress in the widget • Goals sync to your Apple Watch automatically • Home screen with today's steps, goal progress and a setup guide • Configure every widget on its own • Choose where the value sits (top/middle/bottom, leading/center/trailing) • Pick a text colour for Home Screen widgets from seven presets • Hide the widget heading when you only want the number • Preview all widgets in the app • Step-by-step help for adding the widgets Feels like Apple Health: bold pink numbers on a clean, adaptive background. No clutter. Everything stays local: • Read-only access to Apple Health • No network requests, ever • No analytics, no tracking • Nothing leaves your devices – goals only go directly from iPhone to Watch Light and dark mode. Units that match your region (km / mi). English and German. iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch.
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Verdict
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%) and chart position (#200 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases 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
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.
| Parameter | step widget minimalist | Health Data Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #200 — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cortex (Apps) | Daniel Buehner |
Customer experience
step widget minimalist
Health Data Widgets
In-app purchases
step widget minimalist
No in-app purchases
Health Data Widgets
No in-app purchases
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