Comparison

Steps vs Weight Loss Fasting Timer Lyn

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

Head to head
About

Steps

This app helps you track your daily steps and workouts with precise counting and goal setting. It offers features to block distracting apps, compete globally, and visualize your progress with detailed charts and insights. Personalize your experience with custom themes and widgets.

Highlights
  • Precise step counting via HealthKit
  • Customizable daily step goals
  • App blocking for focus
  • Global step leaderboard
  • 23+ workout types with live tracking
  • Interactive charts and visualizations
  • Yearly insights and personal records
Features
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Steps is your complete fitness companion that turns every step into progress. Track steps, compete on the global leaderboard, block distracting apps until you hit your goal, and visualize your journey with beautiful charts and widgets. AS SEEN AT WWDC 2026 Steps is featured in "Appreciation," the music video starring Erick the Architect, shown during Apple's WWDC 2026. STEP TRACKING & GOALS - Precise step counting powered by Apple HealthKit - Customizable daily step goals with visual progress - Streak tracking with rest days — never lose progress unfairly - Goal achievement notifications and celebrations AI COACH — CHAT WITH YOUR WORKOUTS - Ask anything about your workouts and get personalized AI feedback - Runs fully on device — your health data never leaves your iPhone - Smart suggestions to help you train better and recover smarter APP LOCK — STAY FOCUSED - Block distracting apps until you reach your daily step goal - Powered by Screen Time — apps auto-unlock when you hit your target - The perfect motivation to get moving every day STEPBOARD — GLOBAL LEADERBOARD - Compete with walkers worldwide on the daily step leaderboard - See your rank update in real-time as you walk - Join or leave anytime — your choice 23+ WORKOUT TYPES - Running, Walking, Cycling, Swimming, Hiking, HIIT, Yoga, and more - Live tracking with real-time pace, distance, heart rate, and elevation - Interactive route maps with GPS and GPX export - 3D Route Playback — replay any run or ride as a cinematic 3D flyover - Share workouts with customizable snapshot styles BEAUTIFUL VISUALIZATIONS - Hourly, weekly, and monthly interactive charts - Calendar heatmaps to explore your activity history - 8 color themes to personalize your experience - Weather-integrated home dashboard YEARLY INSIGHTS & RECORDS - Year-end recap with personal bests and milestones - 8 personal records: fastest pace, longest distance, most calories, and more - Creative formats: yearly receipts, passport stamps - Workout breakdown by type APPLE WATCH & WIDGETS - Native Watch app with real-time step tracking - 3 watch complications for instant step counts - 8 home screen widgets: steps, charts, calendar, streak, workouts - Live Activity during active workouts PERSONALIZATION - Multiple custom app icons - Light, dark, and system appearance modes - Metric, imperial, or nautical units - Configurable daily reminders PRIVACY FIRST - Health data stays on your device - No ads, no selling your data - Transparent privacy controls Steps Pro unlocks the full experience with a free trial: widgets, Watch app, route maps, 3D Route Playback, AI Coach, advanced analytics, App Lock, yearly insights, and all color themes. # Contact and Support Website: https://getsteps.app Terms of Use: https://getsteps.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://getsteps.app/privacy

About

Weight Loss Fasting Timer Lyn

This app helps you track your intermittent fasting periods with a clean, minimalist interface. It offers customizable timers, timely notifications, and helpful insights into your fasting habits. Widgets and Siri integration provide convenient access to your progress.

Highlights
  • Customizable fasting timer
  • Progress notifications
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Fasting pause functionality
  • Vital metrics tracking
  • Siri and Shortcuts integration
Features
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Lyn is a minimalist intermittent fasting tracker with a clean design and the essential features you need. It fits seamlessly into your routine, makes tracking fasts simple, and proactively provides useful insights. Fasting timer. See clearly how much time remains until you reach your fasting goal or your eating window ends. You can adjust your fasting goal at any time, even during an active fast, if your plans change. Notifications. Lyn notifies you when you reach your goal and when your eating window ends, so you don’t have to keep checking the time. Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. Keep your progress in view with widgets that show the information that matters most. Fasting pause. Sometimes you need more flexibility in your fasting schedule, such as during holidays or travel. Lyn lets you pause your fasting routine and reminds you to resume it later. Vital metrics. Keep your goal streak for extra motivation and review historical data, including your average eating window length and longest fast. Shortcuts and Siri. Lyn is built exclusively for Apple devices, with deep system integrations. Alongside widgets, you can use Shortcuts to create fasting automations or Siri to start and stop a fast. Privacy policy: https://lyn.software/privacy Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Steps4 screens
Weight Loss Fasting Timer Lyn4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Weight Loss Fasting Timer Lyn at 5.0 against Steps's 4.6. Weight Loss Fasting Timer Lyn also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 81%). Steps's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (53 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Steps sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Weight Loss Fasting Timer Lyn sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Weight Loss Fasting Timer Lyn holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Steps has 53 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Steps's written reviews are positive against 100% of Weight Loss Fasting Timer Lyn's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steps ships an update every 10 days, Weight Loss Fasting Timer Lyn every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Steps versus Weight Loss Fasting Timer Lyn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepsWeight Loss Fasting Timer Lyn
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (53 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings53 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB16 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHieu DinhMykola Harmash

Customer experience

Steps

All ratings51 ratings
Positive86.3%
Neutral7.8%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral4.8%
Negative14.3%

Weight Loss Fasting Timer Lyn

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Steps

Subscriptions8
  • Pro Monthly (1 Month)7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly (1 Month)$2.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly - Family (1 Month)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
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  • Pro Monthly - Family (1 Month)$5.991 Month
  • 1-Year Subscription (1 Year)$19.991 Year
  • 1-Year Subscription (1 Year)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly - Family (1 Year)$19.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly - Family (1 Year)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time2
  • Steps Pro Lifetime2 variants$39.99
  • Steps Pro Family - Lifetime2 variants$79.99
2 purchases

Weight Loss Fasting Timer Lyn

Subscriptions1
  • Lyn Plus Yearly7 Days trial$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lyn Plus Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is Steps free?
Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Weight Loss Fasting Timer Lyn free?
Weight Loss Fasting Timer Lyn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Steps or Weight Loss Fasting Timer Lyn?
Weight Loss Fasting Timer Lyn is rated higher. Steps averages 4.6 out of 5 from 53 ratings, while Weight Loss Fasting Timer Lyn averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Steps or Weight Loss Fasting Timer Lyn have ads?
Neither Steps nor Weight Loss Fasting Timer Lyn shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Steps or Weight Loss Fasting Timer Lyn?
Steps ships an update every 10 days, and Weight Loss Fasting Timer Lyn every 2 months. Most recently, Steps was updated on October 28, 2026 and Weight Loss Fasting Timer Lyn on October 28, 2026.

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