Comparison

The Move Method vs SimpleStep

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

Head to head
About

The Move Method

Browse and purchase class packs or memberships for fitness classes. Filter classes by type to find the perfect fit for your routine and manage your reservations to stay organized and committed to your fitness goals.

Highlights
  • Purchase class packs and memberships
  • Browse class schedule
  • Filter classes by type
  • Manage class reservations
  • Stay organized with fitness goals
Features
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Features: -Purchase Class Packs and Memberships Easily browse and purchase our class packs or membership options -View our schedule Filter classes by type to find the perfect fit for your routine. -Manage your reservations Book your class reservations with ease. Keep track of your upcoming classes and manage your schedule to stay organized and committed to your fitness goals.

About

SimpleStep

Track your daily steps, distance, and goal progress with this straightforward iPhone pedometer. View historical activity through daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly charts. Enjoy a clean, ad-free experience with no account required.

Highlights
  • Step, distance, and goal tracking
  • Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly charts
  • Customizable daily step goal
  • App icon badge for steps
  • Light/dark/system appearance options
  • Accent and app icon color choices
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Your steps, without the clutter. SimpleStep is a simple iPhone pedometer that shows today’s steps, walking and running distance, and goal progress at a glance. Look back at your activity with daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly charts. No ads. No account. No tracking. One purchase, with no subscriptions or in-app purchases. WHAT YOU CAN DO • View today’s and past days’ steps, distance, and goal progress • Swipe to move between days and chart periods • Review daily (hourly), weekly, monthly, and yearly step charts • See totals and averages for steps and distance • Tap a weekly chart bar to view that day’s activity • Set a daily goal from 1,000 to 30,000 steps in 1,000-step increments • Show today’s steps on the app icon badge with notification permission • Receive a silent goal notification once per day • Choose light, dark, or system appearance • Choose from seven accent colors and seven app icon colors IPHONE-RECORDED ACTIVITY SimpleStep reads Steps and Walking + Running Distance from Apple Health. Only records created by your iPhone are included. Apple Watch data, manual entries, and records written by other apps are excluded. Health data is read-only and stays on your iPhone. SimpleStep does not send your health data to an external server. Distance is displayed in kilometers. Step badges and goal notifications update when you open or return to the app, or when HealthKit delivers a background update. They do not update continuously while the app is closed. REQUIREMENTS An iPhone running iOS 18 or later. Languages: English and Japanese.

Screenshots

The Move Method4 screens
SimpleStep3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: The Move Method at Free against SimpleStep's $0.99. The Move Method also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). SimpleStep's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On in-app purchases and device support 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

The Move Method is free to download; SimpleStep costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Move Method ships an update monthly, SimpleStep every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
The Move Method versus SimpleStep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Move MethodSimpleStep
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Movers LTDHiroyuki Yagi

Customer experience

The Move Method

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SimpleStep

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

The Move Method

No in-app purchases

None

SimpleStep

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Move Method free?
The Move Method is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SimpleStep free?
SimpleStep costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Move Method or SimpleStep have ads?
The Move Method shows ads; SimpleStep does not.
Which is updated more often, The Move Method or SimpleStep?
The Move Method ships an update monthly, and SimpleStep every 5 days. Most recently, The Move Method was updated on November 5, 2026 and SimpleStep on October 31, 2026.

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