Comparison

Step Tracker vs Pengu Focus

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

Head to head
About

Step Tracker

Hatch and care for a virtual penguin by tracking your daily steps. Build healthy habits with gentle motivation and progress tracking, turning your walks into a fun, rewarding experience.

Highlights
  • Hatch and name a virtual penguin
  • Track daily steps to keep penguin alive
  • Set and monitor step goals
  • View step insights and trends
  • Home screen widget for motivation
  • Progress over perfection philosophy
Features
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Hatch a penguin. Walk to keep it alive. Build better habits, one step at a time. Penguin Waddle is a unique step tracker that turns your daily walks into a fun and motivating experience. Your mission? Take care of your virtual penguin by walking in real life. How it works: - Hatch your penguin and name it - Walk every day to keep it happy and healthy - Set your own step goals and track progress - View beautiful step insights and trends - Stay motivated with a home screen widget Even if you don’t hit your goals every day, your penguin supports progress over perfection. Why you’ll love it: - Fun habit-building for all fitness levels - Gentle accountability without pressure - Great for daily motivation and walking more Ready to start a healthier, more active routine? Download Penguin Waddle and take your first step today. Terms of use: https://blackbearlabs.ai/terms-of-use

About

Pengu Focus

This app helps you improve your focus and reduce phone distraction. It offers various focus session types, including solo and social options, and rewards consistent use with virtual items. Track your progress and build streaks to make staying on task more engaging.

Highlights
  • Adaptive daily focus plans
  • Solo and Pomodoro sessions
  • Social focus rooms
  • Streak building and momentum
  • Progress insights and analytics
  • Earn rewards and customize Pengu
Features
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Pengu Focus helps you spend less time drifting on your phone and more time staying with one task. Start each day with a focus plan that makes consistency feel doable. Choose a quick solo session, follow a Pomodoro-style block, or join a social focus room when you want extra accountability. As you keep showing up, you build your streak, earn fish, unlock cosmetics, and see your progress more clearly over time. With Pengu Focus you can: • follow an adaptive daily focus plan • choose between single-focus and Pomodoro sessions • focus alongside friends in social rooms • build streaks and keep your momentum going • review insights like your longest session, weekly activity, and focus patterns • earn rewards and spend fish in the shop to customize your Pengu • manage reminders, restore purchases, and keep your progress synced to your account Pengu Focus is designed to make focus feel supportive, playful, and easier to come back to every day. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Step Tracker4 screens
Pengu Focus4 screens

Verdict

The call

Step Tracker and Pengu Focus are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Step Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Pengu Focus sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Step Tracker versus Pengu Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStep TrackerPengu Focus
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRik Lydia L Van KerckhovenHALLOU ENTERPRISES, INC

Customer experience

Step Tracker

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pengu Focus

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

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Step Tracker

Subscriptions3
  • Penguin Waddle Pro - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Penguin Waddle Pro - Annual$24.991 Year
  • Penguin Waddle Pro - Yearly$29.991 Year
8 purchases

Pengu Focus

Subscriptions3
  • Pengu Focus Premium Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Pengu Focus Premium Monthly1 Month trial2 variants$7.991 Month
  • Pengu Focus Premium Yearly1 Year trial2 variants$59.991 Year
One-time5
  • Streak Revive$0.99
  • 500 Fish$4.99
  • 2,500 Fish$19.99
Show 2 more
  • 6,500 Fish$49.99
  • 14,000 Fish$99.99

Questions

Is Step Tracker free?
Step Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pengu Focus free?
Pengu Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Step Tracker or Pengu Focus have ads?
Neither Step Tracker nor Pengu Focus shows ads.

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