Step Journey Tracker vs NexStep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Step Journey Tracker
Track your daily steps, distance, calories, and flights climbed with motivational insights and achievements. Visualize your progress with beautiful charts and real-world comparisons. Personalize your experience with custom goals and themes.
- Step, distance, and calorie tracking
- Progress rings and charts
- Streaks and trends
- Real-world stat comparisons
- 40 achievement trophies
- Customizable daily goals
- 13 themes
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Step Journey. Walking & Activity Tracker Step Journey turns your daily movement into something meaningful. See your steps, distance, flights climbed, and calories burned in one clean, beautiful view. What's inside: A progress ring that fills as you move through your day Trends and streaks to track your momentum Charts across daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, and lifetime views Real-world comparisons that make your stats feel alive, like knowing you've walked the Camino de Santiago or climbed higher than the Eiffel Tower 40 trophies across five categories: Steps, Distance, Stairs, Streak, and Consistency, each earned from your real health history Daily average steps so you can see your fitness trending over time Best day highlights to celebrate your personal records Motivational messages that match exactly where you are in your day Set a custom daily step goal and adjust your lifetime start date Evening reminders to keep you on track 13 themes to make the app feel like yours 100% free. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. Your health data stays on your device. Step Journey reads from Apple Health and never stores or shares your information. Simple. Private. Beautiful. Start your journey today.
NexStep
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NexStep helps you track daily steps, set goals, log meals, and stay consistent. Key features • Step tracking: See your daily progress at a glance • Goal setting: Manage weight targets and weekly change goals • Meal logging: Add foods and monitor daily calories • AI meal planning: Generate day-by-day meal plans using your target calories + date range • Widgets & Watch support (Premium): Quick access to your stats • Ad-free experience (Premium): Stay focused with no distractions How it works 1. Set up your profile 2. Define your goals 3. Log meals or generate an AI plan 4. Track daily totals and improve consistency Premium and AI planning packs are available via in-app purchases. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: NexStep at every 2 days against Step Journey Tracker's every 3 weeks. Step Journey Tracker's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Step Journey Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and NexStep sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Step Journey Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, NexStep every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Step Journey Tracker | NexStep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aric Thomas | Mustafa Tekin |
In-app purchases
Step Journey Tracker
- Step Journey Tracker Pro$0.99
NexStep
- Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$7.991 Year
- Unlock Premium Features (1 month)$1.99
- Plan Meal With Ai (5 pack)$1.99
- Plan Meal With Ai ( 10 pack)$2.99
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- Remove Ads$3.99
- Unlock Premium Feature (1 Year)$4.99
- Unlock Widgets + Watch App$5.99
- Premium Access$19.99
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