Comparison

Step Journey Tracker vs NexStep

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Step, distance, and calorie tracking
  • Progress rings and charts
  • Streaks and trends
  • Real-world stat comparisons
  • 40 achievement trophies
  • Customizable daily goals
  • 13 themes
Features
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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.

About

NexStep

Features
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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/

Screenshots

Step Journey Tracker4 screens
NexStep4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Step Journey Tracker versus NexStep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStep Journey TrackerNexStep
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAric ThomasMustafa Tekin

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Step Journey Tracker

One-time1
  • Step Journey Tracker Pro$0.99
9 purchases

NexStep

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$7.991 Year
One-time7
  • Unlock Premium Features (1 month)$1.99
  • Plan Meal With Ai (5 pack)$1.99
  • Plan Meal With Ai ( 10 pack)$2.99
Show 4 more
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • Unlock Premium Feature (1 Year)$4.99
  • Unlock Widgets + Watch App$5.99
  • Premium Access$19.99

Questions

Is Step Journey Tracker free?
Step Journey Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NexStep free?
NexStep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Step Journey Tracker or NexStep have ads?
Neither Step Journey Tracker nor NexStep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Step Journey Tracker or NexStep?
Step Journey Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, and NexStep every 2 days. Most recently, Step Journey Tracker was updated on October 9, 2026 and NexStep on September 29, 2026.

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