Comparison

Step Journey Tracker vs MotivoSteps

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

MotivoSteps

This app tracks your daily steps using your iPhone and Apple Watch. It motivates you with progress rings, inspiring quotes, and a variety of badges for reaching milestones. Visualize your progress with historical data and virtually explore iconic trails.

Highlights
  • Live step count and progress ring
  • 7-day history and daily average
  • 32 achievements and badges
  • Streak and lifetime step milestones
  • Virtual trail and landmark exploration
  • Goal sync with Apple Watch
  • Home and lock screen widgets
Features
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MotivoSteps is your daily step tracking companion for iPhone and Apple Watch. Stay motivated, build healthy habits, and earn badges for every milestone along the way. TODAY VIEW See your live step count, a progress ring toward your daily goal, and an inspiring fitness quote to keep you moving. Your goal is always front and center. 7-DAY HISTORY Track your walking trends with a bar chart of the last 7 days. See your weekly total and daily average at a glance so you know exactly how consistent you have been. 32 ACHIEVEMENTS AND BADGES MotivoSteps turns your steps into a collection of badges you earn over time. Every badge has a name, a tier, and a story behind it. Streak and Goal Badges Earn these by building consistency. First Victory unlocks the first time you hit your goal. On a Roll rewards a 3-day streak. Week Warrior takes 7 days in a row. Monthly Champion requires 30 consecutive days. Overachiever fires when you hit 200 percent of your goal in one day. Early Bird unlocks when you reach your goal before noon. Lifetime Step Milestones Century at 100,000 steps. Half Million at 500,000. Million Steps at one million. These mark how far you have walked across your entire life with the app. Year Legend This badge evolves as you grow. Hit your goal for 365 cumulative days and earn the Bronze Year One badge. Reach 1,095 days and it upgrades to Silver Three Year Legend. At 1,825 days it becomes the Gold Five Year Legend. One badge, three chapters. Trail and Landmark Badges These badges let you virtually walk the most iconic trails and landmarks in the world using your lifetime step total. Walk the equivalent of real places, one step at a time. City Walks earn Bronze badges: The High Line in New York, the Freedom Trail in Boston, El Malecon in Havana, the Atlanta BeltLine, and the Embarcadero in San Francisco. National Park Hikes earn Silver badges: Bright Angel Trail at the Grand Canyon, Half Dome in Yosemite, Angels Landing in Zion, Emerald Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, Old Rag Mountain in Shenandoah, the Caminito del Rey in Spain, and the Na Pali Coast in Kauai. Epic Long-Distance Trails earn Gold badges: the Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim, the Camino de Santiago, the Great Wall of China hiking section, the Inca Trail in Peru, the Appalachian Trail, the Pacific Crest Trail, and Te Araroa in New Zealand. ACHIEVEMENT CELEBRATIONS The moment you unlock a badge, a full-screen celebration takes over with a confetti explosion bursting from the center of the screen, a spinning badge coin, and haptic feedback. Every celebration is color-matched to the badge tier. Tap anywhere or press Awesome to dismiss. GOAL SYNC WITH APPLE WATCH Set your daily step goal on iPhone and it syncs to your Apple Watch instantly. Change it on the Watch and it updates on iPhone. Both devices always stay in sync using all available WatchConnectivity channels. WIDGETS Add MotivoSteps widgets to your iPhone home screen or lock screen to see your step count and goal progress without opening the app. Apple Watch complications keep your progress visible on your watch face. MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES A curated collection of fitness and walking quotes appears on your Today screen to keep you inspired every day. You can turn this on or off in Settings. CUSTOM GOALS Choose from preset goals of 5,000 to 20,000 steps or set any number you want with the custom goal slider. Your goal syncs automatically to your Apple Watch the moment you save it. PRIVACY MotivoSteps reads your step data from Apple Health. Your data never leaves your device and is never shared with third parties. No account required. Every step counts. Keep going.

Screenshots

Step Journey Tracker4 screens
MotivoSteps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MotivoSteps at weekly against Step Journey Tracker's every 4 months. Step Journey Tracker's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 MotivoSteps sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Step Journey Tracker against 5.0 for MotivoSteps. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Step Journey Tracker has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Step Journey Tracker ships an update every 4 months, MotivoSteps weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Step Journey Tracker versus MotivoSteps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStep Journey TrackerMotivoSteps
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB120 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAric ThomasRecognica, LLC

Customer experience

Step Journey Tracker

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MotivoSteps

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Step Journey Tracker

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

MotivoSteps

One-time5
  • Small Coffee$0.99
  • MotivoSteps Pro$1.99
  • Medium Coffee$2.99
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  • Lunch$4.99
  • Generous Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Step Journey Tracker free?
Step Journey Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MotivoSteps free?
MotivoSteps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Step Journey Tracker or MotivoSteps?
Step Journey Tracker and MotivoSteps are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 8 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Step Journey Tracker or MotivoSteps have ads?
Neither Step Journey Tracker nor MotivoSteps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Step Journey Tracker or MotivoSteps?
Step Journey Tracker ships an update every 4 months, and MotivoSteps weekly. Most recently, Step Journey Tracker was updated on October 25, 2026 and MotivoSteps on October 28, 2026.

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