Comparison

PillCap AI vs StepVault

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

Head to head
About

PillCap AI

Instantly identify medications by uploading a photo or describing their characteristics. This tool provides quick answers for unknown tablets and capsules, complementing professional medical advice.

Highlights
  • Identify pills with photos
  • Describe pills for identification
  • AI-powered search
  • Fast results
  • Privacy-focused photo upload
Features
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Please consult a doctor in addition to using this app and before making any medical decisions. PillCap AI helps you identify pills fast — simply by uploading a photo. Whether you found an unknown tablet or forgot what a capsule is for, PillCap AI gives you answers in seconds. No camera? No problem. This app works 100% with photo upload — keeping it simple, private, and accessible. You can also chat with the built-in AI assistant: Just describe the pill by its color, shape, or imprint (like “white round pill with IP 204”), and the AI will help you find a match. TRACK YOUR MEDICATIONS Now you can save identified pills to your personal medication list. • Add pills from scan history with one tap • Set daily dose limits (1-10) • Log doses throughout the day • Get overdose warnings if you try to take too much • Progress tracking: "Taken 1 of 2 doses today" • Daily reset at midnight

About

StepVault

Features
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Your steps tell a story. StepVault makes it easy to see it. StepVault turns the activity already recorded in Apple Health into a simple, beautiful view of your daily and historical movement. See how many steps you've taken today, then go further with totals for your week, month, year and all-time recorded history. STEP HISTORY • Today's steps at a glance • Weekly step totals • Monthly step totals • Year-to-date steps • All-time recorded steps • Historical daily activity ACTIVITY DETAILS View your: • Steps • Walking and running distance • Active calories • Exercise minutes • Flights climbed GOALS Set a daily step goal that works for you. Choose from quick presets or enter your own custom goal. Choose a distance goal and display your distances in either miles or kilometers. HISTORY & TRENDS Explore your activity across different time periods and quickly understand how your movement changes over time. PERSONAL RECORDS Discover your best days, goal streaks, lifetime totals and other activity milestones. TROPHIES Unlock achievements for daily step milestones, goal streaks and lifetime accomplishments. Repeatable achievements can level up as you earn them again. PRIVATE BY DESIGN StepVault reads activity information you choose to share through Apple Health. No StepVault account is required. Your activity. Your history. Your StepVault. StepVault is intended for general fitness and informational purposes and is not a medical application.

Screenshots

PillCap AI4 screens
StepVault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PillCap AI at Free against StepVault's $0.99. PillCap AI also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On 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

PillCap AI is free to download; StepVault costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
PillCap AI versus StepVault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPillCap AIStepVault
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnni YangJoshua Marcum

In-app purchases

None

PillCap AI

No in-app purchases

None

StepVault

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PillCap AI free?
PillCap AI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StepVault free?
StepVault costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do PillCap AI or StepVault have ads?
Neither PillCap AI nor StepVault shows ads.

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