Comparison

10K Steps vs Shape

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

Head to head
About

10K Steps

This app encourages a daily walking habit with a simple, visually appealing interface. It offers customizable goals and tracks progress without overwhelming users with complex fitness metrics. Enjoy a minimalist approach to improving your health through consistent movement.

Highlights
  • Live step ring widgets
  • Apple Watch complications
  • Customizable daily goals
  • Weekly, monthly, yearly charts
  • Streak tracking
  • Apple Health sync
  • Siri Shortcuts support
Features
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Ten thousand steps a day, without a treadmill or a training plan. If you have ever installed a fitness tracker that turned a quiet morning walk into a guilt scoreboard, 10K Steps is the calm alternative. It is a private pedometer and step counter for adults who already know the science — daily walking is the cheapest, most consistent thing you can do for your body — and simply want a clean way to see it happen. No calorie shaming, no leaderboards, no twelve-week plan that punishes a missed day. A quiet walking tracker that respects your attention, your knees and your time of day. Every feature described below is unlocked only with an auto-renewable subscription purchased inside the app. New users receive a 3 day free trial; you may cancel anytime during the trial to avoid being charged. Open the app and a minimal ring fills as you move, from the coffee walk to the evening errand. Set your daily step goal at 3K, 5K, 8K, 10K or 15K, then watch the steps tracker count quietly in the background while you live the rest of your life. Distance, active minutes and optional calories sit beside the step count, and beautiful charts build across week, month and year so the cardio tracker view of your habits matches the felt experience. Streaks live in the background without shame — miss a day, the next one starts fresh. Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy widgets keep your progress glanceable, and Apple Watch complications fill on your wrist as you go. The app handles real life, not just the gym. A walking challenge mode runs a personal 30-day push toward 10000 steps with no public board attached. Auto-pause respects long red lights and supermarket queues, the hiking tracker mode logs elevation gain and route distance offline, and a daily walk reminder fires gently in the late afternoon if you are still under goal. Siri Shortcuts let you ask "how many steps today?" hands-free, an activity tracker summary rolls up the week on Monday morning, and the step monitor view compares this week against last week without turning the difference into a verdict. The interface ships in 39 languages with full accessibility, VoiceOver and Dynamic Type. Your daily steps stay on this device — no account, no cloud upload, no third-party server reading your motion data. Apple Health two-way sync mirrors what you already record elsewhere, and everything works offline, including reminders, widgets, charts and the watch complication. It is shaped for people who simply want a walking tracker, daily exercise log and step counter that treats them like an adult. Unlock with Pro: • Unlimited history (free: 7 days) • All widgets, themes and Watch complications • Advanced analytics — weekly averages, best days, trends • Custom goal schedules for weekdays and weekends • Data export (CSV and JSON) Subscription Pricing & Terms Features require a subscription. Pricing and terms available in-app. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription and free-trial conversion in Settings > Apple ID after purchase. Any unused portion of the free-trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription.

About

Shape

Features
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Studio lifestyle: pilates, yoga, bien-être, café, réservation facile Shape est un studio lifestyle moderne dédié au mouvement, au bien-être et au quotidien.

Screenshots

10K Steps4 screens
Shape4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shape at none against 10K Steps's 3. Shape also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18). On price, update cadence, ads 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. 10K Steps sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Shape asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

10K Steps ships an update every 3 weeks, Shape every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
10K Steps versus Shape: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter10K StepsShape
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS1815.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB64 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBahattin DuranCodefish SAL

In-app purchases

3 purchases

10K Steps

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Annual Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

Shape

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 10K Steps free?
10K Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shape free?
Shape is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 10K Steps or Shape have ads?
Neither 10K Steps nor Shape shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 10K Steps or Shape?
10K Steps ships an update every 3 weeks, and Shape every 2 weeks. Most recently, 10K Steps was updated on October 30, 2026 and Shape on October 31, 2026.

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