Comparison

Daily Petal vs Pedometer

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

Head to head
About

Daily Petal

This app offers a unique, visual method for tracking daily steps. Your progress is represented by a digital flower that grows with each step, providing a gentle and beautiful way to monitor activity. Widgets allow for at-a-glance viewing of your progress without opening the application.

Highlights
  • Visual step tracking with a growing flower
  • Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets
  • Monthly flower themes
  • Interactive flower details
  • Premium flower unlocks
  • Privacy-focused, on-device data
Features
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Daily Petal turns your daily steps into something worth watching: a flower that grows as you move. As you walk, each day blooms a little further. Check your progress from your Lock Screen, your Home Screen, or a glance at the flower itself. No charts, no pressure, just a quiet picture of how you are doing. — TWO WAYS TO BLOOM, PETAL & POSY — Choose how your month grows. Petal style blooms one flower per month, where every petal is a day. Posy style grows your weeks as living stems, where every day opens as its own bloom. Every month, your way. — YOUR MONTH IN BLOOM — In Petal style, a new flower appears each month. Every petal represents a day, growing as you move closer to your goal. It is a clear, gentle way to see your progress one day at a time. — THE BIRTH FLOWERS SET — The first Posy collection: twelve botanical blooms, one for each month of the year, from January's carnation to December's holly. Watch a week of walking become a stem of open flowers. — COLORS THAT REMEMBER — Petal and bloom colors reflect when you moved: early bird mornings, midday walks, golden hour, night owl strolls. Every flower becomes a small record of your month. — A QUIET SENSE OF PROGRESS — When you reach your daily step goal, your flower is marked with a soft golden glow. A small visual reward for staying consistent. — WALK WITH IT — Start a walk and watch your steps count up live, with your distance and an estimate of how long until today's goal blooms gold. — DAILY PETAL ON APPLE WATCH — Your bloom, on your wrist. See today's flower and your month at a glance, start a walk right from your watch, and add complications to keep your steps on your watch face. — WIDGETS THAT KEEP IT CLOSE — See your flower on your Lock Screen and Home Screen, track your step count, and check your daily goal progress at a glance. — SIMPLE, THOUGHTFUL INTERACTIONS — Tap a petal or bloom to look back on a day, drag across the flower to move through the month, or pinch to zoom in and see the details. — PETAL POWER — Unlock 18 premium flowers inspired by real blooms from around the world, including Sacred Lotus, Tropical Hibiscus, Blushing Peony, English Rose, and more. Choose which flower represents each month and make every month your own. — PRIVACY FIRST — Your health data stays on your device. No accounts, no servers, and no data leaves your phone. Download Daily Petal and let every step bloom.

About

Pedometer

Track your daily steps, distance, and active energy using your iPhone and Apple Watch. Visualize your progress with charts and set daily goals. Customize your experience with widgets and color options, with privacy-focused data processing on your device.

Highlights
  • Step tracking
  • Distance tracking
  • Active energy monitoring
  • Flights climbed
  • Daily goals
  • Charts and graphs
  • Home Screen and Apple Watch widgets
Features
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Count steps, reach daily goals, and record walks, runs and hikes with your iPhone or Apple Watch. FREE EVERYDAY ACTIVITY • See steps, distance, flights climbed and active energy from Apple Health. • Explore Day, Week, Month, 6 Months and Year charts. • Set dated step goals and review your activity heatmap. • Keep progress close with Home Screen, Lock Screen and Apple Watch widgets. RECORD AND SAVE ROUTES Record GPS routes, pause and resume, then review before saving. Record on iPhone or Apple Watch. Save workouts and routes to Apple Health when you allow access, or keep recordings locally. Saved paths sync between paired devices. Import detailed GPX tracks from Files, preview a track and save it as a path for free. Separate track segments keep their gaps. Files containing only route stops or waypoints need a track export. OPTIONAL PEDOMETER PLUS Plus adds route planning and following saved paths, removes iPhone banner ads, and saves preset or custom colors across the app and supported widgets. Following any saved or imported path shows turn directions, progress and off-route alerts. Apple Maps route availability varies by location. System widget and watch-face tints take priority. Choose Monthly or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Eligible monthly subscribers can try seven days free. Monthly renews automatically unless cancelled in App Store settings. Lifetime has no trial or renewal. Buying Lifetime does not cancel an existing subscription. Prices and eligibility appear before purchase. ACCESSIBILITY Larger-text layouts, light and dark appearances, metric labels and chart data actions have received focused checks. Read the English report for tested improvements and remaining limitations: https://kayvenchen.github.io/pedometer/accessibility/ Health and recorded activity data stay on your devices and never enter ad requests. No app account is required. Free users may see Google ads and regional privacy choices. Apple Maps handles map, search and directions requests. Optional local reminders are controlled in Settings. Privacy Policy: https://kayvenchen.github.io/pedometer/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://kayvenchen.github.io/pedometer/support/

Screenshots

Daily Petal4 screens
Pedometer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Daily Petal at 4.6 against Pedometer's 3.8. Daily Petal also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Daily Petal sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Pedometer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Daily Petal holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daily Petal ships an update every 11 days, Pedometer every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Daily Petal versus Pedometer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily PetalPedometer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5 ratings) — better3.8 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings55
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.518.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJudeWorksKayven Chen

Customer experience

Daily Petal

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Pedometer

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Daily Petal

One-time3
  • Birth Flowers$0.99
  • Mid-Century Garden$0.99
  • Petal Power$0.99
2 purchases

Pedometer

Subscriptions1
  • Pedometer Plus Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Pedometer Plus Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Daily Petal free?
Daily Petal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pedometer free?
Pedometer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Daily Petal or Pedometer?
Daily Petal is rated higher. Daily Petal averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Pedometer averages 3.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Daily Petal or Pedometer have ads?
Pedometer shows ads; Daily Petal does not.
Which is updated more often, Daily Petal or Pedometer?
Daily Petal ships an update every 11 days, and Pedometer every 2 months. Most recently, Daily Petal was updated on October 28, 2026 and Pedometer on October 28, 2026.

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