Pedometer vs Grandstepper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pedometer
This app quietly tracks your steps and captures your thoughts on the go. It offers clear daily trends, privacy-focused iCloud syncing, and quick idea capture via text or voice. Enjoy widgets, complications, and data export for a mindful movement and reflection experience.
- Automatic step counting
- Quick thought capture (text/voice)
- Home Screen widgets & Watch Face complications
- Data export (PDF/CSV)
- Customizable daily step goals
- Progress tracking (day, week, month, year)
- iCloud and Apple Health sync
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Waymate is a simple, private, and mindful companion designed to count your steps and catch your ideas in motion. It works quietly in the background, shows clear daily trends, and keeps all your data — steps and thoughts — private and synced via your iCloud. Features: • Automatic step counting from iPhone and Apple Watch • Quick thought capture: save ideas via text or voice while you walk • Home Screen widgets and Watch Face complications for instant updates • Export your steps and to PDF or CSV • Set your own daily step goals • View your progress by day, week, month, or year Waymate is a good fit if you: • Want to check your daily step count without the noise • Need a simple way to log ideas during your walks • Want a clean, easy-to-use pedometer on your wrist • Want to build a habit of movement and reflection • Value your privacy and want to own your data Privacy first: • Your steps and thoughts are synced via iCloud, staying under your control • Syncs with Apple Health • No account required • No ads, no tracking, no profile building Whether you're hitting a step goal or capturing your next big idea, Waymate makes your daily journey calm, clear, and effortless. ---------------------------- Terms of Use(EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://indieupme.notion.site/Waymate-Privacy-Policy-2965249d7e868091b9e8e79e79675e86
Grandstepper
This application displays daily step counts in large, easy-to-read text. It is designed specifically for grandparents to monitor their activity levels with clarity and simplicity.
- Large text step display
- Step count monitoring
- Designed for grandparents
- Simple interface
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An app for grandparents to see their steps in big text
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grandstepper at none against Pedometer's 3. Pedometer's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Pedometer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Grandstepper asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pedometer ships an update every 3 weeks, Grandstepper every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pedometer | Grandstepper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrei Ilnitskii | TALMAGE CRAGUN GAISFORD |
Customer experience
Pedometer
Grandstepper
In-app purchases
Pedometer
- Waymate Pro Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Waymate Pro Yearly14 Days trial$6.991 Year
- Lifetime Pro Access$18.99
Grandstepper
No in-app purchases
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