Comparison

Pedometer vs Runnerd

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

Head to head
About

Pedometer

Features
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Leveling Steps: Your Gamified Step Counter & Pedometer Walk, conquer epic milestones, and level up your life! Do you want to walk more but lack daily motivation? Turn boring step counting into an addictive RPG fitness adventure! With Leveling Steps, every single step you take helps you earn XP, unlock achievements, and travel the globe. CORE FEATURES: • Precision Pedometer & Distance Tracker: Uses your iPhone's built-in motion sensors to accurately record steps, active distance, and calories burned with zero battery drain. No Apple Watch or wearable required. • Global Challenge & Epic Milestones: Embark on a journey around the world! Walk through 100 global capitals and explore 8 world wonders as you aim for the legendary 50-million-step goal. • RPG Leveling & Achievement System: Gain XP for every step you walk. Level up your adventurer profile and earn prestigious ranks from "Novice Walker" all the way to "Legendary Explorer". • Personalized Daily Step Goals: Set customized targets that match your fitness pace. Keep your motivation high with daily streak tracking and visual milestone rewards. • Detailed Activity History: Visualize your daily, weekly, and monthly walking progress with intuitive charts. Celebrate your consistency and personal health records. Leveling Steps is free to download and track your steps. Unlock the complete adventure, global challenges, and exclusive titles with Leveling Steps Pro. Terms of Service: https://levelingsteps.web.app/terms-of-service.html Privacy Policy: https://levelingsteps.web.app/privacy-policy.html

About

Runnerd

This app analyzes your running data from Apple Health to provide insights into your training, readiness, and performance. It offers detailed run breakdowns, season timelines, and coaching advice without requiring an account or subscription.

Highlights
  • Readiness Score calculation
  • Detailed run analysis
  • Performance Management Chart
  • Season timeline view
  • Three coaching tones
  • Shoe mileage tracking
  • Personal bests tracking
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Runnerd is a running coach and a serious analytics app in one. It builds a plan around your goal, explains every recommendation and works with the runs you've already logged. No subscription. No account. No compromises. HOW IT WORKS Connect Apple Health and Runnerd reads your past runs, whether they came from your Apple Watch, your iPhone or another running app. No blank slate: Runnerd knows where you stand from day one. Keep tracking with whatever you use today. Set a goal, like your next half marathon, and pick a coach. The Patient One builds up carefully, The Ambitious One pushes harder, and The Balanced One sits in between. The difference shows up in your plan, not just in the tone. Runnerd maps out every week until race day and schedules more of the run types you enjoy. You can add your own runs whenever you like. Each morning, your coach checks the plan against your readiness. After each run, it reviews how it went. Ahead of your goal? It'll tell you. Goal asking for more than your coach allows? It'll tell you that too. FOR NERDS WHO RUN Fitness, fatigue and form, running economy, intensity, training load: Runnerd shows whether your training is working and explains every term along the way. It's all built on proven sports science, not AI: Banister for fitness and form, Daniels VDOT for training paces and predictions, Karvonen for heart rate zones. IPHONE AND MAC Check in on your iPhone, dig deeper on your Mac with a native Mac app. Your data syncs through your private iCloud. Runnerd collects nothing and runs no servers. AND THE DETAILS Shoe mileage with a heads-up before a pair wears out. Personal bests, spotted automatically. Running partners. Widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Share runs, weeks and personal bests as images. FREE, WITH A ONE-TIME PRO UPGRADE Runnerd is free to use. Pro adds race predictions, running technique analysis, GPX export and The Ambitious One. One purchase covers iPhone and Mac.

Screenshots

Pedometer4 screens
Runnerd4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pedometer at every 5 days against Runnerd's every 2 weeks. Pedometer also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Pedometer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Runnerd sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pedometer ships an update every 5 days, Runnerd every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 12, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pedometer versus Runnerd: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPedometerRunnerd
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Mac
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNAIM DRIDI PODADERANorma Steller

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pedometer

Subscriptions2
  • Leveling Steps Monthly Premium$1.991 Month
  • Leveling Step Premium Anual$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Leveling Steps de por vida$22.99
2 purchases

Runnerd

One-time2
  • Runnerd Pro$7.99
  • Support a Nerd$17.99

Questions

Is Pedometer free?
Pedometer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Runnerd free?
Runnerd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pedometer or Runnerd have ads?
Neither Pedometer nor Runnerd shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pedometer or Runnerd?
Pedometer ships an update every 5 days, and Runnerd every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pedometer was updated on October 12, 2026 and Runnerd on October 12, 2026.

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