Step Counter & Widget vs Podium Go
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Step Counter & Widget
This app automatically tracks your daily steps, calories, and distance walked. It offers motivational achievements, streaks, and beautiful widgets for your home and lock screens to help you build a consistent walking habit.
- Automatic step tracking
- Apple Health integration
- Home & lock screen widgets
- Achievements and streaks
- Calorie and distance tracking
- Progress insights
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Stepsly is a step counter that already knows your walks. It reads your steps from Apple Health, counted by your iPhone and Apple Watch, so thereβs nothing to start and no need to keep the app open. Open it for the first time and your day, your records and your history are already there. YOUR DAY β’ Your steps against a daily goal you choose, from 1,000 to 50,000 β’ An hour-by-hour chart of when you walked β’ Distance, calories and floors, in miles or kilometers MEDALS β’ 14 enamel medals, from bronze to diamond β’ Earn them for goal days, perfect weeks, big days and lifetime milestones up to 25 million steps β’ Your past walks count too, so medals can be waiting on day one β’ Spin them, flip them and see every date you earned them STREAKS β’ Reach your goal each day to grow your streak β’ Every 7 days in a row earns a streak freeze, which saves your streak on a day you miss INSIGHTS AND RECORDS β’ Trends by week, month and year β’ Your best day, week and month, and your longest streak β’ Your lifetime in marathons walked and landmarks climbed, from the Eiffel Tower to Everest β’ A calendar of every day, with goal days marked WIDGETS β’ 10 Home Screen widgets and 4 Lock Screen widgets β’ Your steps, goal, streak and charts, without opening the app SHARE IT, MAKE IT YOURS β’ Share cards for any day, week, month or all time, with 4 illustrations or your own photo β’ 8 colors, in light or dark β’ Gentle reminders that adapt to your progress, and a cheer when you reach your goal PRIVATE BY DESIGN β’ No account, no sign-up, no ads β’ Your health data stays on your iPhone STEPSLY PRO Stepsly requires Stepsly Pro. Choose a weekly or yearly plan, each with a free trial for eligible new subscribers, or pay once for Lifetime. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase, or when the free trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Website: https://stepsly.app Privacy Policy: https://heyvish.com/privacy/steps Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Podium Go
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Podium Go counts your steps and turns them into a friendly championship. WALK, IMPROVE β’ Today's steps, your goal and a forecast for the end of the day β’ Your week as a trail: every day at its real height β’ Your dated record and your average, marked on the chart β’ A Home Screen widget AS A TEAM β’ Create a private team and invite by QR code, six-character code or link β’ Daily, weekly and monthly rankings β’ Preset cheers, one per person every 24 hours β’ Everything goes through your own private iCloud WORLD RANKING, IF YOU WANT β’ Optional, under a nickname β’ Only your nickname and step total are visible YOUR DATA β’ Steps stay in Health β’ No ads, no data selling β’ No location, no contacts, no raw health data ever sent PODIUM GO+ A one-time purchase, no subscription. Create your own teams, belong to three teams, and unlock twelve months of history plus your progress insights. The people you invite buy nothing. Available in French, English, German, Spanish and Italian.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Step Counter & Widget at 15.1 against Podium Go's 18.1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Step Counter & Widget sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Podium Go sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Step Counter & Widget ships an update every 3 weeks, Podium Go every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Step Counter & Widget | Podium Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | β |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 β better | 18.1 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Srivishnu Ramakrishnan | Damien Cochinard |
In-app purchases
Step Counter & Widget
- Steps App Premium Weekly$2.997 Days
- Steps Pro Premium Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Steps Pro Premium Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
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- Steps App Premium Yearly$14.991 Year
- Steps App Premium Lifetime$24.99
Podium Go
- Podium Go+$3.99
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