Steps vs ArkNote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Steps
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Steps brings tasks, repeatable events, personal feedback, and rewards into one focused system. Plan what you want to do, then record what actually happened. In Steps, an Event is a personal behavior you can check in to repeatedly—it is not a calendar appointment. Each check-in can contribute Effort Points and update an Account, giving you a clear view of the progress behind your actions. Use Steps to: - Plan one-time and recurring tasks. - Create Events for behaviors you want to record over time. - Check in with values, notes, and personal context. - Review Event Logs and Effort Point trends. - Organize feedback with Accounts. - Set Rewards and track the requirements you define. - See key information from Home Screen widgets. - Keep data on your device and optionally sync through iCloud. Steps is not a step counter and does not read Health data. Accounts, Effort Points, and Rewards are personal planning concepts inside the app. They are not bank accounts, cash, or real-world financial assets. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
ArkNote
Organize your daily life with a unified journaling and task management system. Capture thoughts, to-dos, and reflections in a chronological timeline, with features like recurring tasks and customizable templates to streamline your record-keeping.
- Daily chronological timeline
- Integrated notes and to-dos
- Recurring and auto-carrying tasks
- Customizable templates
- Nested tags for organization
- System Share Extension for quick capture
- iCloud sync and JSON backup
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ArkNote - Stay Present, Record Every Day It is a note-taking and life-logging app designed around each day. Notes, Todos, reading lists, reflections, and movie reviews no longer need to be scattered across different apps. ArkNote brings them together in a clear daily timeline: write today, continue tomorrow, and rediscover them years later in “Time Rings.” 【Bring Your Records Back to Each Day】 Swipe left or right to switch dates, or use the calendar to quickly look back. Your thoughts, tasks, photos, and everyday moments are naturally organized by time. 【More Than Text Notes】 Add Todos, photos and videos, links, reminders, moods, ratings, tags, and child notes. Use lists, bold text, colors, and covers to give every kind of content the right form. 【Todos No Longer Quietly Expire】 Unfinished items can automatically carry over to today. Recurring tasks can reappear daily, weekly, or on a custom schedule, naturally connecting yesterday, today, and tomorrow. 【Templates Make Repeated Records Easier】 Create templates for reading lists, movie journals, daily reflections, or your own workflows. Customize their icons, colors, and covers to reduce repetitive steps and make it easier to start recording. 【Stay Organized Without the Effort】 Use nested tags to organize different topics, and quickly search titles, text, Todos, links, and tags. Open “Time Rings · On This Day” to rediscover records from the same date in previous years. 【Quick Capture and Sharing】 Use the system Share Extension to quickly import web pages, text, and links into ArkNote. When a record is complete, save or send it through system sharing, as an image, or as a PDF. 【Sync and Backup】 Optionally sync across devices with iCloud. JSON backup, export, and restore are also supported, helping you keep important records safe. May ArkNote help you carry today forward and connect it with tomorrow ===== ArkNote is available for monthly subscription, annual subscription or one-time purchase. When you choose the subscription plan, we will charge your iTunes account after the free trial starts or the purchase is confirmed. The subscription will automatically renew unless you turn off auto-renewal at least 24 hours before the end of the billing period. You can go to your iTunes Account Settings to manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal. Terms of Use : https://my.feishu.cn/wiki/RXKMwRE5fiRPWokHjabcRmIYnwd Privacy Policy : https://my.feishu.cn/wiki/OpdFw61g9iyFsNk7fshcRdOZnTd
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: ArkNote at 3 against Steps's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Steps sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and ArkNote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Steps ships an update every 2 days, ArkNote every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Steps | ArkNote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 昊岩 鲁 | LexyTech Ltd. |
In-app purchases
Steps
- Steps Monthly Membership$0.991 Month
- Steps Lifetime Access$6.99
ArkNote
- Monthly$3.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$6.991 Year
- PRO$14.99





