Comparison

Stepping vs Nodge

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

Head to head
About

Stepping

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Stepping makes fitness tracking simple. Count your steps and monitor daily activity in one beautiful app. Syncs with Apple Health to provide accurate statistics and insights. Set goals, view progress, and stay motivated every day.

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Nodge

Features
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Nodge is a Health companion built around soft, living orbs. Each one tracks a metric you turn on. Close the gap on today’s goal and the orb fills with light. Ease off and it settles. Quick to read, not another dense dashboard. FEATURES β€’ Orbs for steps, sleep, active calories, stand hours, and exercise β€’ Swipe the home screen to move between enabled metrics β€’ Daily targets you can tune per metric β€’ Optional nudges when steps are on but you have not moved much in a while β€’ Apple Health (read only for what you enable) β€’ Light and dark UI, Home and Settings in a standard tab layout β€’ Nodge Pro: full orb colour set plus Home and Lock Screen widgets with live numbers from Health WHY NODGE Most trackers look the same. Nodge keeps one clear focal orb per pillar so checking in feels fast and personal, whether you care about steps or the rest of your rings. PRIVACY Only the Health types you enable are read to power the app and widgets. No account. No Nodge servers for your Health numbers. Nothing sold. Your data stays with you and Apple. SUBSCRIPTIONS (NODGE PRO) Pro is optional. It unlocks every premium orb colour and Home and Lock Screen widgets. Core tracking, goals, and notifications stay free. Billed monthly or yearly through your Apple ID. Renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the period in Settings β†’ Apple ID β†’ Subscriptions. The app does not include a free trial; any intro pricing would come only from App Store Connect for that product. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://nodge.app/privacy

Screenshots

Stepping4 screens
Nodge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Stepping at every 3 days against Nodge's fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Stepping sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Nodge sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stepping ships an update every 3 days, Nodge fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Stepping versus Nodge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteppingNodge
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days β€” betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size12 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCanh TrinhKeshav Bagaade

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Stepping

One-time2
  • Americano Tip$2.99
  • Latte Tip$4.99
2 purchases

Nodge

Subscriptions2
  • Nodge Pro$2.991 Month
  • Nodge Pro Annual$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Stepping free?
Stepping is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nodge free?
Nodge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Stepping or Nodge have ads?
Neither Stepping nor Nodge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stepping or Nodge?
Stepping ships an update every 3 days, and Nodge fortnightly. Most recently, Stepping was updated on October 5, 2026 and Nodge on October 2, 2026.

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