Comparison

WatchSteps vs MySteps

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

Head to head
About

WatchSteps

This app displays your daily step progress prominently through watch face complications and iOS widgets. It syncs seamlessly between your iPhone and Apple Watch, offering customizable goals and styles while prioritizing your privacy by only accessing Health data.

Highlights
  • Daily step goal display
  • Watch face complications
  • iOS home and lock screen widgets
  • Bidirectional sync between iPhone and Watch
  • Customizable goals and colors
  • Privacy-focused data handling
  • Battery-efficient background updates
Features
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WatchSteps keeps your daily step goal front and center with beautiful complications, iOS widgets, a responsive watch app, and a lightweight iPhone companion. It reads your step data directly from Health and never shares it with anyone else. Highlights • Corner complications: Curved progress gauges that follow the shape of your watch face corners. • iOS widgets: Lock screen and home screen widgets show your progress at a glance. • Multiple complication styles: Rings, gauges, inline text, and corner gauges for any watch face. • Bidirectional sync: Change settings on iPhone or Watch — they sync instantly to both devices. • Personal style: Pick colors and custom goals that match your aesthetic. • Privacy first: Reads steps only, requires no account, stores everything privately on-device. • Battery friendly: Background delivery keeps data fresh without draining your watch. How it works 1. Install WatchSteps on Apple Watch (watchOS 9+) and the paired iPhone (iOS 16+). 2. Grant Health permissions for "Steps." 3. Configure your goal and colors on either device — settings sync automatically. 4. Add widgets to your lock screen or home screen for quick progress checks. 5. Add the complication style you love to your favorite watch faces. Complication Styles • Circular: Ring progress around your step count. • Corner: Curved gauge that follows the watch face corner. • Modular: Large step count with progress indicator. • Inline: Compact text for slim complication slots. Privacy • We read step data from HealthKit solely to display it to you. • WatchSteps never uploads, tracks, or shares personal information. • No accounts, no analytics, no tracking. Walk more, simply — with WatchSteps.

About

MySteps

This app offers a highly customizable pedometer experience, allowing users to design their own fitness dashboard. Set personal goals, track various metrics like steps, distance, and calories, and view progress through visually appealing recap stories. Your health data remains private and on your device.

Highlights
  • Customizable dashboard
  • Personalized goal setting
  • Privacy-first data handling
  • Recap stories
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Apple Watch complications
Features
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MySteps turns your Apple Health data into a clear step tracker for iPhone and Apple Watch. Set a goal, keep your streak, and see your progress at a glance. APPLE WATCH • Walk with large, clear numbers: time, steps, heart rate, distance, and pace • See live steps, steps per minute, and your daily goal • Follow heart rate zones and a live map on outdoor walks and hikes • Get a full summary with energy and steps per minute after each walk REACH YOUR GOAL • Set a daily step goal and build a streak • See steps, distance, calories, floors, and exercise minutes • Earn awards as your total steps grow KEEP PROGRESS CLOSE • Add Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Add Apple Watch complications • Track outdoor walks, indoor walks, and hikes on iPhone and Apple Watch • Use both pages of iPhone Duo when it is open SEE THE PATTERN • Review weekly, monthly, yearly, and all-time insights • Watch your monthly Wrapped story • Compare steps with other walkers on the optional leaderboard MYSTEPS PRO Core step tracking is free. MySteps Pro is a one-time purchase. It adds AI Insights, your full history and Wrapped archive, Pro widgets, more colors and layouts, custom daily goals, more streak freezes, and data export. Core step tracking works without an account. MySteps reads Apple Health data on your device. AI Insights and the leaderboard use online services only after you turn them on. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

WatchSteps4 screens
MySteps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WatchSteps at none against MySteps's 5. WatchSteps also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.5). MySteps's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (9 vs 2). On price, rating, ads 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. MySteps sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. WatchSteps asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for WatchSteps against 5.0 for MySteps. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 9 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WatchSteps ships an update every 5 weeks, MySteps weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
WatchSteps versus MySteps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWatchStepsMySteps
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings29 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB205 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperYANCY SHEPHERDMSW Digital LLC

Customer experience

WatchSteps

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MySteps

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

WatchSteps

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

MySteps

Subscriptions2
  • MySteps Pro Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • MySteps Pro Yearly7 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time3
  • Premium Upgrade$2.99
  • Premium Member Upgrade$4.99
  • MySteps Pro Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is WatchSteps free?
WatchSteps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MySteps free?
MySteps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WatchSteps or MySteps?
WatchSteps and MySteps are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 9 ratings respectively.
Do WatchSteps or MySteps have ads?
Neither WatchSteps nor MySteps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WatchSteps or MySteps?
WatchSteps ships an update every 5 weeks, and MySteps weekly. Most recently, WatchSteps was updated on October 18, 2026 and MySteps on October 26, 2026.

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