Comparison

WatchSteps vs DailySteps

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

DailySteps

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How many steps did you walk today? A simple app that shows your step count in a large, easy-to-read format. Features: - Real-time step tracking on Apple Watch - Check steps on iPhone when Watch screen is active - Live & Workout mode - sends steps to iPhone in real-time and records as a workout in HealthKit (Workout time, Distance, Calories, Heart Rate) - Hourly step chart - Watch widget support - Shows HealthKit steps when offline No complicated features. Just your steps, simply.

Screenshots

WatchSteps4 screens
DailySteps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WatchSteps at none against DailySteps's 1. WatchSteps also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.5). DailySteps's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, 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. DailySteps sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WatchSteps asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WatchSteps ships an update every 5 weeks, DailySteps every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on July 31, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
WatchSteps versus DailySteps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWatchStepsDailySteps
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYANCY SHEPHERDMasato Hayashi

In-app purchases

None

WatchSteps

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DailySteps

One-time1
  • Buy me a coffee$0.99

Questions

Is WatchSteps free?
WatchSteps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DailySteps free?
DailySteps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do WatchSteps or DailySteps have ads?
Neither WatchSteps nor DailySteps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WatchSteps or DailySteps?
WatchSteps ships an update every 5 weeks, and DailySteps every 3 days. Most recently, WatchSteps was updated on July 31, 2026 and DailySteps on September 28, 2026.

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