WatchSteps vs Cute Mimi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Cute Mimi
This app uses your device's motion system to automatically count your daily steps. A cute character evolves with your activity, encouraging you to meet daily goals and earn achievements. Compete with friends and view detailed progress reports to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
- Automatic step counting
- Evolving character companion
- Daily step goals
- Detailed statistics and reports
- Friend competitions
- Badges and achievements
- Home screen widget support
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Cute Mimi - Step Tracker is a fun and motivating app that helps you track your daily step count. Live a healthy lifestyle with your cute character Mimi! Features: Automatic step counting - With iOS's built-in Core Motion system Mimi character - Your cute companion that changes based on your steps Daily goals - Complete your goal every day and make Mimi happy Detailed statistics - Daily, weekly, and monthly reports Compete with friends - Challenge your family and friends to step competitions Badges and achievements - Earn special badges by completing goals Widget support - See your steps quickly from the home screen Every step matters with Mimi! The more you walk, the happier and healthier Mimi becomes. Complete your daily goal and watch Mimi grow. Privacy Policy: https://mimisteps.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WatchSteps at none against Cute Mimi's 2. Cute Mimi's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Cute Mimi sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. WatchSteps asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for WatchSteps against 5.0 for Cute Mimi. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
WatchSteps ships an update every 5 weeks, Cute Mimi every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on July 31, 2026 and June 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WatchSteps | Cute Mimi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 188 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YANCY SHEPHERD | Veysel Karani KOPARAL |
Customer experience
WatchSteps
Cute Mimi
In-app purchases
WatchSteps
No in-app purchases
Cute Mimi
- Cute Mimi - Premium Weekly$1.997 Days
- Cute Mimi - Step Tracker3 Days trial$49.991 Year









