Comparison

WatchSteps vs Ksteps

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

Ksteps

Features
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Ksteps is an app that helps you quickly check your step count directly from your Apple Watch face. With complications, you can instantly view today’s steps on your watch face, and the app supports a variety of complication styles. Add it easily without complicated setup and keep track of your daily activity at a glance. Key Features • Apple Watch complication support • Quickly check your step count from the watch face • Various complication styles available • Simple setup and intuitive usage How to Use Install Ksteps on your Apple Watch. Press and hold the watch face to open the edit screen. Select Ksteps when adding a complication.

Screenshots

WatchSteps4 screens
Ksteps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ksteps at every 5 days against WatchSteps's every 5 weeks. WatchSteps's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WatchSteps ships an update every 5 weeks, Ksteps every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
WatchSteps versus Ksteps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWatchStepsKsteps
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYANCY SHEPHERDKiyeong Jeong

In-app purchases

None

WatchSteps

No in-app purchases

None

Ksteps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WatchSteps free?
WatchSteps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ksteps free?
Ksteps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do WatchSteps or Ksteps have ads?
Neither WatchSteps nor Ksteps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WatchSteps or Ksteps?
WatchSteps ships an update every 5 weeks, and Ksteps every 5 days. Most recently, WatchSteps was updated on October 1, 2026 and Ksteps on October 9, 2026.

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