WatchSteps vs Pure Step
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.
Pure Step
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Pure Step is a clean and focused pedometer designed for simplicity. Track your daily steps, walking distance, calories, active time, and long-term progress with a smooth and minimal interface. Features: • Live step tracking • Daily, weekly, and monthly history • Distance and calorie tracking • Goal system • Minimal dark UI • Fast and lightweight experience Pure Step helps you stay active without distractions.
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Verdict
WatchSteps and Pure Step are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | WatchSteps | Pure Step |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YANCY SHEPHERD | Gokhan Bayazit |
In-app purchases
WatchSteps
No in-app purchases
Pure Step
No in-app purchases









