Comparison

WatchSteps vs BiteMemo

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

BiteMemo

Features
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BiteMemo is a calm, photo-first meal journal that turns meal photos or short descriptions into editable calorie and macro estimates. Photograph your meal or choose an image. BiteMemo identifies visible foods and presents: • A likely calorie value and estimated range • Protein, carbohydrates, and fat • Estimated components and portions • Assumptions, uncertainty, and confidence You remain in control: • Successful first estimates save automatically; review and edit them anytime • Correct names, calories, macros, portions, and notes • Record how much of the serving you ate • Save frequently eaten foods and manually entered barcode values for quick reuse • Follow daily totals and nutrition targets • Browse your journal and compare weekly and monthly statistics • Choose your Today dock, including concentric calorie and macro goal rings • Rename meals, change their dates and times, and move foods between meals • Export your records or permanently delete your account in the app • Use BiteMemo in English or Bulgarian START FREE New accounts receive 20 introductory AI meal analyses. After those are used, the Free plan provides 5 analyses per week. Free accounts can keep up to 5 active Saved Meals. Journals, history, statistics, editing, export, and account controls remain available without analyses. BITEMEMO PRO Choose monthly or annual Pro through the App Store. Pro includes unlimited AI meal analyses and unlimited active Saved Meals on monthly or annual billing. Manage or cancel anytime in App Store settings. Nutrition results are estimates, not measurements. A photo cannot reveal exact weight, hidden oils, sauces, ingredients, or every preparation detail. BiteMemo is not a medical device and does not provide diagnosis, treatment, allergy guidance, dietary prescriptions, or professional health advice. Privacy Policy: https://bitememo.com/privacy Terms: https://bitememo.com/terms Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://bitememo.com/support

Screenshots

WatchSteps4 screens
BiteMemo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WatchSteps at none against BiteMemo's 2. BiteMemo's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. BiteMemo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. WatchSteps asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WatchSteps ships an update every 2 months, BiteMemo every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
WatchSteps versus BiteMemo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWatchStepsBiteMemo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYANCY SHEPHERDSimeon Zhelev

In-app purchases

None

WatchSteps

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

BiteMemo

Subscriptions2
  • BiteMemo Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
  • BiteMemo Pro Annual$49.991 Year

Questions

Is WatchSteps free?
WatchSteps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BiteMemo free?
BiteMemo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do WatchSteps or BiteMemo have ads?
Neither WatchSteps nor BiteMemo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WatchSteps or BiteMemo?
WatchSteps ships an update every 2 months, and BiteMemo every 3 days. Most recently, WatchSteps was updated on October 30, 2026 and BiteMemo on October 31, 2026.

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