Comparison

MySteps vs DailySteps

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MySteps

This app offers a highly customizable pedometer experience, allowing users to design their own fitness dashboard. Set personal goals, track various metrics like steps, distance, and calories, and view progress through visually appealing recap stories. Your health data remains private and on your device.

Highlights
  • Customizable dashboard
  • Personalized goal setting
  • Privacy-first data handling
  • Recap stories
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Apple Watch complications
Features
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MySteps turns your Apple Health data into a clear step tracker for iPhone and Apple Watch. Set a goal, keep your streak, and see your progress at a glance. APPLE WATCH • Walk with large, clear numbers: time, steps, heart rate, distance, and pace • See live steps, steps per minute, and your daily goal • Follow heart rate zones and a live map on outdoor walks and hikes • Get a full summary with energy and steps per minute after each walk REACH YOUR GOAL • Set a daily step goal and build a streak • See steps, distance, calories, floors, and exercise minutes • Earn awards as your total steps grow KEEP PROGRESS CLOSE • Add Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Add Apple Watch complications • Track outdoor walks, indoor walks, and hikes on iPhone and Apple Watch • Use both pages of iPhone Duo when it is open SEE THE PATTERN • Review weekly, monthly, yearly, and all-time insights • Watch your monthly Wrapped story • Compare steps with other walkers on the optional leaderboard MYSTEPS PRO Core step tracking is free. MySteps Pro is a one-time purchase. It adds AI Insights, your full history and Wrapped archive, Pro widgets, more colors and layouts, custom daily goals, more streak freezes, and data export. Core step tracking works without an account. MySteps reads Apple Health data on your device. AI Insights and the leaderboard use online services only after you turn them on. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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

MySteps4 screens
DailySteps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DailySteps at every 3 days against MySteps's weekly. 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. MySteps sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and DailySteps sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MySteps ships an update weekly, DailySteps every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
MySteps versus DailySteps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyStepsDailySteps
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.518.5
Further details — not scored
Size205 MB2 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMSW Digital LLCMasato Hayashi

In-app purchases

5 purchases

MySteps

Subscriptions2
  • MySteps Pro Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • MySteps Pro Yearly7 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time3
  • Premium Upgrade$2.99
  • Premium Member Upgrade$4.99
  • MySteps Pro Lifetime$9.99
1 purchases

DailySteps

One-time1
  • Buy me a coffee$0.99

Questions

Is MySteps free?
MySteps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DailySteps free?
DailySteps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MySteps or DailySteps have ads?
Neither MySteps nor DailySteps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MySteps or DailySteps?
MySteps ships an update weekly, and DailySteps every 3 days. Most recently, MySteps was updated on October 30, 2026 and DailySteps on October 25, 2026.

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