Comparison

NexStep vs StepVault

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

Head to head
About

NexStep

Features
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NexStep helps you track daily steps, set goals, log meals, and stay consistent. Key features • Step tracking: See your daily progress at a glance • Goal setting: Manage weight targets and weekly change goals • Meal logging: Add foods and monitor daily calories • AI meal planning: Generate day-by-day meal plans using your target calories + date range • Widgets & Watch support (Premium): Quick access to your stats • Ad-free experience (Premium): Stay focused with no distractions How it works 1. Set up your profile 2. Define your goals 3. Log meals or generate an AI plan 4. Track daily totals and improve consistency Premium and AI planning packs are available via in-app purchases. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

StepVault

Features
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Your steps tell a story. StepVault makes it easy to see it. StepVault turns the activity already recorded in Apple Health into a simple, beautiful view of your daily and historical movement. See how many steps you've taken today, then go further with totals for your week, month, year and all-time recorded history. STEP HISTORY • Today's steps at a glance • Weekly step totals • Monthly step totals • Year-to-date steps • All-time recorded steps • Historical daily activity ACTIVITY DETAILS View your: • Steps • Walking and running distance • Active calories • Exercise minutes • Flights climbed GOALS Set a daily step goal that works for you. Choose from quick presets or enter your own custom goal. Choose a distance goal and display your distances in either miles or kilometers. HISTORY & TRENDS Explore your activity across different time periods and quickly understand how your movement changes over time. PERSONAL RECORDS Discover your best days, goal streaks, lifetime totals and other activity milestones. TROPHIES Unlock achievements for daily step milestones, goal streaks and lifetime accomplishments. Repeatable achievements can level up as you earn them again. PRIVATE BY DESIGN StepVault reads activity information you choose to share through Apple Health. No StepVault account is required. Your activity. Your history. Your StepVault. StepVault is intended for general fitness and informational purposes and is not a medical application.

Screenshots

NexStep4 screens
StepVault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: NexStep at Free against StepVault's $0.99. NexStep also leads on device support (3 vs 1). StepVault's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

NexStep is free to download; StepVault costs $0.99 up front. NexStep sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. StepVault asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences Ā· 2 level
NexStep versus StepVault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNexStepStepVault
PriceFree — better$0.99
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMustafa TekinJoshua Marcum

In-app purchases

9 purchases

NexStep

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$7.991 Year
One-time7
  • Unlock Premium Features (1 month)$1.99
  • Plan Meal With Ai (5 pack)$1.99
  • Plan Meal With Ai ( 10 pack)$2.99
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  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • Unlock Premium Feature (1 Year)$4.99
  • Unlock Widgets + Watch App$5.99
  • Premium Access$19.99
None

StepVault

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NexStep free?
NexStep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StepVault free?
StepVault costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do NexStep or StepVault have ads?
Neither NexStep nor StepVault shows ads.

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