Steps Widget & Walking Alert vs StepMelon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Steps Widget & Walking Alert
Track your daily steps with customizable widgets for your iPhone and Apple Watch. Get smart nudges to help you reach your goals, with all data processed on-device for privacy and zero battery drain.
- Customizable widgets for iPhone and Apple Watch
- Integrates with Apple Health
- On-device intelligence for goal prediction
- Smart notifications and nudges
- Real-time step count display
- Privacy-first data handling
- Zero battery drain
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You spend most of your day sitting. You know walking is good for you, but between work, meetings, and life, it’s easy to forget. And most fitness apps ask for a big commitment: workout plans, memberships, calorie counting. Steps Widget asks for much less. It puts your step count where your eyes already go, on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy, and gives you a gentle nudge only when you’ve been sitting a little too long. Not every hour. Not on a fixed schedule. A few hundred extra steps here and there soon become part of your day, and those small moments add up. You don’t need to become a different person. Just move a little more today than yesterday. That’s how healthy habits begin. DESIGN IT YOUR WAY A step counter you find ugly ends up on page three, and a buried reminder is no reminder. The style editor lets you pick colors, gradients, and layouts, give light and dark mode their own look, and save your favorite styles to reuse on any widget. NEW: STYLE FROM A PHOTO Pick a photo you love. Steps Widget can pull a matching color palette from it, or place the photo right behind your step count. Drag and pinch to frame it, then adjust blur and tone. THE SMART NUDGE When glancing isn’t enough, Nudge steps in. Instead of an hourly buzz you’ll mute within a week, it learns your routine right on your device and shows up once, only when you’ve actually gone still. One nudge, when it’s earned, and nothing otherwise. KEY FEATURES • Beautiful Widgets: For Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy. • Style Editor: Colors, gradients, and light and dark looks, saved as your own styles. • Photo Styles: Turn any photo into a palette or a widget background. • Smart Nudges: Learns your routine and alerts you only when you’re inactive, not on someone else's schedule. • Standalone Apple Watch App: Runs on its own, with complications, progress rings, and move reminders on your wrist. • Guilt-Free Tracking: No streaks to lose, no maps, no noise. Just a clean step counter. NO GPS. BARELY ANY BATTERY. Your iPhone already counts steps with its built-in motion sensors through Apple Health. Steps Widget simply shows that data—no background GPS location tracking, no constant polling, no battery drain. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your health data stays on your device. The app collects no personal identity information. FREE TO START Default widget styles and goal reminders are free. A subscription is only needed when you want to change your style with the style editor or photo styles. See your steps, get a gentle nudge. Move a little more every day. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Can I set my own daily walking goal? Yes. Pick the number of steps a day that suits you, and the progress ring fills as you walk toward it. Can it remind me to move if I've been sitting too long? Yes. With the Nudge feature, Steps Widget nudges you when you've been still for a while or you're falling behind your daily goal. Do I need an Apple Watch? No. Steps Widget works on iPhone alone using Apple Health step data. With an Apple Watch you also get complications and move reminders on your wrist. Does it show steps in StandBy mode? Yes. Turn your charging iPhone sideways and your step count and progress ring appear in StandBy. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
StepMelon
Track your daily steps and fitness goals with a fun watermelon theme. Features customizable watch face complications, iPhone home screen widgets, and detailed analytics. Integrates with Apple Health for seamless data syncing.
- Watch face complications
- iPhone home screen widgets
- Three-goal tracking
- Weekly trend charts
- CSV/JSON data export
- Streak tracking
- Seasonal badges
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Walk with friends, celebrate wins, and make every step count. StepMelon turns your Apple Watch into a joyful step companion with three-goal tracking, streaks, badges, and a refreshing watermelon theme. NEW: Social walking features! Add friends, discover walkers, join groups, share activity, and celebrate progress together. Celebrate wins with milestone badges and shareable cards for daily progress, weekly trends, streaks, and achievements. Track minimum, daily, and stretch goals so your plan can fit rest days and active days alike. See progress on your iPhone and Apple Watch with clear charts, widgets, and complications. StepMelon integrates with Apple Health and keeps analytics on-device. Your step history stays private and under your control. Privacy Policy: https://stepmelon.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: StepMelon at 4.0 against Steps Widget & Walking Alert's 3.6. StepMelon also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). Steps Widget & Walking Alert's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Steps Widget & Walking Alert sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.29 per month and StepMelon sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
StepMelon holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 3 respectively.
Steps Widget & Walking Alert ships an update every 3 days, StepMelon every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Steps Widget & Walking Alert | StepMelon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (13 ratings) | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CrazyLazy OU | Matthew Harris |
Customer experience
Steps Widget & Walking Alert
StepMelon
In-app purchases
Steps Widget & Walking Alert
- Monthly$1.291 Month
- Yearly$7.991 Year
- Customization$2.99
StepMelon
- StepMelon Premium7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- StepMelon Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year





