Comparison

Steps Widget & Walking Alert vs Athar

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

About

Athar

Features
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Athar helps you track nutrition and workouts in a simple, smart way. Log meals, scan barcodes and nutrition labels, and use AI-powered meal analysis to get faster nutrition estimates. Track calories, macros, workouts, weight, steps, and progress from one place. Features: - Track calories, protein, carbs, and fat - Analyze meals and nutrition labels with AI - Scan food barcodes - Log workouts and sessions - Track weight, steps, and progress - Sign in with Apple or Google - Delete your account from inside the app Athar provides general fitness and nutrition estimates and is not medical advice. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://husm2018-sketch.github.io/athar-website/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Steps Widget & Walking Alert4 screens
Athar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Athar at none against Steps Widget & Walking Alert's 3. Athar also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Steps Widget & Walking Alert sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.29 per month. Athar asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Steps Widget & Walking Alert versus Athar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteps Widget & Walking AlertAthar
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCrazyLazy OUhussam hussam

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Steps Widget & Walking Alert

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.291 Month
  • Yearly$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Customization$2.99
None

Athar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Steps Widget & Walking Alert free?
Steps Widget & Walking Alert is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Athar free?
Athar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Steps Widget & Walking Alert or Athar have ads?
Neither Steps Widget & Walking Alert nor Athar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Steps Widget & Walking Alert or Athar?
Steps Widget & Walking Alert ships an update every 4 days, and Athar every 4 days. Most recently, Steps Widget & Walking Alert was updated on October 6, 2026 and Athar on October 9, 2026.

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