Comparison

Steps vs Pedometer

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

Head to head
About

Steps

Features
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Steps - Simple Step Counter Track your daily steps with a beautifully designed app that focuses on what matters: your progress. Steps is the step counter you've been looking for. No overwhelming features, no confusing menus, no subscriptions. Just open the app and see your steps, beautifully displayed with a satisfying progress ring that fills as you walk toward your daily goal. FEATURES Daily Step Tracking See today's steps front and center with a gorgeous circular progress ring. Watch it fill up as you get closer to your goal—and enjoy a confetti celebration when you hit it! Beautiful Charts Track your progress over time with elegant charts showing your weekly, monthly, and yearly step history. Tap any bar to see detailed stats for that day. Insights & Analytics Discover your best day of the week, track your current streak, see weekly trends, and view personal records. All your stats, beautifully visualized. History Browser Dive into your complete step history with all-time statistics, year-by-year comparisons, and a custom date range picker to analyze any period you want. Theme Customization Make Steps yours with 8 accent colors and 4 chart styles. Your theme syncs across iPhone, Apple Watch, and all widgets. Home Screen Widgets Add stunning widgets to your home screen in small, medium, or large sizes—now with weekly charts and theme support. Apple Watch App Your steps, right on your wrist. The companion Watch app shows your daily progress and weekly chart, with complications that match your chosen theme. Customizable Goals Set your own daily step goal. Your goal syncs automatically between your iPhone and Apple Watch. Privacy First Steps reads your step data from the Health app and that's it. No accounts, no cloud sync, no tracking. Your health data stays on your device. WHY STEPS? Simple by design: No bloat, no unnecessary features No subscription: Free forever No ads: A clean, distraction-free experience Haptic feedback: Feel satisfying taps as you interact Lightweight: Minimal battery impact POWERED BY HEALTHKIT Steps uses Apple HealthKit to read your step data. This means it works with your iPhone's built-in motion sensors, or any connected fitness devices like Apple Watch. You don't need to carry your phone in a specific way or enable any special tracking. If HealthKit has your steps, Steps shows them.

About

Pedometer

Track your daily steps, distance, and active energy using your iPhone and Apple Watch. Visualize your progress with charts and set daily goals. Customize your experience with widgets and color options, with privacy-focused data processing on your device.

Highlights
  • Step tracking
  • Distance tracking
  • Active energy monitoring
  • Flights climbed
  • Daily goals
  • Charts and graphs
  • Home Screen and Apple Watch widgets
Features
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Follow steps, distance, flights climbed and active energy on iPhone and Apple Watch with Apple Health. Charts, daily goals and widgets are free; choose which details your widgets show. Pedometer Plus removes iPhone banner ads and unlocks preset and custom colors for the app, supported Home Screen widgets and Apple Watch. System and watch-face tints take priority. Health data is processed on your devices and is never sent to advertisers. No account is required. The free version may include Google ads and regional privacy choices. Privacy Policy: https://kayvenchen.github.io/pedometer/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://kayvenchen.github.io/pedometer/support/

Screenshots

Steps4 screens
Pedometer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Steps at none against Pedometer's shown. Steps also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). Pedometer's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steps ships an update every 2 days, Pedometer monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Steps versus Pedometer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepsPedometer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.3 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCORNELIUS BOTHA THIARTKayven Chen

In-app purchases

None

Steps

No in-app purchases

None

Pedometer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Steps free?
Steps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pedometer free?
Pedometer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Steps or Pedometer have ads?
Pedometer shows ads; Steps does not.
Which is updated more often, Steps or Pedometer?
Steps ships an update every 2 days, and Pedometer monthly. Most recently, Steps was updated on September 30, 2026 and Pedometer on October 5, 2026.

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