PauseMate vs Steps Tracker & Pedometer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PauseMate
This app encourages mindful phone usage by introducing escalating friction before opening apps. It offers guided reflection and timed delays that adapt to compulsive behavior, with features like focus sessions and weekly attention audits to promote presence over impulse.
- Escalating friction before app opens
- Guided reflection and timed delays
- Hardware-enforced focus sessions
- Intent-based unlock with duration choice
- Weekly attention audit with actionable insights
- Mindfulness streaks to celebrate effort
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Your phone isn't the problem. The compulsive reach is. PauseMate doesn't block your apps. It makes you breathe before you open them. A pause that gets harder the more compulsively you reach — then resets every hour. Gentle guidance, not punishment. ESCALATING FRICTION — SMARTER THAN A BLOCK Most app blockers treat every open the same. PauseMate adapts: • First open: A quick breathing pause • Second open (same hour): A guided reflection • Third+ opens: A timed delay that increases • After 60 minutes, friction resets — every hour is a fresh start Casual use stays easy. Compulsive re-opening gets progressively harder. No other app does this. FOCUS SESSIONS — HARDWARE-ENFORCED DEEP WORK Start a Focus Session and selected apps become completely unavailable. Not honor-system unavailable — FamilyControls-enforced unavailable. No "just this once" button. No workaround. • Quick Focus: 25, 50, or 90-minute sessions • Scheduled Focus: Recurring blocks for work hours, bedtime, study time • Early exit requires typing "END" — deliberate friction by design INTENT-BASED UNLOCK After completing a nudge, you choose how long you need: 1, 5, 15, or 30 minutes. PauseMate remembers what you chose last time — so you can see the gap between what you request and what you actually use. WEEKLY ATTENTION AUDIT Every Sunday evening, one notification: "Your weekly reflection is ready." • Total pauses, completions, and bypasses • Your most-bypassed app and the reason (boredom? habit? necessity?) • One specific, actionable suggestion No data science jargon. One insight. One action. MINDFULNESS STREAKS Every completed nudge counts toward your streak: • 7 days: "One week of mindfulness." • 30 days: "A full month. This is who you are now." • 90 days: "90 days of choosing presence over impulse." Your streak celebrates effort, not perfection. 100% ON-DEVICE All your data stays on your phone. No account. No server. No data collection. Nothing leaves your device. FREE FOREVER • Unlimited shield rules • Escalating friction • Quick focus sessions • Mindfulness streaks • Weekly audit • Intent-based unlock Premium unlocks scheduled focus sessions, extended history, and advanced pattern analysis. PauseMate sits between apps that are too gentle — a quick pause you dismiss in 1 second — and apps that are too harsh — permanent blocks you disable after a day. It meets you where you are. Your attention. Your rules. Your progress. Terms of Use: https://pausemate.app/terms Privacy policy: https://pausemate.app/privacy
Steps Tracker & Pedometer
This app tracks daily steps, distance, calories burned, and workout sessions. It offers detailed statistics and progress visuals, with an optional premium upgrade for advanced insights and unlimited records. Your health data remains private and on your device.
- Accurate step counting
- Walking distance tracking
- Calorie burn estimation
- Workout tracking with map view
- Daily, weekly, monthly statistics
- Clean and minimal interface
- Offline support
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Step Counter & Pedometer is a simple and powerful step tracker designed to help you stay active every day. Track your daily steps, walking distance, calories burned, and workout sessions — all in one clean and easy-to-use app. No ads. No accounts. No unnecessary complexity. Everything works directly on your device using Apple Health integration. Track Your Daily Activity • Accurate step counting using Apple Health • Real-time progress toward your daily goal • Walking distance tracking • Calorie burn estimation • Floors climbed tracking Stay motivated with clear progress visuals and daily performance insights. Workout Tracking Start a walking workout anytime. • Track duration, distance, and pace • View route on the map • Save detailed workout summaries • Review your workout history Perfect for daily walks, fitness goals, and improving consistency. Powerful Statistics Understand your progress over time. • Daily, weekly, and monthly step history • Trend graphs with average comparison • Goal tracking and performance overview • Detailed workout statistics See how your activity improves week after week. Designed for Simplicity • Clean and minimal interface • Fast performance • Offline support • No ads • Secure and private Your health data stays on your device. Premium Features Upgrade to unlock: • Full activity history • Advanced statistics and trends • Distance, calorie, and floor analytics • Unlimited workout records Premium helps you gain deeper insights into your activity and progress. Privacy First We do not collect or sell your personal data. Step Counter & Pedometer works securely with Apple Health to access step and activity information. Your data remains under your control. Start moving today. Download Step Counter & Pedometer and build a healthier daily routine. term of use: https://apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula/ privacy policy: https://www.emzirmetakibi.com/steptracker/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Steps Tracker & Pedometer at 5.0 against PauseMate's 4.5. Steps Tracker & Pedometer also leads on ratings volume (12 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. PauseMate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Steps Tracker & Pedometer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Steps Tracker & Pedometer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Steps Tracker & Pedometer has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
PauseMate ships an update weekly, Steps Tracker & Pedometer every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on July 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PauseMate | Steps Tracker & Pedometer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mpc digital Ltd | ZENBYTE DIJITAL TEKNOLOJILER LIMITED SIRKETI |
Customer experience
PauseMate
Steps Tracker & Pedometer
In-app purchases
PauseMate
- Monthly14 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Annual14 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Lifetime$49.99
Steps Tracker & Pedometer
- Premium Weekly$4.997 Days
- Premium Monthly$6.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$24.991 Year
- Premium Access$24.99





