Step Progress vs Pacer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Step Progress
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Step Progress puts your daily steps and goal progress directly on your watch face. Choose a circular or rectangular complication and instantly see how far youβve walked today. Set a daily step goal that resets each morning to keep you motivated. Features β’ View todayβs step count at a glance β’ Circular & rectangular complications β’ Set a daily step goal β’ Uses step data from Apple Health on Apple Watch Step Progress is simple, fast, and designed for Apple Watch only.
Pacer
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Most step counters tell you you're behind at 10pm. Pacer tells you at 10am. Pacer spreads your daily step goal across your active hours and shows whether you're ahead or behind pace right now, on every glance. A 10,000-step goal isn't a midnight cliff. By 3pm you can know if you're on track. WHAT YOU GET β’ A live ahead/behind number on your wrist β "+420" or "-180", not a percentage. β’ Three watch-face complications: rectangular (steps + delta + pace bar), Pacer Steps (circular), and Pacer Delta (circular). β’ Custom active hours. Active from 10am? Winding down by 6pm? Set it once. β’ Gentle behind-pace nudges if you slip off pace PRIVACY Pacer collects nothing. HealthKit step counts stay on your watch β no servers, no accounts, no analytics, no third-party SDKs. DESIGNED FOR APPLE WATCH Built with SwiftUI and Swift 6 for smooth, battery-friendly performance. HOW IT WORKS Set a daily goal and an active window (default 9amβ8pm). Every minute Pacer computes your on-pace target, a moving line from 0 at your start time to your goal at your end time. The delta between your actual steps and that target is your dashboard, your complication, your nudge. PERFECT FOR β’ Walkers who want nudges, not alarms β’ Shift workers with non-standard hours β’ Anyone trying to get their steps in for the day, every day
Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Step Progress at Free against Pacer's $3.99. On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Step Progress is free to download; Pacer costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Step Progress | Pacer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free β better | $3.99 |
| Update frequency | β | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joseph Grainger | Aditya Gupta |
In-app purchases
Step Progress
No in-app purchases
Pacer
No in-app purchases









