Comparison

Step Progress vs Balpum

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

Head to head
About

Step Progress

See your daily step count and progress towards your goal directly on your watch face. Customize complications to stay motivated with a clear view of your activity.

Highlights
  • View step count at a glance
  • Circular and rectangular complications
  • Set daily step goals
  • Integrates with Apple Health
  • Apple Watch exclusive
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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 you’ve walked today. Set a daily step goal that resets each morning to keep you motivated. Features • View today’s step count at a glance • Circular & rectangular complications • Set a daily step goal • Uses step data from Apple Health on Apple Watch Step Progress is simple, fast, and designed for Apple Watch only.

About

Balpum

Features
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Want to scroll? Walk for it. Balpum turns your steps into screen time. 100 steps buys one minute. You get 15 free minutes a day — everything above that, you earn on foot. How it works Steps become screen time. The count your iPhone and Apple Watch already keep in the Health app flows straight in, so there is nothing extra to do. When your screen time runs out, your social apps lock. Go for a walk, and they open again. It doesn't block you The lock screen always has "Open anyway." Tap it and the app opens. But that day gets a smudge on your record, it counts in your weekly report, and the app locks again after 15 minutes. Apple Watch Start a session on your Watch and your wrist is tapped every 100 steps. Steps taken in heart rate Zone 2 earn 1.5x. Sessions are saved as workouts, so they fill your Activity rings too. Weekly Nag Once a week, a plain account of how far you walked and how often you ignored the lock. You set the rate If 100 steps feels too cheap, make it 200. If 15 free minutes feels generous, make it 0. Private by default No account, no sign-in, no backup. Your steps and usage stay on your device and never leave it. Locking requires Screen Time access. It is used only to manage your own device, and never to supervise anyone else's.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Step Progress at 13.0 against Balpum's 18.0. On price, ads, 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Step Progress versus Balpum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStep ProgressBalpum
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoseph GraingerFount Lab

In-app purchases

None

Step Progress

No in-app purchases

None

Balpum

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Step Progress free?
Step Progress is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Balpum free?
Balpum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Step Progress or Balpum have ads?
Neither Step Progress nor Balpum shows ads.

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