Comparison

Ambryx vs TheDailySteps

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

Head to head
About

Ambryx

Features
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Ambryx is a private walking companion for iPhone and Apple Watch. It is built to help you walk with a plan and finish with momentum through smart goals, real-time sessions, and cross-device progress visibility. Ambryx focuses on everyday consistency: - Goals that feel achievable and motivating - Real-time walking sessions with clear live metrics - Visibility across the surfaces you already check all day - Recovery for walks you forgot to start manually WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH AMBRYX Build a goal system that works for your life - Choose daily goals from beginner to ambitious ranges - Get automatic weekly targets and helpful progress context - Update your goals anytime as your routine changes Track active walks in real time - Start a walk on iPhone or Apple Watch - See live elapsed time, steps, distance, and workout progress - Finish with an immediate summary so progress feels concrete Train with Japanese interval walking - Structured workout mode designed to boost your walking fitness - Configure custom intervals with fast and easy phases - Get real-time pace coaching with distinct audio cues - Perfect for tempo training and building endurance Get credit for forgotten walks - Ambryx detects qualifying walks you did not manually start - Review detected walks in a clean prompt flow - Save or decline each walk without clutter See progress everywhere - Day, week, and month progress views in the app - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets - Live Activity and Dynamic Island updates during active sessions - Apple Watch companion experience with synced progress - Watch complications for quick glance updates Stay supported without notification overload - Goal reminders and activity nudges - Quiet Hours controls for better timing and less noise - Clear permission and recovery flows when settings need attention Designed with privacy at the center - Your health data stays in Apple Health and your iCloud account - No third-party data sharing for your walk history - Data access is controlled by the Health permissions you choose Ambryx is for people who want a practical, reliable walking system they can actually stick with. https://isolift.app/ambryx/privacy

About

TheDailySteps

This app helps you track your daily steps and stay motivated to reach your fitness goals. Set personal targets, maintain streaks with flexible rest days, and join challenges for extra motivation. Receive gentle reminders to keep you moving throughout the day.

Highlights
  • Step tracking via Health data
  • Apple Watch compatibility
  • Personal step goal setting
  • Streak system with rest days
  • Fitness challenges
  • Encouraging reminders
Features
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The Daily Steps – Move More, Stay Consistent! The Daily Steps uses your iPhone's Health data to track your steps throughout the day, and is fully compatible with Apple Watch. Set a personal step goal and stay on track with a built-in streak system. Life happens, so you can choose up to 3 rest days that won't break your streak — giving you flexibility without losing your progress. Ready to push further? Enroll in a challenge and take your step game to the next level. Each challenge has its own rules around rest days and step targets, so make sure to read them before enrolling. And if a challenge doesn't go as planned, don't give up — you can always re-enroll and try again. Your personal step goal and streak are always yours to keep, no matter what happens with a challenge. Throughout the day, The Daily Steps sends gentle, encouraging reminders to keep you motivated toward both your personal goal and any active challenge goal. Your journey, your pace — one step at a time.

Screenshots

Ambryx4 screens
TheDailySteps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TheDailySteps at none against Ambryx's 2. TheDailySteps also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Ambryx sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. TheDailySteps asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ambryx ships an update monthly, TheDailySteps every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ambryx versus TheDailySteps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmbryxTheDailySteps
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.617.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB42 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperIso Lift, LLCAndrea Monroy

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ambryx

One-time2
  • Ambryx Free TrialFree
  • StrideFlow Pro$2.99
None

TheDailySteps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ambryx free?
Ambryx is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TheDailySteps free?
TheDailySteps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ambryx or TheDailySteps have ads?
Neither Ambryx nor TheDailySteps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ambryx or TheDailySteps?
Ambryx ships an update monthly, and TheDailySteps every 11 days. Most recently, Ambryx was updated on October 28, 2026 and TheDailySteps on October 24, 2026.

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