Comparison

TheDailySteps vs Pedometer

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

Head to head
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.

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

TheDailySteps4 screens
Pedometer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: TheDailySteps at none against Pedometer's shown. TheDailySteps also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 11 days vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TheDailySteps ships an update every 11 days, Pedometer monthly. The most recent releases landed on July 9, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TheDailySteps versus Pedometer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTheDailyStepsPedometer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB16 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAndrea MonroyKayven Chen

Customer experience

TheDailySteps

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pedometer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

TheDailySteps

No in-app purchases

None

Pedometer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TheDailySteps free?
TheDailySteps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pedometer free?
Pedometer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TheDailySteps or Pedometer have ads?
Pedometer shows ads; TheDailySteps does not.
Which is updated more often, TheDailySteps or Pedometer?
TheDailySteps ships an update every 11 days, and Pedometer monthly. Most recently, TheDailySteps was updated on July 9, 2026 and Pedometer on September 18, 2026.

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