Comparison

Step Bro vs Pacer

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

Head to head
About

Step Bro

This app transforms daily walks into friendly competitions. Automatically track your steps and compete with friends on leaderboards, join fun challenges, and earn achievements. It syncs with Apple Health to keep you motivated and accountable.

Highlights
  • Daily leaderboards
  • Themed walking challenges
  • Lifetime step statistics
  • Achievement system
  • Friend comparisons
  • Apple Health integration
  • Dark mode interface
Features
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Step Bros turns walking into a daily competition with your friends. Track your steps automatically with Apple Health integration, then see how you stack up on the daily leaderboard. Challenge your crew, climb the ranks, and turn every walk into a reason to move more. FEATURES: • Daily Leaderboards — See who walks the most each day among your friends • Fun Challenges — Join themed walking challenges like Route 66, Walk Every Dog in Manhattan, and more • Lifetime Stats — Track your total steps, yearly history, streaks, and personal records • Achievements — Unlock badges and level up as you walk • Friends — Add friends, compare steps, and keep each other accountable • Apple Health — Syncs automatically with your existing step data • Beautiful Design — Dark mode with a clean, modern interface Whether you walk 5,000 or 50,000 steps a day, Step Bros makes every step count. Download now and start walking with your bros.

About

Pacer

This app helps you achieve your daily step goals by tracking your progress in real-time. It intelligently spreads your goal across your active hours, providing immediate feedback on whether you're ahead or behind pace. Receive gentle nudges to stay on track throughout the day.

Highlights
  • Live ahead/behind step count
  • Customizable active hours
  • Watch-face complications
  • Gentle pace nudges
  • Privacy-focused (no data collection)
  • Built for Apple Watch
Features
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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 • A live ahead/behind number on your wrist — "+420" or "-180", not a percentage. • Three watch-face complications: rectangular (steps + delta + pace bar), Pacer Steps (circular), and Pacer Delta (circular). • Custom active hours. Active from 10am? Winding down by 6pm? Set it once. • Gentle behind-pace nudges if you slip off pace PRIVACY Pacer collects nothing. HealthKit step counts stay on your watch — 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 9am–8pm). 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 • Walkers who want nudges, not alarms • Shift workers with non-standard hours • Anyone trying to get their steps in for the day, every day

Screenshots

Step Bro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Step Bro at Free against Pacer's $3.99. Step Bro also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (20 vs 1). Pacer's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads and in-app purchases 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

Step Bro is free to download; Pacer costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pacer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Step Bro has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Step Bro ships an update daily, Pacer every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Step Bro versus Pacer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStep BroPacer
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.7 (20 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better1
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSixty Seven LLCAditya Gupta

In-app purchases

None

Step Bro

No in-app purchases

None

Pacer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Step Bro free?
Step Bro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pacer free?
Pacer costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Step Bro or Pacer?
Pacer is rated higher. Step Bro averages 4.7 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Pacer averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Step Bro or Pacer have ads?
Neither Step Bro nor Pacer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Step Bro or Pacer?
Step Bro ships an update daily, and Pacer every 2 months. Most recently, Step Bro was updated on October 31, 2026 and Pacer on October 31, 2026.

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