Comparison

Simple Steps vs ScanLift

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

Head to head
About

Simple Steps

This free app tracks your daily steps, calories, and distance with a focus on privacy. Set custom goals and view progress with simple charts, all without needing an account or internet connection.

Highlights
  • Daily step tracking
  • Calorie and distance monitoring
  • Customizable step goals
  • Weekly and monthly reports
  • Apple Watch complication
  • Offline functionality
Features
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A simple step counter that respects your privacy. Completely free! Track your daily steps, set goals, and monitor your walking progress. All without creating an account, seeing adverts, or being tracked. Features: • Today View - See your step count at a glance with a clean radial progress dial. Track calories, distance, and active minutes throughout the day. • Walk Mode - Start a walk with a specific goal (steps or time) or just walk freely with an open goal. • Reports - View your weekly and monthly step history with clear, simple charts. See your daily averages and track your consistency over time. • Targets - Set minimum and maximum daily step goals that work for you. Watch your progress as you move from your minimum towards your stretch goal. • Apple Watch - Step count complication, progress, last 5 days, and recording a walk. Simple by design: • No account required, just download and go • No internet connection needed, works anywhere • No GPS, better for your battery • No tracking or analytics • No adverts • No AI • No subscriptions or paywalled features. Simple Steps uses Apple HealthKit and your device's built-in pedometer to read your step data and nothing else. We don't collect, store, or share any of your information. Just simple steps.

About

ScanLift

Features
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ScanLift makes tracking your gym workouts effortless. Simply point your camera at any machine and ScanLift instantly recognizes it — no more searching through lists or typing exercise names. Register your gym machines once with a photo. Next time you work out, just scan the machine and log your sets, weights and reps in seconds. Decimal weights like 80.5 kg are fully supported. Each machine can be tagged with one or more muscle groups — such as chest, back and shoulders at once — so your training overview always reflects how you actually train. Track weight, reps and volume for every exercise and follow your strength development over time with clear charts showing weight, volume and reps — by week, month, year or all time. Personal records are highlighted automatically so you always know when you hit a new PR. ScanLift is a one-time purchase with no subscription required.

Screenshots

Simple Steps4 screens
ScanLift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Simple Steps at every 4 days against ScanLift's monthly. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Steps ships an update every 4 days, ScanLift monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Simple Steps versus ScanLift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple StepsScanLift
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGavan Grenville-HuntChristian Alfredsson

In-app purchases

None

Simple Steps

No in-app purchases

None

ScanLift

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Steps free?
Simple Steps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ScanLift free?
ScanLift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simple Steps or ScanLift have ads?
Neither Simple Steps nor ScanLift shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Steps or ScanLift?
Simple Steps ships an update every 4 days, and ScanLift monthly. Most recently, Simple Steps was updated on October 9, 2026 and ScanLift on October 2, 2026.

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