StepQuest vs Daily Steps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
StepQuest
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A calm, private step counter built around one achievable goal: 7,000 steps a day. Track walking automatically with Apple Health, build streaks, and see progress in beautiful widgets. No account. No ads. Your health data stays on your device. MAKE 7,000 FEEL DOABLE StepQuest reads your steps from Apple Health, so tracking takes zero effort ā even when the app is closed. Open it once or twice a day, watch the ring fill, and keep your streak alive. WHAT YOU GET ⢠One beautiful progress ring ā today's steps at a glance ⢠Streaks ā turn good days into a habit you want to keep ⢠Monthly heat map ā see your consistency take shape ⢠Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets ā progress without opening the app ⢠A daily goal that fits ā choose your target during setup ⢠Dark mode ā warm, minimal design in any light STEPQUEST PRO Go deeper when you're ready. Pro unlocks: ⢠Streak Repair ā mend a missed day and keep your streak's story going ⢠Ring themes ā choose Sunset, Moss, Midnight, or Dawn ⢠Custom goals ā set any daily target from 1,000 to 30,000 steps PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your health data never leaves your iPhone. No account to create, no cloud to sync, nothing to sell. StepQuest talks to Apple Health and no one else. WHY 7,000? A 2025 systematic review and meta-analysis in The Lancet Public Health found that 7,000 steps a day was associated with meaningful health benefits and may be a more realistic target than 10,000. StepQuest is built around making that goal feel achievable. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS StepQuest Pro is an auto-renewing subscription: $4.99 per week (billed weekly), or $39.99 per year (billed annually) with a 7-day free trial on the yearly plan. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase, or when the free trial ends. Your subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when a subscription is purchased. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://gist.github.com/cardotrejos/f30384e9059bc413b4510f485128d673 Start with one walk. See you at 7,000.
Daily Steps
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The step counter that never guesses ā you type your daily steps, Daily Steps turns them into a filling goal ring, a 30-day dot grid and a streak worth protecting. Daily Steps is a manual step log. No motion sensors, no Health access, no location, not a single permission prompt. It will not count steps automatically ā it is the clean written record for people whose steps already get counted somewhere else, or who simply want to log an honest number and get on with their day. WHAT YOU GET ⢠Finish your morning loop, tap +1,000, and today's ring fills before the phone is back in your pocket ⢠A 30-day dot grid where every goal-met day turns solid blue ā three pale dots in a row is all the motivation you need ⢠Your current and longest streaks counted for you, so a 14-day run becomes a reason to walk tonight ⢠An optional note on every entry ā read "8,450 on the treadmill, sore calf" when you look back next month ⢠Forgot to log Tuesday? Back-date any day and your streak and stats update instantly ⢠Weekly bars and a 30-day trend line against your target, plus goal-met rate, average and best day ā and your whole log exports as a CSV file you own PERFECT FOR ⢠Treadmill and gym-machine walkers whose phone sits in the cup holder, not their pocket ⢠Privacy-minded people who refuse to give an app 24/7 access to their motion data ⢠Anyone whose watch or pedometer already counts ā and just wants one simple place to write the number down ⢠Habit builders who'd rather type one honest figure a day than manage another auto-tracking dashboard WHY NOT JUST AN AUTOMATIC PEDOMETER? Automatic counters need always-on sensor access, miss every step you take on a treadmill or with the phone on your desk, and pad the screen with estimated calories and distance. Daily Steps does the opposite: it records exactly what you tell it ā nothing more, nothing invented. If you want an app that counts for you, this isn't it. If you want a step diary you fully control, it is. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your entries live in a local database on your device. No account, no cloud, no ad SDKs, and because there are no sensors, there is nothing to track. Delete the app and the data is gone ā it was never anywhere else. FULL ACCESS Daily Steps requires Daily Steps Pro, unlocked by a Weekly or Yearly auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Full access includes step logging with the goal ring and quick-add buttons, the 30-day dot grid, complete history with notes, streaks, weekly and monthly trend charts with insights, and CSV export. Subscriptions renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Type today's number and light up dot number one. Terms of Use: https://leanstudio.asia/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://leanstudio.asia/privacy-policy Support: support@leanstudio.asia
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Daily Steps at none against StepQuest's 5. StepQuest's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. StepQuest sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Daily Steps asks for nothing beyond the download.
StepQuest ships an update every 5 weeks, Daily Steps every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StepQuest | Daily Steps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks ā better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No ā better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad ā better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ricardo Trejos | LEAN ASIA CO., LTD |
In-app purchases
StepQuest
- StepQuest Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- StepQuest Premium Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- StepQuest Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
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- StepQuest Pro: Streaks & Stats7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- StepQuest Premium Lifetime$9.99
Daily Steps
No in-app purchases









