Comparison

Steps Counter vs INDIGO

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

Head to head
About

Steps Counter

This app automatically tracks your daily steps, distance, and calories burned. It offers a clean interface with a progress ring to visualize your goals and syncs with Apple Health and Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Automatic step counting
  • Distance and calorie tracking
  • Floors climbed detection
  • Daily, weekly, monthly history
  • Apple Health sync
  • Apple Watch support
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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Move more. Feel better. That's it. Up is the step counter that gets out of your way. Open the app, see your steps. No bloat, no subscriptions nagging you, no endless menus — just a clean, beautiful view of how far you've gone today. WHAT UP TRACKS • Steps counted automatically, all day • Distance walked in km or miles • Calories burned, personalized to you • Floors climbed • Daily, weekly, and monthly history DESIGNED TO STAY OUT OF YOUR WAY Up runs quietly in the background. Your phone in your pocket is all you need. No GPS drain, no constant location access — just accurate steps using your phone's built-in sensor. BEAUTIFUL BY DEFAULT A clear progress ring shows how close you are to your daily goal. Watch it fill up as you move. Hit your goal and feel it. WORKS WITH WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE • Syncs with Apple Health • Apple Watch support • Home screen & Lock Screen widgets • No account, no sign-in required Set a goal. Walk toward it. That's Up.

About

INDIGO

Features
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Live healthy, longer. Indigo is your AI longevity coach: a friend in your pocket that helps you build the small daily habits that add healthy years. It remembers your goals, checks in like a friend and shows you exactly how today's choices move your lifestyle age. A FRIEND, NOT A ROBOT Indigo runs on state-of-the-art AI, but it doesn't talk like a chatbot. • Remembers your goals, your routine and what you've told it, so you never have to repeat yourself • Morning and evening check-ins, timed to your day, never a wall of notifications • Adapts when life changes: a busy week, a holiday or an injury. Add, pause or drop habits right from the chat • Spots patterns, like the 3pm snack attack, and suggests a better swap EVERY HABIT, ONE TAP AWAY Sleep, hydration, movement, nutrition and mind, all in one daily list. Check off your day in under a minute. No typing, no complicated logging. Swipe to skip a day without breaking your flow. DISCOVER YOUR LIFESTYLE AGE Your calendar age is fixed. Your lifestyle age shows how old your habits make you look on paper. You might be 44, living like 42.6. TRACK YOUR RATE OF AGING 1.00× is average. Below that, your habits are slowing things down. Watch your rate of aging respond to good weeks and slips, day by day. SEE WHAT'S ACTUALLY WORKING • Daily habit score, color-coded by longevity impact • Streaks and monthly heatmaps for every habit • Weekly, monthly and all-time trends for your habits, rate of aging, lifestyle age and stress BETTER TOGETHER • Start a squad and race your friends on weekly steps • Send a friendly wave when someone's gone quiet • Join 30-day challenges, climb the ranks and watch your progress grid fill up LESS LOGGING, MORE LIVING Connect Apple Health and your steps, sleep and workouts check themselves off. Read-only, and only the categories you approve. (Premium) PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your conversations with Indigo are encrypted, and your data is never sold. Available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, German and French. Indigo is free to download. An optional Premium subscription unlocks extra features such as Apple Health sync. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Indigo is a wellness app, not a medical device, and doesn't provide medical advice. Lifestyle age and rate of aging are estimates based on lifestyle factors, not clinical measurements. Privacy Policy: https://joinindigo.app/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Live healthy, longer.

Screenshots

Steps Counter4 screens
INDIGO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Steps Counter at none against INDIGO's 2. INDIGO's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. INDIGO sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Steps Counter asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steps Counter ships an update fortnightly, INDIGO every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Steps Counter versus INDIGO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteps CounterINDIGO
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (11 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB49 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFitness Apps BalancedDwinc Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Steps Counter

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

INDIGO

Subscriptions2
  • INDIGO Premium Monthly$7.991 Month
  • INDIGO Premium Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Steps Counter free?
Steps Counter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is INDIGO free?
INDIGO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Steps Counter or INDIGO have ads?
Neither Steps Counter nor INDIGO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Steps Counter or INDIGO?
Steps Counter ships an update fortnightly, and INDIGO every 5 days. Most recently, Steps Counter was updated on October 25, 2026 and INDIGO on October 31, 2026.

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