Steps Counter vs Pekugara
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Pekugara
Find verified student housing in Zimbabwe. Browse listings, chat with landlords, and book your accommodation easily. A small booking fee applies.
- Verified landlord listings
- Direct chat with landlords
- Secure accommodation booking
- EcoCash payment integration
- Student-focused platform
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Pekugara connects university students in Zimbabwe with verified landlords. Browse approved listings, chat directly with landlords, and secure your accommodation with a simple $2 booking fee via EcoCash.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Steps Counter at 11 against Pekugara's 1. Pekugara's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Steps Counter against 5.0 for Pekugara. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Steps Counter has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Steps Counter ships an update fortnightly, Pekugara every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Steps Counter | Pekugara |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fitness Apps Balanced | Joseph Dhliwayo |
Customer experience
Steps Counter
Pekugara
In-app purchases
Steps Counter
No in-app purchases
Pekugara
No in-app purchases
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