Comparison

Leg Scroll vs Basho Steps

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

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About

Leg Scroll

Features
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LegScroll is a fitness app that automatically detects and counts your squats. Inspired by the beauty of traditional Japanese art, it turns daily training into an epic journey. โ–  Auto-Count Hold your iPhone or keep it in your pocket while you squat. The accelerometer detects your movement and counts accurately. Adjust sensitivity across 5 levels, and the learning feature adapts to your personal rhythm. โ–  Slash Effects Every squat triggers a dramatic slash effect. Perfect form earns a golden "Divine!" animation. Training has never been this exciting. โ–  Nobunaga's Dream Conquer all 84 ancient Japanese provinces with your cumulative squats. Starting from Owari, embark on an epic journey toward national unification. Each conquered province appears on the map with its historical description. โ–  Beautiful Charts View your squat history in 4 time scales: day, week, month, and year. Forecast bars show your pace for the current week and month. A 365-day heatmap reveals your training patterns at a glance. โ–  Build Your Streak Set a daily goal and watch your progress ring fill up. Bonus squats shine in gold. Your consecutive achievement streak is tracked with flame effects that grow with your momentum. โ–  Japanese-Inspired Design Washi paper textures, gold leaf accents, and traditional Mincho typography. This is a fitness app unlike any other, inspired by the beauty of Japanese tradition. โ–  Privacy First All data stays on your device. Nothing is sent to external servers. โ–  Key Features โ€ข Automatic squat detection & counting โ€ข Slash effects & sound โ€ข Daily goal progress ring โ€ข Nobunaga's Dream (province conquest mode) โ€ข Daily/weekly/monthly/yearly charts with forecasts โ€ข 365-day heatmap โ€ข Achievement streak tracking โ€ข 5-level sensitivity adjustment โ€ข Adaptive learning for personal optimization

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Basho Steps

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Walk, and Basho's journey moves with you. In 1689 the poet Matsuo Basho set out from Edo on foot and walked the deep north for about 150 days. This pedometer turns your own steps into that road. Each milestone opens a new station of Oku no Hosomichi, with the original hokku and a fresh English rendering written for this app. THE FREE ROAD - TO MATSUSHIMA Leave the grass door at Fukagawa. Pass Senju, Nikko, the barrier at Shirakawa, the twin-trunk pine, and the morning bell at Shiogama. At 18,000 steps you reach Matsushima Bay - the most beautiful place on the journey, and the one where the master wrote no poem at all. Some places are already poems. You only walk into them. THE OKU ROAD - ONE PURCHASE, THE DEEP NORTH Past the bay the road bends inland: the summer grass of Hiraizumi, the stillness of the mountain temple, the gathered rains of the Mogami, the rough sea at Izumozaki, the scent of the springs at Yamanaka, and the clam-shell parting at Ogaki, where the journey ends by beginning again. WHAT THIS APP IS - Real hokku by Basho in the original, with original English renderings - Your steps only, counted on your iPhone and kept on your iPhone - An Apple Watch companion that sends each station to your wrist - A travel pack of ten things you cannot use, and are glad to have WHAT THIS APP IS NOT No ads. No account. No tracking. No data collection. No location. No health claims - this is a book that happens to count steps, not a fitness program. One purchase opens the second half forever. There is no subscription.

Screenshots

Leg Scroll3 screens
Basho Steps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Basho Steps at none against Leg Scroll's shown. Basho Steps also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Leg Scroll sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Basho Steps sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Leg Scroll ships an update fortnightly, Basho Steps every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Leg Scroll versus Basho Steps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLeg ScrollBasho Steps
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch โ€” better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size12 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIsao YamaguchiRIEKO NAITO

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Leg Scroll

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99
1 purchases

Basho Steps

One-time1
  • The Oku Road$2.99

Questions

Is Leg Scroll free?
Leg Scroll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Basho Steps free?
Basho Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Leg Scroll or Basho Steps have ads?
Leg Scroll shows ads; Basho Steps does not.
Which is updated more often, Leg Scroll or Basho Steps?
Leg Scroll ships an update fortnightly, and Basho Steps every 4 days. Most recently, Leg Scroll was updated on October 7, 2026 and Basho Steps on October 7, 2026.

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