Comparison

StepLog vs StepMate

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

Head to head
About

StepLog

Track your daily steps and progress towards health goals with motivating milestones and visual feedback. This app offers manual logging, distance and calorie estimation, and personal record tracking, all while prioritizing your privacy with local data storage.

Highlights
  • Manual step entry
  • Daily step goal setting
  • Visual progress ring
  • Distance and calorie estimation
  • Milestone badges
  • Personal records tracking
  • Local data storage
Features
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Every step counts toward a healthier you. Step Counter helps you hit your daily goals with simple tracking and motivating milestones. FEATURES: • Quick step entry (manual logging) • Set daily step goals (default 10,000) • Visual progress ring shows your status • Auto-calculate distance in kilometers • Estimate calories burned • Dual streaks: goal achievement + consistent logging • Earn milestone badges: 5K, 10K, 15K, 20K steps • Yesterday mirror for daily comparison • Personal records tracking INSIGHTS & TRENDS: • 7-day chart shows your weekly patterns • Track average daily steps • See your best and worst days • Monitor distance and calorie trends • Celebrate when you beat personal records PRIVACY FIRST: All data is stored locally on your device. No accounts required. No cloud sync. No one sees your data but you. Step Counter is free and ad-supported. Download now and start moving today.

About

StepMate

This app helps you monitor your daily steps and activity progress with a clear, simple interface. View your recent activity, track goal achievement, and stay motivated with visual progress indicators. It also offers Apple Watch integration for convenient wrist-based tracking.

Highlights
  • Daily step tracking
  • Clear daily goal progress
  • Last 7 days overview
  • Improved history view
  • Percentage progress above 100%
  • Apple Watch support
  • Light and dark mode
Features
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StepMate helps you keep your daily movement clear, simple, and easy to follow. Track your steps, complete your daily goals, and see how your activity develops over time. The app shows your current daily progress and now also displays the last 7 days directly on your phone screen. This gives you a quick overview of your recent activity, the days when you reached your goal, and how consistent you have been throughout the week. The history view has also been improved to make your past results easier to read and understand. StepMate also supports Apple Watch. With the watchOS app and new Apple Watch widgets, you can follow your progress directly from your wrist. A quick glance at your watch is all you need to see how close you are to reaching your daily step goal. The app is designed to be simple, fast, and pleasant to use every day. The refreshed design brings a cleaner look, better readability, and a more natural way to view your activity data. Percent values now also show progress above 100%, so you can clearly see when you have exceeded your daily goal. You can personalize StepMate in the settings. Choose light mode, dark mode, or follow your system appearance. You can also select the app language to make StepMate feel more comfortable for you. StepMate is ideal for anyone who wants to stay aware of their daily movement, build healthier habits, and stay motivated through simple progress tracking. Main features: - daily step tracking - clear daily goal progress - last 7 days overview - improved history view - percentage progress above 100% - Apple Watch support - new Apple Watch widgets - light and dark mode - app language selection - simple and clean design StepMate helps make movement a natural part of your day. Track your progress, reach your goals, and keep your steps always within reach.This version brings new features, a refreshed design, and several improvements to make tracking your daily movement clearer and more enjoyable.

Screenshots

StepLog4 screens
StepMate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: StepMate at none against StepLog's shown. StepMate also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). StepLog's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.2). On price, rating, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for StepLog against 5.0 for StepMate. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
StepLog versus StepMate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepLogStepMate
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlas PrietoPatrik Portes

Customer experience

StepLog

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

StepMate

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

StepLog

No in-app purchases

None

StepMate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StepLog free?
StepLog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StepMate free?
StepMate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, StepLog or StepMate?
StepLog and StepMate are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do StepLog or StepMate have ads?
StepLog shows ads; StepMate does not.

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