StepMax vs Samurai Zen

A step counter that actually makes you want to walk. StepMax counts your steps, tracks calories and distance, and turns every walk into a game with companions, badges, achievements and leaderboards. STAY MOTIVATED → 172 achievements across 9 categories → Daily badges that climb from Starter to Mythic → Daily streaks that build real walking habits → Endless levels to climb → 30+ companions to collect and evolve → A weekly recap of how your week went → Set a daily step goal and crush it COMPETE WORLDWIDE → Daily, weekly, monthly and all-time leaderboards → Rank among friends, your country, your continent or the whole world → 1v1 step challenges with friends → Invite friends to earn VIP time and exclusive companions STEP TRACKING → Automatic step counting with your iPhone's motion sensor – no GPS needed, easy on the battery → Brings in your walking history from Apple Health → Calories, distance in km or miles, and CO₂ saved → Walk timer with time, pace and steps for every walk → Measure your real step length with GPS → Home Screen widgets with your companion, streak and hourly steps, plus Lock Screen widgets DETAILED STATISTICS → Hourly, weekly, monthly, yearly and custom range charts → Tap any bar to see the exact steps → Personal records and your full step history → Custom goals for any period MAP YOUR WALKS (VIP) → Record every walk with GPS and see your route on the map → Follow your walk live on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island → Share your route as a picture STEPMAX VIP → Walk map with GPS routes and the live Lock Screen tracker → No ads → Permanent 2x XP → Exclusive VIP companions Monthly or yearly subscription. It renews automatically; cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. YOUR DATA, YOUR WAY → No account needed to get started → Sign in with Apple to back up and compete with friends → Back up to iCloud or your StepMax account, so you never lose your progress → Step counting works offline ALSO → Dark and light mode → Available in 8 languages: English, Slovak, Czech, Polish, German, Spanish, French and Portuguese Whether you want a simple pedometer, a daily activity tracker or a walking game with companions and achievements, StepMax has you covered. Download now and start walking. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cinderhound.com/privacy/stepmax

Calm is trained, not found. Samurai Zen is a quiet meditation app: guided practices, timed breathwork and slow sleep stories, narrated at a deliberately unhurried pace and set against sumi-e ink paintings. WHAT'S INSIDE • Guided practices that run from a short morning sit to a long, slow sleep story — choose by how much time you have • Breathing patterns with spoken cues you can follow with your eyes closed — box breath, 4-7-8, and an energising cycle • An ambient mixer: layer cedar wind, a distant temple bell and night rain beneath the narration, each at whatever level suits you • Download any practice and listen with no signal • One gentle daily reminder, at a time you choose YOUR PROGRESS Minutes, sessions and an honest streak. Five gates mark the path from a first sit to a settled habit. Nothing is inflated — the numbers only ever reflect what you actually practised. PRIVACY, PLAINLY You can use the entire app without an account. Do that and nothing leaves your phone. Sign in only if you want your practice to follow you to another device. No analytics, no advertising, no tracking of any kind. THE IDEAS BEHIND IT The scripts draw on zanshin, the awareness that remains after an action is finished; mushin, a mind that lets thoughts pass without following them; and fudoshin, steadiness that is not rigid. You do not need to know any of this to use the app — sit down, press play, and breathe. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/