Comparison

Cadence vs Step Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Cadence

Track your daily steps, distance, floors climbed, and calories burned with a focus on simplicity and privacy. Set custom weekday and weekend goals and visualize your activity patterns with interactive heatmaps. Integrates seamlessly with Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Daily step, distance, floors, and calorie tracking
  • Customizable weekday and weekend goals
  • Interactive hour-by-hour heatmaps
  • Apple Watch app and complications
  • Private by design, no account required
  • Automatic iCloud history restore
Features
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Step tracking that stays out of your way Cadence helps you build a consistent walking habit without the usual noise. No social feed. No gamification. No upsells. Just an honest, clear picture of how you move every day. Weekday and Weekend Goals Most days aren't the same, so your goals shouldn't be either. Set separate targets for weekdays and weekends. Cadence automatically applies the right goal each day, and your history always reflects the target that was active on that specific day. Past records are never rewritten. Changed your mind about a goal? You can apply any update retroactively across your entire history with a single tap. Heatmaps You Can Actually Explore See your walking rhythm hour by hour. Scrub through today's heatmap to pinpoint exactly when you were most active, or zoom out to spot long-term patterns across weeks, months, and years. Beautifully color-coded and easy to understand. No chart reading required. Steps, Distance, Floors, and Calories Every day shows your full activity picture — steps, walking distance, flights climbed, and active calories. See how your week is shaping up with a projected end-of-week step total based on your current daily pace. Apple Watch and Complications A native three-page Apple Watch app gives you today's steps and progress, your full week chart, and goal settings directly on your wrist. Eight thoughtfully designed complications work beautifully on any watch face. Goals sync instantly between iPhone and Watch in both directions. Private by Design No account. No sign-up. No ads. Your health data stays on your device and syncs privately through your own iCloud. No analytics. No tracking. Your History, Restored Install Cadence on a new device signed into the same iCloud account and your complete history restores automatically — goals included. No exports or manual backups needed. Core step tracking, the Apple Watch app, and all complications are completely free and will always remain free. There's an optional tip jar if you'd like to support ongoing development.

About

Step Tracker

Features
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Step Tracker Daily — the best step counter and pedometer for iPhone that helps track daily steps, distances, and calories burned. Simple step tracker with accurate real-time step counting. WHY STEP TRACKER DAILY? • Accurate step counter: automatically counts steps without user input • Daily goals: set daily step goals (e.g., 10,000 steps per day) • Walking tracker: track distance in kilometers and miles • Calorie tracker: count calories burned while walking • Pedometer: classic step counter for fitness and health STEP TRACKER FEATURES: • Daily Steps: iPhone widgets showing daily step count • Step History: step history for week, month, year • Activity Tracker: track activity and habits • Fitness Goals: personalized fitness and health goals • Health Integration: sync with Apple Health WHO IS STEP TRACKER FOR? • Walking: perfect for daily walking and pedestrian activity • Fitness: track workouts and fitness goals • Health: monitor health and physical activity • Diet: control calories burned while walking for weight loss • Age: suitable for all ages — from 18 to 80+ PEDIOMETER BENEFITS: • No GPS: works without GPS, only via iPhone motion sensor • Automatic: no button pressing needed — step counter works automatically • Accurate: 95%+ step counting accuracy using Apple sensor • Fast: open app in 1 second • Simple: minimalist interface, easy for everyone STEP TRACKER POWERS: • Daily Goals: 5,000, 7,500, 10,000, 12,500 steps • Weekly Challenges: weekly challenges with friends • Monthly Reports: monthly reports with charts • Step Themes: 10+ themes for step visualization • Dark Mode: supports iOS Night Mode STEP TRACKER REMINDERS: • Reminder: reminder to drink water and walk • Daily Reminder: daily goal reminder • Goal Alert: notification when goal is reached • Motivational: motivating messages when progressing STEP COUNTER ACHIEVEMENTS: • Badges: 20+ badges for achievements (1,000, 5,000, 10,000 steps) • Levels: levels from Beginner to Pro • Streak: streak of consecutive days with goal • Leaderboard: leaderboard with friends Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1el65BPZJtPMdQIlVfuDUPruD6DLeSB1UePjINTLcSfI/edit?usp=sharing

Screenshots

Cadence4 screens
Step Tracker3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Step Tracker at none against Cadence's 5. Step Tracker also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Cadence sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Step Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cadence ships an update fortnightly, Step Tracker every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Cadence versus Step Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCadenceStep Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVlad GankinMikhail Repenko

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Cadence

One-time5
  • Small Coffee$0.99
  • Medium Coffee$1.99
  • Large Coffee$2.99
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  • Coffee & Muffin$3.99
  • You're too kind$4.99
None

Step Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cadence free?
Cadence is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Step Tracker free?
Step Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cadence or Step Tracker have ads?
Neither Cadence nor Step Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cadence or Step Tracker?
Cadence ships an update fortnightly, and Step Tracker every 2 days. Most recently, Cadence was updated on October 3, 2026 and Step Tracker on October 10, 2026.

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