Comparison

StepNova vs TallyPlate

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

Head to head
About

StepNova

Track your daily movement with GPS, map routes, and receive coaching for intervals. Set personal records, follow training plans, and stay motivated with achievements and streaks. Share your live location for safety and log your post-activity feelings.

Highlights
  • GPS route tracking
  • Interval training programs
  • Personal records and route bests
  • Structured training plans
  • Live location sharing
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Post-activity journal
Features
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StepNova is a step counter and pedometer for everyday movement. Whether you're walking, running, cycling, or hiking — StepNova counts every step, maps your route, coaches you through intervals, and celebrates every personal record along the way. SMART ACTIVITY TRACKING Automatic step, distance, calorie, and pace tracking using your iPhone's built-in sensors. Supports walking, running, cycling, hiking, and elliptical — indoors or out. APPLE WATCH APP Start, pause, and finish a walk from your wrist. Live steps, pace, distance, and elapsed time on the watch, a seven-day chart, and a watch face complication for today's progress. Start on the wrist and your iPhone picks the walk up while it is still running. LIVE ACTIVITY & DYNAMIC ISLAND Your walk stays on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island — live timer and stats, with pause and resume, without ever opening the app. SIRI & CONTROL CENTER "Start my StepNova activity." "How many steps today?" Ask Siri hands-free, or start an activity from Control Center with one tap. Saved routes appear in iOS search. PERSONAL RECORDS & ROUTE BESTS StepNova tracks your all-time bests for steps, distance, calories, and pace. Save your favorite routes and StepNova will tell you every time you beat your personal record on them — with a full-screen celebration to mark the moment. INTERVAL TRAINING Choose from 5 guided interval programs — Walk-to-Run, C25K Week 1, HIIT 40/20, Tabata, and Active Recovery — or build your own with StepNova Pro. Voice prompts guide you through every work and rest phase automatically. WALK WINDOWS See the best upcoming hours to head outside based on real-time weather — AQI, temperature, UV index, wind, and rain chance, all ranked so the ideal window is always visible on your dashboard. LIVE MAPS & PERFORMANCE GRAPHS GPS route tracing with pace, elevation, and speed graphs. Review your splits, see your elevation profile, replay your exact path, and share your route after every activity. STREAKS & ACHIEVEMENTS Build daily streaks, unlock 50 achievement badges across Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum tiers, and compete with friends on a weekly step leaderboard. TRAINING PLANS Follow structured multi-week training plans — beginner, endurance, or race-ready — with daily targets and CloudKit sync across all your devices. SAFE WALK Share your live location with a trusted contact while you walk solo. They see your real-time position and path for peace of mind — yours and theirs. HOME SCREEN & LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS Glanceable step count, daily goal progress, and streaks — right on your home screen or lock screen without opening the app. VOICE COACHING Milestone announcements and interval cues spoken in your device's language. StepNova keeps you informed without you ever having to look at your phone. Your health, location, and activity data stays on your device and in your private iCloud account. It is never sold. StepNova uses anonymous usage statistics to improve the app; see the privacy policy for details. ——— STEPNOVA PRO Unlock the full StepNova experience: • Custom interval program creation • Unlimited saved routes • Unlimited friends on leaderboard • 25 more achievements to unlock • All training plans & structured challenges • Safe Walk live location sharing • Custom app themes Try StepNova Pro free for 30 days (available for eligible new subscribers). After the trial, your subscription automatically renews at $9.99/year unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the trial period. Monthly plan available at $1.99/month (no trial). Lifetime access available as a one-time purchase. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

TallyPlate

This app helps you achieve your health goals by setting a daily calorie target and planning your meals. It integrates with health data to track activity and offers social challenges with friends. Advanced features include AI-powered food analysis and recipe suggestions.

Highlights
  • Daily calorie target based on personal goals
  • Meal planning from food databases or custom entries
  • Barcode scanning for nutritional information
  • Integration with Apple Health for activity tracking
  • Social challenges with friends and family
  • AI-powered plate scanning for calorie estimates
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TallyPlate turns your goal into a daily calorie target and helps you plan breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner to fit it. PLAN AND TALLY A daily calorie target from your goal, height, weight and activity Plan meals from the USDA FoodData Central database, or add your own foods Scan barcodes, and see calories, protein, carbs and fat for every meal Copy meals from another day, and save favorites for one-tap logging MOVE MORE Steps, active calories and workouts from Apple Health Your calories burned are added to your day automatically CIRCLES Invite friends or family into a circle and take on step and healthy-eating challenges together Cheer each other on, share meals, and earn a certificate when a challenge ends YOUR COACH A short morning note with a small goal for the day, plus a weekly report TALLYPLATE PRO Snap your plate for AI calorie estimates, AI recipe scans and suggestions The recipe library, more favorites and circles, and smart reminders TallyPlate Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, billed monthly or yearly, with an introductory offer for new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you turn it off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it any time in your Apple ID’s subscription settings. Terms of Use: https://tallyplate-prod.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://tallyplate-prod.web.app/privacy TallyPlate is not a medical device and doesn’t give medical advice.

Screenshots

StepNova4 screens
TallyPlate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: StepNova at 9 against TallyPlate's 2. StepNova also leads on device support (3 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. StepNova sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and TallyPlate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for StepNova against 5.0 for TallyPlate. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StepNova ships an update every 5 days, TallyPlate every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
StepNova versus TallyPlate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepNovaTallyPlate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (9 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB86 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNAVEEN CHOWDARY PUTHUMBHAKUMadhusudhan Samala

Customer experience

StepNova

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TallyPlate

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

StepNova

Subscriptions2
  • StepNova Pro — Monthly$1.991 Month
  • StepNova Pro — Annual1 Month trial$9.991 Year
One-time4
  • Keep StepNova Free$0.99
  • Fund New Features$2.99
  • Power Future Updates$6.99
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  • StepNova Pro — Lifetime$29.99
2 purchases

TallyPlate

Subscriptions2
  • TallyPlate Pro – Monthly1 Month trial$7.991 Month
  • TallyPlate Pro - Yearly1 Year trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is StepNova free?
StepNova is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TallyPlate free?
TallyPlate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, StepNova or TallyPlate?
TallyPlate is rated higher. StepNova averages 4.9 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while TallyPlate averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do StepNova or TallyPlate have ads?
Neither StepNova nor TallyPlate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StepNova or TallyPlate?
StepNova ships an update every 5 days, and TallyPlate every 3 days. Most recently, StepNova was updated on October 31, 2026 and TallyPlate on November 6, 2026.

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