Comparison

Walktide vs Steps

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

Head to head
About

Walktide

This app helps you increase your daily steps with a simple, calming interface. It visualizes your progress with a rising tide and offers gentle ocean sounds. Track your steps, set goals, and build streaks without unnecessary complexity.

Highlights
  • Visual tide progress indicator
  • Daily step goal setting
  • Daily Goal Streak tracking
  • Calendar history view
  • Home/lock screen widget
  • Calm Mode for focus
  • Gentle ocean sounds
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Walking is the most powerful thing you can do for your health. Walktide helps you do more of it, without the complexity you don't need. No cluttered dashboards. No confusing menus. Just your steps, your goal, and a calming wave that rises as you walk. WHAT WALKTIDE DOES • Watch the tide rise as your steps build throughout the day • Set a daily step goal that works for you • Build a Daily Goal Streak and see how many days in a row you've hit your goal • Review your history day by day on a full calendar view • Add a home or lock screen widget to check your steps without opening the app • Turn on Calm Mode to dim everything and focus on just the wave • Gentle ocean sounds play as you walk, with the option to turn them on or off anytime • Connects automatically to Apple Health • Works with iPhone, Apple Watch, and most fitness trackers including Fitbit CALM MODE • Tap anywhere outside the circle and everything fades away, leaving just you and the wave. A quiet moment in your day, whenever you need it. OCEAN SOUNDS • Soft, calming ocean waves play while you track your steps. Pairs beautifully with the rising tide on screen. Turn off anytime in Settings. BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO WALK MORE • Large, clear numbers. Simple navigation. No fitness jargon. Nothing you don't need. YOUR PHONE IS ALREADY COUNTING YOUR STEPS • Most people don't realize their iPhone has been quietly tracking their steps for years. Walktide connects to Apple Health to show you that data simply and clearly, with no new device required. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your step data stays on your iPhone. It is never shared and never leaves your device. Terms of Service: https://walktide.app/#terms Privacy Policy: https://walktide.app/#privacy

About

Steps

Features
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Steps shows your progress toward your personal daily goal at a glance—clear, fast, and distraction-free. • A vivid progress ring for your steps and daily goal • A freely adjustable daily step goal • Your current streak and weekly overview • Widgets for steps, remaining steps, percent, and ring • An Apple Watch app with goal selection via the Digital Crown • Complications for a range of Apple Watch faces With your permission, Steps reads your step count from Apple Health. There is no account, advertising, tracking, or subscription. Your health data is processed only on your devices and is never sent to us or third parties.

Screenshots

Walktide4 screens
Steps3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Steps at none against Walktide's 1. Walktide's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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. Walktide sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Steps asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Walktide versus Steps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWalktideSteps
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrisk Longevity, LLCMatthias Kessner

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Walktide

Subscriptions1
  • Walktide Annually7 Days trial$9.991 Year
None

Steps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Walktide free?
Walktide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Steps free?
Steps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Walktide or Steps have ads?
Neither Walktide nor Steps shows ads.

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