Comparison

Trot vs LittySteps

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

Head to head
About

Trot

This app uses a virtual pet dog to encourage you to walk more. Your pet's mood and reactions are tied to your real-time step count, motivating you to reach daily goals and maintain streaks. It offers insights into your activity and gentle reminders to keep moving.

Highlights
  • Real-time step tracking
  • Interactive virtual pet companion
  • Daily step goal setting
  • Activity streaks and milestones
  • Walking history insights
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Gentle activity reminders
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Meet your new virtual pet. Trot pairs you with a playful dog that reacts to your steps in real time. The more you walk, the happier your pet gets. Reach your daily goal and your pet lights up. Go a while without moving and your pet gets a little antsy, eager for the next walk. Every walk also moves your pet forward. Hit your goals and your dog levels up through playful ranks and earns collectible achievements you can look back on. Trot is a step counter that actually makes you want to move. KEY FEATURES • Real-time step tracking - Syncs with Apple Health and your iPhone's motion sensors for accurate, instant step counts. • A pet that reacts to you - Your pet's mood shifts through the day with your activity: happy, excited, sleepy, or antsy, all based on how much you have moved. • Daily goals - Set a step goal that fits you and follow it on a friendly dashboard with steps, distance, flights climbed, and active time. • Streaks - Build a daily walking streak and watch it grow. Trot celebrates every milestone with you. • Progress and achievements - Level up your pet as you walk and collect achievements for streaks, big days, distance, stairs climbed, sunrise, and weekend walks. Every new badge lands with a celebration. • Insights and trends - Review recent walks by day and week for free. Trot Pro unlocks your full walking history plus Month and Year Trends. • Home and lock screen widgets - Keep your pet and your progress one glance away (Trot Pro). • Gentle reminders - Get a friendly nudge when your pet is antsy for a walk, and a celebration the moment you reach your goal. TROT PRO Upgrade to Trot Pro for an ad-free experience, full walking history, Month and Year Trends, Home and Lock Screen widgets, and every challenge pack. The annual plan starts with a free trial. Real-time step tracking, daily goals, Week Trends, leveling, and the Everyday Habits achievement collection are free. Extra challenge collections are also available as one-time purchases, and anything you unlock stays yours. PRIVACY FIRST Your health data stays on your device. Trot reads your steps, distance, flights climbed, and active energy from Apple Health to bring your pet to life, and none of it leaves your iPhone. We never sell your data. Privacy Policy: https://lambertapps.com/trot/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://lambertapps.com/trot/terms.html EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

LittySteps

Manually log your daily step count by taking a photo of your pedometer or entering the number directly. View step trends and share reports easily. Optionally sync with Apple Health for comprehensive tracking.

Highlights
  • Manual step entry
  • Pedometer photo logging
  • Step trend analysis
  • Sharable reports
  • Apple Health integration
  • No account required
Features
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Not everyone wants to carry around high tech devices all day. If you don't wear a smart device or carry your phone all day, your steps often don't get fully counted and tracked over time in the apps that matter most. LittySteps bridges the gap and allows you to take a picture of your current pedometer at the end of each day, or manually enter your steps. You have instant access to step trends and reports that are easily sharable to anyone. You can optionally choose to sync the steps you count in LittySteps to the Apple Health app to accurately track and share across all your apps. No accounts, no smart devices, no data from you stored by us outside of your phone.

Screenshots

Trot4 screens
LittySteps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LittySteps at none against Trot's 2. LittySteps also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). Trot's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Trot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. LittySteps asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Trot against 5.0 for LittySteps. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trot ships an update fortnightly, LittySteps every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Trot versus LittySteps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrotLittySteps
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJosh KarnofskyLittyLabz LLC

Customer experience

Trot

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

LittySteps

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Trot

Subscriptions2
  • Trot Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Trot Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
None

LittySteps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Trot free?
Trot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LittySteps free?
LittySteps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Trot or LittySteps?
Trot and LittySteps are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Trot or LittySteps have ads?
Trot shows ads; LittySteps does not.
Which is updated more often, Trot or LittySteps?
Trot ships an update fortnightly, and LittySteps every 2 days. Most recently, Trot was updated on October 11, 2026 and LittySteps on October 6, 2026.

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