Comparison

Step Orbit vs Don Quixote Steps

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

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About

Step Orbit

Features
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Stop counting steps. Start crossing continents. Step Orbit transforms your daily movement into an epic adventure. Ever wondered how long it would take to walk from India to the Moon? Now you can track it in real-time. [Key Features] Epic Journeys: Map your steps onto real-world routes. Walk the length of the Great Wall or trek from Mumbai to London. Cosmic Milestones: Leave Earth's gravity! Track your vertical progress as you "walk" toward the International Space Station and eventually the Moon. Live Map Visualization: See your avatar move across stunning 3D landscapes and celestial paths. Smart Pedometer: Seamlessly integrates with Apple Health to track every step, calorie, and kilometer without draining your battery. Collect Postcards: Reach a new country or planet and receive a digital collectible to share with your friends. The universe is waiting. Are you ready to start your orbit? Download Step Orbit today and make every step count toward something legendary.

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Don Quixote Steps

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Don Quixote Steps is a pedometer that turns your daily walking into the two great sallies of Don Quixote. Every step you take moves the story forward: leave the study where a gentleman read himself into knighthood, ride out at dawn, get dubbed in a castle that is really an inn, charge the giants that are really windmills, and end the First Part the way the book ends it - in a cage, on an ox-cart, homeward. The cage is not the end. In the Second Part, the strangest adventure of all begins: the First Part has been published, and everyone you meet has read you. Unlock The Third Sally and walk the printed world - the Cave of Montesinos, Sancho's island that has no sea, the Knight of the White Moon on the beach at Barcelona, and the long road home to your own name. 44,000 steps, cover to cover. FEATURES • Steps counted on your iPhone - no account, no ads, no data collection • 13 chapters illustrated with Gustave Dore's engravings (1863), public domain • Spanish lines quoted letter-for-letter from Cervantes's text (Project Gutenberg edition) • Two worlds, one road: the sun-baked plain of Part One, the paper-and-ink world of Part Two • 10 collectible keepsakes, from a bookmark to last year's nest • Apple Watch app: the knight's road on your wrist • One one-time purchase opens the Second Part. No subscriptions. The plain is ochre. The book is white. Walk until you are printed.

Screenshots

Step Orbit4 screens
Don Quixote Steps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Step Orbit at none against Don Quixote Steps's 1. Don Quixote Steps's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Don Quixote Steps sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Step Orbit asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Step Orbit ships an update every 6 months, Don Quixote Steps every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Step Orbit versus Don Quixote Steps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStep OrbitDon Quixote Steps
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB16 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperPranav MoreRIEKO NAITO

In-app purchases

None

Step Orbit

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Don Quixote Steps

One-time1
  • The Third Sally$2.99

Questions

Is Step Orbit free?
Step Orbit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Don Quixote Steps free?
Don Quixote Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Step Orbit or Don Quixote Steps have ads?
Neither Step Orbit nor Don Quixote Steps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Step Orbit or Don Quixote Steps?
Step Orbit ships an update every 6 months, and Don Quixote Steps every 2 months. Most recently, Step Orbit was updated on November 5, 2026 and Don Quixote Steps on October 31, 2026.

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