Comparison

Pedometer vs Steppies

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

Head to head
About

Pedometer

This app automatically tracks your daily steps, distance, and calories burned using your device's motion sensor and health data. Visualize your progress with charts and a calendar, set custom goals, and enjoy customizable themes and widgets for easy access.

Highlights
  • Automatic step tracking
  • Visual charts and calendar view
  • Distance and calorie calculation
  • Customizable daily step goals
  • Home screen and lock screen widgets
  • Apple Watch support
  • Theme customization
Features
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Track your daily steps with BeStep — a simple, free pedometer and step counter. Get instant insights on your walking activity with charts, calendar, and widgets. Distance and calorie calculations help you build healthier habits, one step at a time. KEY FEATURES ■ Automatic Step Tracking Connects with the motion sensor and Apple HealthKit to automatically log your daily steps. ■ Visual Charts View step trends across day, week, month, and year. Bar graphs let you compare your activity against your goal at a glance. ■ Calendar View See your monthly progress in calendar format. Days you hit your goal are highlighted in color — making your progress feel rewarding. ■ Distance & Calorie Tracking Enter your height, weight, and stride length to automatically calculate distance walked and calories burned each day. ■ Goal Setting Customize your daily step goal and watch your progress on the visual progress ring. ■ Themes Choose from a wide range of themes to recolor the app's screens and widgets to your taste. ■ Home Screen & Lock Screen Widgets Add step count widgets to your iPhone or iPad home screen and lock screen for instant access. ■ Full iPad Support A layout optimized for the large iPad display gives your charts and calendar room to breathe. Portrait and landscape rotation are both supported, as is Split View. Steps recorded on your iPhone or Apple Watch sync through Apple Health, so you can review them on iPad too. ■ Apple Watch Support A dedicated watch app and watch face widgets let you check your steps right on your wrist. WHO IT'S FOR • Anyone starting a walking routine for better health • People aiming to lose weight or beat a sedentary lifestyle • Daily walkers tracking steps from commutes, errands, or school runs • Joggers and runners keeping a step history • Seniors managing their daily activity PRICING All core features are free to use. A one-time Premium upgrade removes ads and unlocks every theme — no subscription required, Family Sharing supported. Start your healthier walking habit today with BeStep.

About

Steppies

This app offers a straightforward way to track your daily steps, distance, calories burned, and floors climbed. It features a progress ring that fills as you approach your goal and provides historical data for weekly, monthly, and yearly views. Widgets are available for your home screen, lock screen, and Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Live daily step count
  • Customizable daily step goal
  • Distance, active calories, floors climbed
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Apple Watch app and complications
  • Weekly, monthly, yearly history
Features
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Steppies is a beautifully simple step counter that keeps your health data where it belongs—with you. Set it up once, and you may never need to open the app again. Add Steppies premium widgets to your Lock Screen, Home Screen, or Apple Watch face to keep your live step count a glance away. See today’s steps, or pinch and zoom through years of history to see how far you’ve come. FEATURES • Set up in seconds—no account, ads, or hassle • Track steps, distance, floors climbed, and active calories • Choose your own daily step goal and watch the ring fill • Explore Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Yearly, and All Time history • Share your step count your way with custom visual cards and animations • Add beautiful widgets to your Home Screen and Lock Screen • Use the Apple Watch app and complications that fit right in TRY BEFORE YOU BUY Premium widgets and complications are included for 30 days. If you like them, Steppies Forever unlocks every current and future widget we release for a small, one-time purchase. PRIVACY FIRST Steppies reads your health data directly from your device and never sends it anywhere. Your personal information never leaves your iPhone or Apple Watch. No subscriptions. No ads. No notifications. Just steps. Built in San Francisco.

Screenshots

Pedometer4 screens
Steppies4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pedometer and Steppies both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Steppies's written reviews are positive against 0% of Pedometer's. Steppies also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Pedometer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Steppies 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 Pedometer against 5.0 for Steppies. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Pedometer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Steppies's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pedometer versus Steppies: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPedometerSteppies
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings66
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShota YamashitaIsaac Consultants LLC

Customer experience

Pedometer

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Steppies

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pedometer

One-time1
  • Lifetime Plan$19.99
None

Steppies

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pedometer free?
Pedometer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Steppies free?
Steppies is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pedometer or Steppies?
Pedometer and Steppies are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do Pedometer or Steppies have ads?
Pedometer shows ads; Steppies does not.
Which is updated more often, Pedometer or Steppies?
Pedometer ships an update weekly, and Steppies weekly. Most recently, Pedometer was updated on October 24, 2026 and Steppies on October 25, 2026.

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