Comparison

Pedometer vs SimpleStep

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

SimpleStep

Track your daily steps, distance, and goal progress with this straightforward iPhone pedometer. View historical activity through daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly charts. Enjoy a clean, ad-free experience with no account required.

Highlights
  • Step, distance, and goal tracking
  • Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly charts
  • Customizable daily step goal
  • App icon badge for steps
  • Light/dark/system appearance options
  • Accent and app icon color choices
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Your steps, without the clutter. SimpleStep is a simple iPhone pedometer that shows today’s steps, walking and running distance, and goal progress at a glance. Look back at your activity with daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly charts. No ads. No account. No tracking. One purchase, with no subscriptions or in-app purchases. WHAT YOU CAN DO • View today’s and past days’ steps, distance, and goal progress • Swipe to move between days and chart periods • Review daily (hourly), weekly, monthly, and yearly step charts • See totals and averages for steps and distance • Tap a weekly chart bar to view that day’s activity • Set a daily goal from 1,000 to 30,000 steps in 1,000-step increments • Show today’s steps on the app icon badge with notification permission • Receive a silent goal notification once per day • Choose light, dark, or system appearance • Choose from seven accent colors and seven app icon colors IPHONE-RECORDED ACTIVITY SimpleStep reads Steps and Walking + Running Distance from Apple Health. Only records created by your iPhone are included. Apple Watch data, manual entries, and records written by other apps are excluded. Health data is read-only and stays on your iPhone. SimpleStep does not send your health data to an external server. Distance is displayed in kilometers. Step badges and goal notifications update when you open or return to the app, or when HealthKit delivers a background update. They do not update continuously while the app is closed. REQUIREMENTS An iPhone running iOS 18 or later. Languages: English and Japanese.

Screenshots

Pedometer4 screens
SimpleStep3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SimpleStep at 100% against Pedometer's 0%. SimpleStep also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Pedometer's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and device support (3 vs 1). On 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

Pedometer is free to download; SimpleStep costs $0.99 up front. Pedometer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SimpleStep asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pedometer ships an update weekly, SimpleStep every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Pedometer versus SimpleStep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPedometerSimpleStep
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShota YamashitaHiroyuki Yagi

Customer experience

Pedometer

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

SimpleStep

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pedometer

One-time1
  • Lifetime Plan$19.99
None

SimpleStep

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pedometer free?
Pedometer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SimpleStep free?
SimpleStep costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pedometer or SimpleStep have ads?
Pedometer shows ads; SimpleStep does not.
Which is updated more often, Pedometer or SimpleStep?
Pedometer ships an update weekly, and SimpleStep every 5 days. Most recently, Pedometer was updated on October 15, 2026 and SimpleStep on September 27, 2026.

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