Comparison

Live Steps vs Watch Your Steps

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

Head to head
About

Live Steps

Features
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Live Steps keeps your daily steps visible everywhere that matters. Track your step count from Apple Health in a focused iPhone app, a Home Screen widget, and a Live Activity with Dynamic Island support. Features: - Daily step count from Apple Health - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets - Live Activity with Dynamic Island - Adjustable daily goal - Session view for live walks - Dark mode support Live Steps reads your step count locally from Apple Health after you grant permission. No account is required.

About

Watch Your Steps

This app displays your daily step count and goal progress on your iPhone and Apple Watch. Track your activity with customizable widgets and view historical data with hourly charts. It integrates with Apple Health for seamless step tracking.

Highlights
  • Step count and goal progress on watch face
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
  • Customizable daily step goals
  • 30 days of historical step data
  • Live Activity progress
  • Shortcuts and Siri integration
Features
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Watch Your Steps keeps your daily steps and goal progress visible across your iPhone and Apple Watch—from your watch face and Home Screen to the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Set a daily step goal that works for you, choose from personalized suggestions based on your recent activity, and follow your progress throughout the day. Browse up to 30 days of step history, including hourly activity charts that show when you moved most. Features: • Apple Watch app with today’s steps, goal progress, steps remaining, and Health status • Apple Watch complications for step count and visual goal progress • Home Screen widgets for steps, goal progress, steps remaining, percentage complete, and seven-day trends • Lock Screen widgets in inline, circular, and rectangular layouts • Themed progress widgets with eight styles, including Retro Sunset, Neon Grid, Vaporwave, Arcade, and Ocean • Custom daily goals with personalized suggestions based on recent activity • Thirty days of historical step data with hourly activity charts • Automatic Goal Sprint Live Activities when you reach 75% of your goal • Live Activity progress on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Shortcuts and Siri actions for checking steps, setting your goal, and refreshing widgets • Simple setup and goal syncing between iPhone and Apple Watch Watch Your Steps reads step data from Apple Health only to calculate and display your totals and goal progress. There are no accounts, no social feeds, and no clutter; just a clear, motivating view of your steps wherever you’re most likely to see it.

Screenshots

Live Steps3 screens
Watch Your Steps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Live Steps at 17.0 against Watch Your Steps's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Live Steps versus Watch Your Steps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLive StepsWatch Your Steps
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSTEFANO STRAUSCody Kerns

In-app purchases

None

Live Steps

No in-app purchases

None

Watch Your Steps

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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