Stepwise Go vs Step Counter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stepwise Go
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Stepwise helps you stay consistent with your daily activity by showing your step progress in a clean, motivating way across iPhone and Apple Watch. Today - Live step count with circular progress toward your daily goal - Distance (km or miles) and active calories at a glance - Weekly comparison — see if you're up or down from last week History - Bar charts for the last 7 days, 30 days, and full year - Goal line and 7-day rolling average trend on the 30-day chart - Personal records: best day ever, best day this month, best week Streaks - Consecutive days at or above your goal, shown on iPhone and Apple Watch - Milestone badges at 7, 14, 30, and 100 days Notifications (all optional) - Goal reached, evening nudge, streak milestones, weekly summary Apple Watch - Glanceable complications for watch faces - Home screen widgets in small and medium sizes Stepwise uses Apple Health as the sole source for step data — no account required, no data leaves your device.
Step Counter
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A clean daily step goal with quick-add buttons — no sensors, no permissions, no account. - Quick-add chips: 500, 1k, 2.5k - 14-day bar chart - Full history and themes - Works on any phone, any age Who it's for For anyone whose phone won't count steps reliably and wants a quick manual log and streak. Subscription Premium is available as a weekly, monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the period. You can cancel anytime in your Apple ID Subscription Settings. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Privacy: everything stays on your device by default. No analytics SDKs, no cross-app tracking. Privacy policy at https://bestpaid.app/legal/privacy. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stepwise Go at none against Step Counter's 4. Stepwise Go also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). Step Counter's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price and ads 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
Both are free to download. Step Counter sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Stepwise Go asks for nothing beyond the download.
Stepwise Go ships an update every 2 days, Step Counter every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stepwise Go | Step Counter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kjetil Andersen | Vasilii Polovnikov |
In-app purchases
Stepwise Go
No in-app purchases
Step Counter
- Premium · 1 week$2.997 Days
- Premium · 1 month$3.991 Month
- Premium · 1 year$5.991 Year
- Premium · Lifetime$7.99









