Comparison

Stepwise Go vs Step Counter

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

Head to head
About

Stepwise Go

Features
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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.

About

Step Counter

Features
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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/

Screenshots

Stepwise Go4 screens
Step Counter4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Stepwise Go versus Step Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepwise GoStep Counter
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKjetil AndersenVasilii Polovnikov

In-app purchases

None

Stepwise Go

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Step Counter

Subscriptions3
  • Premium · 1 week$2.997 Days
  • Premium · 1 month$3.991 Month
  • Premium · 1 year$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium · Lifetime$7.99

Questions

Is Stepwise Go free?
Stepwise Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Step Counter free?
Step Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Stepwise Go or Step Counter have ads?
Neither Stepwise Go nor Step Counter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stepwise Go or Step Counter?
Stepwise Go ships an update every 2 days, and Step Counter every 3 weeks. Most recently, Stepwise Go was updated on October 25, 2026 and Step Counter on October 31, 2026.

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