Comparison

Stepwise Go vs RecoverYou

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

RecoverYou

Features
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RecoverYou reads what your Apple Watch already measures (workouts, heart rate, heart rate variability and sleep) and every morning gives you one clear reading: how you are today, compared with yourself. YOUR READINESS, EVERY MORNING • A 0–100 score built on your personal average, not on generic values. • Heart rate variability, sleep and resting heart rate compared with your last 60 days. • A mascot that changes its face with you: low, medium, high. EVERY WORKOUT, IN ITS PLACE • Sessions come from Apple Health: duration, average heart rate, zones and volume. • Multi-sport: running, cycling, strength, HIIT and everything you record. • Each session compared with the others of the same sport. TRENDS • Charts for Readiness, variability, resting heart rate, sleep, calories, volume and zones. • Sleep, training and Readiness side by side, to see what makes you feel better. YOUR YEAR IN A PDF • One page with your year's Readiness, volume, sleep and heart rate, to keep or share. APPLE WATCH • Readiness on your wrist, at a glance. • Record your workout with heart rate and calories straight from the Watch. RECOVERYOU PRO • Readiness every day (free: 3 reveals a week). • All Trends charts. • Full workout history and session comparison. • Your year in a PDF. Monthly or yearly subscription, auto-renewing, managed in your Apple ID settings. ONLY YOURS, ONLY HERE Your health data, your name and your photo stay on the device. No account, no cloud, no ads, no tracking.

Screenshots

Stepwise Go4 screens
RecoverYou4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stepwise Go at none against RecoverYou's 2. Stepwise Go also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 weeks). RecoverYou's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. RecoverYou sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Stepwise Go asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stepwise Go ships an update every 2 days, RecoverYou every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Stepwise Go versus RecoverYou: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepwise GoRecoverYou
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKjetil AndersenNORIS TALABAN

In-app purchases

None

Stepwise Go

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

RecoverYou

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$44.991 Year

Questions

Is Stepwise Go free?
Stepwise Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RecoverYou free?
RecoverYou is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Stepwise Go or RecoverYou have ads?
Neither Stepwise Go nor RecoverYou shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stepwise Go or RecoverYou?
Stepwise Go ships an update every 2 days, and RecoverYou every 5 weeks. Most recently, Stepwise Go was updated on October 31, 2026 and RecoverYou on October 31, 2026.

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