StepForest vs Jog Form Counter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StepForest
This app tracks your daily steps, distance, and calories burned, syncing with your device's motion data. It offers a unique visual reward system where a virtual forest grows as you reach your goals, with optional features for deeper insights and customization.
- Step, distance, and calorie tracking
- Virtual forest growth reward system
- Syncs with Apple Health
- No account or signup required
- Home screen widgets
- Weight and BMI logging
- Streaks and badges
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StepForest is a step counter that stays out of your way: no account, no location permission, and simple setup. Walk, and a small forest grows along with you. WHY PEOPLE KEEP IT · No account or signup — connect Apple Health or Motion & Fitness to see your steps · No location permission. StepForest does not record your route · Steps come from Apple Health and your iPhone's motion data · StepForest only reads Apple Health. It never writes to it · A daily goal you can change anytime, from a short walk to 10,000 steps STEP COUNTING See today's steps, distance, calories, and goal progress. With your permission, StepForest reads steps recorded by Apple Health. When health data is unavailable, it can use your phone's motion data and tells you the source. YOUR GREEN SPACE Every walk leaves a mark. Reach your daily goal to earn water drops, then water the tree in your Green Space. Keep going and a tree house, birds, a photo frame by the window, and other small things appear — a quiet place that fills up as you move. Day or night, sound on or off, it is yours. TRENDS AND INSIGHTS Start with today's hourly steps, then switch to week, month, or year. See your daily average and how this period compares with the last one. Your first insight report is free once you have enough history, and it stays free to revisit. STREAKS AND BADGES Consecutive goal days build a streak. Check your current and longest streak, look back at any day on the calendar, and collect badges along the way. WEIGHT AND BMI Log your weight and height and follow BMI next to your steps. Units follow your region — pounds and feet by default in the US, with WHO weight categories. STEPFOREST PRO (OPTIONAL) The core app is free. The free version may display a banner ad; Pro removes ads and adds period comparisons, insights, and the cat and fireflies in your Green Space. Choose monthly, yearly, or lifetime when available in your region. Purchases and restores use your Apple ID. PERMISSIONS AND PRIVACY · Health: reading steps and walking/running distance needs your permission, and only to show steps and statistics · Motion & Fitness: used when Apple Health data is not available · No location permission is requested · StepForest never writes data to Apple Health · No account required. Step cache, streaks, badges, and Green Space progress stay on your device Questions, refunds, or feedback: tianxin3344@icloud.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://stepforest.com/privacy_en Support: https://stepforest.com/support
Jog Form Counter
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Jog Form Counter turns your front camera into an automatic step counter for jogging in place. On-device pose detection counts every step (each knee lift) in real time, so no wearable is needed. Count - Automatic step counting with the front camera, processed on your device - Real-time count with haptic and voice feedback - Set a target and the session ends on its own when you reach it Record - Record your workout with the skeleton, count and timer drawn right into the video - Sound is captured too, so you can hear the session back - Date and approximate area are stamped on the video - Join the day's videos into one and export at 1x, 2x or 4x - Save to Photos or share. Videos stay on this device Look back - Calendar of your workout days, daily and monthly totals, and calories - Grades from D to SSS based on your daily steps (SSS = 10,000, a full "manbo") - Swipe left and right to move between days Free, with an optional one-time Remove Ads purchase that also removes the watermark from new recordings. Just prop up your phone, step back so your whole body is visible, and start jogging in place.
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Verdict
StepForest and Jog Form Counter are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. StepForest sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Jog Form Counter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
StepForest ships an update every 3 days, Jog Form Counter every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StepForest | Jog Form Counter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 北京智动无限信息技术有限公司 | Hosung Hwang |
In-app purchases
StepForest
- StepForest Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- StepForest Pro Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
Jog Form Counter
- Remove Ads$0.99
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