Comparison

Daily Steps vs Steps

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

Head to head
About

Daily Steps

Features
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The step counter that never guesses β€” you type your daily steps, Daily Steps turns them into a filling goal ring, a 30-day dot grid and a streak worth protecting. Daily Steps is a manual step log. No motion sensors, no Health access, no location, not a single permission prompt. It will not count steps automatically β€” it is the clean written record for people whose steps already get counted somewhere else, or who simply want to log an honest number and get on with their day. WHAT YOU GET β€’ Finish your morning loop, tap +1,000, and today's ring fills before the phone is back in your pocket β€’ A 30-day dot grid where every goal-met day turns solid blue β€” three pale dots in a row is all the motivation you need β€’ Your current and longest streaks counted for you, so a 14-day run becomes a reason to walk tonight β€’ An optional note on every entry β€” read "8,450 on the treadmill, sore calf" when you look back next month β€’ Forgot to log Tuesday? Back-date any day and your streak and stats update instantly β€’ Weekly bars and a 30-day trend line against your target, plus goal-met rate, average and best day β€” and your whole log exports as a CSV file you own PERFECT FOR β€’ Treadmill and gym-machine walkers whose phone sits in the cup holder, not their pocket β€’ Privacy-minded people who refuse to give an app 24/7 access to their motion data β€’ Anyone whose watch or pedometer already counts β€” and just wants one simple place to write the number down β€’ Habit builders who'd rather type one honest figure a day than manage another auto-tracking dashboard WHY NOT JUST AN AUTOMATIC PEDOMETER? Automatic counters need always-on sensor access, miss every step you take on a treadmill or with the phone on your desk, and pad the screen with estimated calories and distance. Daily Steps does the opposite: it records exactly what you tell it β€” nothing more, nothing invented. If you want an app that counts for you, this isn't it. If you want a step diary you fully control, it is. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your entries live in a local database on your device. No account, no cloud, no ad SDKs, and because there are no sensors, there is nothing to track. Delete the app and the data is gone β€” it was never anywhere else. FULL ACCESS Daily Steps requires Daily Steps Pro, unlocked by a Weekly or Yearly auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Full access includes step logging with the goal ring and quick-add buttons, the 30-day dot grid, complete history with notes, streaks, weekly and monthly trend charts with insights, and CSV export. Subscriptions renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Type today's number and light up dot number one. Terms of Use: https://leanstudio.asia/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://leanstudio.asia/privacy-policy Support: support@leanstudio.asia

About

Steps

Features
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Steps shows your progress toward your personal daily goal at a glanceβ€”clear, fast, and distraction-free. β€’ A vivid progress ring for your steps and daily goal β€’ A freely adjustable daily step goal β€’ Your current streak and weekly overview β€’ Widgets for steps, remaining steps, percent, and ring β€’ An Apple Watch app with goal selection via the Digital Crown β€’ Complications for a range of Apple Watch faces With your permission, Steps reads your step count from Apple Health. There is no account, advertising, tracking, or subscription. Your health data is processed only on your devices and is never sent to us or third parties.

Screenshots

Daily Steps4 screens
Steps3 screens

Verdict

The call

Daily Steps and Steps are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Daily Steps versus Steps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily StepsSteps
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size4 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLEAN ASIA CO., LTDMatthias Kessner

In-app purchases

None

Daily Steps

No in-app purchases

None

Steps

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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