Daily Steps vs I Really Did Walk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Daily Steps
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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
I Really Did Walk
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Log the walks your phone missed. You left your phone at home, or the battery died, or you spent half an hour on the treadmill β Health has no idea. I Really Did Walk lets you add those steps back in. β One thing, done well Enter a step count, pick Today or Yesterday, and it's saved to Health. Walking distance is estimated from your height, so it always matches your step count. No account, no cloud, no ads, no subscription. β Honesty is the whole point Every entry you log is marked as manually entered β you can see exactly which entries are yours and when you logged them, right inside Health. We never disguise them as automatically detected data. After you log, the app tells you how much today's total in Health actually changed. If you wear an Apple Watch, steps from the same stretch of time don't add together, so the real increase can be smaller than what you entered β we show that honestly, and let you decide whether to top up the difference. β No double counting By default, logging automatically avoids any time already covered by existing step data, so what you add never stacks on top of steps you already have. β Log it in seconds γ»Home screen widget: today's progress at a glance γ»Control Center button: one tap logs your usual amount γ»Shortcuts and Siri: "Log 3,000 steps with I Really Did Walk" β Watch it add up A daily goal ring, a 7-day bar chart, a streak counter. Every time you log, a little sprout pops up and joins your crew. β Your data stays on your device This app doesn't collect anything, doesn't upload anything, has no analytics, and runs no servers. Every step goes straight into your own Health app β we can't see it, and we don't want to. β One more thing This is a logging tool, not a pedometer β it doesn't detect your movement automatically. Every entry is something you typed in yourself. Your iPhone and Apple Watch already track steps automatically; this app is for the ones they missed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: I Really Did Walk at every 3 days against Daily Steps's every 4 months. Daily Steps's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Daily Steps ships an update every 4 months, I Really Did Walk every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Daily Steps | I Really Did Walk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad β better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 β better | 26.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LEAN ASIA CO., LTD | Zhaoming Xiao |
In-app purchases
Daily Steps
No in-app purchases
I Really Did Walk
No in-app purchases
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