Comparison

Pacely Step vs UdeTancho

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

Head to head
About

Pacely Step

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Walking, recorded with care. For people who find typical fitness apps loud and cluttered. A quiet pedometer that asks for nothing but your steps. ā–  What Pacely Step does - Steps, beautifully tracked Reads from iPhone's Motion & Fitness data to record your daily steps, distance, pace, and floors climbed — automatically. - Calories that reflect how you actually walk Calculated using your walking speed and stair activity with MET-based estimation, not a flat formula. - Stairs into landmarks Set the Eiffel Tower (330 m), Mt. Fuji (3,776 m), Burj Khalifa, Mt. Everest, and more as your monthly or yearly goal. Each floor you climb is a step closer. - See your usual self Compare today's pace with your 30-day average. Discover your weekday patterns — when you walk most, when you slow down. - A calendar that whispers your progress Goal-hit days marked in vermillion. Your streak, your best, and your monthly progress at a glance. ā–  Who it's for - People tired of busy, gamified fitness apps - Anyone who's had enough of monthly subscriptions - Walkers who prefer "quietly daily" over "intensely athletic" - Users whose Apple Health data is already a mess - Anyone who appreciates typography and restraint - People who want stairs to feel like a small adventure ā–  How we think about privacy Pacely Step never sends your steps anywhere. - No account required - No server uploads — everything stays on your iPhone - No HealthKit access - No location tracking - No advertising identifier (IDFA) We only read iOS Motion & Fitness data. Your steps belong to you, on your device, only.

About

UdeTancho

Features
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UdeTancho is a Japanese-inspired fitness app that automatically counts push-ups and quietly records your daily practice. Place your iPhone on the floor. The front camera reads the movement of your face in real time and counts your push-ups, so you can focus on the movement instead of tapping the screen or counting by hand. ā–  Waka Progress As you train, Hyakunin Isshu poems are written one character at a time. Completed poems unlock a modern translation, commentary, and historical background. Your workout record gradually becomes a poetry collection. ā–  Poetic Places Map Explore places connected to the poems. Follow poetic place names and the poets' historical centers while the world of Hyakunin Isshu opens up little by little. ā–  Records See today's reps, total reps, streaks, and history at a glance. A heatmap makes your practice visible over time. Even small sessions matter when they add up. ā–  Built for Sustainable Practice If you leave the measurement screen or if no count is detected for a while, measurement stops automatically. UdeTancho is designed to support a sustainable habit, not unsafe max-rep chasing. ā–  Key Features • Automatic push-up counting • Real-time detection using the front camera • Hyakunin Isshu waka progress collection • Modern translations, commentary, and background notes • Poetic places map • Daily records and heatmap • Streak tracking • Japanese & English support • Optional in-app purchase to remove ads Make push-ups a little easier to keep doing. One rep today becomes the next character.

Screenshots

Pacely Step4 screens
UdeTancho4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pacely Step at none against UdeTancho's shown. Pacely Step also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). UdeTancho's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases 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. Pacely Step sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and UdeTancho sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pacely Step ships an update every 3 months, UdeTancho every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on August 18, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Pacely Step versus UdeTancho: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPacely StepUdeTancho
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopertorankiriteIsao Yamaguchi

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pacely Step

One-time1
  • Premium$3.99
1 purchases

UdeTancho

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Pacely Step free?
Pacely Step is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is UdeTancho free?
UdeTancho is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pacely Step or UdeTancho have ads?
UdeTancho shows ads; Pacely Step does not.
Which is updated more often, Pacely Step or UdeTancho?
Pacely Step ships an update every 3 months, and UdeTancho every 2 days. Most recently, Pacely Step was updated on August 18, 2026 and UdeTancho on September 16, 2026.

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