Comparison

Step Counter vs Pedometer.se

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

Head to head
About

Step Counter

Features
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A clean daily step goal with quick-add buttons — no sensors, no permissions, no account. - Quick-add chips: 500, 1k, 2.5k - 14-day bar chart - Full history and themes - Works on any phone, any age Who it's for For anyone whose phone won't count steps reliably and wants a quick manual log and streak. Subscription Premium is available as a weekly, monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the period. You can cancel anytime in your Apple ID Subscription Settings. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Privacy: everything stays on your device by default. No analytics SDKs, no cross-app tracking. Privacy policy at https://bestpaid.app/legal/privacy. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Pedometer.se

Features
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A simple, free step counter. No ads, no account, and nothing leaves your phone. Open it and it counts. Today's steps, big and easy to read. WHAT YOU GET • Today's steps, large and clear, in light or dark • Your week at a glance, with a daily average • A goal if you want one: a ring around the number fills as you walk • Calories and distance if you want them: enter your weight, and optionally your height. The calories shown are the extra from your steps only, never an inflated whole-day figure • Your pace while you walk • An option to keep the screen on while you walk WHAT YOU DO NOT GET • No ads. Not now, not later. There is no paid version, because there is nothing to remove • No account, no e-mail, no password • No tracking and no analytics. The app never connects to the internet • No sounds, no confetti, no nagging HOW IT COUNTS Your iPhone counts your steps all day on its own motion chip. Pedometer reads that number and shows it, so it uses no battery beyond the screen and needs nothing running in the background. ONE PERMISSION Motion & Fitness, which lets the app read the iPhone's step count. Nothing else. Your history stays on your phone and follows your phone's own backup. Made by Tentmaker Sweden. Privacy: https://pedometer.se/en/privacy/

Screenshots

Step Counter4 screens
Pedometer.se4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pedometer.se at none against Step Counter's 4. Pedometer.se also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Step Counter sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Pedometer.se asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Step Counter ships an update every 3 weeks, Pedometer.se fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Step Counter versus Pedometer.se: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStep CounterPedometer.se
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVasilii PolovnikovJohn Magnus Tibell

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Step Counter

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Ā· 1 week$2.997 Days
  • Premium Ā· 1 month$3.991 Month
  • Premium Ā· 1 year$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Ā· Lifetime$7.99
None

Pedometer.se

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Step Counter free?
Step Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pedometer.se free?
Pedometer.se is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Step Counter or Pedometer.se have ads?
Neither Step Counter nor Pedometer.se shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Step Counter or Pedometer.se?
Step Counter ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pedometer.se fortnightly. Most recently, Step Counter was updated on October 31, 2026 and Pedometer.se on November 1, 2026.

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