Comparison

Steparium vs 1 good thing

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

Head to head
About

Steparium

Features
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Steparium is a simple step counter with a living illustrated forest. See today's steps at a glance, watch the forest change with the time of day, and discover wildlife as you walk. The app keeps things calm and focused: no accounts, no ads, no social features, and no clutter. Features: • Step counting for today, including steps from your Apple Watch • Daily step goals • Distance, calories, active time, and streak stats • A History page for weekly, monthly, and yearly step trends • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Unlockable wildlife based on your Steparium steps • Real-time day and night lighting • Light, Dark, and System appearance • Optional local weather beside the date • Optional notifications for reaching your goal, nearing it, and protecting your streak Steparium uses Motion & Fitness for step counting. Apple Health access is optional and read-only, used to include Apple Watch steps and show richer step history. Location is optional and used only for local weather.

About

1 good thing

This app encourages users to record one positive event daily, visually collecting them in a jar. A premium option allows for recording negative events to help let them go, with no pressure for streaks or perfection.

Highlights
  • Record one good thing daily
  • Visual gratitude jar
  • Optional bad thing recording
  • Home screen widget (Pro)
  • No streaks or pressure
  • Simple drawing interface
Features
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Some days feel too small to remember. 1 good thing is where you keep them anyway. Draw one good thing, in seconds. Drop it in the jar. Do it again tomorrow, and the next day, and watch a whole year turn into something you actually want to look back on. Make it look the way you like. Let your things drop and pile up in the jar, line up in a neat grid, or fill each day like a scrapbook with your drawings, photos, stickers and words. Switch anytime. • draw a quick doodle for anything good that happened, in seconds • scrapbook mode: fill each day like a scrapbook with drawings, photos and text, in your choice of typefaces and colors • turn any photo into a sticker for your drawings • copy any drawing as a sticker, with an optional colored outline, and drop it into any chat • track mood, weather, and where you were, right alongside each memory • look back on your year with a calendar full of everything you kept • make extra jars for work, pets, workouts, anything • has a "letting go" jar too, for days you just need to release something • put your jar on your home screen with a widget • turn your jar into a custom wallpaper for your lock screen or home screen Simple, colorful, and built for real memories, not checkboxes. Start your jar today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Steparium4 screens
1 good thing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: 1 good thing at Free against Steparium's $1.99. 1 good thing also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Steparium's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

1 good thing is free to download; Steparium costs $1.99 up front. 1 good thing sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Steparium asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steparium ships an update every 5 days, 1 good thing every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Steparium versus 1 good thing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteparium1 good thing
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating—4.8 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—22 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTHOMAS BALLHo Yin Wong

In-app purchases

None

Steparium

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

1 good thing

Subscriptions2
  • 1 good thing monthly$1.991 Month
  • 1 good thing yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • 1 good thing lifetime$69.99

Questions

Is Steparium free?
Steparium costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is 1 good thing free?
1 good thing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Steparium or 1 good thing have ads?
Neither Steparium nor 1 good thing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Steparium or 1 good thing?
Steparium ships an update every 5 days, and 1 good thing every 2 days. Most recently, Steparium was updated on September 29, 2026 and 1 good thing on October 14, 2026.

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