Stepyfocus vs StepNow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stepyfocus
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Walking is one of the simplest ways to move more, build consistency and make progress you can actually see. Stepyfocus turns your daily step goal into something easy to follow: see how much you've walked, keep your streak going and understand how your activity changes over time. START WITH THE BASICS — FREE Stepyfocus stays useful every day without a subscription. • Track your daily steps and progress • Set your own daily step goal • See your daily activity at a glance • Keep your streak going • Use Stepyfocus on Apple Watch • Keep walking with the core experience for free YOUR FIRST 21 DAYS When you complete onboarding, eligible new users get full access to Stepyfocus for their first 21 days. There's no subscription to start and no payment method required. It's simply a chance to explore the deeper tools and see what helps you stay consistent. GO DEEPER WITH STEPYFOCUS PRO Pro adds a more detailed view of your progress: • Complete statistics and history • Weekly, monthly and yearly views • Trends, comparisons and Insights • Advanced goals • Long-term pace and progress analysis • iPhone widgets Choose a monthly or annual subscription, or unlock Pro Forever with a one-time purchase. YOUR HEALTH DATA STAYS YOURS Stepyfocus reads the Apple Health data you choose to share in order to show your progress. Your health data stays on your devices and is never used for advertising or tracking. No accounts. No ads. No analytics or tracking SDKs. APPLE WATCH Check your steps, progress and streak from your wrist. Apple Watch and complications remain available without Stepyfocus Pro. Every step counts. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
StepNow
This app provides a reliable step counter for iPhone and Apple Watch, offering clear status updates on your step count. It allows you to track focused walks, view historical data, and set personalized goals with customizable reminders. Designed with privacy in mind, it keeps your data on your device.
- Live step count status
- Focused walking sessions
- Daily and historical progress tracking
- Home/Lock Screen widgets
- Live Activities and Dynamic Island support
- Customizable goal reminders
- Private by design
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StepNow is a free, private step counter for iPhone and Apple Watch, designed to make every number easier to trust. VISIBLE FRESHNESS StepNow tells you whether your count is Live, Catching up, Current, Paused, Unavailable, or needs attention. The latest trusted measurement remains visible while the app explains its source and update age. FOCUSED WALKS Start a walking session from iPhone or Apple Watch. Follow session steps, active time, distance, pace, cadence, and Watch heart rate. Pause, resume, or end the same walk across both devices. TODAY AND HISTORY See daily goal progress, steps remaining, distance, energy, hourly movement, weekly momentum, streaks, records, and completed walks. WIDGETS AND LIVE ACTIVITIES Keep the latest trusted count close on supported Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. Follow an active walk through Live Activities and Dynamic Island on supported devices. YOUR GOAL, YOUR REMINDERS Choose a daily target and optionally enable milestone, afternoon, or evening reminders. PRIVATE BY DESIGN StepNow has no account, advertising, subscription, or external analytics SDK. Movement and walk history remain on your devices and in Apple-provided health and workout storage. StepNow requires iOS 17 or later. Apple Watch features require a compatible Watch running watchOS 10 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StepNow at none against Stepyfocus's 2. StepNow also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Stepyfocus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. StepNow asks for nothing beyond the download.
Stepyfocus ships an update fortnightly, StepNow every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stepyfocus | StepNow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sergi Serrano Fargas | Moxitek Pty Ltd |
In-app purchases
Stepyfocus
- Stepyfocus Pro · Monthly$1.991 Month
- Stepyfocus Pro · Annual14 Days trial$8.991 Year
StepNow
No in-app purchases









