Comparison

Pedometer vs TrueSteps

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

Head to head
About

Pedometer

This app precisely tracks your daily steps, calories burned, and distance walked using your iPhone's motion sensor. It helps you build healthy habits with streaks, progress visualization, and smart insights, all while keeping your data private on your device.

Highlights
  • Real-time step tracking
  • Background step counting
  • Streak building with grace days
  • Calorie and distance calculation
  • 7-day and 30-day history charts
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • iPad layout support
Features
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Pedometer turns your iPhone into a precise step tracker — no subscription, no ads, no clutter. TRACK EVERY STEP Counts steps in real time using your iPhone's built-in motion sensor. Works whether the app is open or closed — your steps keep counting in the background. BUILD A STREAK Hit your daily goal and watch your streak grow. Miss a day? A grace day keeps your streak alive — but use it wisely. Streaks reset when you stop moving; they stay when you keep going. KNOW YOUR PROGRESS A clean ring shows exactly where you stand today. See calories burned, active minutes, and distance walked — calculated from your height and weight for accurate results. HISTORY AT A GLANCE 7-day and 30-day bar charts show your step history. Tap any bar to see that day in detail. Weekly summary cards recap your best week, average pace, and goals met. SMART INSIGHTS The app notices when you're ahead of yesterday, on track for your goal, or close to a milestone. Get a gentle push at 7 PM if you haven't hit 60% of your goal yet. WIDGET SUPPORT Add the step counter widget to your Home Screen or Lock Screen. See your progress without opening the app. IPAD READY Full iPad layout with a sidebar for quick navigation. Works beautifully on any iPad. NO ADS. NO SUBSCRIPTION. Pedometer is free and stays free. The goal is to help you build a walking habit — not to sell you one. PRIVACY FIRST Your step data stays on your device. No account required. No data sent to external servers.

About

TrueSteps

This step counter prioritizes privacy and simplicity, offering real-time step tracking without GPS or account creation. It features a clean interface with progress rings, historical data views, and the ability to correct daily counts. Enjoy personalized achievements and walk tracking, all while respecting your data.

Highlights
  • Real-time step counting
  • Progress ring visualization
  • Hour-by-hour activity view
  • Correctable daily step counts
  • Walk Mode with pace tracking
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Privacy-focused design
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TrueSteps is the step counter that respects you: beautiful, genuinely free, and private by design. No account. No GPS. No tracking. Just your steps, counted honestly — right on your iPhone. Most pedometers are loved for the basics and resented for everything else: paywalls, surprise renewals, ad overload, and counts that lag or can't be corrected. TrueSteps fixes the basics and never gets in your way. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Real-time counting — your steps tick up live, no refreshing. • A beautiful home screen — one calm "Aura" ring shows your progress at a glance, with distance, calories, active time, and floors. • Hour-by-hour view — see exactly when you move most, today. • Trends — clean Week, Month, and Year charts with a simple "you're trending up" read. • Fix any day — tap a day to correct its steps if your phone wasn't with you. (Almost no other app lets you.) • Streaks that forgive — keep your streak alive with a free weekly rest day. A missed day never feels like failure. • Awards & personal bests — milestone badges, longest streak, best day, and more. • Walk Mode — start a walk and watch your live pace and cadence, with zero GPS. A calm summary when you're done. • Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets — your ring, always a glance away. PRIVATE BY DESIGN TrueSteps counts steps using your iPhone's motion sensor only — no GPS, no location permission, and no Apple Health access required. There's no account and no sign-up, and your step history is stored on your device. We have no servers and never see your data. Want proof? The in-app Privacy panel lets you export everything (or erase everything) in one tap. FREE, FOREVER No subscription. No in-app purchases. TrueSteps is supported by polite, non-personalized ads that never cover your steps and never track you across apps. Download TrueSteps and start counting — honestly.

Screenshots

Pedometer4 screens
TrueSteps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pedometer at none against TrueSteps's shown. Pedometer also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pedometer against 5.0 for TrueSteps. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Pedometer versus TrueSteps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPedometerTrueSteps
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBees StudioJaspal Singh

In-app purchases

None

Pedometer

No in-app purchases

None

TrueSteps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pedometer free?
Pedometer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TrueSteps free?
TrueSteps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pedometer or TrueSteps?
Pedometer and TrueSteps are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Pedometer or TrueSteps have ads?
TrueSteps shows ads; Pedometer does not.

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