Comparison

Simple Step Counter & Widget vs Stepping Stone Pedometer

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

Head to head
About

Simple Step Counter & Widget

This app offers a straightforward way to track your daily steps with a clean, minimalist interface. It focuses on essential features like activity history, daily goals, and optional distance and calorie tracking, all presented with elegant, clutter-free widgets.

Highlights
  • Minimalist step tracking
  • Activity history (week, month, all time)
  • Daily step goal setting
  • Approximate distance and calorie tracking
  • Highly configurable widgets
  • Lightweight design
Features
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A simple step counter with a minimalist design. Its focus on core functionality follows the design principle "Do one thing, and do it well." To satisfy some of the more demanding users, I added a few OPTIONAL features. For example, distance and calories can be turned on and off depending on your needs. By displaying only the essential information in an elegant design, your Home Screen stays clutter-free. Special focus was given to keeping this pedometer lightweight. - Track your activity over the last week, month, or all time and get a graphical overview. - Set a daily step goal. - The app can approximate your walked distance and burned calories. - If you want, it can count cookies too. - Highly configurable widgets.

About

Stepping Stone Pedometer

This application tracks your daily steps, offering estimates for distance, calories, and walking time. It features customizable skins and a progress ring for daily goals, all while prioritizing user privacy by keeping data on your device. The app is completely free with no ads or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Responsive step counting
  • Daily goal progress ring
  • Distance and calorie estimates
  • Offline functionality
  • Customizable app skins
  • No ads or subscriptions
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Stepping Stone is a step counter, designed to help you as much as it possibly can on your journey of improvement: FREE, WITH NO CATCH Every feature in this app is free. There are no subscriptions, no paywalls, and no ads anywhere. The only things for sale are optional cosmetic skins, a way to support the app if you ever want to, never a requirement. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Steps are counted on your device, using your phone's built-in motion sensor. No account, no sign-in, no analytics, no tracking. We never see, sell, or share your data. We couldn't even if we wanted to, because nothing leaves your phone. MAKE IT YOURS Skins re-theme the entire app to match your personality. You can preview any skin for free before deciding to buy it. JOIN THE COMMUNITY Stepping Stone is solely made by me, and I think health should be free and honest. Join the Discord server (in Settings) to shape what comes next, including community-designed skins. WHAT IT DOES • Responsive step count that ticks with every step • Daily goal with a progress ring you can set to any target • Distance, calories, and walking-time estimates • Recent-day history at a glance • Four full app skins (one free, three optional) • Light and dark modes for every skin • Works entirely offline WHAT IT DOESN'T DO • No ads • No subscriptions • No account required • No data collection Good luck out there. Remember to take things one day at a time :)

Screenshots

Simple Step Counter & Widget4 screens
Stepping Stone Pedometer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Stepping Stone Pedometer at 3 against Simple Step Counter & Widget's 1. Stepping Stone Pedometer also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ads 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. Simple Step Counter & Widget sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Stepping Stone Pedometer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Simple Step Counter & Widget against 5.0 for Stepping Stone Pedometer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Simple Step Counter & Widget versus Stepping Stone Pedometer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Step Counter & WidgetStepping Stone Pedometer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKonstantin MaurerLUIS ENRIQUE GONZALEZ VAZQUEZ

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Simple Step Counter & Widget

One-time2
  • Buy me a coffee$1.99
  • Full Version$2.99
3 purchases

Stepping Stone Pedometer

One-time3
  • Sunrise$1.99
  • Neon$1.99
  • Trail$1.99

Questions

Is Simple Step Counter & Widget free?
Simple Step Counter & Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stepping Stone Pedometer free?
Stepping Stone Pedometer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simple Step Counter & Widget or Stepping Stone Pedometer?
Simple Step Counter & Widget and Stepping Stone Pedometer are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Simple Step Counter & Widget or Stepping Stone Pedometer have ads?
Neither Simple Step Counter & Widget nor Stepping Stone Pedometer shows ads.

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