Comparison

Simple Step Counter & Widget vs BloomStep

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

BloomStep

This app encourages outdoor walking by tracking steps, distance, and active time. It uses your Apple Health data to grow a virtual garden as a reward for reaching daily goals and completing challenges. Record outdoor walks and runs with location tracking to visualize your routes.

Highlights
  • Step tracking via Apple Health
  • Daily step goal setting
  • Virtual garden growth reward
  • Outdoor walk/run recording with GPS
  • Challenges and achievement badges
  • Home screen widget support
Features
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Go outside. Take a walk. Let each step count. BloomStep is a gentle outdoor walking companion. Use Apple Health data to bring your steps, walking distance, and active time into one place. Set a daily step goal, turn movement into visible progress, and let a virtual garden grow as a calm reward for getting outside. WALK OUTSIDE, ONE STEP AT A TIME • Turn step count and walking distance into in-app energy • Set a daily step goal and track your progress • Collect unclaimed walking energy for up to seven days • Review daily activity, weekly totals, streaks, and calendar history RECORD WALKS AND RUNS OUTDOORS • Start an outdoor walking or running session with location tracking • See your route, distance, and duration while you move • Pause, resume, and save completed routes to your activity history • Keep your active session visible with a Live Activity CHALLENGES, CHECK-INS, AND BADGES • Complete weekly and monthly step-goal challenges for extra rewards • Claim daily check-in rewards and streak milestones • Unlock achievements for steps, active days, energy, plants, and blooms • Earn badges for monthly challenges and consistent 30-minute walks GROW A GARDEN THAT REWARDS YOUR WALKS • Choose from eighteen plant varieties and nurture each through five growth stages • Unlock and collect six garden scenes • Earn coins through walking goals, check-ins, challenges, and achievements • Create a full-bloom milestone card with your activity summary STAY IN YOUR RHYTHM • Add a Home Screen widget for today's steps, progress, and plant growth • Choose gentle walking reminders that suit your routine • Explore your activity history and celebrate milestones DESIGNED WITH PRIVACY IN MIND BloomStep reads Apple Health step count, walking distance, and exercise time to show your progress and create in-app energy. Location is used only while you record an outdoor walk or run to draw your route. Your Health data stays on your device and is never used for advertising. OPTIONAL PURCHASES You can earn coins as you use BloomStep. Optional coin packs and a full content unlock are available for users who want to unlock plants and garden scenes sooner. PRIVACY & TERMS Privacy Policy: https://sunheihei.github.io/app-policie/bloomstep-privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://sunheihei.github.io/app-policie/bloom-step-terms-of-use.html Start with one small step outside. Keep walking, and let your progress grow with you.

Screenshots

Simple Step Counter & Widget4 screens
BloomStep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BloomStep at every 4 days against Simple Step Counter & Widget's every 2 months. BloomStep also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 BloomStep sells 4 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 BloomStep. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Step Counter & Widget ships an update every 2 months, BloomStep every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Simple Step Counter & Widget versus BloomStep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Step Counter & WidgetBloomStep
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKonstantin Maurer依欢 孙

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Simple Step Counter & Widget

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

BloomStep

One-time4
  • Small Coin Pack$0.99
  • Medium Coin Pack$4.99
  • Large Coin Pack$9.99
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  • Unlock All Plants$29.99

Questions

Is Simple Step Counter & Widget free?
Simple Step Counter & Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BloomStep free?
BloomStep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simple Step Counter & Widget or BloomStep?
Simple Step Counter & Widget and BloomStep are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Simple Step Counter & Widget or BloomStep have ads?
Neither Simple Step Counter & Widget nor BloomStep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Step Counter & Widget or BloomStep?
Simple Step Counter & Widget ships an update every 2 months, and BloomStep every 4 days. Most recently, Simple Step Counter & Widget was updated on October 31, 2026 and BloomStep on November 6, 2026.

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