Simple Step Counter & Widget vs Pixel Pilgrim
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Step Counter & Widget
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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.
Pixel Pilgrim
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Walk the Camino de Santiago. From wherever you are. Every real step you take moves your pixel pilgrim along the legendary Camino FrancΓ©s, 765 km and 33 stages from St-Jean-Pied-de-Port across the Pyrenees, the endless Meseta and green Galicia to the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. * Your steps, your journey: connects to Apple Health / Health Connect. No treadmill screens, no ads, no account: just your daily walks, turned into a pilgrimage. * 33 pixel panoramas: every stage is a 16-bit painting that unlocks as you arrive, with a day/night cycle that follows your clock. * A real guidebook: elevation profiles, albergues, and some history of every stage, told one arrival ceremony at a time. * Collect it all: 33 credencial stamps, badges, levels, streaks, landmark moments like Cruz de Ferro and the 100 km stone. * Your pilgrim: customize skin, hair and tunic; share pixel postcards from the road; earn your Compostela certificate in Santiago. * On your home screen; a widget (and iOS lock-screen widget) keeps your pilgrim's progress in sight: next town, steps today. The first 4 stages are free. One single purchase unlocks the full road to Santiago. No subscription, no ads. Buen Camino!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pixel Pilgrim at every 2 weeks against Simple Step Counter & Widget's every 2 months. Pixel Pilgrim also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Simple Step Counter & Widget sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Pixel Pilgrim sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Simple Step Counter & Widget ships an update every 2 months, Pixel Pilgrim every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Step Counter & Widget | Pixel Pilgrim |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 143 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Konstantin Maurer | Maurits van Hassel |
In-app purchases
Simple Step Counter & Widget
- Buy me a coffee$1.99
- Full Version$2.99
Pixel Pilgrim
- The Full Camino$8.99
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