Comparison

Simple Step Counter & Widget vs PasDuJour

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

PasDuJour

Features
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For walkers who want their step count without opening a dashboard, Pas du Jour puts steps on the face of your Apple Watch. Raise your wrist to check your count or see how many steps are left to reach your goal. Pick a style in the gallery, then follow the setup guide to add it to a compatible watch face. On your watch, without buying Pro: • 6 built-in styles: Today, Number, Progress, Balanced, Remaining and Levels. • A daily goal you can change or turn off from your wrist. • A goal percentage that keeps going past 100%. • The last 7 days, their average, the highest available reading and days when you reached your goal. With Pas du Jour Pro, create up to 8 complication profiles. Choose their data, layout and icon. Show your goal streak or steps remaining for the calendar week. These values use your current goal and available history. Incomplete history can prevent a value from appearing; a + marks a minimum streak. Requires an Apple Watch compatible with watchOS 26. Available formats depend on the watch face. Updates depend on watchOS and access to Health. Steps are read locally from Health with your permission. No account, ads, analytics or server. Pas du Jour is not a medical device and does not provide diagnosis or medical advice. Pas du Jour Pro is an optional one-time purchase with no subscription. The 6 built-in styles, daily goal and history remain available without a purchase. Access earned before version 1.1.0 stays yours.

Screenshots

Simple Step Counter & Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PasDuJour at every 4 days against Simple Step Counter & Widget's every 2 months. PasDuJour also leads on device support (4 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 · 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 PasDuJour sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Step Counter & Widget ships an update every 2 months, PasDuJour every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Simple Step Counter & Widget versus PasDuJour: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Step Counter & WidgetPasDuJour
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKonstantin MaurerBenjamin Dupin

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Simple Step Counter & Widget

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

PasDuJour

One-time1
  • Pas du Jour Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Simple Step Counter & Widget free?
Simple Step Counter & Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PasDuJour free?
PasDuJour is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simple Step Counter & Widget or PasDuJour have ads?
Neither Simple Step Counter & Widget nor PasDuJour shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Step Counter & Widget or PasDuJour?
Simple Step Counter & Widget ships an update every 2 months, and PasDuJour every 4 days. Most recently, Simple Step Counter & Widget was updated on October 31, 2026 and PasDuJour on October 31, 2026.

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