Comparison

Apex Trace vs Watch Your Steps

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

Head to head
About

Apex Trace

Features
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Your Fitbit data, beautifully visualized — and entirely on your phone. Apex Trace turns the health data you already track into a dark, animated dashboard worth opening every morning. It reads your data through the Google Health API and renders it as ring gauges, real hypnograms, activity heatmaps, and long-term trends. No flat charts. No monthly bill. PRIVATE BY DESIGN — NOT BY PROMISE Most health apps ask you to trust their servers. Apex Trace doesn't have any. • No backend. Your health data never leaves your device — there's nowhere for it to go. • No account, no tracking, no ads. Nothing to sign up for, nothing following you around. • Limited Use. Apex Trace's use of Google data follows the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements: your data powers only the features you see — never advertising, never sold, never used to train AI. • Optional crash reports are off by default, and never contain health data. Disconnect anytime and Apex Trace revokes its access and wipes every cached byte from your device. WHAT YOU GET • Today — your whole day at a glance, with animated ring gauges and an at-a-glance readiness estimate computed from your own data. • Sleep — a real hypnogram showing stages, timing, and how last night compares to your baseline. Finally readable. • Fitness — activity heatmaps and heart-rate zones that show effort and consistency over time, not just a single number. • Trends — long-term patterns across your metrics, so you can spot what's actually changing week over week and month over month. PAY ONCE. $6.99. No subscription. No in-app purchases. No ads. Buy it, own it. Get premium-style daily estimates without the premium-style monthly bill. TRY IT BEFORE YOU CONNECT Apex Trace ships with a full sample mode, so you can explore the entire dashboard with example data before you buy or connect anything. WHAT YOU'LL NEED (companion app) Apex Trace reads your data through the Google Health API, so it needs: • The Google Health app installed, and • A connected account syncing into it (a Fitbit account is the most common source). Apex Trace does not connect to Fitbit directly, and there's no account to create with us. A NOTE ON THE NUMBERS Apex Trace's readiness, sleep, and cardio-load figures are its own estimates, computed on your device to help you spot patterns. They are not medical advice, and not any other product's official scores. Fitbit and Google Health are trademarks of Google LLC. Apex Trace is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Google LLC.

About

Watch Your Steps

This app displays your daily step count and goal progress on your iPhone and Apple Watch. Track your activity with customizable widgets and view historical data with hourly charts. It integrates with Apple Health for seamless step tracking.

Highlights
  • Step count and goal progress on watch face
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
  • Customizable daily step goals
  • 30 days of historical step data
  • Live Activity progress
  • Shortcuts and Siri integration
Features
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Watch Your Steps keeps your daily steps and goal progress visible across your iPhone and Apple Watch—from your watch face and Home Screen to the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Set a daily step goal that works for you, choose from personalized suggestions based on your recent activity, and follow your progress throughout the day. Browse up to 30 days of step history, including hourly activity charts that show when you moved most. Features: • Apple Watch app with today’s steps, goal progress, steps remaining, and Health status • Apple Watch complications for step count and visual goal progress • Home Screen widgets for steps, goal progress, steps remaining, percentage complete, and seven-day trends • Lock Screen widgets in inline, circular, and rectangular layouts • Themed progress widgets with eight styles, including Retro Sunset, Neon Grid, Vaporwave, Arcade, and Ocean • Custom daily goals with personalized suggestions based on recent activity • Thirty days of historical step data with hourly activity charts • Automatic Goal Sprint Live Activities when you reach 75% of your goal • Live Activity progress on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Shortcuts and Siri actions for checking steps, setting your goal, and refreshing widgets • Simple setup and goal syncing between iPhone and Apple Watch Watch Your Steps reads step data from Apple Health only to calculate and display your totals and goal progress. There are no accounts, no social feeds, and no clutter; just a clear, motivating view of your steps wherever you’re most likely to see it.

Screenshots

Apex Trace4 screens
Watch Your Steps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Watch Your Steps at none against Apex Trace's 4. Watch Your Steps also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). Apex Trace's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Apex Trace sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Watch Your Steps asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Apex Trace ships an update every 9 days, Watch Your Steps every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Apex Trace versus Watch Your Steps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApex TraceWatch Your Steps
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB16 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMatteo FerraroniCody Kerns

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Apex Trace

Subscriptions3
  • Supporter$2.991 Month
  • Supporter+$9.991 Month
  • Supporter Pro$19.991 Month
One-time1
  • Unlock the sync with Google Health$6.99
None

Watch Your Steps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Apex Trace free?
Apex Trace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Watch Your Steps free?
Watch Your Steps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Apex Trace or Watch Your Steps have ads?
Neither Apex Trace nor Watch Your Steps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Apex Trace or Watch Your Steps?
Apex Trace ships an update every 9 days, and Watch Your Steps every 3 days. Most recently, Apex Trace was updated on October 31, 2026 and Watch Your Steps on October 31, 2026.

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