Comparison

KemuriYame vs Basho Steps

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

Head to head
About

KemuriYame

Features
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Today, your smoke-free day begins. KemuriYame is a gentle quit-smoking companion for people who want to move one day at a time. Koyomi, a small guardian fox mascot, stays beside you when the urge to smoke comes in waves. KEY FEATURES Day Counter Your smoke-free day count sits front and center on the home screen. Today is Day N. Money Saved Enter your usual daily cigarette cost. KemuriYame calculates how much you have saved by not smoking. Emergency Urge Cards When the urge hits, tap the main button. Quick cards suggest small actions such as drinking water, stepping outside, breathing slowly, brushing your teeth, or waiting ten minutes. One-Sentence Diary Write a few lines about today and save how you felt. Looking back, your progress is there in your own words. Koyomi's Expressions Koyomi gently changes as your day count grows, from watchful support to quiet pride. Milestones Day 1, Day 7, Day 30, Day 100, and Day 365 milestones help you see the next reachable step. Restart Without Shame A reset is not a failure. It is a way to begin again and keep your record honest. KEMURIYAME PRO KemuriYame Pro is a one-time purchase with no subscription and no auto-renewal. Pro unlocks: - 40 urge-response cards - detailed mood and restart statistics - temptation-hour reminders - photo diary entries - PDF export for personal reflection WHO IT'S FOR - People who want to change their relationship with cigarettes - People who have said "I'll quit tomorrow" many times - People who want a calm, non-judgmental tracker - People motivated by money saved and visible progress - People who want support during high-urge times PRIVACY Your records are stored on your device. No account is required. This app does not provide medical advice or treatment instructions; it is a personal journaling and tracking tool. With Koyomi, begin again today. ---- - Privacy Policy: https://starcrown.co.jp/privacy - Terms of Service: https://starcrown.co.jp/legal - Support: https://starcrown.co.jp/support - Contact: info@starcrown.co.jp

About

Basho Steps

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Walk, and Basho's journey moves with you. In 1689 the poet Matsuo Basho set out from Edo on foot and walked the deep north for about 150 days. This pedometer turns your own steps into that road. Each milestone opens a new station of Oku no Hosomichi, with the original hokku and a fresh English rendering written for this app. THE FIRST ROAD - TO MATSUSHIMA Leave the grass door at Fukagawa. Pass Senju, Nikko, the barrier at Shirakawa, the twin-trunk pine, and the morning bell at Shiogama. At 18,000 steps you reach Matsushima Bay - the most beautiful place on the journey, and the one where the master wrote no poem at all. Some places are already poems. You only walk into them. THE OKU ROAD - ONE PURCHASE, THE DEEP NORTH Past the bay the road bends inland: the summer grass of Hiraizumi, the stillness of the mountain temple, the gathered rains of the Mogami, the rough sea at Izumozaki, the scent of the springs at Yamanaka, and the clam-shell parting at Ogaki, where the journey ends by beginning again. WHAT THIS APP IS - Real hokku by Basho in the original, with original English renderings - Your steps only, counted on your iPhone and kept on your iPhone - An Apple Watch companion that sends each station to your wrist - A travel pack of ten things you cannot use, and are glad to have WHAT THIS APP IS NOT No ads. No account. No tracking. No data collection. No location. No health claims - this is a book that happens to count steps, not a fitness program. One purchase opens the second half forever. There is no subscription.

Screenshots

KemuriYame4 screens
Basho Steps4 screens

Verdict

The call

KemuriYame and Basho Steps are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. KemuriYame sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Basho Steps sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KemuriYame ships an update every 2 weeks, Basho Steps weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
KemuriYame versus Basho Steps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKemuriYameBasho Steps
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB3 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperStarcrown IncRIEKO NAITO

In-app purchases

4 purchases

KemuriYame

One-time4
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • KemuriYame Pro$2.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
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  • Large Tip$5.99
1 purchases

Basho Steps

One-time1
  • The Oku Road$2.99

Questions

Is KemuriYame free?
KemuriYame is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Basho Steps free?
Basho Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do KemuriYame or Basho Steps have ads?
Neither KemuriYame nor Basho Steps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KemuriYame or Basho Steps?
KemuriYame ships an update every 2 weeks, and Basho Steps weekly. Most recently, KemuriYame was updated on October 28, 2026 and Basho Steps on October 29, 2026.

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