Comparison

Pedometer vs Steppies

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

Head to head
About

Pedometer

Track your daily steps, distance, and active energy using your iPhone and Apple Watch. Visualize your progress with charts and set daily goals. Customize your experience with widgets and color options, with privacy-focused data processing on your device.

Highlights
  • Step tracking
  • Distance tracking
  • Active energy monitoring
  • Flights climbed
  • Daily goals
  • Charts and graphs
  • Home Screen and Apple Watch widgets
Features
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Count steps, reach daily goals, and record walks, runs and hikes with your iPhone or Apple Watch. FREE EVERYDAY ACTIVITY • See steps, distance, flights climbed and active energy from Apple Health. • Explore Day, Week, Month, 6 Months and Year charts. • Set dated step goals and review your activity heatmap. • Keep progress close with Home Screen, Lock Screen and Apple Watch widgets. RECORD AND SAVE ROUTES Record GPS routes, pause and resume, then review before saving. Record on iPhone or Apple Watch. Save workouts and routes to Apple Health when you allow access, or keep recordings locally. Saved paths sync between paired devices. Import detailed GPX tracks from Files, preview a track and save it as a path for free. Separate track segments keep their gaps. Files containing only route stops or waypoints need a track export. OPTIONAL PEDOMETER PLUS Plus adds route planning and following saved paths, removes iPhone banner ads, and saves preset or custom colors across the app and supported widgets. Following any saved or imported path shows turn directions, progress and off-route alerts. Apple Maps route availability varies by location. System widget and watch-face tints take priority. Choose Monthly or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Eligible monthly subscribers can try seven days free. Monthly renews automatically unless cancelled in App Store settings. Lifetime has no trial or renewal. Buying Lifetime does not cancel an existing subscription. Prices and eligibility appear before purchase. ACCESSIBILITY Larger-text layouts, light and dark appearances, metric labels and chart data actions have received focused checks. Read the English report for tested improvements and remaining limitations: https://kayvenchen.github.io/pedometer/accessibility/ Health and recorded activity data stay on your devices and never enter ad requests. No app account is required. Free users may see Google ads and regional privacy choices. Apple Maps handles map, search and directions requests. Optional local reminders are controlled in Settings. Privacy Policy: https://kayvenchen.github.io/pedometer/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://kayvenchen.github.io/pedometer/support/

About

Steppies

Track your daily steps with a private and aesthetically pleasing step counter. Features beautiful widgets for your iPhone and complications for Apple Watch, with all data kept securely on your device. Enjoy a hassle-free setup and a clean, ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • Apple Watch complications
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
  • Customizable accent and goal colors
  • Shareable step progress cards
  • Detailed step history (All Time, Yearly, Monthly, Weekly, Daily)
  • One-time purchase for all features
Features
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Steppies is a simple, aesthetically pleasing, private step counter app with widgets for iPhone and complications for Apple Watch. Set it up once, and you may never need to open the app again. Your health information stays on your device and is not accessible to any third parties or sent to any external servers, including Steppies' own. No subscriptions, no ads, no notifications. Just steps. FEATURES • Put your step data on your Apple Watch face • Add thoughtfully designed, beautiful widgets to your Home Screen and Lock Screen • Customize the accent and goal colors to match your aesthetic • Share your daily step progress with your friends with highly customizable share cards • Pinch and zoom through your All Time, Yearly, Monthly, Weekly, and Daily history • Set everything up in seconds with zero hassle TRY BEFORE YOU BUY Premium widgets and complications are included for 30 days. If you like them, Steppies Forever unlocks every current and future widget and complication we release for a small, one-time purchase. PRIVACY FIRST Steppies reads your health data directly from your device and never sends it anywhere. Your personal information never leaves your iPhone or Apple Watch.

Screenshots

Pedometer4 screens
Steppies4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Steppies at 5.0 against Pedometer's 3.8. Steppies also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Pedometer's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Pedometer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Steppies sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Steppies holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 6 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pedometer ships an update every 2 months, Steppies weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pedometer versus Steppies: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPedometerSteppies
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (5 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings56 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKayven ChenIsaac Consultants LLC

Customer experience

Pedometer

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Steppies

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pedometer

Subscriptions1
  • Pedometer Plus Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Pedometer Plus Lifetime$29.99
1 purchases

Steppies

One-time1
  • Steppies Forever$4.99

Questions

Is Pedometer free?
Pedometer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Steppies free?
Steppies is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pedometer or Steppies?
Steppies is rated higher. Pedometer averages 3.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Steppies averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Pedometer or Steppies have ads?
Pedometer shows ads; Steppies does not.
Which is updated more often, Pedometer or Steppies?
Pedometer ships an update every 2 months, and Steppies weekly. Most recently, Pedometer was updated on October 31, 2026 and Steppies on November 8, 2026.

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