Comparison

Pedometer vs Steppers Squad

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

Steppers Squad

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Steppers Squad Walk as you already do. Compare daily steps with a small group of friends. Steppers Squad reads your step count from Apple Health and keeps a simple leaderboard in sync with your squad. No accounts to invent—just your iCloud. No ads. Built for a tight circle, not a social network. What you can do - See today's steps on a clear ring, pulled from your iPhone and Apple Watch - Look back through your personal step history on a calendar - Create a squad or join with an invite link or code - Rank against friends on a shared leaderboard - Optionally require owner approval before someone joins - Set a daily goal (default 10,000 or your own fixed target) - Get in-app alerts for goal milestones and squad activity How it works Your steps stay in Health. Steppers Squad only reads them — it never writes to Health. Squads and profiles sync through iCloud so everyone stays on the same board. Good to know - iPhone only - Sign into iCloud on the device - Allow Steps access for Steppers Squad in Health when asked - Owner leaving deletes the squad for everyone Privacy Policy: https://se.orangeman.dev/steppers-squad/privacy Support: https://se.orangeman.dev/steppers-squad/support

Screenshots

Pedometer4 screens
Steppers Squad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Steppers Squad at none against Pedometer's 2. Steppers Squad also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Steppers Squad asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Pedometer versus Steppers Squad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPedometerSteppers Squad
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB7 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKayven ChenADEDOTUN LUKMAN ADEBIYI

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pedometer

Subscriptions1
  • Pedometer Plus Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Pedometer Plus Lifetime$29.99
None

Steppers Squad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pedometer free?
Pedometer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Steppers Squad free?
Steppers Squad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pedometer or Steppers Squad have ads?
Pedometer shows ads; Steppers Squad does not.

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