Comparison

Steps vs Pacewall

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

Head to head
About

Steps

Features
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Steps shows your progress toward your personal daily goal at a glanceβ€”clear, fast, and distraction-free. β€’ A vivid progress ring for your steps and daily goal β€’ A freely adjustable daily step goal β€’ Your current streak and weekly overview β€’ Widgets for steps, remaining steps, percent, and ring β€’ An Apple Watch app with goal selection via the Digital Crown β€’ Complications for a range of Apple Watch faces With your permission, Steps reads your step count from Apple Health. There is no account, advertising, tracking, or subscription. Your health data is processed only on your devices and is never sent to us or third parties.

About

Pacewall

Features
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Pacewall shows you your steps β€” clear, motivating, and without the clutter. Pick your goal: set a fixed daily target, or let Pacewall calculate it for you. With an active monthly or yearly goal, the app automatically adjusts your daily target based on your progress so far β€” recalculated fresh every day. STEPS AT A GLANCE β€’ A big, easy-to-read progress ring β€’ Distance and calories in one view β€’ Current streak: how many days in a row have you hit your goal? A HISTORY THAT MOTIVATES β€’ Week, month, and year views β€’ Calendar heatmap for the month β€’ Trend compared to the previous period β€’ Best days, with the date FLEXIBLE GOALS β€’ Set your own daily goal β€’ Or set a monthly or yearly goal β€” Pacewall works out a dynamic daily suggestion for you β€’ You decide, consciously, whether to adopt the suggestion WIDGETS β€’ Home Screen: small and medium β€’ Lock Screen: circular, rectangular, and inline text REMINDERS THAT MAKE SENSE β€’ An evening nudge if today's goal isn't reached yet β€’ With a dynamic goal: a morning heads-up with today's suggested step target β€’ An instant congratulations the moment you hit your goal YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Pacewall reads your data from Health and processes everything directly on your device. Nothing is ever sent to a server or a third party. No account required, no tracking, no ads. Pacewall is built for anyone who wants to keep an eye on their daily movement β€” without distraction, without complexity. Just you and your steps.

Screenshots

Steps3 screens
Pacewall3 screens

Verdict

The call

Steps and Pacewall are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Steps versus Pacewall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepsPacewall
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS18.017.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthias KessnerMax Brunsch

In-app purchases

None

Steps

No in-app purchases

None

Pacewall

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Steps free?
Steps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pacewall free?
Pacewall is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Steps or Pacewall have ads?
Neither Steps nor Pacewall shows ads.

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