Comparison

TrueSteps vs StepHub

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

Head to head
About

TrueSteps

This app offers a private and free way to track your daily steps and activity. It features real-time counting, progress visualization, and the ability to correct past data. Enjoy streaks, awards, and walk tracking without needing an account or GPS.

Highlights
  • Real-time step counting
  • Progress visualization (Aura ring)
  • Correct past step data
  • Walk Mode with live pace
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Private data storage on device
  • Streak forgiveness
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TrueSteps is the step counter that respects you: beautiful, genuinely free, and private by design. No account. No GPS. No tracking. Just your steps, counted honestly — right on your iPhone. Most pedometers are loved for the basics and resented for everything else: paywalls, surprise renewals, ad overload, and counts that lag or can't be corrected. TrueSteps fixes the basics and never gets in your way. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Real-time counting — your steps tick up live, no refreshing. • A beautiful home screen — one calm "Aura" ring shows your progress at a glance, with distance, calories, active time, and floors. • Steps to go — see how many steps are left and about how long a walk gets you there. • Hour-by-hour view — see exactly when you move most, today. • Trends — clean Week, Month, and Year charts with a simple "you're trending up" read. • Fix any day — tap a day to correct its steps if your phone wasn't with you. (Almost no other app lets you.) • Streaks that forgive — one free rest day a week keeps your streak alive. A missed day never feels like failure. • Awards & personal bests — milestone badges, longest streak, best day, and more. • Walk Mode — start a walk and watch your live pace and cadence, with zero GPS. A calm summary when you're done. • Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets — your ring, always a glance away. PRIVATE BY DESIGN TrueSteps counts steps using your iPhone's motion sensor only — no GPS, no location permission, and no Apple Health access required. There's no account and no sign-up, and your step history is stored on your device. We have no servers and never see your data. Want proof? The in-app Privacy panel lets you export everything (or erase everything) in one tap. FREE, FOREVER No subscription. No in-app purchases. TrueSteps is supported by polite, non-personalized ads that never cover your steps and never track you across apps. Download TrueSteps and start counting — honestly.

About

StepHub

Features
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StepHub makes daily movement feel clear, calm, and rewarding. Connect Apple Health and instantly understand your walking, running, workouts, streaks, recovery context, and long-term progress. Start an outdoor walk, jog, or run from iPhone or Apple Watch, follow live pace and distance, and revisit real routes and splits afterward. MOVE WITH CLARITY • See steps, distance, active time, calories, flights, streaks, records, and weather in one thoughtful dashboard • Explore daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly, and lifetime trends • Build sustainable goals that can adapt to your history • Log mood and understand movement, sleep, and recovery context without medical claims TRAIN YOUR WAY • Choose eight distinct walking, habit, 5K, 10K, half-marathon, and marathon calendars with progressive recovery and race tapering • Choose your weekdays for a progressive custom plan, start one of six workout presets, or build a custom interval workout • Record walks, jogs, and runs with live GPS, pace, elevation, heart rate, haptics, and voice prompts • Review pace-colored maps and genuine kilometer splits when route data was recorded ENCOURAGEMENT WITHOUT OVERSHARING Create invite-only friend circles and groups. Community syncs only the alias and conversation you choose to share—never HealthKit samples, GPS routes, mood, sleep, or workout metrics. Encourage posts, comment, block, report, or delete your content at any time. EVERYWHERE YOU MOVE Use StepHub on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Home Screen, Lock Screen, StandBy, Live Activities, and Dynamic Island. StepHub Premium unlocks advanced long-range analytics, custom plans, custom workouts, and saved routes. Prices and any introductory offer are displayed by the App Store before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. StepHub provides fitness information and is not a medical device. Always consider your own condition and professional guidance before changing your activity. Privacy Policy: https://stephub.us/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

TrueSteps4 screens
StepHub4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TrueSteps at none against StepHub's 2. StepHub's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price 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. StepHub sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. TrueSteps asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TrueSteps ships an update monthly, StepHub every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
TrueSteps versus StepHub: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrueStepsStepHub
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB13 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJaspal SinghRahimi Enterprises LTD

In-app purchases

None

TrueSteps

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

StepHub

Subscriptions2
  • StepHub Premium Monthly3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • StepHub Premium Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is TrueSteps free?
TrueSteps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StepHub free?
StepHub is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TrueSteps or StepHub have ads?
TrueSteps shows ads; StepHub does not.
Which is updated more often, TrueSteps or StepHub?
TrueSteps ships an update monthly, and StepHub every 2 weeks. Most recently, TrueSteps was updated on November 10, 2026 and StepHub on November 6, 2026.

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