Comparison

Step Widgets vs StepAtlas

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

Head to head
About

Step Widgets

Features
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Six built-in styles put today’s step count on your Apple Watch face, in whichever shape that face asks for β€” circular, corner, inline or rectangular. Nothing to open, no sign-in, no iPhone screen to check: the number is already where you look. INCLUDED, WITH NO LIMIT β€’ Follow the installation guide from onboarding or the home screen. β€’ Check your total at a glance. β€’ See your last seven civil days as a compact chart with a daily average. β€’ Set a daily goal and follow your progress. β€’ Pick one of six built-in styles: steps today, number only, progress, steps + goal, steps remaining, levels. β€’ Choose circular, corner, inline, or rectangular complication layouts on compatible watch faces. PAS DU JOUR PRO β€” ONE-TIME PURCHASE β€’ The style creator: up to eight profiles, with the data, layout, and icon you choose. β€’ Streak: consecutive days you reached your goal. A day Health has no reading for never breaks it. β€’ Left this week: the steps still needed to reach seven times your daily goal. One purchase, kept for good: no subscription, no account. You can build and preview a style freely before deciding. And if you were already using Pas du Jour before version 1.1.0, the style creator stays yours at no cost. With your permission, the app reads today’s steps and up to fourteen days of history from Health, in the app and in the complication. Your streak and what is left of your week are worked out on your watch, never anywhere else. Your counts, goal, and bounded app cache stay on your device. Pas du Jour has no account, ads, analytics, or server. Data may refresh periodically depending on watchOS and Health availability. Pas du Jour is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice or diagnosis.

About

StepAtlas

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Your steps tell a story. StepAtlas helps you see it. StepAtlas turns the step data already stored in Apple Health into daily progress, personal records, and walking Journeys. YOUR ACTIVITY β€’ Today’s steps and progress toward your personal goal β€’ Week-to-date and rolling seven-day averages β€’ Activity history, personal records, and trends APPLE WATCH Keep your steps close at hand with the StepAtlas Apple Watch app and complications. PERSONAL JOURNEYS Choose a starting point and destination, then see how far your weekly, monthly, or yearly walking takes you along the route. FRIENDS AND CHALLENGES Connect with friends, compare progress on leaderboards, and take part in Challenges and Journey Races. Social features are optional and require Sign in with Apple. PERMANENT PURCHASES Journeys unlocks Personal Journeys. Challenges unlocks unlimited Challenge participation and Journey Races. All Access includes both and future premium features. Each is an optional one-time purchase. There are no subscriptions. Core step tracking, statistics, widgets, Apple Watch features, and complications remain free. Friends, leaderboards, Challenge creation, and your first Challenge participation are also free. BUILT AROUND APPLE HEALTH StepAtlas reads your steps and walking/running distance from Apple Health. It does not add, modify, or write Health data. No account is required for core activity tracking. Optional Social Sharing uses limited daily activity totals.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Step Widgets at none against StepAtlas's 3. Step Widgets also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly) and device support (4 vs 2). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

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. StepAtlas sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Step Widgets asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Step Widgets ships an update every 4 days, StepAtlas fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 2 level
Step Widgets versus StepAtlas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStep WidgetsStepAtlas
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days β€” betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size4 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBenjamin DupinChristian Bell

In-app purchases

None

Step Widgets

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

StepAtlas

One-time3
  • Journeys$1.99
  • StepAtlas Challenges$9.99
  • StepAtlas All Access$10.99

Questions

Is Step Widgets free?
Step Widgets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StepAtlas free?
StepAtlas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Step Widgets or StepAtlas have ads?
Neither Step Widgets nor StepAtlas shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Step Widgets or StepAtlas?
Step Widgets ships an update every 4 days, and StepAtlas fortnightly. Most recently, Step Widgets was updated on September 21, 2026 and StepAtlas on September 16, 2026.

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