Tally Steps vs StepChase
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tally Steps
This app displays your daily step count and progress towards a goal with a simple visual ring. It also provides monthly and yearly views of your activity and offers complications for your watch face and home screen widgets. Your data remains private and on your device.
- Daily step goal ring
- Monthly and yearly activity calendar
- Apple Watch complications
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Private by default, no tracking
- Optional tip jar for support
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One number, one ring, one goal. Tally Steps shows you how far you have walked today and nothing else. No coaching. No streaks. No badges for getting out of bed. It reads the step count your iPhone and Apple Watch already record, and it draws it plainly. TODAY A single ring against your daily goal, with distance and active energy underneath. Drag the goal, or type an exact one. THE MONTH, AND THE YEAR Every day as a square, darker the further you walked. Tap any day to see it, page back through earlier months, or open the year to find one. ON YOUR WRIST A watch app, and three complications for the corner, circular and rectangular slots — so the number is on your watch face without opening anything. WIDGETS Small and medium for the Home Screen, plus Lock Screen widgets. They keep up in the background. LIGHT OR DARK Follows your phone, or pin it either way in Settings. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account. No sign-up. No analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs. Nothing about your activity leaves your device — the app reads Health, stores a copy on your phone so the widgets can draw, and that is the whole of it. FREE The whole app, with nothing held back and nothing to unlock. If you would like to support it, Settings has a tip jar. It is entirely optional and changes nothing about the app. Requires access to Health for steps, walking and running distance, and active energy. Tally Steps only reads; it never writes anything back.
StepChase
This app transforms your daily step count into understandable insights and progress tracking. It allows for personal goal setting, achievement earning, and private group competitions with friends and family. Stay motivated with clear visualizations of your movement history and shared journeys.
- Understand daily movement patterns
- Set and track personal goals
- Earn achievements and milestones
- Engage in private group competitions
- Visualize progress with charts and insights
- Share weekly and monthly recaps
- Home screen widgets for progress visibility
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Your steps. A little rivalry. StepChase is a step counter for your daily progress and friendly competition. Track your steps with Apple Health, chase your goal, and give your friends something to catch. No ads. No subscriptions. Personal tracking works without an account. MAKE EVERY STEP COUNT See your Day, Week and Month at a glance. Follow your goal, see how today compares with your usual activity, and spot the patterns behind your progress. Personal bests show how far you've come. GIVE YOUR FRIENDS SOME COMPETITION Connect with friends or create a private group. Compare steps, improvement or goal progress, see who's ahead, and look back at the podium when the day, week or month is done. Send a little Momentum with ready-made encouragement or a playful taunt. CHALLENGE ACCEPTED Invite a friend to a one-on-one duel. Pick the duration, wait for their acceptance, and see who comes out ahead. Ready for another go? Send a rematch. Join StepChase challenges and work toward the same step target. Everyone who reaches it finishes. Challenge leaderboards show participants anonymously unless they choose to share their name and photo for that challenge. BUILD SOMETHING TOGETHER Private group journeys turn everyone's steps into progress toward a common milestone. See how far you've come and who's helped along the way. MAKE ROOM FOR TROPHIES Earn achievements, unlock titles, and find your next milestone. Your trophy room keeps the wins you've earned in one place. YOUR PROGRESS, WORTH SHARING Revisit your completed weeks and months with personal recaps. Share the big picture while your private hourly details stay on your device. Today and Week Home Screen widgets keep your progress close between visits. YOUR STEPS. YOUR CHOICE. Apple Health access is optional and read-only. StepChase never writes to or changes your Health data. Flights Climbed, hourly patterns and step-based distance, calorie and active-time estimates stay on your device. Optional product analytics require your consent and exclude Health values. Notifications are optional too. Available in English, French and Spanish. Your move.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StepChase at none against Tally Steps's 3. Tally Steps's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Tally Steps sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. StepChase asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tally Steps against 5.0 for StepChase. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Tally Steps ships an update weekly, StepChase every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tally Steps | StepChase |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Buildfront LLC | Ryan Mohunlal |
In-app purchases
Tally Steps
- Small$1.99
- Medium$4.99
- Large$9.99
StepChase
No in-app purchases









