Comparison

Tally Steps vs Khotwa

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Khotwa

Features
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Khotwa reads the shape of your day, not just the size of it. Most step counters give you one number and leave you to interpret it. Khotwa scores every day on three things that actually matter — when you moved, how hard, and whether today fits what your body has been doing all month — and then tells you what to do about it. THE DAILY BRIEFING Once a day, Khotwa opens with a forecast: at this hour, on days like this, how often did you finish? Not "3,000 steps left" but whether you are going to make it, how many minutes of walking closes the gap at your own pace, and the hour you usually move anyway. Computed entirely on your device from your own history. THE KHOTWA SCORE One number out of 100, built from how your steps were spread across the day, how many were brisk, and how the day compares to your own baseline. A thousand steps every hour beats ten thousand in one burst, and the score says so. LOAD AND READINESS Acute against chronic load, the same measure endurance coaches use, so you know when to push and when a lighter day protects you. YOUR WALKS, WITH THEIR ROUTES Every session records its track and saves to Apple Health. Walks, runs, rides and gym sessions from your Watch or any other app appear here too, each ranked against your own history of the same sport. FRIENDS AND CHALLENGES Add people by username, compare weeks, and run private challenges. Your route and location are never shared — only totals. BUILT FOR ARABIC Arabic-first, right to left, with Hijri dates and prayer-time-aware reminders. Full English support. KHOTWA PRO Full history and analysis, unlimited plans, the AI coach, and smarter reminders. Auto-renewing subscription. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Khotwa Pro is an auto-renewing subscription. Length and price: 1 month for $4.99, or 1 year for $24.90 (about $2.08 per month). Prices are in US dollars and may vary by region. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage the subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://amersarhan.com/khotwa/privacy

Screenshots

Tally Steps4 screens
Khotwa4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Khotwa at every 2 days against Tally Steps's weekly. Tally Steps's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Tally Steps sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Khotwa sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tally Steps ships an update weekly, Khotwa every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Tally Steps versus Khotwa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTally StepsKhotwa
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBuildfront LLCAmer Sarhan

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Tally Steps

One-time3
  • Small$1.99
  • Medium$4.99
  • Large$9.99
2 purchases

Khotwa

Subscriptions2
  • Khotwa Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Khotwa Pro Yearly$24.901 Year

Questions

Is Tally Steps free?
Tally Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Khotwa free?
Khotwa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tally Steps or Khotwa have ads?
Neither Tally Steps nor Khotwa shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tally Steps or Khotwa?
Tally Steps ships an update weekly, and Khotwa every 2 days. Most recently, Tally Steps was updated on October 25, 2026 and Khotwa on October 24, 2026.

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