Dante Steps vs Vitamin C Flow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Dante Steps
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Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita β midway along the road of our life. Dante Steps is a literary pedometer: your real, everyday steps walk the road of Dante's Divine Comedy, from the dark wood to the White Rose. No account, no ads, no map β just your steps, fifteen stations, ten small relics to collect, and Gustave DorΓ©'s engravings along the way. THE DARK ROAD Walk 20,000 steps from the dark wood through the gate, past the whirlwind and the frozen floor, out under the stars of Purgatory and up the great climb β to the place where the road itself burns: the Wall of Fire. BEYOND THE FIRE (one-time purchase) The second half of the journey is unlocked with a single in-app purchase. Past the flame: the green country of the Earthly Paradise, Beatrice, the rising heavens, the rings of angels, and β at 40,000 steps β the White Rose, and the love that moves the sun and the other stars. ALSO IN YOUR POCKET β’ Original Italian lines from the Commedia (Petrocchi edition), with new English renderings written for this app β’ Fifteen DorΓ© plates, faithfully reproduced from public-domain engravings (1861β1868) β’ Ten relics of the road, from a laurel leaf to a star β’ Apple Watch companion: steps, stations and road-words on your wrist β’ Steps are counted on your device with Core Motion and never leave your iPhone Dante Steps is not a medical or fitness product. It is a way to read a very old book with your feet.
Vitamin C Flow
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Vitamin C is not simply "what you swallow." The more you take at once, the smaller the share your body absorbs, and whatever it cannot use leaves as urine. Vitamin C Flow does not just count milligrams. It shows where that vitamin C is inside you, right now. β The current state, at a glance Just taken / Absorbing / Circulating / In use / Clearing surplus. A quiet ring and a few drifting particles show today's flow. β Logging is just taps Tablets, powder, gummies, timed release. Kiwi, orange, bell pepper. Pick the item, pick the time. You will hardly ever see a number pad. "Now", "30 min ago", "Breakfast", "Before bed" - logging after the fact is easy too. β Honest estimates, given as a range Based on the well-known tendency for larger single doses to be absorbed less efficiently, the estimated absorbed amount is shown as a range, such as 445-604 mg. Nothing is stated as fact. Numbers here are not something to be afraid of. β All at once, or split through the day Doses taken close together behave like one larger dose, so less tends to be absorbed. Split-intake and all-at-once figures help you find a pace that suits you. β See that you are keeping it up The calendar fills in with colour as you log. Blank days are never scolded. Analysis shows your averages, your sources, and how often you logged. β Alongside your health data Put your vitamin C log next to sleep, steps, active energy and resting heart rate. "Average sleep on higher vitamin C days tended to be longer" - shown only ever as a tendency. (This is a correlation, not a causal relationship.) β Widgets and Apple Watch Tap a Home Screen widget to log without opening the app. Keep today's amount on your Lock Screen. Check and log from your wrist. β Your log stays on your device No account. No ads, no analytics, nothing sent to a server. --- Vitamin C Flow Pro (one-time purchase) Unlocks the Apple Watch app, month / 3-month / year analysis, comparison with the period before, large and Lock Screen widgets, tap-to-log buttons on the widget, and CSV export. There is no subscription. Daily logging, Home, Calendar, the weekly view and the Health data comparison are free for everyone. --- This app is not a medical device. The figures shown are estimates based on your own records and general nutritional information; they do not indicate actual blood concentration or health status. Please consult a healthcare professional if you have concerns.
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Verdict
Dante Steps and Vitamin C Flow are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Dante Steps sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Vitamin C Flow sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Dante Steps ships an update every 4 days, Vitamin C Flow every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Dante Steps | Vitamin C Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 2 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 β better | 18.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RIEKO NAITO | kazunari aoki |
In-app purchases
Dante Steps
- Beyond the Fire$2.99
Vitamin C Flow
- Vitamin C Flow Pro$5.99








