StepVault vs NextSet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StepVault
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Your steps tell a story. StepVault makes it easy to see it. StepVault turns the activity already recorded in Apple Health into a simple, beautiful view of your daily and historical movement. See how many steps you've taken today, then go further with totals for your week, month, year and all-time recorded history. STEP HISTORY • Today's steps at a glance • Weekly step totals • Monthly step totals • Year-to-date steps • All-time recorded steps • Historical daily activity ACTIVITY DETAILS View your: • Steps • Walking and running distance • Active calories • Exercise minutes • Flights climbed GOALS Set a daily step goal that works for you. Choose from quick presets or enter your own custom goal. Choose a distance goal and display your distances in either miles or kilometers. HISTORY & TRENDS Explore your activity across different time periods and quickly understand how your movement changes over time. PERSONAL RECORDS Discover your best days, goal streaks, lifetime totals and other activity milestones. TROPHIES Unlock achievements for daily step milestones, goal streaks and lifetime accomplishments. Repeatable achievements can level up as you earn them again. PRIVATE BY DESIGN StepVault reads activity information you choose to share through Apple Health. No StepVault account is required. Your activity. Your history. Your StepVault. StepVault is intended for general fitness and informational purposes and is not a medical application.
NextSet
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NextSet is a simple rest timer for your sets. Tap one of your quick timers and your rest starts. You feel and hear the last seconds on your wrist or iPhone – then it’s time for your next set. ONE TAP TO REST • One or two big quick timers on the start screen (1:30 and 3:00 to begin with) • Up to 12 more timers below, each started with a single tap • Tap another timer during a rest to switch straight to it • ±15 seconds, pause and resume, or end your rest early • When the rest is over, “GO!” counts the time you’ve gone over, and “Repeat rest” starts the same rest again A COUNTDOWN YOU CAN FEEL • Signal in the last 3, 5 or 10 seconds – or turn it off • Strong haptics on iPhone, the Taptic Engine on Apple Watch • Three sounds: Beep, Chime and Digital. On iPhone they play over your music, which is briefly lowered, and even in silent mode • Mute the sounds right from the start screen MADE FOR APPLE WATCH • Big quick timers right on the start screen, more timers below • Full-screen ring with countdown, ±15 s, pause and “Repeat rest”, also on the Always On display • Keeps running with your arm down, so the countdown taps and the end signal reliably reach your wrist • Timers sync with your iPhone and can be edited on both devices ALWAYS IN VIEW • Live Activity on the Lock Screen, in the Dynamic Island and in the Smart Stack on Apple Watch • A notification when your rest is over while the app is in the background • The display stays on during a rest (optional) SIRI, SHORTCUTS & ACTION BUTTON • “Start Quick Timer”, “Start Rest Timer” with any number of seconds, and “End Rest” • Start a rest hands-free with Siri or the Action button YOUR TIMERS, YOUR WAY • Rename timers, for example “Squats” • Reorder or delete them – long-press a timer for more options • Light and dark mode, large rounded digits, Liquid Glass design PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking. Your timers and settings stay on your devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: NextSet at Free against StepVault's $0.99. StepVault's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On 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
NextSet is free to download; StepVault costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | StepVault | NextSet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Joshua Marcum | Mario Kernich |
In-app purchases
StepVault
No in-app purchases
NextSet
No in-app purchases









