Comparison

Steps vs Steps Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Steps

This app tracks your daily walking distance and step count with a simple, visually engaging interface. Set personal goals and monitor your progress with changing colors, while also recording workouts and syncing with Apple Health.

Highlights
  • Step and distance tracking
  • Goal setting with visual progress
  • Calorie tracking
  • Workout recording with GPS
  • Apple Health integration
  • Widgets for iPhone and Apple Watch
  • Siri and Shortcuts support
Features
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Track how far you walk and how many steps you take. Always on, works on all iPhones. Steps is a pedometer and activity tracker. It shows you just how much you're moving in a simple, elegant way. Set a goal. As you walk, the colors change to show your progress like a sunrise. No noise, no extra gadget to wear and nothing to distract you. Everyone should walk 10,000 steps every day for their health, but many of us don't go that far. With Steps, you can easily track how far you go every day, set a goal, and get moving! WHY STEPS: - Clear, uncluttered design and changing color tells you at a glance how far you've gone today - Easily set and adjust goals - Calorie tracking, customized for your body and activity - Track and share your full activity history - Going for a walk? Record a workout, measure your performance and track your route using GPS - Integrated with Apple Health to combine data from your Apple Watch or other connected devices, share workouts and more - Check in quickly from your Apple Watch or one of our Widgets on your iPhone - Stay up to date from the Lock Screen with our Lock Screen Widgets - Customize to match your style with themes - Siri and Shortcuts support. Try asking "Hey Siri, how many steps today?" ALWAYS ON, WORKS WITH THE PHONE YOU HAVE: - Always on and tracking, no need to press start and stop buttons - Works anywhere on your body - Works with any iPhone running iOS 14 or greater

About

Steps Tracker

This app displays your daily step progress directly on your watch face with a graphical representation. It provides automatic updates and optional notifications when you reach key milestones towards your step goal.

Highlights
  • Watch face complication
  • Graphical step progress
  • Automatic daily updates
  • Milestone notifications
  • Customizable step target
Features
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Steps Tracker has helped iPhone and Apple Watch users stay on top of their daily steps since 2018 — rated 4.6/5 on the App Store (4.7/5 in the UK). Built specifically for the watch face — not a phone app you have to remember to open. Here's what's included: WATCH FACE COMPLICATION • A visual progress sits on your watch face • See how close you are to your daily step target at a glance • Updates automatically in the background — with no manual refresh needed GOAL NOTIFICATIONS • Get notified on your watch at two-thirds of your target • Get notified again when you hit or exceed your goal • Stay motivated without having to check in constantly CUSTOMISABLE STEP TARGET • Preset to 10,000 steps • Change it with a swipe in the watch app • Or adjust it from the iPhone companion app SIMPLE & PRIVATE • No account or sign-in required • No data collected, ever • One-time purchase — no subscriptions, no ads Steps Tracker is designed for Apple Watch. An iPhone is required as usual, but the experience lives on your wrist. Questions or feedback? We read and reply to every message — support@drewwestcott.co.uk

Screenshots

Steps4 screens
Steps Tracker3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Steps at Free against Steps Tracker's $1.99. Steps also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (134K vs 367). Steps Tracker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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

Steps is free to download; Steps Tracker costs $1.99 up front. Steps sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Steps Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Steps holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Steps has 134K ratings behind it against 367, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Steps's written reviews are positive against 50% of Steps Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steps ships an update fortnightly, Steps Tracker every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 3, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Steps versus Steps Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepsSteps Tracker
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.8 (134K ratings) — better4.6 (367 ratings)
Positive reviews67.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings134K — better367
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.115.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYear of Code, LLCDrew Westcott

Customer experience

Steps

All ratings133,679 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews1,578 reviews
Positive67.7%
Neutral8.6%
Negative23.7%

Steps Tracker

All ratings367 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral5.4%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

User reviews

Steps

From 134K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Works as written
  • 👍 Helps with fitness goals
  • 👍 Responsive customer service
  • 👍 Useful and convenient
  • 👍 Accurate tracking

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inaccurate step counting
  • 🐛 Syncing issues with Apple Watch
  • 🐛 Deleting or reducing steps
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs

Steps Tracker

From 367 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and functional
  • 👍 Works perfectly for complications
  • 👍 Accurate step counting
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Cute look

Room to improve

  • ❓ Steps not always visible
  • ❓ No history available
  • ❓ Requires tapping for step count
  • ❓ No instructions provided
  • ❓ App stopped working

Bugs and requests

Steps

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Steps not recording properly
  • App crashing or freezing
  • Incorrect step counts
  • Syncing issues with Apple Health

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to manually enter steps
  • Improve step counting accuracy
  • Enhance syncing with Apple Watch
  • Add more customization options
  • Improve history and data visualization

Steps Tracker

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • 🐛 Complications not showing up
  • 🐛 Dial stays at zero
  • 🐛 Force start doesn't work
  • 🐛 App stopped working on watch

Requested features

4 requests
  • Notifications for goal achievement
  • Weekly history view
  • Ability to compete with friends
  • Clearer instructions or FAQ

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Steps

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$3.99
None

Steps Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Steps free?
Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Steps Tracker free?
Steps Tracker costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Steps or Steps Tracker?
Steps is rated higher. Steps averages 4.8 out of 5 from 134K ratings, while Steps Tracker averages 4.6 from 367 ratings.
Do Steps or Steps Tracker have ads?
Steps shows ads; Steps Tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, Steps or Steps Tracker?
Steps ships an update fortnightly, and Steps Tracker every 6 months. Most recently, Steps was updated on October 3, 2026 and Steps Tracker on October 3, 2026.

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