Comparison

Steps vs Pedometer

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

Pedometer

Track your daily steps, analyze your physical activity, and monitor calorie consumption. Set and adjust your step goals to support weight loss and view your progress over time with integrated health data.

Highlights
  • Daily step counting
  • Activity analysis (climbing, running)
  • Calorie consumption calculation
  • Adjustable step goals
  • Progress tracking graphs
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Keep fit yourself with daily step counts and activities. The number of steps you take every day will be counted and displayed on the home screen of the app. Also, you can use the app to analyze your movements, climbing stairs, running and doing physical exercises. Use a pedometer to see how much you've walked to reach your daily steps goal or understand how many steps you need to lose weight. The steps goal can be adjusted in the settings. The pedometer converts your activity into consumed calories and you can more accurately calculate the balance of consumption and expenditure of calories, change your diet and physical activity. Using the application constantly, you get a graph on which you can observe your progress over time. This app integrates with Apple Health to display your activity data and make information graphs and display tabs with this data. Privacy Policy https://steptracker.xyz/assets/privacy.html Terms of Use https://steptracker.xyz/assets/terms.html

Screenshots

Steps4 screens
Pedometer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Steps at 134K against Pedometer's 44. Steps also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Steps sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pedometer sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Steps holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Steps has 134K ratings behind it against 44, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Steps's written reviews are positive against 64% of Pedometer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Steps versus Pedometer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepsPedometer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (134K ratings) — better4.5 (44 ratings)
Positive reviews67.5% of reviews — better63.6% of reviews
Number of ratings134K — better44
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYear of Code, LLCRAMAN KHVASHCHEUSKI

Customer experience

Steps

All ratings133,679 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews1,572 reviews
Positive67.5%
Neutral8.7%
Negative23.9%

Pedometer

All ratings44 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.3%

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

Pedometer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Steps

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$3.99
6 purchases

Pedometer

Subscriptions6
  • Monthly Premium Membership3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium Membership$4.991 Month
  • Annual Membership -75% OFF$4.991 Year
Show 3 more
  • Annual Membership -50% OFF3 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Annual Membership -50% OFF$9.991 Year
  • Annual Premium Membership$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Steps free?
Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pedometer free?
Pedometer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Steps or Pedometer?
Steps is rated higher. Steps averages 4.8 out of 5 from 134K ratings, while Pedometer averages 4.5 from 44 ratings.
Do Steps or Pedometer have ads?
Both Steps and Pedometer show ads.
Which is updated more often, Steps or Pedometer?
Steps ships an update fortnightly, and Pedometer fortnightly. Most recently, Steps was updated on September 25, 2026 and Pedometer on August 9, 2026.

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