Comparison

Steps vs Start

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

Start

This fitness tool uses GPS to map your running and walking routes, recording distance, time, pace, speed, and calories burned. Review your workout history to stay motivated and monitor progress towards your health goals. It's designed for all fitness levels.

Highlights
  • GPS route mapping
  • Distance and pace tracking
  • Calorie burn calculation
  • Workout history log
  • Progress monitoring
  • Supports running and walking
Features
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This app is a fitness tool that helps you track your running, walking, and jogging activities. Using GPS, it maps your route and records details such as distance, time, pace, speed, and calories burned. The history feature allows easy access to past workout data, helping you stay motivated and track your progress toward your goals. Suitable for beginners and advanced users alike, this app supports your health and fitness journey. Start now and enjoy a more fulfilling running experience!

Screenshots

Steps4 screens
Start4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Steps at fortnightly against Start's every 10 months. Steps also leads on ratings volume (136K vs 1). Start's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Start sells 2 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

Start holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Steps has 136K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steps ships an update fortnightly, Start every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Steps versus Start: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepsStart
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (136K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings136K — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 10 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB28 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperYear of Code, LLCkota tada

Customer experience

Steps

All ratings134,392 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews1,630 reviews
Positive67.8%
Neutral8.5%
Negative23.7%

Start

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Start

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Steps

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$3.99
2 purchases

Start

Subscriptions2
  • Ad-free for 1 month7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Ad-free for 1 year14 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Steps free?
Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Start free?
Start is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Steps or Start?
Start is rated higher. Steps averages 4.8 out of 5 from 136K ratings, while Start averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Steps or Start have ads?
Both Steps and Start show ads.
Which is updated more often, Steps or Start?
Steps ships an update fortnightly, and Start every 10 months. Most recently, Steps was updated on November 9, 2026 and Start on October 30, 2026.

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