Comparison

Steps vs PillTap

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

PillTap

Features
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PillTap helps you avoid missed doses with simple daily medication reminders. Set your medication times once, and PillTap will remind you every day at the times you choose. Marking a dose as taken is optional and used only for your own record. Reminders continue to repeat unless you turn off a scheduled time or delete the medication. PillTap is designed to be simple: - Daily medication reminders at morning, noon, night, and bedtime - Optional follow-up reminder 15 minutes later - One tap to mark a dose as taken, right from the notification - Lock Screen widget showing your next dose - Live Activity shortly before it is time - Time Sensitive reminders that can appear during Sleep or other Focus modes, based on your iOS settings - Recent history (today, yesterday, last 7 days) No account. No cloud. Your medications and records stay on your device. PillTap does not provide medical advice, assess conditions, or recommend how to take medication. Always follow instructions from your doctor, pharmacist, or healthcare provider.

Screenshots

Steps4 screens
PillTap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PillTap at none against Steps's 1. PillTap also leads on ads (none vs shown). Steps's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Steps sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PillTap asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steps ships an update fortnightly, PillTap every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Steps versus PillTap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepsPillTap
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (134K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews67.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings134K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYear of Code, LLCZEC Inc.

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

PillTap

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Steps

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$3.99
None

PillTap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Steps free?
Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PillTap free?
PillTap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Steps or PillTap have ads?
Steps shows ads; PillTap does not.
Which is updated more often, Steps or PillTap?
Steps ships an update fortnightly, and PillTap every 2 months. Most recently, Steps was updated on October 14, 2026 and PillTap on October 10, 2026.

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