Comparison

Steps vs iSteps GPS 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

iSteps GPS Pedometer

This app tracks your daily steps, distance, speed, and calories burned. It offers an optional upgrade for GPS route mapping and logging your walks. Easily set up your profile and start tracking your activity to promote a healthier lifestyle.

Highlights
  • Step tracking
  • Distance walked
  • Calories burned
  • Walking speed
  • GPS route mapping (upgrade)
  • Background operation
Features
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iSteps GPS Pedometer is a reliable and easy to use pedometer that keeps track of your walks and daily steps. The app also displays distance walked, average speed, walking time and calories burned. Option to buy Upgrade Package with GPS route mapping and log function. • Runs in the background allowing you to lock your phone or use other apps while walking • Keeps track of number of steps, calories burned, distance walked and walking speed • Choose “Daily Totals Tracking” to record all your steps during the day • Option to buy Upgrade Package with GPS route mapping and log function that stores all your walks for later view iSteps GPS Pedometer is a fun way to help you promote your physical activity. For long-term health it is recommended that we take approx. 10,000 steps a day. For successful weight loss, daily steps should amount to 12,000-15,000. To get started using iSteps, set up your personal profile by entering your height in cm or inches, your weight in lbs or kg, and choose how you want your results displayed, either in kcal or kJ and distance in miles or km. Then press the START button and you are ready to GO! We recommend that you wear your iPhone or iPod touch by your waist or in your pocket, but you may need to experiment a bit to find the best location for optimal accuracy. Please note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. With the option to turn off “Daily Totals Tracking”, you can save battery when needed

Screenshots

Steps4 screens
iSteps GPS Pedometer2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Steps at 68% against iSteps GPS Pedometer's 13%. Steps also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.3) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 46 months). iSteps GPS Pedometer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.1 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Steps sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and iSteps GPS Pedometer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Steps has 136K ratings behind it against 7, 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 13% of iSteps GPS Pedometer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steps ships an update fortnightly, iSteps GPS Pedometer every 46 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Steps versus iSteps GPS Pedometer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepsiSteps GPS Pedometer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (136K ratings) — better2.3 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews67.8% of reviews — better12.5% of reviews
Number of ratings136K — better7
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 46 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.09.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYear of Code, LLCKBMSoft ApS

Customer experience

Steps

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

iSteps GPS Pedometer

All ratings7 ratings
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative75.0%

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

iSteps GPS Pedometer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Steps

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$3.99
1 purchases

iSteps GPS Pedometer

One-time1
  • Upgrade Package$1.99

Questions

Is Steps free?
Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iSteps GPS Pedometer free?
iSteps GPS Pedometer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Steps or iSteps GPS Pedometer?
Steps is rated higher. Steps averages 4.8 out of 5 from 136K ratings, while iSteps GPS Pedometer averages 2.3 from 7 ratings.
Do Steps or iSteps GPS Pedometer have ads?
Steps shows ads; iSteps GPS Pedometer does not.
Which is updated more often, Steps or iSteps GPS Pedometer?
Steps ships an update fortnightly, and iSteps GPS Pedometer every 46 months. Most recently, Steps was updated on November 8, 2026 and iSteps GPS Pedometer on November 1, 2026.

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