Comparison

Steps vs My StepCounter

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

My StepCounter

This app offers a simple and beautifully designed way to track your daily steps. It accurately records your activity regardless of where you carry your device and allows you to share your progress on social media.

Highlights
  • Beautiful User Interface
  • Accurate Activity Tracking
  • Social Media Sharing
  • Improved Animations
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** Requires an iPhone 5s or above ** Get Active, lose weight, lower your blood pressure, live longer and feel better. Download My StepCounter for free and enjoy the easiest-to-use, most beautifully designed Pedometer App developed exclusively for iPhone 5s. Key Features: * Beautiful User Interface * Accurate activity tracking in your hand, in your pocket, in your jacket, on an armband or in your purse * Share your step count via social media * Improved animations

Screenshots

Steps4 screens
My StepCounter3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Steps at 4.8 against My StepCounter's 2.4. Steps also leads on review sentiment (68% vs 29%) and ratings volume (134K vs 17). My StepCounter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. My StepCounter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Steps holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Steps has 134K ratings behind it against 17, 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 29% of My StepCounter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steps ships an update fortnightly, My StepCounter every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Steps versus My StepCounter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepsMy StepCounter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (134K ratings) — better2.4 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews67.6% of reviews — better28.6% of reviews
Number of ratings134K — better17
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYear of Code, LLCMichael James

Customer experience

Steps

All ratings134,392 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews1,610 reviews
Positive67.6%
Neutral8.6%
Negative23.8%

My StepCounter

All ratings17 ratings
Positive35.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative64.7%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%

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

My StepCounter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Steps

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$3.99
None

My StepCounter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Steps free?
Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is My StepCounter free?
My StepCounter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Steps or My StepCounter?
Steps is rated higher. Steps averages 4.8 out of 5 from 134K ratings, while My StepCounter averages 2.4 from 17 ratings.
Do Steps or My StepCounter have ads?
Steps shows ads; My StepCounter does not.
Which is updated more often, Steps or My StepCounter?
Steps ships an update fortnightly, and My StepCounter every 3 weeks. Most recently, Steps was updated on October 17, 2026 and My StepCounter on September 29, 2026.

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