Pedometer++ vs Duffy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pedometer++
Track your daily steps, walking distance, calories burned, and heart rate. Set goals, earn badges, and view progress with easy-to-read graphs. Explore routes, create custom paths, and download offline maps for outdoor adventures.
- Step counting
- Distance and calorie tracking
- Custom goal setting
- Progress graphs and badges
- Route creation and import
- Offline map downloads
- Apple Watch complications
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Available on the iPhone and Apple Watch, Pedometer++ is the best way to review your step count, walking distance, active calories, and heart rate data. Set a custom step count goal and track your progress over time. The built-in graphs make reviewing your data easy and fun. Everyone loves awards, and Pedometer++ includes a range of Badges to motivate and reward your hard work! The app also totals how far you’ve walked each day, and even counts the flights of stairs you encounter each day. With full-featured widget support, Pedometer++ can display your step count or update you on your daily progress right from your iPhone's lock screen or home screen. You can also share your workouts with others and view trends over time. The Apple Watch app puts all this data on your wrist. With a wide range of Complications, it’s easy to check your progress with just a glance. Add a single Complication to your daily watch face, or add several to build a comprehensive fitness-focused look! DETAILS: For best results, keep your iPhone on you as you move throughout the day, ideally in a pocket close to your hips. If you have an Apple Watch, you can set Pedometer++ to sync step data across your devices for the most accurate data possible. The Apple Watch app can also start and track indoor and outdoor walking and running workouts and can serve as your guide while hiking. ROUTES & MAPPING: Pedometer++ is your ultimate companion for exploring the great outdoors. It allows you to import GPX files for waypoints and routes set by others. You can also use the app to create your own routes. Simply tap on your desired start and end points, and Pedometer++ will find the shortest route between them. You can then tweak the route based on terrain, trail popularity, or personal preference. Pedometer++ shows the distance of a route, the elevation changes you will encounter, and the estimated time it will take you to reach your destination. You can also monitor the weather that is expected along your route. The best part is that custom routing is available on the iPhone and Apple Watch. Of course, being out in nature often means losing cell service, so Pedometer++ allows you to download offline map data for large areas, not just for your specific route. Offline map data is also available on the iPhone and Apple Watch, as long as your Watch is within range of your phone. NOTES: Pedometer++ integrates with the Apple Health app to collect and display step data collected by your Apple Watch. Pedometer++ includes an optional premium subscription. This is offered on a monthly or annual basis. If you choose to purchase a subscription, your payment will be charged to your iTunes account. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled within 24 hours before the end of the current period. After purchase, you can turn off auto-renewal anytime by going to your Account Settings on the App Store. Access to iPhone-based workout tracking is only available to Pedometer++ Premium subscribers. LEARN MORE: Privacy Policy: https://pedometer.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://pedometer.app/terms
Duffy
This app displays your daily step count directly on your Apple Watch face as a complication. It offers a full watch app for detailed stats and goal notifications, plus a companion iPhone app for deeper data analysis and trends. Access your fitness data at a glance without opening the Activity app.
- Watch face complication for step count
- Full watch app for steps, flights, distance
- Daily step goal notifications
- Companion iPhone app for trends
- HealthKit data integration
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Duffy provides quick access to your step count directly on your Apple Watch face as a complication. I was surprised to find that a steps complication wasn’t included on Apple Watches out of the box. Being a veteran iOS developer, I decided to build one in my spare time. I really loved my prototype version and thought there were more people who would love it too. So I put in the extra effort to release it to the App Store for everyone! Duffy is completely free, has no ads, and is even open source so if you’re also a developer, you can help me enhance it. Duffy is a simple app, but it will probably turn into the most used app on your Apple Watch. No more opening the Activity app and scrolling around to find your steps. It’s now available at a glance. Duffy is more than just an elegant Apple Watch complication. Use the full watch app for easy access to your steps, flights climbed and distance travelled for today and the past week. Set a daily steps goal and be notified on your watch when you reach it. The companion iPhone app provides the same access to your steps, flights and distance on a much larger, easier-to-read surface while also allowing you to dig deeper into your data to see trends and statistics over time. Duffy reads the steps, flights climbed, distance travelled, and activity energy from your iPhone and Apple Watch from the Health app (via the HealthKit API).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Duffy at none against Pedometer++'s shown. Pedometer++'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (182K vs 757). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Pedometer++ sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Duffy sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Pedometer++ against 4.7 for Duffy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pedometer++ has 182K ratings behind it against 757, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pedometer++ ships an update every 3 weeks, Duffy every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pedometer++ | Duffy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (182K ratings) — better | 4.7 (757 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 83.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 182K — better | 757 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #75 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 123 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cross Forward Consulting, LLC | Think Tank Productions |
Customer experience
Pedometer++
Duffy
Bugs and requests
Pedometer++
Reported bugs
3 issues- Steps not syncing properly between devices
- Incorrect step and distance calculations
- Losing long-standing streaks and progress
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to manually adjust steps
- Provide more detailed historical data
- Allow setting a custom start of the week
- Include a 'sick day' or 'rest day' option
- Improve accuracy of stairs/floors tracking
Duffy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pedometer++
- Pedometer++ Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Pedometer++ Premium7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Pedometer++ Premium$3.991 Month
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- Pedometer++ Premium7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Pedometer++ Premium$5.991 Month
- Pedometer++ Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Pedometer++ Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Pedometer++ Premium7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Generous Tip$0.99
- Tip$1.99
- Remove Advertisements$1.99
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- Amazing Tip$4.99
Duffy
- Tip $1$0.99
- Tip $2$1.99
- Tip $3$2.99
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- Tip $5$4.99









