Comparison

Steps vs jS Walk 20

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 automatically tracks your daily steps, distance, calories burned, and stairs climbed in the background. Set personalized daily goals for activity and monitor your progress over time with clear historical data. It's designed for effortless use and battery efficiency.

Highlights
  • Automatic step tracking
  • Distance and calorie monitoring
  • Flights of stairs climbed
  • Daily goal setting
  • Daily, weekly, monthly totals
  • Background operation
  • Apple Health data import
Features
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See your steps, distance, stairs, calories, and progress over time — automatically. Steps is a simple, easy-to-use step tracker that helps you stay active without extra setup. It tracks your daily activity in the background using Apple Health, so you can check your progress anytime without needing to start a workout or keep the app open. Set daily goals for steps, miles walked, flights climbed, and calories burned. Then track your progress throughout the day and build a routine that keeps you moving. Customize Steps with bold themes and app icons to make the app feel like yours. Why people love Steps: • Automatic step tracking — no setup needed • Simple, clean design • Steps, distance, flights climbed, and calories burned • Daily goals for steps, miles, stairs, and calories • Daily, weekly, and monthly totals • Historical activity imported from Apple Health • Theme and app icon customization • Designed to run quietly in the background Over a million downloads and counting. Terms of Use: https://pumpkincomputer.com/steps/terms

About

jS Walk 20

This app encourages daily walking with a simple timer and progress monitor. It offers clear display screens, music controls, and safety features like an alarm and emergency contact options. Designed for ease of use, it helps you stay motivated to achieve your fitness goals.

Highlights
  • 20-minute daily walk timer
  • Progress monitoring
  • Gesture-based music controls
  • High-contrast, color-coded display
  • Adjustable read angle
  • Emergency alarm and contact features
  • Safe-mode for battery saving
Features
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Walking 20 mins a day can help improving your health and improve the chances of longer living. This is where jS Walk 20, an easy to use walk timer & monitor, comes in, to encourage you off your seat and to "just start walking! "Study: A 20-Minute Walk Every Day Could Save Your Life" - Sciencealert.com “A daily walk can add seven years to your life. Everyone should be doing at least between 20 and 25 minutes of walking a day" - independent.co.uk "Daily walk adds years to your life: Just 20 minutes a day is enough" - express.co.uk "Scientists recommend 20-minute daily walk to avoid premature death"- The Guardian Our simple timer starts you off with a 20 mins target during which you can monitor your progress with an easy to use interface. jS Walk 20 features sophisticated iPod features with gesture controls for ease of use. The built in safety features further enhance this great package that is tailor made to make you healthy. The walking display screens provide a super clear summary of your progress at a glance from any angle (perfect for when using an armband). Music controls have never been easier with intuitive tap or swipe gesture control. Features: - Big, Bold, High Contrast & Color coded Display. Customizable and easy to read in any condition. - Set any target 20 min or over as you advance with your daily walks. - Adjustable Read Angle is particularly suited for armband use and instant glance readability. - Advanced Music Gesture Controls provide complete control of your playlists/playback and complete the package to give you the ultimate, easy to use running/walking/jogging app. - Direct links to Workout stations & jS Playlist on Apple Music. - Safety features to aid in emergency situations: * Alarm function to draw attention of passersby. * Instant call emergency or a saved contact number. * SMS your run details and location to a saved contact. * Turn your iPhone to a side light when running at dusk or dark. Other Features: - Innovative, glance free, “safe-mode” which kicks in when you start walking, dims the screen and minimises battery drain. - A simple touch of the screen brings the screen to life, increasing the brightness for 20 seconds so it is readable in any light condition. - The duration, distance & pace screens each have a unique color for easy identification at a glance. Disclaimer: - jS Walk 20 can access the Health app to gather data, such as height & weight, in order to calculate calorie consumption more accurately. No data is used or shared with any third party for any other purposes. - Continued use of Pedometer running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

Screenshots

Steps4 screens
jS Walk 204 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: jS Walk 20 at none against Steps's 10. jS Walk 20 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.1). Steps's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 32 months) and ratings volume (19K vs 105). On price, rating, review sentiment 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 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. jS Walk 20 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Steps against 4.6 for jS Walk 20. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Steps has 19K ratings behind it against 105, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 49% of Steps's written reviews are positive against 50% of jS Walk 20's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steps ships an update every 9 days, jS Walk 20 every 32 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Steps versus jS Walk 20: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepsjS Walk 20
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (19K ratings)4.6 (105 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.9% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19K — better105
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 32 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.110.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPumpkin Computer Co., LLCCirculos GmbH

Customer experience

Steps

All ratings19,322 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral4.2%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews609 reviews
Positive48.9%
Neutral11.7%
Negative39.4%

jS Walk 20

All ratings102 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral6.9%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Steps

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Steps not accurately counted
  • App freezes or lags when opening
  • Steps/distance data resets or disappears

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to track calories burned
  • Provide weekly/monthly step history
  • Allow conversion between steps and distance (miles/km)
  • Implement a premium version to remove ads

jS Walk 20

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Steps

Subscriptions8
  • Steps Pro Weekly3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Steps Pro Weekly3 Days trial3 variants$1.997 Days
  • Steps Pro Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
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  • Monthly Pro3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Steps Pro Monthly3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Steps Pro Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Steps Pro Yearly3 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Steps Pro Annual$79.991 Year
None

jS Walk 20

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Steps free?
Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is jS Walk 20 free?
jS Walk 20 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Steps or jS Walk 20?
jS Walk 20 is rated higher. Steps averages 4.6 out of 5 from 19K ratings, while jS Walk 20 averages 4.6 from 105 ratings.
Do Steps or jS Walk 20 have ads?
Steps shows ads; jS Walk 20 does not.
Which is updated more often, Steps or jS Walk 20?
Steps ships an update every 9 days, and jS Walk 20 every 32 months. Most recently, Steps was updated on October 26, 2026 and jS Walk 20 on October 24, 2026.

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