Comparison

Steps vs Pedometer Plus

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
Read full description

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

Pedometer Plus

This app automatically tracks your daily steps, calculating distance, duration, and calories burned. It's designed to be battery-friendly and works in the background without GPS. Monitor your progress with detailed graphs and history to support your fitness goals.

Highlights
  • Automatic step recording
  • Calculates distance, duration, and calories
  • Battery-friendly operation
  • Background tracking
  • Advanced graphs and history
  • Export step history to CSV
  • Displays floors climbed
Features
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Pedometer Plus counts your steps, calculating your approximate distance, duration and calories burned every day. Pedometer Plus can be used whenever you do exercise involving walking or running. Calculate and track your exercises in the right way with the accurate running and walking trackers. PERFECT COMPANION The app automatically records your steps using the built-in sensor on your device. That is why we are sure we have one of the neatest and precise count your steps and running pedometer that records any fitness activity! CALCULATES AND TRACKS THE IMPORTANT DATA While you doing any activity, Pedometer Plus works automatically and it calculates distance, duration and calories burned. With all the data from this step tracker app you’ll be able to finish your daily fitness goals. It’s an app that will support you in your healthy lifestyle. BATTERY FRIENDLY One of the best features of Pedometer Plus is that it is battery friendly and it doesn’t use GPS. Use it for hours or the whole day and don’t worry. Your steps will be counted and your much appreciated daily battery life will not be affected. PEDOMETER PLUS FEATURES - Automatically records your steps using the Apple Motion Co-processor (M7/M8/M9/M10/M11/M12/M13/M14). - Calculates your approximate distance, duration and calories burned - Works in the background all day without draining much battery - Widget, icon badge step and daily goal notification. - Advanced graph and history for steps: yearly, monthly, daily and hourly (click the circle) - Export your step history to a CSV file - Display floors climbed (Only iPhone 6 and later) - No GPS required - Import history data from Apple Health. See why we have been trusted by tens of thousands of users! Our running, activity tracker and walking meter is all you need to become the fittest person! NOTE: * App only works on devices that contain a step counter, such as iPhone 5s / 6 / 7 / 8 / SE / X / XS / XR / 11 / 12, include Pro, Plus and Max version. * Network connections require the app to be running in the background (requires "Background App Refresh"). * Before use you can open 'Settings', where you can set your step length, body weight, and body height for accurate calorie and distance calculation. * If you like this app then please support us - you can remove ads and unlock pro features from the menu. * We welcome your ideas and suggestions - please email us at: support+pedometerio@pvdapps.com * Follow our official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pedometerplus/ or Twitter account: https://twitter.com/pvdapps

Screenshots

Steps4 screens
Pedometer Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

Steps and Pedometer Plus both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 81% of Pedometer Plus's written reviews are positive against 49% of Steps's. Pedometer Plus also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.1). Steps's advantage is ratings volume (19K vs 116). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 and Pedometer Plus 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Steps against 4.6 for Pedometer Plus. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Steps has 19K ratings behind it against 116, 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 81% of Pedometer Plus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steps ships an update every 9 days, Pedometer Plus fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Steps versus Pedometer Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepsPedometer Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (19K ratings)4.6 (116 ratings)
Positive reviews48.9% of reviews80.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19K — better116
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.112.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPumpkin Computer Co., LLCNgo Na

Customer experience

Steps

All ratings19,322 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral4.2%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews607 reviews
Positive48.9%
Neutral11.7%
Negative39.4%

Pedometer Plus

All ratings116 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral6.0%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews150 reviews
Positive80.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative14.0%

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

Pedometer Plus

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
1 purchases

Pedometer Plus

One-time1
  • Remove Ads and Pro features$1.99

Questions

Is Steps free?
Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pedometer Plus free?
Pedometer Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Steps or Pedometer Plus?
Steps and Pedometer Plus are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 19K and 116 ratings respectively.
Do Steps or Pedometer Plus have ads?
Both Steps and Pedometer Plus show ads.
Which is updated more often, Steps or Pedometer Plus?
Steps ships an update every 9 days, and Pedometer Plus fortnightly. Most recently, Steps was updated on September 23, 2026 and Pedometer Plus on September 9, 2026.

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