Comparison

Steps vs Amblr

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

Amblr

Track your daily steps with a live count and visualize your progress through beautiful charts and goal tracking. This app works offline and prioritizes your privacy, with no account required. Upgrade for advanced features like distance and calorie goals.

Highlights
  • Live step count
  • Offline functionality
  • Progress charts and trends
  • Daily, weekly, and monthly goals
  • Apple Health sync
  • Customizable themes and icons
Features
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Amblr turns your daily steps into something worth looking at. A live step count, beautiful charts, streaks, and goals — all in a fast, easy to use app that works completely offline. No account. No signup. Open the app and your steps are already there. COUNT EVERY STEP • Live step count straight from your iPhone's motion chip — no wearable needed • Distance and calories estimated from your own height, weight, and stride • Sync your full walking history from Apple Health in one tap SEE YOUR PROGRESS • A scrollable day-by-day bar chart of your recent activity • Trends, heatmaps, top days, and streaks that make patterns obvious • A daily recap that tells you how today compares to your usual HIT YOUR GOALS • Daily, weekly, and monthly step goals with progress rings • Goal alerts the moment you cross the line • Pro adds distance and calorie goals for deeper training targets MAKE IT YOURS • Gorgeous dark and light themes, plus alternate app icons • New iPhone? Sync Apple Health and your history follows you PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your steps live on your device first. There is no account, no email, and nothing to sign up for. Health data is never used for advertising. AMBLR PRO Upgrade to unlock weekly and monthly insights, distance and calorie goals, and an ad-free experience. Free trial available. Every walk counts. Let Amblr prove it. Learn More: Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://amblr.expo.app/privacy Support: https://amblr.expo.app/support

Screenshots

Steps4 screens
Amblr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Amblr at 100% against Steps's 49%. Amblr also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days). Steps's advantage is ratings volume (19K vs 1). On price, ads, 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

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 Amblr sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Amblr holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Steps has 19K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Steps's written reviews are positive against 100% of Amblr's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steps ships an update every 9 days, Amblr every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Steps versus Amblr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepsAmblr
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (19K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPumpkin Computer Co., LLCRameen Khan

Customer experience

Steps

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

Amblr

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Amblr

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
2 purchases

Amblr

Subscriptions2
  • Amblr Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Amblr Pro Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Steps free?
Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Amblr free?
Amblr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Steps or Amblr?
Amblr is rated higher. Steps averages 4.6 out of 5 from 19K ratings, while Amblr averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Steps or Amblr have ads?
Both Steps and Amblr show ads.
Which is updated more often, Steps or Amblr?
Steps ships an update every 9 days, and Amblr every 4 days. Most recently, Steps was updated on October 23, 2026 and Amblr on October 6, 2026.

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