Comparison

Steps vs Fasting Timer

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

Fasting Timer

Features
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FastClock is a precision instrument for intermittent fasting. It is a chronometer that measures elapsed time and indicates progress through key metabolic states—glycogen depletion, ketosis, autophagy. Log your fasts. Review your history. Observe the data. Your fasting history stays on your device. Subscription required. FastClock requires an auto-renewable subscription to use the app. The download does not include access. FastClock Pro is purchased separately inside the app. FastClock Pro auto-renewable subscriptions: • Weekly subscription — length 1 week • Monthly subscription — length 1 month • Annual subscription — length 1 year, with a 7-day free trial where available Each plan's title, length, and price are shown in the app before you confirm purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel the subscription in your Apple ID account settings. Prices vary by region. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tqC2CS65Sc_2ZDISVvVa0OSTzFHyNnEqCgKtwLQNN2E/export?format=html Terms of Use (EULA): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m-ikVd0Gz3UU-fJPE70lCvbQu6ba4OuVxVCnuvxFOGU/export?format=html Apple Standard Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Steps4 screens
Fasting Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Fasting Timer at none against Steps's shown. Fasting Timer also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.1). On price and in-app purchases 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 Fasting Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Steps versus Fasting Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepsFasting Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (19K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings19K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPumpkin Computer Co., LLCMohamed Babeker

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

Fasting Timer

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
3 purchases

Fasting Timer

Subscriptions3
  • FastClock weekly$4.997 Days
  • FastClock monthly$9.991 Month
  • FastClock annual7 Days trial$24.901 Year

Questions

Is Steps free?
Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fasting Timer free?
Fasting Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Steps or Fasting Timer have ads?
Steps shows ads; Fasting Timer does not.

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