Comparison

Steps vs Water Tally

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

Water Tally

Easily log your daily water intake with a simple tap. Track your progress towards personal goals with visual cues and historical data. Offers customizable reminders and widgets for convenient access.

Highlights
  • One-tap logging
  • Progress ring and goal tracking
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Optional Apple Health integration
  • Customizable reminders
  • Private by design (no ads, no tracking)
Features
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Water Tally is the simplest way to keep track of the water you drink. Tap a button, and it's logged. That's it. Water Tally is built to be fast, calm, and private. ONE-TAP LOGGING • Big buttons for the glasses and bottles you actually use, plus a custom-amount button • Undo right after you log, edit or delete entries any time • Forgot to log yesterday? Swipe back a day and add it SEE YOUR DAY AT A GLANCE • A progress ring toward the daily goal you choose • Streaks and a small celebration when you reach your goal • History, calendar, and weekly, monthly, and yearly trends WIDGETS AND LOCK SCREEN • Home Screen widgets in three sizes, with tap-to-log buttons • Lock Screen widgets for progress at a glance OPTIONAL APPLE HEALTH • Save your water to Apple Health if you want it alongside your other data • Only Water is accessed, and it's off until you turn it on • Restore missing entries on a new phone OPTIONAL REMINDERS • Gentle reminders during the hours you pick, paused once you reach your goal PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking • Your entries stay on your device • Export to CSV or JSON, or delete everything, any time MADE FOR YOU • Ounces or millilitres • Custom button colours and theme • Designed for iPhone and iPad Water Tally is a simple tracking tool. It is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice. Goals are personal targets you choose. Talk to a healthcare professional about how much fluid is right for you.

Screenshots

Steps4 screens
Water Tally4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Water Tally at none against Steps's 10. Water Tally also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Steps's advantage is ratings volume (19K vs 1). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Water Tally asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Water Tally 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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Steps versus Water Tally: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepsWater Tally
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (19K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings19K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPumpkin Computer Co., LLCSusan Hamilton

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

Water Tally

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

Water Tally

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Steps free?
Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Water Tally free?
Water Tally is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Steps or Water Tally?
Water Tally is rated higher. Steps averages 4.6 out of 5 from 19K ratings, while Water Tally averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Steps or Water Tally have ads?
Steps shows ads; Water Tally does not.

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