Comparison

Steps vs Steps

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

Steps

Easily track your daily and weekly step counts with this pedometer app. Set a daily goal and monitor your progress. Share your achievements on social media.

Highlights
  • Step tracking
  • Daily goal setting
  • Weekly step count
  • Social sharing
  • iPhone 5s compatibility
Read full description

Steps: Pocket Pedometer Lite is a focused iPhone step tracker powered by Apple Health. See today’s steps at a glance, follow a daily goal, review 30-day history, share progress, and choose the look that fits you. The Lite edition includes a non-personalized banner ad. A one-time Remove Ads purchase removes advertising, and purchases can be restored. Your Health data stays under Apple Health permissions. Steps reads step-count data only after you grant access. Privacy Policy: https://pixelfoxstudio.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://pixelfoxstudio.com/terms Standard Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Steps4 screens
Steps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Steps at 100% against Steps's 49%. Steps also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Steps's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (19K vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 and Steps 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

Steps holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. 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 complicate that: 49% of Steps's written reviews are positive against 100% of Steps's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steps ships an update every 9 days, Steps monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Steps versus Steps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepsSteps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (19K ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews48.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPumpkin Computer Co., LLCPixel Fox Studio LLC

Customer experience

Steps

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

Steps

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

Steps

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
Show 5 more
  • 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

Steps

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Steps free?
Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Steps free?
Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Steps or Steps?
Steps is rated higher. Steps averages 4.6 out of 5 from 19K ratings, while Steps averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Steps or Steps have ads?
Both Steps and Steps show ads.
Which is updated more often, Steps or Steps?
Steps ships an update every 9 days, and Steps monthly. Most recently, Steps was updated on September 29, 2026 and Steps on September 30, 2026.

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