Comparison

Steps vs Stepz

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

Stepz

This app automatically tracks your daily steps using your device's motion coprocessor, conserving battery life. It provides detailed activity overviews, allows goal setting, and integrates with Apple Health for a comprehensive fitness picture. Your data is stored privately on your device.

Highlights
  • Automatic step recording
  • Low battery drain
  • Apple Health integration
  • Daily step goal setting
  • Distance calculation
  • Floors climbed tracking
  • Apple Watch app
Features
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Stepz is a convenient step counter app that leverages the clever Apple Motion Coprocessor which collects your motion data automatically in the background while saving battery life. This simple pedometer app has been specifically developed for the iPhone and Apple Watch. Do you move enough throughout the day? Learn more about your daily activity and get fit by reaching your step goal! To provide you with a complete overview of your fitness progress, Stepz can import all your past steps from the Apple Health app. Stepz respects your privacy: all your personal fitness data is stored internally on your device and never shared via a network connection without your explicit consent. * Featured by Apple on the App Store Home Page under Best New Apps in 22 countries (April 2015) * * FEATURES * - Full Apple Health integration - Automatically records your steps - Very accurate and no GPS needed - Runs in the background with very low battery drain - Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly and hourly step values - Distance calculation - Set your daily step goal - Shows floors climbed - Apple Watch app with clever data syncing - Connect with your friends * PREMIUM FEATURES * - iOS Today Widget for Notification Center - App icon badge shows your step count * USER REVIEWS * "Now that I have got this Stepz app I have stopped looking for any other system it is the very best to keep me on track.You have to try it once tried there is no looking back." (Sep 2018) "I love this app. It is just the tool I needed for motivation to walk more. Thanks. Keep up the good work." (Jul 2018) "Love love this step app. I've tried a couple others and read the reviews for STEPZ......decided to try "just 1 more". It's the best one I've tried! Love the calorie counting on this one too. Even the health one that comes with the iPhone doesn't compare to this one. Thank you!" (Nov 2017) ------------ SUBSCRIPTION INFO: Subscribe to take advantage of the features described above. • Subscription length: weekly • Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase. • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase. • Your subscription will renew automatically, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription. Terms of service: https://bendingspoons.com/tos.html?app=839671656 Privacy policy: https://bendingspoons.com/privacy.html?app=839671656 We are constantly improving our apps and would love to hear your suggestions, help us develop the best app available in the store! If you have found a bug, got a suggestion, or want a new feature, email us at: stepz@bendingspoons.com

Screenshots

Steps4 screens
Stepz4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Steps at free with in-app purchases against Stepz's subscription. Stepz's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 49%) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 Stepz sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. 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 4.5 for Stepz. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19K and 33K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 49% of Steps's written reviews are positive against 75% of Stepz's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steps ships an update every 9 days, Stepz weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Steps versus Stepz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepsStepz
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (19K ratings) — better4.5 (33K ratings)
Positive reviews48.9% of reviews75.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19K33K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.115.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB60 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPumpkin Computer Co., LLCMosaic S.r.l.

Customer experience

Steps

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

Stepz

All ratings32,553 ratings
Positive87.1%
Neutral4.0%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews1,162 reviews
Positive75.1%
Neutral7.0%
Negative17.9%

User reviews

Steps

From 19K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple to use
  • 🚀 Practical and efficient
  • 👍 Good design
  • 👍 Helps with weight control and health
  • 👍 Accurate step counting

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inaccurate step/distance tracking
  • 🔍 Lacks options to customize settings
  • 💸 Too many ads, disruptive to use
  • 🔋 Steps not recorded when phone not carried
  • 🐛 Inconsistent step/distance reporting

Stepz

From 33K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Accurate step tracking
  • 👍 Easy to use interface
  • 🚀 Motivating and encouraging
  • 👍 Helpful for fitness goals
  • 👍 Integrates well with Apple Health

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent step counting
  • 🔋 Drains battery quickly
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🔍 Intrusive ads
  • 🔍 Cluttered and confusing UI changes

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

Stepz

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Steps not accurately recorded
  • Data loss and sync issues
  • Crashes and freezes on launch

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to set custom stride length
  • Improve data sync and history tracking
  • Add more detailed analytics and insights
  • Provide a one-time purchase option

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
10 purchases

Stepz

Subscriptions9
  • Weekly Prime with Free Trial7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Weekly Pro with Free Trial7 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Weekly Pro$3.997 Days
Show 6 more
  • Bundle Subscription$3.997 Days
  • Bundle Subscription7 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Weekly - Free Trial7 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Weekly Bundle - Free Trial7 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Weekly Bundle$6.997 Days
One-time1
  • Stepz PRO$0.99

Questions

Is Steps free?
Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stepz free?
Stepz is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Steps or Stepz?
Steps is rated higher. Steps averages 4.6 out of 5 from 19K ratings, while Stepz averages 4.5 from 33K ratings.
Do Steps or Stepz have ads?
Both Steps and Stepz show ads.
Which is updated more often, Steps or Stepz?
Steps ships an update every 9 days, and Stepz weekly. Most recently, Steps was updated on September 23, 2026 and Stepz on September 24, 2026.

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