Comparison

Step It Up vs Orbit

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Step It Up

This app tracks your daily steps, distance, stairs climbed, and active calories burned. It offers insights into your progress over time and allows for customization. Compatible with iPhone and Apple Watch, it provides a privacy-first approach to monitoring your activity.

Highlights
  • Track daily steps, distance, and stairs
  • Monitor active calories burned
  • View trends and insights for progress
  • Set daily step goals and track exercise minutes
  • Syncs with Apple Watch and Watch face complications
  • Home Screen Widgets for quick activity glance
Features
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Track Your Steps, Distance, and Workouts — Right from Your iPhone or Watch. Step It Up helps you stay active and motivated by tracking your steps, distance walked or run, flights of stairs climbed, workouts, active calories burned, and more. Built for iPhone and Apple Watch, it's a sleek and privacy-first way to stay on top of your daily movement. That big orange ring on your Home screen isn't just decoration — it's your whole day. Steps, miles, floors, and how close you are to today's goal, updated in real time. Hit it, and Step It Up tells you so. Step It Up also checks the weather so you don't have to. It'll nudge you toward the best window to get outside, and tell you why — so you're never guessing whether it's worth lacing up. Step It Up isn't just about daily numbers — it's about progress over time. With built-in trends and insights, you can see your weekly average, how many days you hit your goal, and whether you're trending up or down over the last month, so you can build habits that actually stick. Running, cycling, walking — Step It Up records your workouts properly: pace, heart rate, calories, and distance live, with a clean history you can view as a list or on a map. Not sure what your step goal is or how this week compares to last? Just ask. Step It Up's built-in AI answers in plain language, right where you're already looking. Features: • View your daily steps, distance, flights climbed, and steps from the past hour. • Get a weather-smart nudge for the best time to walk. • Set a daily step goal and track your weekly exercise minutes. • Adaptive Step Goal that changes based on your activity, so you're always ready for a challenge or to take a break. • Record workouts — running, cycling, and walking — with live pace, heart rate, and calories. • Explore Insights and Trends to see how your fitness has changed over time. • Check your full History to review previous days' data. • Ask Step It Up's about your stats, goals, and more with built-in support for Apple Intelligence. • Built-in coach powered by Apple Intelligence to give you motivation as you go through your day. • Add Home Screen Widgets in a variety of sizes to quickly glance at your activity. • Syncs with Apple Watch, including support for Watch face complications so your data is always at a glance away. • Integration with Apple Weather so you always know when the weather is best to beat your goal. • Integration with Apple Music so you can have your playlist ready for your next workout. • Workout tracker with your step goal always visible so you can see how far you are from your goals. • Ability to upload your workouts to Strava. Step It Up is yours for good — one price, no subscription. Buy it once and get every feature, every update. Thank you for checking out Step It Up — I hope it helps you move a little more each day. — Casey

About

Orbit

Features
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Stop counting laps in your head. Orbit is the ultimate hands-free automatic lap tracker designed to track your walks, runs, and workouts—both on indoor gym tracks and outdoor paths. Using advanced sensor fusion and GPS routing, Orbit detects whenever you complete a loop, allowing you to focus entirely on your pace. WHY USE ORBIT? • Hands-Free Lap Counting: No screen tapping or button pressing required. Just start your workout, pocket your device, and let Orbit count every lap. • Indoor & Outdoor Precision: Seamlessly toggle between Indoor Mode (using motion sensors, pedometer calibration, and optional BLE beacons) and Outdoor Mode (using high-accuracy GPS). • Live Interactive Maps: See your exact walking or running route on a live map, including satellite overlays, start-line calibration, and nearby points of interest (POIs). • Voice Announcements: Stay in the zone with real-time audio cues telling you your lap count, split times, and overall pace. • Smart Calorie Burn: Uses scientific MET (Metabolic Equivalent) pace tracking and your body profile to estimate calorie burn, complete with fun food equivalents. • Personal Records & Analytics: View your historical workouts, track your fastest laps, longest duration, and celebrate milestones with a personal records trophy shelf. • Privacy First: No account creation or internet connection required. All workout logs and GPS paths are stored securely on your device. ---------------------------------------------- ORBIT PRO SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Upgrade to Orbit Pro to unlock the full potential of your training: • Unlimited laps for both indoor and outdoor workouts (Free tier is limited to 3 laps). • Access to live GPS workout maps. • Premium analytics, history details, and native file exports (CSV/GPX). Orbit Pro is available as a Monthly ($4.99/mo) or Annual ($29.99/yr) auto-renewable subscription. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after purchase. ---------------------------------------------- REQUIRED SAFETY & HARDWARE DISCLOSURES • Location Services: This app uses GPS location services to track outdoor runs and calculate lap boundaries. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. • Sensor Usage: Indoor tracking relies on your device’s motion sensors (pedometer/accelerometer) and Bluetooth (for optional BLE beacon track integration). • Health/Fitness: Calorie estimations are calculated using standard metabolic equivalents based on the weight you enter. Consult a physician before beginning any new exercise regimen. Privacy Policy: https://senthilmkm.github.io/lap-counter/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://senthilmkm.github.io/lap-counter/terms.html Support: https://senthilmkm.github.io/lap-counter/support.html

Screenshots

Step It Up4 screens
Orbit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Step It Up at monthly against Orbit's every 2 months. 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. Step It Up sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Orbit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Step It Up ships an update monthly, Orbit every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Step It Up versus Orbit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStep It UpOrbit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (823 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews28.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings823 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBean's Bytes, LLCSENTHIL KUMAR KANNAN

Bugs and requests

Step It Up

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashing or disappearing from Apple Watch
  • Incorrect distance and calorie tracking
  • Inability to set or save user preferences

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to track weight and other fitness metrics
  • Competitive features like challenges with friends
  • More customization options for step goals and reminders

Orbit

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Step It Up

One-time1
  • Step It Up Plus$4.99
2 purchases

Orbit

Subscriptions2
  • Orbit Pro Monthly14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Orbit Pro Yearly14 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Step It Up free?
Step It Up is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Step It Up or Orbit have ads?
Neither Step It Up nor Orbit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Step It Up or Orbit?
Step It Up ships an update monthly, and Orbit every 2 months. Most recently, Step It Up was updated on October 7, 2026 and Orbit on September 30, 2026.

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