Comparison

Daily Steps vs Steps Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Daily Steps

Effortlessly track your daily steps, distance, and calories burned with a clean, intuitive interface. Set personal goals, view progress with helpful widgets, and receive walking tips to stay motivated. Integrates seamlessly with HealthKit for a comprehensive overview of your activity.

Highlights
  • Step counting
  • Activity tracking (distance, flights climbed, energy burnt)
  • Daily step targets
  • Progress visualization
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Apple Watch complications
  • Walking tips
Features
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"This is an excellent idea, turns all the [health data] into a simple, easy to read summary." "Very clean and simple pedometer. Walking tips in app are well picked!" "Nothing is needed. Just download and open. Just awesome. Accurately track the steps. Cheers." Daily Steps brings elegant step counting to your iPhone and Apple Watch. Taking advantage of HealthKit, Daily Steps makes it easy as can be to keep on top of your step count! Features: • Clean and simple interface with no setup required. Just download and go. • Set a daily target and watch your progress fill throughout the day. • Track steps, distance moved, flights climbed, and energy burnt. • Widgets on iOS (Home and Lock Screen). • Complications on Apple Watch. • Targets and tips for meeting your daily step count goal. Is something missing? Got an idea? We're always looking for feedback or new ideas. Feel free to get in touch via the "Contact" button in the app. We'd love to chat! --- Daily Steps contains an optional yearly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. Subscriptions and trials renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours prior to expiry of the current period. To turn off auto-renew, and/or to manage your subscription, visit your iTunes/App Store account settings. Privacy policy: https://harbourcitysoftware.com.au/dailysteps/privacy Terms:https://harbourcitysoftware.com.au/dailysteps/terms --- Daily Steps respects your privacy. Potentially sensitive information such as data read from or written to HealthKit doesn't leave your device.

About

Steps Tracker

This app helps you track your daily steps, analyze your progress through calories, distance, and time, and monitor your weight loss journey. It also offers weather predictions and GPS services for outdoor walks, with optional friend tracking for safety.

Highlights
  • Step tracking
  • Calorie analysis
  • Distance and time tracking
  • BMI calculation
  • Weight loss goals
  • Weather prediction
  • GPS tracking
  • Friend tracking notifications
Features
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Introducing the best walking app specially designed for weight loss! Set your own goals, track your exercise and check your progress everyday. Count your daily steps and analyse them through calories, distance and time. ¯ Check your BMI in the app and set your goal to lose weight faster. You can get the weather prediction and GPS services if you want to go out for the walk and you can also send notification to your friends and they can track you! So, tie up your shoes and start walking to get back in shape with best walking app ever! Subscription Details: • Auto-renewal (Yearly $39.99 and Monthly $9.99 and Weekly $4.99 with 3 day free trial) • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can turn of the auto-renew subscription from iPhone setting • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Walking app adds the great features above and are available through an auto-renewing subscription. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of your current subscription, and you can cancel a subscription during the active period. You can manage your subscription at any time, either by viewing your account in iTunes from your Mac or PC, or Account Settings on your device after purchase. • Privacy Policy: http://walkingappfree.com/privacy-policy.html • Terms of use: http://walkingappfree.com/terms-of-use.html

Screenshots

Daily Steps4 screens
Steps Tracker3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Daily Steps at freemium against Steps Tracker's subscription. Daily Steps also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4). Steps Tracker's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.4). On price, review sentiment, 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. Daily Steps sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Steps Tracker sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Daily Steps holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.6K and 2.3K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Daily Steps's written reviews are positive against 69% of Steps Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daily Steps ships an update every 9 days, Steps Tracker weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Daily Steps versus Steps Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily StepsSteps Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better4.4 (2.3K ratings)
Positive reviews71.6% of reviews — better69.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1.6K2.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHarbour City Software Pty LtdTop Fun Apps LLC

Customer experience

Daily Steps

All ratings1,633 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral3.9%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive71.6%
Neutral3.0%
Negative25.4%

Steps Tracker

All ratings2,307 ratings
Positive84.7%
Neutral6.3%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews202 reviews
Positive69.3%
Neutral6.4%
Negative24.3%

User reviews

Daily Steps

From 1.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and effective
  • 👍 Accurate step tracking
  • 👍 Great for daily walking
  • 👍 Integrates well with Apple Watch
  • 👍 Motivating and encouraging

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Steps not recorded accurately
  • 🐛 App crashes or freezes
  • 🐛 Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • 🔍 Lack of customization options
  • 🔍 Limited features beyond step tracking

Steps Tracker

From 2.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Accurate tracking
  • 💪 Motivates activity
  • 📊 Provides useful stats

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • 💰 Aggressive upselling
  • 🔍 Difficult data entry
  • 🔌 Inconsistent performance

Bugs and requests

Daily Steps

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Steps not recorded during use
  • Syncing issues between iPhone and Apple Watch
  • Inaccurate step count data

Requested features

5 requests
  • Display distance in miles/kilometers
  • Add goal setting and progress tracking
  • Provide more detailed analytics and history
  • Implement Apple Watch app and complications
  • Improve widget functionality

Steps Tracker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App not opening or loading
  • Incorrect distance and calorie tracking
  • Profile settings not saving properly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to track daily/weekly progress
  • Option to switch between metric and imperial units
  • More customization options for goals and tracking

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Daily Steps

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$5.991 Year
5 purchases

Steps Tracker

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Walking tracker monthly pack3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Walking tracker weekly pack3 Days trial$9.997 Days
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  • Walking tracker yearly pack3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Walking tracker Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Daily Steps free?
Daily Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Steps Tracker free?
Steps Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Daily Steps or Steps Tracker?
Daily Steps is rated higher. Daily Steps averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while Steps Tracker averages 4.4 from 2.3K ratings.
Do Daily Steps or Steps Tracker have ads?
Neither Daily Steps nor Steps Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Daily Steps or Steps Tracker?
Daily Steps ships an update every 9 days, and Steps Tracker weekly. Most recently, Daily Steps was updated on September 23, 2026 and Steps Tracker on September 22, 2026.

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