Comparison

Daily Steps vs Steps Widgets (Pedometer)

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 Widgets (Pedometer)

Visualize your daily activity directly on your home screen with customizable widgets. This app uses your iPhone's built-in sensors to display steps, distance, and personal bests. Track your progress across various time periods and personalize your experience with different themes.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets
  • Steps and distance tracking
  • Personal best tracking
  • Multiple measurement units
  • Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly tracking
  • Customizable themes
Features
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Did you know your iPhone is already tracking the distance you travel every day using its built-in motion sensors? (Your Apple Watch does too!) All of this data is automatically and privatly stored in the Apple Health app. Steps Widgets takes that information and transforms it into beautiful, customizable widgets — bringing your daily activity, from walking to running, right to your home screen. And the best part? You can even track your personal bests across different time periods! Key Features ◆ Works without location data ◆ Multiple measurement units: steps, meters, kilometers, yards, miles ◆ Daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly tracking ◆ Multiple home screen widgets, each with its own configuration ◆ Automatic dark and tinted mode adaptation Unlock More with a One-Time Purchase ◆ Track your top records ◆ Customizable themes ◆ Highlight extreme values with colors ◆ Add average values and trend lines ◆ Slimmer borders, larger content ◆ …and much more!

Screenshots

Daily Steps4 screens
Steps Widgets (Pedometer)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Daily Steps at every 9 days against Steps Widgets (Pedometer)'s every 5 weeks. Daily Steps also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 129). Steps Widgets (Pedometer)'s advantage is review sentiment (84% vs 72%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Widgets (Pedometer) sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. 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 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Daily Steps has 1.6K ratings behind it against 129, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 72% of Daily Steps's written reviews are positive against 84% of Steps Widgets (Pedometer)'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daily Steps ships an update every 9 days, Steps Widgets (Pedometer) every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Daily Steps versus Steps Widgets (Pedometer): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily StepsSteps Widgets (Pedometer)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better4.5 (129 ratings)
Positive reviews71.6% of reviews83.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.6K — better129
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHarbour City Software Pty LtdKhashayar Abryoghani

Customer experience

Daily Steps

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

Steps Widgets (Pedometer)

All ratings129 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral1.6%
Negative10.9%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive83.9%
Neutral6.5%
Negative9.7%

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 Widgets (Pedometer)

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Daily Steps

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

Steps Widgets (Pedometer)

One-time2
  • Full Version$1.99
  • Full Version$2.99

Questions

Is Daily Steps free?
Daily Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Steps Widgets (Pedometer) free?
Steps Widgets (Pedometer) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Daily Steps or Steps Widgets (Pedometer)?
Daily Steps is rated higher. Daily Steps averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while Steps Widgets (Pedometer) averages 4.5 from 129 ratings.
Do Daily Steps or Steps Widgets (Pedometer) have ads?
Neither Daily Steps nor Steps Widgets (Pedometer) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Daily Steps or Steps Widgets (Pedometer)?
Daily Steps ships an update every 9 days, and Steps Widgets (Pedometer) every 5 weeks. Most recently, Daily Steps was updated on September 23, 2026 and Steps Widgets (Pedometer) on September 18, 2026.

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