Comparison

Daily Steps vs Stepwise 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

Stepwise Pedometer

This app is a modern pedometer that tracks your daily activity, including steps, calories, distance, and active time. It helps you set and achieve fitness goals with progress visualization and optional motivational messages. Integrates with Apple Watch and HealthKit for enhanced accuracy.

Highlights
  • Set fitness goals
  • Track steps, calories, distance, active time
  • Visualize progress
  • Start and track trips
  • Share activity with friends
  • Apple Watch and HealthKit integration
  • Today Widget
Features
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A powerful yet simple pedometer that tracks your activity and motivates you to achieve your fitness goals. Stepwise is a modern, fully featured pedometer with many useful features in a simple, intuitive interface: - Set your goal. - Track your steps, calories, distance, active time, speed and more. - See your progress. - Start a trip. - Share with friends. - Optional motivational messages. - Apple Watch app merges data for better accuracy. - Today Widget. - HealthKit integration. Stepwise is ad-supported. If you choose to purchase Stepwise Premium annual subscription to remove ads and export your data, payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews at the same cost unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period and account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Stepwise requires motion and location access to accurately track your activity. Stepwise privacy policy and terms of use: https://www.stepwiseapp.com/privacy https://www.stepwiseapp.com/termsofuse

Screenshots

Daily Steps4 screens
Stepwise Pedometer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Daily Steps at none against Stepwise Pedometer's shown. Daily Steps also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). Stepwise Pedometer's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 72%) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.4). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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 Stepwise Pedometer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.49 per year. 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 — 4.7 for Daily Steps against 4.7 for Stepwise Pedometer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.6K and 3.7K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of Daily Steps's written reviews are positive against 83% of Stepwise Pedometer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daily Steps ships an update every 9 days, Stepwise Pedometer every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Daily Steps versus Stepwise Pedometer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily StepsStepwise Pedometer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.6K ratings)4.7 (3.7K ratings)
Positive reviews71.6% of reviews83.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.6K3.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.414.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB21 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHarbour City Software Pty LtdProgress Concepts Limited

Customer experience

Daily Steps

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

Stepwise Pedometer

All ratings3,693 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral3.1%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews319 reviews
Positive83.4%
Neutral5.3%
Negative11.3%

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

Stepwise Pedometer

From 3.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Accurate step tracking
  • 🚀 Runs in the background without draining battery
  • 💡 Motivates users to reach daily goals
  • 👍 Easy to use and navigate
  • 👍 Integrates well with Apple Health

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional issues with syncing and data recording
  • 🔧 Some users report inaccurate step/distance tracking
  • 🔧 Complaints about recent app updates and changes

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

Stepwise Pedometer

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Steps not recording properly on some days
  • App crashes or freezes for some users

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add GPS functionality to track routes and elevation
  • Improve graphs and data visualization
  • Allow manual entry of steps for days when phone is not carried

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Daily Steps

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

Stepwise Pedometer

Subscriptions1
  • Premium$5.491 Year
One-time3
  • Nice Tip$0.99
  • Great Tip$1.99
  • Awesome Tip$4.99

Questions

Is Daily Steps free?
Daily Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stepwise Pedometer free?
Stepwise Pedometer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Daily Steps or Stepwise Pedometer?
Daily Steps and Stepwise Pedometer are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1.6K and 3.7K ratings respectively.
Do Daily Steps or Stepwise Pedometer have ads?
Stepwise Pedometer shows ads; Daily Steps does not.
Which is updated more often, Daily Steps or Stepwise Pedometer?
Daily Steps ships an update every 9 days, and Stepwise Pedometer every 2 months. Most recently, Daily Steps was updated on September 23, 2026 and Stepwise Pedometer on September 23, 2026.

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