Comparison

Gait vs Live Steps

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

Head to head
About

Gait

This app tracks your daily steps, distance walked, average pace, and floors ascended/descended. It prioritizes privacy and utilizes the M7 co-processor on iPhones for efficient activity monitoring. Simply pull down to refresh your step count.

Highlights
  • Step counting
  • Distance tracking
  • Average pace calculation
  • Floors ascended/descended
  • Privacy-focused design
  • M7 co-processor utilization
Features
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Gait counts your steps on your iPhone. That is the whole idea. ONE SOURCE, ONE NUMBER Most step counters merge readings from your iPhone, your Apple Watch and Health, then show a total that matches none of them. Gait reads the motion sensor in your iPhone and nothing else. One number, nothing to reconcile. NO HEALTH PERMISSION. NO ACCOUNT. NO ADS. Gait never asks for access to Health, because it never needs it. There is no sign-up and no cloud. Your steps stay on your phone. TODAY AT A GLANCE A trail of footprints fills as you walk, and the arc at the end of it is your goal. Underneath: distance, walking speed, cadence and floors climbed, live from the same sensor. A GOAL THAT FITS Choose 5,000, 8,000, 10,000 or 12,000 steps. The trail redraws to match. Built for iPhone and iPad, in light and dark. Gait is free and always has been. If it earns a place on your home screen there is a tip jar, and that is the only thing it will ever ask you for. WANT TO KNOW HOW YOU WALK, NOT JUST HOW MUCH? Gait Pro adds your full history and the eight walking measurements Apple Health records, including walking speed, step length, walking asymmetry and walking steadiness.

About

Live Steps

Features
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Live Steps keeps your daily steps visible everywhere that matters. Track your step count from Apple Health in a focused iPhone app, a Home Screen widget, and a Live Activity with Dynamic Island support. Features: - Daily step count from Apple Health - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets - Live Activity with Dynamic Island - Adjustable daily goal - Session view for live walks - Dark mode support Live Steps reads your step count locally from Apple Health after you grant permission. No account is required.

Screenshots

Gait4 screens
Live Steps3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Live Steps at none against Gait's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Gait sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Live Steps asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Gait versus Live Steps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGaitLive Steps
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKai KunzeSTEFANO STRAUS

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Gait

One-time1
  • Coffee$1.99
None

Live Steps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gait free?
Gait is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Live Steps free?
Live Steps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gait or Live Steps have ads?
Neither Gait nor Live Steps shows ads.

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