Comparison

Gait vs Pacewall

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

Pacewall

Features
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Pacewall shows you your steps — clear, motivating, and without the clutter. Pick your goal: set a fixed daily target, or let Pacewall calculate it for you. With an active monthly or yearly goal, the app automatically adjusts your daily target based on your progress so far — recalculated fresh every day. STEPS AT A GLANCE • A big, easy-to-read progress ring • Distance and calories in one view • Current streak: how many days in a row have you hit your goal? A HISTORY THAT MOTIVATES • Week, month, and year views • Calendar heatmap for the month • Trend compared to the previous period • Best days, with the date FLEXIBLE GOALS • Set your own daily goal • Or set a monthly or yearly goal — Pacewall works out a dynamic daily suggestion for you • You decide, consciously, whether to adopt the suggestion WIDGETS • Home Screen: small and medium • Lock Screen: circular, rectangular, and inline text REMINDERS THAT MAKE SENSE • An evening nudge if today's goal isn't reached yet • With a dynamic goal: a morning heads-up with today's suggested step target • An instant congratulations the moment you hit your goal YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Pacewall reads your data from Health and processes everything directly on your device. Nothing is ever sent to a server or a third party. No account required, no tracking, no ads. Pacewall is built for anyone who wants to keep an eye on their daily movement — without distraction, without complexity. Just you and your steps.

Screenshots

Gait4 screens
Pacewall3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pacewall at none against Gait's 1. On price, update cadence, ads 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. Gait sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pacewall asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gait ships an update every 6 days, Pacewall weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Gait

One-time1
  • Coffee$1.99
None

Pacewall

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gait free?
Gait is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pacewall free?
Pacewall is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gait or Pacewall have ads?
Neither Gait nor Pacewall shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gait or Pacewall?
Gait ships an update every 6 days, and Pacewall weekly. Most recently, Gait was updated on October 9, 2026 and Pacewall on October 11, 2026.

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