Step Counter free vs Steps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Step Counter free
Track your daily steps and distance traveled with this pedometer. It displays your progress over the last seven days and is designed to be energy-saving by utilizing the device's built-in M7 chip.
- Tracks daily steps
- Displays last seven days' steps
- Shows distance traveled
- Energy-saving design
- Utilizes M7 chip data
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** only for the iphone 5s ** *** does not work on older devices *** With this pedometer you can see exactly how many steps you have walked a day. The pedometer also shows them the steps of the last seven days and the distance traveled. For their health, they should each day to cover 10.000 steps. For a better overview, show them bar the progress of the last seven days. Energy-saving: Since the app reads the data of the in its built-M7 chip, they do not need to run in the background the app. This conserves its battery.
Steps
Track your daily step count and stay motivated to reach your fitness goals. This app offers a simple way to monitor progress with customizable goals and visual celebrations upon achievement. Enjoy a lightweight and user-friendly experience with customizable display options.
- Daily step counting
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Customizable step goal
- Visual goal achievement celebration
- Light and Dark modes
- Small app size
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Achieve your 10,000 steps goal with Steps! Add the widget to your Lock Screen or Home Screen for daily motivation. When you hit 10,000 steps, the app turns green to celebrate your success. Strive for green every day to stay active and healthy. You can edit the goal if you want too. Steps is a simple app, and at less than 2MB, it's smaller than even just 1 photo on your iPhone. Enjoy both Light and Dark modes for the app and widget.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Steps at 4.7 against Step Counter free's 3.0. Steps also leads on ratings volume (5.5K vs 4) and review sentiment (80% vs 67%). Step Counter free's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 16.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Steps holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Steps has 5.5K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Step Counter free's written reviews are positive against 80% of Steps's.
| Parameter | Step Counter free | Steps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 4.7 (5.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 80.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 5.5K — better |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Moritz Berger | Dasmer Singh |
Customer experience
Step Counter free
Steps
Bugs and requests
Step Counter free
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Steps
Reported bugs
2 issues- Steps not syncing correctly
- App changes step totals retrospectively
Requested features
3 requests- Add distance and pace tracking
- Allow customization of step goal
- Extend historical data view beyond one week
In-app purchases
Step Counter free
No in-app purchases
Steps
No in-app purchases
