Comparison

Step Counter free vs Steps+

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Tracks daily steps
  • Displays last seven days' steps
  • Shows distance traveled
  • Energy-saving design
  • Utilizes M7 chip data
Features
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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.

About

Steps+

This app efficiently tracks your daily steps, calories, and distance using your iPhone's built-in sensors. It integrates with Apple Watch and the Health app to provide a comprehensive view of your activity. Set daily goals, view progress charts, and receive notifications upon reaching them.

Highlights
  • Step and calorie tracking
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Daily goal setting
  • Progress charts
  • Health app integration
  • Data export
  • Customizable themes
Features
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Steps+ uses the step counting functionality of your iPhone without draining your iPhone battery. Steps+ is the best and most efficient and smart pedometer app for iOS! With Steps+, you can track step counts daily and for the past week, as well as many other data points such as calorie, distance, and floors (on supported devices). You also can merge your Apple Watch steps so you get credit for all your steps whether or not you are carrying your phone! Also, Steps+ allows you set a daily goal of either amount of steps or calories. You're then shown how you progressed toward your goal on any given day, or the current week. Steps+ allows you to get notifications for when you reach your goal. In addition, you can view your step data in a nice chart that shows the last week's worth of steps. Steps+ also integrates with the Health application and allows you to bring in your step history, so you don't have to worry about not having access to your total step history. Additional features: - Today widget for quick access to today's stats - Share any day's data by tapping on a day. - View the hourly stats for the past week. In addition, all days you can view the hourly stats on, you always will be able to forever. - You can choose to automatically remove saved days after 30 or 90 days. - Data export. (Export your step, calorie, and distance data to a CSV) - Themes! For more information on the Terms of Use for Steps+: http://thepearapps.com/stepsterms.html

Screenshots

Step Counter free1 screens
Steps+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Steps+ at 4.8 against Step Counter free's 2.3. Steps+ also leads on ratings volume (1.3K vs 3) and review sentiment (80% vs 67%). Step Counter free's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Steps+ sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Step Counter free asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Steps+ holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Steps+ has 1.3K ratings behind it against 3, 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.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Step Counter free versus Steps+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStep Counter freeSteps+
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings)4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews79.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings31.3K — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS7.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMoritz BergerKenneth Ackerson

Customer experience

Step Counter free

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Steps+

All ratings1,336 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral1.4%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews277 reviews
Positive79.8%
Neutral5.8%
Negative14.4%

Bugs and requests

Step Counter free

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Steps+

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Steps count increases even when not moving
  • App crashes after iOS 16.11 update
  • Incorrect floor counting
  • Issues with syncing data from Apple Health

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add Arabic language support
  • Allow customization of stride length
  • Provide more granular achievement goals
  • Integrate with Apple Watch and HealthKit
  • Add ability to clear step history

In-app purchases

None

Step Counter free

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Steps+

Subscriptions2
  • Month of Full Version$3.991 Month
  • Year of Full Version$19.991 Year
One-time3
  • Tip$1.99
  • Huge tip$4.99
  • Gigantic Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Step Counter free free?
Step Counter free is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Steps+ free?
Steps+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Step Counter free or Steps+?
Steps+ is rated higher. Step Counter free averages 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Steps+ averages 4.8 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Step Counter free or Steps+ have ads?
Steps+ shows ads; Step Counter free does not.

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