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+
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.
- Step and calorie tracking
- Apple Watch integration
- Daily goal setting
- Progress charts
- Health app integration
- Data export
- Customizable themes
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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
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | Step Counter free | Steps+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 79.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 1.3K — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Moritz Berger | Kenneth Ackerson |
Customer experience
Step Counter free
Steps+
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
Step Counter free
No in-app purchases
Steps+
- Month of Full Version$3.991 Month
- Year of Full Version$19.991 Year
- Tip$1.99
- Huge tip$4.99
- Gigantic Tip$9.99








