Comparison

Step Counter free vs ActivityTracker Pedometer

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

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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

ActivityTracker Pedometer

Effortlessly track your daily steps, active calories, distance, and more using just your iPhone or Apple Watch. Set personal goals, view hourly and daily progress, and stay motivated to increase your activity for a healthier lifestyle. Offers workout tracking with GPS and detailed activity maps.

Highlights
  • Track steps, calories, distance, active time, floors climbed
  • Hourly activity breakdown
  • Daily, weekly, and yearly trend graphs
  • Workout tracking with GPS
  • Route mapping and detailed activity stats
  • Apple Watch and Health app integration
Features
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Become your Best Self! Track your daily activity effortlessly — no fitness gadget, no battery drain, and complete privacy. "The interface is clean and clear and will help you set achievable goals for fitness" — MacWorld - bit.ly/MacWorldTop ActivityTracker keeps track of your steps, active calories, distance, active time, and flights of stairs climbed, just by carrying your iPhone or Apple Watch — which you already do. Research shows that simply being more active can make you healthier. Not everyone wants a vigorous exercise routine, so just increasing your daily activity can help you get in better shape. ActivityTracker automatically quantifies your daily and weekly activity and motivates you to be more active — completely free! General Features • Track your Steps, Active Calories, Distance, Active Time, and Floors Climbed; • Monitor what's most important to you: Steps, Calories, or Distance (PRO version); • Track your activity hour-by-hour in the Hourly view. Details such as steps, calories, distance, active time, and floors are shown per hour; • Set individual Targets for: Steps, Calories, and Distance (PRO version); • Today overview graph in Trends, with progress for the current day vs last days; • This Week overview graph in Trends, with progress for the current week vs last; • See the big picture with the Years summary in the Trends view; • See details per hour for any day by long tapping on that day in the Details view; • Long tapping on any Week/Month in Details, will get you to the first day of that interval; • Since not all days are the same, you will set a Weekly Target that we will also break down to a Daily Target; • Customize the interface with one of the seven Accent Colors (from which three are free); • Import/export feature to save your data or move it to another device (PRO version); • Week Overview to review your last week's progress at a glance (PRO version); • Fireworks & Confetti animations for reaching your targets (PRO version); • Easily share your daily stats with friends. Activities • New Activities feature to track your workouts with GPS! • Track activities such as Walking, Running, Cycling, and Hiking in great detail; • View a map overview of your routes, plus detailed stats such as Splits, Elevation, Speed, and more; • Monitor metrics such as Heart Rate (requires Apple Watch) and Weather conditions (PRO version); • [New] Edit your activities and explore your entire route in greater detail • Easily share your activity route & stats with friends. Apple Watch & Health • [New] Record activities with GPS route from your Watch! • [New] Sync between Watch and iPhone activities • Sync steps between your iPhone, Apple Watch and Health app (PRO version); • Real-time stats updates; • Import your historical data from Apple Health so you can have a complete overview of your activity from day one; • Awesome Apple Watch app with: today's overview, hour-by-hour stats & last 7 days! • Independent Watch app for watchOS 10+ with settings; • Multiple watchOS 10+ Complications for at a glance stats on your Watch (PRO version). iOS Integration • Live activities with your workout details; • [New] Siri with App Intents integration; • New zoom transition for iOS 18; • Beautiful Lock Screen Widgets, with graphs for Hours & Days; • In-App Events. Get engaged by participating in our monthly challenges; • Awesome Today widgets with customizable statistics and colors; • Progress notifications for target reached and target half-reached (PRO version); • Daily & Weekly notifications, that can easily be disabled in Settings; • App badge that shows the steps taken directly on the app icon; • Dark mode • iMessage app https://activitytracker.app/terms-of-service.html

Screenshots

Step Counter free1 screens
ActivityTracker Pedometer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ActivityTracker Pedometer at 4.8 against Step Counter free's 3.0. ActivityTracker Pedometer also leads on review sentiment (97% vs 67%) and ratings volume (102K vs 4). Step Counter free's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) 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. ActivityTracker Pedometer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Step Counter free asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ActivityTracker Pedometer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ActivityTracker Pedometer has 102K 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 97% of ActivityTracker Pedometer's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Step Counter free versus ActivityTracker Pedometer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStep Counter freeActivityTracker Pedometer
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings)4.8 (102K ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews97.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4102K — better
Update frequency—Every 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS7.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMoritz BergerBits&Coffee

Customer experience

Step Counter free

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

ActivityTracker Pedometer

All ratings101,655 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral2.7%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews2,926 reviews
Positive97.3%
Neutral0.8%
Negative1.9%

Bugs and requests

Step Counter free

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

ActivityTracker Pedometer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Steps not updating in real-time
  • App crashes on certain devices
  • Complications not working on newer Apple Watch faces

Requested features

3 requests
  • Monthly/annual step/distance summary
  • Manual data entry option
  • More customization options

In-app purchases

None

Step Counter free

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

ActivityTracker Pedometer

Subscriptions2
  • ActivityTracker PRO$4.991 Month
  • ActivityTracker PRO7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Step Counter free free?
Step Counter free is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ActivityTracker Pedometer free?
ActivityTracker Pedometer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Step Counter free or ActivityTracker Pedometer?
ActivityTracker Pedometer is rated higher. Step Counter free averages 3.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while ActivityTracker Pedometer averages 4.8 from 102K ratings.
Do Step Counter free or ActivityTracker Pedometer have ads?
ActivityTracker Pedometer shows ads; Step Counter free does not.

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