Comparison

Steps+ vs Pedometer α

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

Head to head
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

About

Pedometer α

This application functions as a free and simple step counter, ideal for tracking walking and supporting diet goals. It automatically records your steps, calories burned, distance, and walking time, displaying this data in easily viewable graphs. Customize the app's appearance with themes and ensure accurate tracking by inputting personal details.

Highlights
  • Step counting
  • Calorie tracking
  • Distance measurement
  • Walking time and speed
  • Historical data graphs
  • Customizable themes
Features
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A free, easy-to-use Pedometer app! Perfect for walking and dieting! "Pedometer" records the number of steps you have walked and displays them again along with the number of calories that you have burned, distance, walking time and speed per hour. It is easy to use. Simply carry around your smartphone as you normally would. Of course, it will continue to automatically record your steps even if you put it in your pocket or bag. You can view a graph with the number of steps you have walked and all other information anytime. Let's enjoy walking with this app! How to use - Touch on the number of steps, burned calories, distance, walking time, or speed to display the graph with that information. - Touch the graph to highlight information data for a specific time or date. - Swipe to the left to see the data recorded until the previous day. - If you want to change the look of the app, change the theme. - In order to display the correct number of burned calories, please enter your age, gender, weight and step length accurately. - In order to display the correct distance and speed, please enter your step length accurately. Pedometer recommended for the following people - If you want to check your step count. - If you want to try using a pedometer. - If you want to go on a diet. - If you go on walks or strolls. - If you go jogging. - If you want to use a popular pedometer. - If you want to post the pedometer screen to social media. - If you walk a lot for your job. - If you want an easy-to-use pedometer. - If you want to walk more. - If you want to form a habit of walking. - If you feel out of shape. - If you want to use a pedometer with a theme that you like. - If you want to use your smartphone instead of carrying around a handheld pedometer.

Screenshots

Steps+4 screens
Pedometer α4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pedometer α at none against Steps+'s 5. Pedometer α also leads on ratings volume (170K vs 1.3K) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Pedometer α asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Steps+ against 4.9 for Pedometer α. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pedometer α has 170K ratings behind it against 1.3K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Steps+'s written reviews are positive against 86% of Pedometer α's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steps+ ships an update every 2 weeks, Pedometer α weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Steps+ versus Pedometer α: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteps+Pedometer α
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.3K ratings)4.9 (170K ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.8% of reviews86.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.3K170K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKenneth AckersonITO Technologies, Inc.

Customer experience

Steps+

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

Pedometer α

All ratings169,919 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews1,672 reviews
Positive86.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative10.0%

User reviews

Steps+

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Accurate step tracking
  • 💡 Helpful for weight loss journey
  • 🚀 Simple and efficient app
  • 👍 Motivating and encouraging
  • 👍 Easy to use and understand

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inaccurate step counting
  • 🐛 Steps count changes over time
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns (random texts)
  • 🐛 Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Pedometer α

From 170K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Accurate step tracking
  • 👍 Motivates users to walk more
  • 👍 Provides daily/weekly/monthly stats
  • 👍 Simple and straightforward interface

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent step/distance tracking
  • 🐛 Stops recording prematurely
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🔍 Lacks customization options

Bugs and 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

Pedometer α

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Fails to enable required permissions
  • Displays incorrect step/distance data
  • Loses historical data when reinstalled

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to track stairs/floors climbed
  • Provide yearly step/distance history
  • Allow editing of recorded data
  • Integrate with fitness apps/devices

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
None

Pedometer α

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Steps+ free?
Steps+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pedometer α free?
Pedometer α is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Steps+ or Pedometer α?
Pedometer α is rated higher. Steps+ averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Pedometer α averages 4.9 from 170K ratings.
Do Steps+ or Pedometer α have ads?
Both Steps+ and Pedometer α show ads.
Which is updated more often, Steps+ or Pedometer α?
Steps+ ships an update every 2 weeks, and Pedometer α weekly. Most recently, Steps+ was updated on September 20, 2026 and Pedometer α on September 24, 2026.

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