Steps+ vs Pedometer Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Pedometer Plus
Track your daily steps with a simple and elegant pedometer designed for iPhone and Apple Watch. This app prioritizes your privacy by not collecting any personal data.
- Step tracking
- iPhone compatibility
- Apple Watch compatibility
- Widget support
- Complication support
- Privacy-focused
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A simple and beautiful pedometer for iPhone and Apple Watch. This application does not collect personal data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Steps+ at Free against Pedometer Plus's $0.49. Steps+ also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 52%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). Pedometer Plus's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume 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
Steps+ is free to download; Pedometer Plus costs $0.49 up front. Steps+ sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Pedometer Plus asks for nothing beyond the download.
Steps+ holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.3K and 922 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Steps+'s written reviews are positive against 52% of Pedometer Plus's.
Steps+ ships an update every 2 weeks, Pedometer Plus every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Steps+ | Pedometer Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.49 |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better | 4.6 (922 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.8% of reviews — better | 51.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 922 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #153 — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kenneth Ackerson | Martin Roeder |
Customer experience
Steps+
Pedometer Plus
User reviews
Steps+
From 1.3K App Store ratingsWhat 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 Plus
From 922 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Simple and nice app
- 🚀 Straightforward pedometer
- 🚀 Good watch complication
- 👍 Minimalistic design
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inaccurate step counting
- 🐛 Sync issues between phone and watch
- 🐛 App stopped working after updates
- 🐛 Inconsistent data across platforms
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 Plus
Reported bugs
3 issues- Discrepancy between phone and watch step counts
- App stops updating after certain updates
- Incompatibility with newer devices/OS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Add color customization options
- Provide more detailed weekly/monthly stats
- Allow adjusting step goals
- Improve Apple Watch complication
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
Pedometer Plus
No in-app purchases
