Comparison

Steps+ vs Stepwise Pedometer

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

Stepwise Pedometer

This app is a modern pedometer that tracks your daily activity, including steps, calories, distance, and active time. It helps you set and achieve fitness goals with progress visualization and optional motivational messages. Integrates with Apple Watch and HealthKit for enhanced accuracy.

Highlights
  • Set fitness goals
  • Track steps, calories, distance, active time
  • Visualize progress
  • Start and track trips
  • Share activity with friends
  • Apple Watch and HealthKit integration
  • Today Widget
Features
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A powerful yet simple pedometer that tracks your activity and motivates you to achieve your fitness goals. Stepwise is a modern, fully featured pedometer with many useful features in a simple, intuitive interface: - Set your goal. - Track your steps, calories, distance, active time, speed and more. - See your progress. - Start a trip. - Share with friends. - Optional motivational messages. - Apple Watch app merges data for better accuracy. - Today Widget. - HealthKit integration. Stepwise is ad-supported. If you choose to purchase Stepwise Premium annual subscription to remove ads and export your data, payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews at the same cost unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period and account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Stepwise requires motion and location access to accurately track your activity. Stepwise privacy policy and terms of use: https://www.stepwiseapp.com/privacy https://www.stepwiseapp.com/termsofuse

Screenshots

Steps+4 screens
Stepwise Pedometer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Steps+ at every 2 weeks against Stepwise Pedometer's every 2 months. Stepwise Pedometer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Steps+ sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Stepwise Pedometer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.49 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Steps+ against 4.7 for Stepwise Pedometer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.3K and 3.7K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Steps+'s written reviews are positive against 83% of Stepwise Pedometer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steps+ ships an update every 2 weeks, Stepwise Pedometer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Steps+ versus Stepwise Pedometer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteps+Stepwise Pedometer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better4.7 (3.7K ratings)
Positive reviews79.8% of reviews83.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.3K3.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB21 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKenneth AckersonProgress Concepts Limited

Customer experience

Steps+

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

Stepwise Pedometer

All ratings3,693 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral3.1%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews319 reviews
Positive83.4%
Neutral5.3%
Negative11.3%

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

Stepwise Pedometer

From 3.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Accurate step tracking
  • 🚀 Runs in the background without draining battery
  • 💡 Motivates users to reach daily goals
  • 👍 Easy to use and navigate
  • 👍 Integrates well with Apple Health

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional issues with syncing and data recording
  • 🔧 Some users report inaccurate step/distance tracking
  • 🔧 Complaints about recent app updates and changes

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

Stepwise Pedometer

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Steps not recording properly on some days
  • App crashes or freezes for some users

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add GPS functionality to track routes and elevation
  • Improve graphs and data visualization
  • Allow manual entry of steps for days when phone is not carried

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
4 purchases

Stepwise Pedometer

Subscriptions1
  • Premium$5.491 Year
One-time3
  • Nice Tip$0.99
  • Great Tip$1.99
  • Awesome Tip$4.99

Questions

Is Steps+ free?
Steps+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stepwise Pedometer free?
Stepwise Pedometer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Steps+ or Stepwise Pedometer?
Steps+ is rated higher. Steps+ averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Stepwise Pedometer averages 4.7 from 3.7K ratings.
Do Steps+ or Stepwise Pedometer have ads?
Both Steps+ and Stepwise Pedometer show ads.
Which is updated more often, Steps+ or Stepwise Pedometer?
Steps+ ships an update every 2 weeks, and Stepwise Pedometer every 2 months. Most recently, Steps+ was updated on October 2, 2026 and Stepwise Pedometer on October 4, 2026.

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