Stepwise Pedometer vs Stroll
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Stroll
Track your steps and weight with friends and colleagues, even when apart. Engage in fun challenges and build stronger bonds through friendly competition. Works with Apple Watch and Fitbit, or use your iPhone.
- Step tracking
- Weight tracking
- Team challenges
- Leaderboards
- In-app chat
- Friend invitations
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You don't have to be physically together to stay healthy with friends and colleagues. Track your steps or weight, join challenges, and get healthier with friends. Build stronger bonds at work through team challenges at your workplace. The app works well with Apple Watch and Fitbit, but trackers are not required – you can use your iPhone to track steps and distance (iPhone 5S or later required). To track steps using iPhone or Apple Watch, Health app from Apple is required. Tracking is automatic - no need to keep the app open while you’re walking or running. Weight needs to be self-reported for tracking. Let’s go for a stroll. SIMPLE - No login required – create a screen name and you’re good to go. - No need to keep the app open while walking or running. FRIENDS & FAMILY TO MOTIVATE YOU - Leaderboard and friendly competition. - Easy to add friends and family – no Facebook login required. FUN - Cheer or taunt friends in chat. -Join a team and work together to win. Subscription Details The app and the advertised features like steps tracking, creation of teams, weekly team leaderboard for distance, two-team steps challenges etc. are free to use. There are certain features (weekly and monthly distance history, multi-team challenges, weight tracking, weight loss challenges etc.) in the app that are available through a premium subscription that renews every month. If you choose to purchase the premium subscription ($2.99 per month), it will be charged to your iTunes account. The subscription will automatically renew within 24 hours before each subscription period ends. Your premium subscription can be managed (including cancellation) in iTunes > Account Settings at any time after the purchase. Terms of Use: https://zaxislabs.com/homepage-2/stroll-fitness/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://zaxislabs.com/homepage-2/stroll-fitness/privacy/ Support: support[at]getstroll.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Stroll at none against Stepwise Pedometer's shown. Stroll also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). Stepwise Pedometer's advantage is ratings volume (3.7K vs 115). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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. Stepwise Pedometer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.49 per year and Stroll sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Stepwise Pedometer against 4.7 for Stroll. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stepwise Pedometer has 3.7K ratings behind it against 115, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Stepwise Pedometer's written reviews are positive against 77% of Stroll's.
Stepwise Pedometer ships an update every 2 months, Stroll monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stepwise Pedometer | Stroll |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.7K ratings) | 4.7 (115 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.4% of reviews — better | 76.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.7K — better | 115 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 155 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Progress Concepts Limited | Z Axis Labs, Inc |
Customer experience
Stepwise Pedometer
Stroll
Bugs and requests
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
Stroll
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Stepwise Pedometer
- Premium$5.491 Year
- Nice Tip$0.99
- Great Tip$1.99
- Awesome Tip$4.99
Stroll
- Stroll Premium$0.991 Month
- Stroll Premium2 variants$2.991 Month









