Comparison

Stepwise Pedometer vs Walker

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

Head to head
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

About

Walker

This all-in-one fitness app helps you build a healthier, more active lifestyle. Track steps, workouts, nutrition, sleep, and recovery to gain insights into your health and performance. It offers guided workouts, progress tracking, and social features to keep you motivated.

Highlights
  • Step and workout tracking
  • Nutrition and hydration logging
  • Sleep and recovery monitoring
  • Training Readiness insights
  • Live workout stats and heart rate tracking
  • 150+ HIIT exercises and plans
  • Social competition and leaderboards
Features
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Live healthier. Train smarter. Stay motivated. Make every step count with Walker. Bring your daily activity, workouts, nutrition, hydration, sleep, and recovery together in one place. Find your balance Use Training Readiness to help decide when to push and when to recover, with insights based on your activity, sleep, and available health data. Train with purpose Track walks, runs, HIIT, and strength workouts with live stats. Monitor your heart rate during workouts with AirPods Pro 3 — no Apple Watch required. Build a routine that lasts Explore 140+ HIIT exercises and structured workout plans. Set goals, earn achievements, and unlock Heroes as you make progress. Understand your nutrition Log food and track calories, protein, carbohydrates, and fat. Use the nutrition calculator to estimate daily targets that match your goals, and keep track of your hydration. See your progress Monitor your weight, add progress photos, and review your activity and sleep over time. Keep your goals close with home screen widgets. Stay motivated together Compete with friends, climb the global leaderboard, and share your milestones. Connected with Apple Health With your permission, Walker uses HealthKit to read and save supported health and fitness data. iCloud keeps supported app data in sync across your devices. Some features require a WALKER+ subscription. Terms of use: https://www.gaivoronskii.com/walker/terms-of-use Privacy policy: https://www.gaivoronskii.com/walker/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Stepwise Pedometer4 screens
Walker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Walker at none against Stepwise Pedometer's shown. Walker also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Stepwise Pedometer's advantage is ratings volume (3.7K vs 124) and review sentiment (84% vs 72%). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Stepwise Pedometer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.49 per year and Walker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. 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 — 4.7 for Stepwise Pedometer against 4.6 for Walker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stepwise Pedometer has 3.7K ratings behind it against 124, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Stepwise Pedometer's written reviews are positive against 72% of Walker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stepwise Pedometer ships an update every 2 months, Walker fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Stepwise Pedometer versus Walker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepwise PedometerWalker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.7K ratings) — better4.6 (124 ratings)
Positive reviews83.6% of reviews — better72.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3.7K — better124
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB108 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperProgress Concepts LimitedGaivoronski Andrei Vyacheslavovich, IP

Customer experience

Stepwise Pedometer

All ratings3,726 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral3.2%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews323 reviews
Positive83.6%
Neutral5.3%
Negative11.1%

Walker

All ratings124 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral4.0%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews100 reviews
Positive72.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative23.0%

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

Walker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Stepwise Pedometer

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

Walker

Subscriptions2
  • WALKER+ 1 Month$2.991 Month
  • WALKER+ 1 Year$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • WALKER+ Forever$39.99

Questions

Is Stepwise Pedometer free?
Stepwise Pedometer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Walker free?
Walker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stepwise Pedometer or Walker?
Stepwise Pedometer is rated higher. Stepwise Pedometer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.7K ratings, while Walker averages 4.6 from 124 ratings.
Do Stepwise Pedometer or Walker have ads?
Stepwise Pedometer shows ads; Walker does not.
Which is updated more often, Stepwise Pedometer or Walker?
Stepwise Pedometer ships an update every 2 months, and Walker fortnightly. Most recently, Stepwise Pedometer was updated on November 13, 2026 and Walker on November 11, 2026.

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