Stepwise Pedometer vs Stepper
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
Stepper
This app automatically tracks your steps, calories, distance, and activity time without needing extra hardware. Set daily goals and view your progress with daily, weekly, and monthly charts. It integrates with Apple Health Kit for comprehensive health tracking.
- Automatic step counting
- Calorie and distance calculation
- Daily activity time tracking
- Daily, weekly, and monthly charts
- Daily goal setting
- Apple Health Kit integration
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STEPPER measures the number of steps automatically in a pocket or bag. Without a wrist band or hardware, Motion and fitness information lets you easily see your steps, calories, distance, and time. Set your own daily goals and check your health on the settings screen. [main function] • User step count check • Travel distance calculation Calculation of consumed calories • Daily Activity Time Check • Provides daily, weekly, and monthly charts • Weekly, monthly average • Motivation through notifications • Daily goal setting by item [Access Permission Information] • Storage space: Pedometer data registration (required) • Motion and Fitness: Measure your movement. (necessary) • Notification: Used to receive push messages of Stepper. (Selection) [APPLE HEALTH] • The Stepper uses the Apple Health Kit to measure the step data Provides statistical function to check the graph by date. Above all, the stepper is provided free of charge. Please keep active and healthy life with stepper.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Stepwise Pedometer at 4.7 against Stepper's 3.0. Stepwise Pedometer also leads on ratings volume (3.7K vs 1) and review sentiment (83% vs 75%). Stepper's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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. Stepper asks for nothing beyond the download.
Stepwise Pedometer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stepwise Pedometer has 3.7K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Stepwise Pedometer's written reviews are positive against 75% of Stepper's.
Stepwise Pedometer ships an update every 2 months, Stepper every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stepwise Pedometer | Stepper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.7K ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.4% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.7K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Progress Concepts Limited | Moon Sunmin |
Customer experience
Stepwise Pedometer
Stepper
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
Stepper
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
Stepper
No in-app purchases
Questions
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