Comparison

Stepwise Pedometer vs Step Counter

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

Step Counter

Track your daily steps and physical activity with this iPhone-based pedometer. Set daily goals and monitor your progress with a simple interface and icon badge updates. Review your weekly history to stay motivated on your fitness journey.

Highlights
  • Automatic step detection
  • Daily progress tracking
  • Icon badge step count
  • Weekly history review
  • Customizable interface
Features
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Think you can achieve 10,000 steps a day? Challenge yourself! Seamlessly use your iPhone as a step counter. Learn more about your physical activity and get fit by reaching your daily goal. Simple interface makes your life easy with just the information you need at your fingertips FEATURES: -Automatic step detection - Set it once and the app does the rest recording your step for each day -Super simple interface shows your daily progress. -Easily check your step count just by looking at the app's icon badge. -Check your history and see how you're doing for the week. -Change the look and feel to match your mood.

Screenshots

Stepwise Pedometer4 screens
Step Counter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Stepwise Pedometer at 4.7 against Step Counter's 4.0. Stepwise Pedometer also leads on ratings volume (3.7K vs 4). Step Counter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Stepwise Pedometer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.49 per year. Step Counter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stepwise Pedometer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stepwise Pedometer has 3.7K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Stepwise Pedometer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Step Counter's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Stepwise Pedometer versus Step Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepwise PedometerStep Counter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.7K ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews83.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.7K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB6 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperProgress Concepts LimitedWALABOK LLC

Customer experience

Stepwise Pedometer

All ratings3,726 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral3.2%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews321 reviews
Positive83.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative11.2%

Step Counter

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Step Counter

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
None

Step Counter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stepwise Pedometer free?
Stepwise Pedometer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Step Counter free?
Step Counter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stepwise Pedometer or Step Counter?
Stepwise Pedometer is rated higher. Stepwise Pedometer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.7K ratings, while Step Counter averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Stepwise Pedometer or Step Counter have ads?
Both Stepwise Pedometer and Step Counter show ads.
Which is updated more often, Stepwise Pedometer or Step Counter?
Stepwise Pedometer ships an update every 2 months, and Step Counter every 2 months. Most recently, Stepwise Pedometer was updated on November 1, 2026 and Step Counter on November 3, 2026.

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