Stepwise Pedometer vs StepsBot
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
StepsBot
Track your daily steps, set fitness goals, and monitor your progress with automatic counting and insightful charts. Syncs with Apple Health for a comprehensive view of your activity.
- Automatic step counting
- Goal setting
- Calorie tracking
- Activity charts and animations
- Apple Health integration
- Daily, weekly, and monthly views
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Set goals. Count steps. Burn calories. StepsBot INCLUDES • Automatic step counting • Stunning charts and animations • Apple Health integration • Trends. Totals. Records. • Powerful day, week, and month views Apple Health • Integrates with the Health app to display walking data. ----- StepsBot Pro is available with a monthly or annual subscription. You can subscribe and pay through your Apple account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Auto-renew may be turned off after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.zhihuke.com/stepbot/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.zhihuke.com/stepbot/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Stepwise Pedometer at 4.7 against StepsBot's 4.2. Stepwise Pedometer also leads on ratings volume (3.7K vs 26) and review sentiment (83% vs 70%). StepsBot's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Stepwise Pedometer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.49 per year and StepsBot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Stepwise Pedometer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stepwise Pedometer has 3.7K ratings behind it against 26, 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 70% of StepsBot's.
Stepwise Pedometer ships an update every 2 months, StepsBot weekly. Both last shipped on October 10, 2026.
| Parameter | Stepwise Pedometer | StepsBot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.7K ratings) — better | 4.2 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.4% of reviews — better | 70.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.7K — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Progress Concepts Limited | 杏娣 吴 |
Customer experience
Stepwise Pedometer
StepsBot
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
StepsBot
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
StepsBot
- StepsBot Pro$0.991 Month
- StepsBot Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Year
Questions
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