Stepwise Pedometer vs StrengthCompanion
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
StrengthCompanion
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An app designed to do one job extremely well: record your workout sets at the gym and track your progress over time. No need to log-in or create an account. Add your own workout types and track each set by weight/reps or distance/time as you go. Since you record as you go, our custom speech recognition helps you switch between different workout types quickly and painlessly, with a fast response time and high accuracy. Just press our in-app mic button! Data is automatically backed up using iCloud and restorable, so you don’t have to worry about losing your data. The companion watch app is full featured. Adjust your weight/reps/distance/time using the crown or the on-screen numeric pad. You can also quickly view your current sets and set history directly from the watch app. The watch app and iOS app are always fully synced. Future updates may come with additional features, but the goal of this app will always be to avoid clutter and be as simple to use as possible.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StrengthCompanion at none against Stepwise Pedometer's 4. StrengthCompanion also leads on ads (none vs shown). Stepwise Pedometer's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 27.0). On price, update cadence 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. StrengthCompanion asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stepwise Pedometer | StrengthCompanion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.7K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.7K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 27.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Progress Concepts Limited | Christopher Hong |
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
StrengthCompanion
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
StrengthCompanion
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Stepwise Pedometer free?
Is StrengthCompanion free?
Do Stepwise Pedometer or StrengthCompanion have ads?
Which is updated more often, Stepwise Pedometer or StrengthCompanion?
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