Stepwise Pedometer vs Move
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
Move
This app encourages users to increase their daily step count to combat sedentary lifestyles and reduce health risks. It leverages HealthKit data to track progress and motivate users to achieve 8,000 steps daily for improved well-being.
- Step counting via HealthKit
- Promotes increased daily activity
- Health risk reduction focus
- Reverses sedentary lifestyle effects
- Social movement encouragement
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We live in a world where an increasing number of people lead sedentary lives. The modern way we work, access food, socialize, and entertain ourselves can all be accomplished from the comfort of our homes. However, this lifestyle shift has led to a significant rise in chronic diseases. Obesity, mental health issues, diabetes, sleep disorders, and more are diagnosed more frequently than ever before. Our advanced medical system, which has been managing these issues, is now overwhelmed. If this trend continues, it threatens to reduce our average life expectancy. Currently, people take an average of fewer than 4,000 steps per day, which is insufficient. Medical professionals and scientists often liken our lack of movement to the 'new tobacco' or 'the silent killer.' But there's hope: recent studies reveal that taking 8,000 steps per day can reduce the risk of early mortality by 50% compared to 4,000 steps. Additionally, these studies demonstrate that the adverse effects of inactivity on our bodies can be reversed in just two years. This transformation doesn't demand a gym membership or running a half marathon. All it requires is that we move more. So, let's come together to move more with our friends and reverse the sedentary trend. Move uses HealthKit data calculate your step count. The app will require read-only permissions for step data during onboarding.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Move at none against Stepwise Pedometer's 4. Move also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Stepwise Pedometer's advantage is ratings volume (3.7K vs 14). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Move asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Stepwise Pedometer against 4.8 for Move. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stepwise Pedometer has 3.7K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Stepwise Pedometer's written reviews are positive against 89% of Move's.
Stepwise Pedometer ships an update every 2 months, Move every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stepwise Pedometer | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.7K ratings) | 4.8 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.5% of reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.7K — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — 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, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Progress Concepts Limited | AP Studio, LLC |
Customer experience
Stepwise Pedometer
Move
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
Move
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
Move
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Stepwise Pedometer free?
Is Move free?
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Do Stepwise Pedometer or Move have ads?
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