Stepwise Pedometer vs Activity Targets
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
Activity Targets
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Activity Tracker is a fun and motivational way to keep you on top of your exercise and energy-burn targets across whatever fitness activities you enjoy. Set yourself an annual energy target and track your progress against your goals each day. See live updates as you finish your fitness activities, track target streaks, see snapshot summaries of your year's fitness journey and more. Use the Explore feature to map out every outdoor activity you've taken, to see your favourite routes or quest to cover new territory and see new sights when you're on the road. Activity Tracker includes an Apple Watch app with complications to track your progress right from your wrist, and two home-screen widgets so your progress is always front-and-center on your phone. All data is processed on your device and is not transferred or stored elsewhere. No account is necessary to use Activity Tracker.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Activity Targets at none against Stepwise Pedometer's 4. Activity Targets also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). Stepwise Pedometer's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). 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. Activity Targets asks for nothing beyond the download.
Stepwise Pedometer ships an update every 2 months, Activity Targets monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stepwise Pedometer | Activity Targets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.7K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.7K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Progress Concepts Limited | FYSHH PTY LTD |
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
Activity Targets
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
Activity Targets
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Stepwise Pedometer free?
Is Activity Targets free?
Do Stepwise Pedometer or Activity Targets have ads?
Which is updated more often, Stepwise Pedometer or Activity Targets?
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