Comparison

Get.Moving vs Pedometer α

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Get.Moving

This app encourages users to get up and walk around regularly to combat the negative health effects of prolonged sitting. It sends reminders when you've been inactive for too long and tracks your activity throughout the day.

Highlights
  • Movement reminders
  • Activity tracking
  • Background operation
  • Customizable quiet hours
  • Activity charts
Features
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Get Moving is the fitness app for the rest of us. It’s not about getting fit and timing how fast you are. It’s simply about getting off your chair and walking around. Medical evidence seems to imply that sitting still for hours at a time is really bad for your health. Get Moving will let you know if you’ve been sitting still for more than an hour. If you get up and walk around for a few minutes the notification will go away, and the app will start counting again. And you should feel much better about yourself. Of course you can set it to turn off at night so it won’t keep you awake. But during the day we really recommend responding every time it reminds you to move around. You can leave the app running in the background and it will remind you whenever it’s time to get moving. It will also update its badge every minute to show you how long it is since you moved around. In the foreground you can also see a chart of your activity for the last couple of hours or for the last couple of days. Get the app. Get moving.

About

Pedometer α

This application functions as a free and simple step counter, ideal for tracking walking and supporting diet goals. It automatically records your steps, calories burned, distance, and walking time, displaying this data in easily viewable graphs. Customize the app's appearance with themes and ensure accurate tracking by inputting personal details.

Highlights
  • Step counting
  • Calorie tracking
  • Distance measurement
  • Walking time and speed
  • Historical data graphs
  • Customizable themes
Features
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A free, easy-to-use Pedometer app! Perfect for walking and dieting! "Pedometer" records the number of steps you have walked and displays them again along with the number of calories that you have burned, distance, walking time and speed per hour. It is easy to use. Simply carry around your smartphone as you normally would. Of course, it will continue to automatically record your steps even if you put it in your pocket or bag. You can view a graph with the number of steps you have walked and all other information anytime. Let's enjoy walking with this app! How to use - Touch on the number of steps, burned calories, distance, walking time, or speed to display the graph with that information. - Touch the graph to highlight information data for a specific time or date. - Swipe to the left to see the data recorded until the previous day. - If you want to change the look of the app, change the theme. - In order to display the correct number of burned calories, please enter your age, gender, weight and step length accurately. - In order to display the correct distance and speed, please enter your step length accurately. Pedometer recommended for the following people - If you want to check your step count. - If you want to try using a pedometer. - If you want to go on a diet. - If you go on walks or strolls. - If you go jogging. - If you want to use a popular pedometer. - If you want to post the pedometer screen to social media. - If you walk a lot for your job. - If you want an easy-to-use pedometer. - If you want to walk more. - If you want to form a habit of walking. - If you feel out of shape. - If you want to use a pedometer with a theme that you like. - If you want to use your smartphone instead of carrying around a handheld pedometer.

Screenshots

Get.Moving4 screens
Pedometer α4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pedometer α at 86% against Get.Moving's 33%. Pedometer α also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.5) and update cadence (weekly vs every 8 months). Get.Moving's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pedometer α holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pedometer α has 172K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Get.Moving's written reviews are positive against 86% of Pedometer α's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Get.Moving ships an update every 8 months, Pedometer α weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Get.Moving versus Pedometer α: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGet.MovingPedometer α
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (2 ratings)4.9 (172K ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews85.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2172K — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDependencyITO Technologies, Inc.

Customer experience

Get.Moving

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Pedometer α

All ratings172,394 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews1,692 reviews
Positive85.9%
Neutral4.1%
Negative10.0%

Bugs and requests

Get.Moving

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Pedometer α

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Fails to enable required permissions
  • Displays incorrect step/distance data
  • Loses historical data when reinstalled

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to track stairs/floors climbed
  • Provide yearly step/distance history
  • Allow editing of recorded data
  • Integrate with fitness apps/devices

In-app purchases

None

Get.Moving

No in-app purchases

None

Pedometer α

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Get.Moving free?
Get.Moving is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pedometer α free?
Pedometer α is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Get.Moving or Pedometer α?
Pedometer α is rated higher. Get.Moving averages 2.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Pedometer α averages 4.9 from 172K ratings.
Do Get.Moving or Pedometer α have ads?
Pedometer α shows ads; Get.Moving does not.
Which is updated more often, Get.Moving or Pedometer α?
Get.Moving ships an update every 8 months, and Pedometer α weekly. Most recently, Get.Moving was updated on October 5, 2026 and Pedometer α on October 15, 2026.

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