Pacer vs Pedometer α
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pacer
Track your runs with detailed metrics like time, pace, and distance. Keep a record of your past workouts for future review and progress monitoring.
- Calculate time, pace, and distance
- Save run history
- Track progress
- Workout reference
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Calculate time, pace and distance. Save a history of your runs for future reference.
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.
- Step counting
- Calorie tracking
- Distance measurement
- Walking time and speed
- Historical data graphs
- Customizable themes
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pedometer α at 4.9 against Pacer's 3.8. Pedometer α also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (172K vs 4). Pacer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pedometer α holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pedometer α has 172K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Pacer's written reviews are positive against 86% of Pedometer α's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Pacer ships an update every 2 months, Pedometer α weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pacer | Pedometer α |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (4 ratings) | 4.9 (172K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 85.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 172K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jason Whelan | ITO Technologies, Inc. |
Customer experience
Pacer
Pedometer α
Bugs and requests
Pacer
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
Pacer
No in-app purchases
Pedometer α
No in-app purchases
