Comparison

Pedometer with Notes vs Escapement

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

Head to head
About

Pedometer with Notes

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The 31 days notes and pedometer graphs. Automatically update the number of steps of today and yesterday. (iPhone 6 / Plus only)

About

Escapement

This utility app provides an accurate reference clock for precisely setting mechanical watches. It features a minute signal with haptic or audio cues, a screen that stays awake during use, and a photorealistic moonphase display. Step-by-step guidance is included for syncing watches and moonphase complications.

Highlights
  • Precise watch time synchronization
  • Minute signal with haptic/audio cues
  • Always-on display
  • Photorealistic moonphase display
  • Step-by-step syncing guidance
  • Privacy-focused (no accounts/analytics)
Features
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Escapement is a reference clock for setting a mechanical watch precisely. A full seconds hand sweeps a clean dial. Hack your watch, wait for the minute, push the crown back in. A SIGNAL ON THE MINUTE Watching the screen while you hold a crown is awkward. Turn on the minute signal and Escapement ticks through the last five seconds, then marks the exact minute with a distinct cue, as a haptic pulse or a soft tone. You can look at the watch instead of the phone. THE SCREEN STAYS AWAKE No dimming halfway through a sync. While the clock is open the display stays on. MOONPHASE A photoreal moon rendered from NASA elevation and albedo maps, showing tonight's phase with real terminator shadows. It gives you an accurate disc to set a moonphase complication against, and tells you when not to touch the corrector. ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN AND IN STANDBY A widget for the Lock Screen and StandBy with the time, the date and the current phase. HOW TO SYNC Step-by-step guidance for setting the moonphase disc, hacking the seconds, choosing the moment and verifying the result afterwards. PRIVACY There is no account and no analytics, and the app makes no network requests. Escapement reads your device clock, which iOS already keeps synchronised, and computes the moonphase locally. Free, with no ads and nothing to unlock. FROM THE MAKERS OF MAINPLATE If you keep more than one watch, Mainplate catalogues your collection, tracks flips from purchase to sale with timegrapher readings, and measures how well each piece keeps time. Available separately. DISCLAIMER Escapement is an independent app not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with any watch brand, manufacturer, or marketplace. By downloading Escapement, you agree to Apple's Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mainplate.jacopocaggiano.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Pedometer with Notes1 screens
Escapement4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Escapement at none against Pedometer with Notes's shown. Escapement also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). Pedometer with Notes's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pedometer with Notes ships an update monthly, Escapement every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Pedometer with Notes versus Escapement: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPedometer with NotesEscapement
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSHIGETO TAKAGIJacopo Caggiano

In-app purchases

None

Pedometer with Notes

No in-app purchases

None

Escapement

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pedometer with Notes free?
Pedometer with Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Escapement free?
Escapement is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pedometer with Notes or Escapement have ads?
Pedometer with Notes shows ads; Escapement does not.
Which is updated more often, Pedometer with Notes or Escapement?
Pedometer with Notes ships an update monthly, and Escapement every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pedometer with Notes was updated on November 6, 2026 and Escapement on November 6, 2026.

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