Stepdy
Your day in one number
Today's steps, distance and energy, with day, week and month columns you can swipe through. The goal card shows how far you have left.
Free on the App Store · No ads
Count your steps. Race your friends.
Stepdy reads your steps from Apple Health and puts your day next to the people you walk with: a live group board, head-to-head races, and a streak that survives a rest day.
Free · No ads · No sign-upiPhone · Apple Watch
Screenshots: Stepdy on an iPhone simulator, with sample data.
What is Stepdy?
Stepdy is a step counter for iPhone and Apple Watch. It reads your daily steps, distance and active energy from Apple Health, shows them as day, week and month columns, and keeps a streak for every day you reach your goal. Groups, head-to-head step races and world and country rankings put your steps next to other people's.
It is free, with no ads and no sign-up: streaks, water tracking, walk and run recording with a GPS map, one group of your own and one race at a time. Stepdy Pro ($29.99 a year or $3.99 a month in the US, each with a 7-day free trial) adds unlimited groups and races, the Step Wallet and your full history.
Key facts
- Price
- Free · Pro $3.99/month or $29.99/year, 7-day free trial (US)
- Free plan
- Steps, streaks, water, activities and rankings; 1 group of your own and 1 race at a time
- Devices
- iPhone (iOS 18.0 or later) and Apple Watch (watchOS 11.0 or later)
- Account
- No sign-up, no email, no password
- Apple Health
- Needed for step counting; detailed records stay on your iPhone
- Ads
- None, and no tracking
- Languages
- 33, including English, Türkçe, Deutsch, Español and 日本語
- Made by
- Faruk Mert Kapar, independent developer in Türkiye · since 2026
Set up in a minute.
Three steps, then Stepdy counts on its own.
- 1
Connect Apple Health
Stepdy reads the steps your iPhone and Apple Watch already count. There is nothing to start or wear.
- 2
Pick a daily goal
Anything from 5,000 to 20,000 on the slider, or type your own. Reach it and your streak grows.
- 3
Bring your people
Start a group and share its code, link or QR code, or challenge one person to a step race.
What Stepdy does
A live board for your group
Everyone's steps on one board that moves through the day, a shared weekly target, group chat with cheers, and challenges against another group from 3 to 30 days.
Walks and runs on a map
Record 82 kinds of activity, from walks and runs to hikes and rides, with GPS, pace, splits and climb. The screen can stay locked while you go.
Water in one tap
Log a glass with one tap and watch the bottle fill. Optional reminders every few hours stop for the day once you reach your goal.
A streak that survives a rest day
Choose up to 2 rest days a week and your streak carries on. With Pro, the Step Wallet banks your extra steps and spends them on a short day.
It shows up where you already look
Widgets
10 widgets for the Home Screen and Lock Screen, and 2 buttons for Control Center.
Apple Watch
Today's ring, your group's board and a race in progress on your wrist, plus complications for the watch face.
Live Activities
A step race, an activity you are recording and the last stretch to your goal, on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island.
Siri and Shortcuts
Ask for today's steps, your streak or your place in your group, or set your daily goal by voice.
Journeys
Walk 6 famous routes with your own steps, from Manhattan to the Camino de Santiago.
Weekly recap
Every Sunday evening, your week as a short story to look back on and share.
No ads, no tracking
Your detailed Health records stay on your iPhone. Nothing is sold.
33 languages
From English and Türkçe to 日本語 and العربية.
What stays on your iPhone, and what doesn't.
Your detailed Apple Health records, such as individual samples, heart rate and routes, stay on your iPhone. What leaves it: your step totals and profile for the rankings (you can switch that off), your groups, races and messages, and the posts you choose to share. No ads, no tracking, nothing sold.
Read the privacy policy →Free to start. Pro when you want more.
Free
$0
forever
- Steps, streaks, water, activities
- 1 group of your own, 1 race at a time
- No ads, no sign-up
Pro yearly
$29.99
per year · 7-day free trial
- Everything in Pro
- About $2.50 a month
7 days free, then $29.99 a year. Cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends and you are not charged. The trial is for new subscribers only.
Pro monthly
$3.99
per month · 7-day free trial
- Everything in Pro
- Cancel any time
7 days free, then $3.99 a month. Cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends and you are not charged. The trial is for new subscribers only.
How Stepdy compares
Fair comparisons with StepsApp, Pacer, Pedometer++ and StepUp, with the date we checked them: what each one does best and what it costs.
| Free plan | Compete with friends | Ads and tracking | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stepdy | Steps, streaks, water, activities and rankings; 1 group of your own, 1 race at a time | Groups with a live board, challenges against other groups, head-to-head races, world and country rankings, a Feed | No ads, no tracking |
| StepsApp | Daily steps, goals and streaks; friend and group challenges are free | Friends, groups and challenges (1 day to 18 months, personal or team), daily and weekly leaderboards | Contains ads (PRO removes them); tracking listed on its App Store label |
| Pacer | Step tracking, goals, and creating or joining step challenges | Friends, clubs, many challenge types including team vs team, weekly leagues | Contains ads (Premium removes them); tracking listed on its App Store label |
| StepUp | Every feature is free | Friends leaderboards, private groups of up to 15,000 people, group chat, challenges, country and global ranking | Contains ads; tracking listed on its App Store label |
Questions people ask
Is Stepdy free?
Yes. Step counting, streaks with rest days, water tracking, walk and run recording, the rankings, friends and the Feed are free, with no ads and no time limit. On the free plan you can create 1 group (and join as many as you like) and run 1 step race at a time. Stepdy Pro adds unlimited groups and races, the Step Wallet and your full history.
How can I compete with friends on steps?
Create a group in Stepdy and share its six-character code, link or QR code. Everyone's steps appear on one live board, and together you can set a weekly target, challenge another group, or race one person to a step target.
Do I need an Apple Watch?
No. Your iPhone counts steps while you carry it. If you also wear an Apple Watch, its steps count too, and the Stepdy Watch app shows your day, your group and a race in progress.
Do I need an account?
No. There is no sign-up, email or password. Stepdy sets up what the rankings need in the background, and you can delete all of it from inside the app.
Does Stepdy work with Apple Health?
Yes, step counting needs it. Stepdy reads steps, distance and active energy from Apple Health. It writes back only one thing: an activity you record with an Apple Watch, saved as a workout.
Is there an Android version?
No. Stepdy runs on iPhone and Apple Watch only.