Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Steps: Workout & Pedometer
Hey HN, I'm a solo developer and I built Steps: Workout & Pedometer, an iOS pedometer and workout tracker. Last week, two German iOS publications wrote about the app. I didn't pitch them. I didn't send a press release. I didn't even know it was happening. I woke up to a spike in downloads, checked the analytics, and traced it back to their articles. That coverage pushed the app past $1,000 in sales. I still have no idea how they found the app. I'm wondering if anyone here has experience getting featured in publications, whether organically or through outreach. What worked for you? Any tips…
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Disco Steps▲52A pedometer app to increase your walking mileage
2021 · codulis.com · its alternatives →
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Auto step counter/pedometer for Android, iPhone, or Watch
2018 · activitytracker.app · its alternatives →
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An android app to keep track of your daily step count
2022 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Step It Up▲65A pedometer for iPhone and Apple Watch with widgets
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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GymTracker▲192An app to track your gym progress and record your exercises
2024 · kreatordev.com · its alternatives →
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I am a software developer and in the last few months after recently becoming a father I was barely finding time for a proper workout. Recently I was reading about new research on Snack Exercises and how beneficial mini workouts of less than 2mins every so often, during the day are to our body. So, I decided to build an iOS App for me and others to help with this. The app generates a list of exercises that I need to tick to complete daily or loose my streak. The algorithm takes into account muscle groups and balancing the exercises to hit most main muscles. I also stayed going through all…
2025 · shortreps.com · its alternatives →
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Tracker for iOS▲121Easily track your mood and energy levels.
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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FitHero 2.0▲92Your new gym workout tracker, now in iOS & Android
2021 · fithero.app · its alternatives →
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Sets Workout App▲112The easiest way to track your workouts
2024 · setsworkout.com · its alternatives →
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I've just launched this little iOS app as an alternative to Apple Fitness, which is cluttered and chaotic when it comes to visualizing basic workout stats and metrics. The idea is to focus on a clean, minimalistic design and only show high-level metrics that are actually useful, e.g. how often did I work out this week/month/year, cardio vs strength vs mobility, surf session count in February, etc. It's free and offline. Also, no signup, no ads, no data sharing, no social feeds, and no notifications. Just open it and get a quick glance at the state of your workout game within 2s.…
Mar 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Hey, when I was looking for a new step counter app I noticed to my surprise that I couldn't find any that I liked. I just wanted something simple. Something without bloat. Everything seemed either full of junk, low quality or expensive. So I build my own step counter app for Android focused on minimalism. People really like it so I'd like to keep improving it. The challenge is to improve it without making it too cluttered. It's easy to just add features but it needs to stay minimalist. I'd love to hear your feedback.
Jan 2026 · simplestepcounter.com · its alternatives →
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Pedometer▲12Simple step tracker for daily activity & motivation
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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i built a heart rate zone training app for runners. ios + apple watch. custom zones, real-time haptics, post-run graphs. all the “smart” stuff you’d expect. but i never talked to a single runner before building it. not even myself lol. started as a thesis → kept building → added features → added a paywall (€4/month!) → launched it → and yeah… no one cared. zero feedback. zero users. just code in the void. i recently made the whole thing free. not trying to “sell” anything now — just seeing if it’s actually useful, and listening this time. curious how others handle this. ever build…
2025 · basamasa.github.io · its alternatives →
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Hello HN, I wanted a simple app to track my fitness progress. Every fitness tracker in the AppStore had too many features for my liking so I made fit-stitch (Free, iOS). It allows you to take snapshots and attach a weight and date to each one. When you've made some progress you can create a before and after picture with a few taps. Hope you find it useful. www.fit-stitch.com
2014 · its alternatives →
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Hey HN'ers! If you sit around a computer all day and are looking to be more active, or are just active in general, check out our app! https://itunes.apple.com/app/apple-store/id903459923?pt=265797&ct=hn&mt=8 or https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.activityclub We have been hacking on this for 2 years and it's finally nearing a state where we are stoked about! Launched last Aug (2015) to the public. Coming up on our 1 yr anniversary and starting to get some traction. Two of us have _each_ lost about 70lbs while building the app…
2016 · its alternatives →
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